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contents 7 newsbriefs 18 healthbriefs 22 globalbriefs 18 25 ecotip 26 inspiration 28 fitbody 32 wisewords 40 consciouseating 44 healthykids 46 greenliving 22 48 naturalpet 50 calendar 25 56 resourceguide 63 classifieds

Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

26 OM SWEET OM

Sounding the Key Note of the Universe by Sam Saunders

27 THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS:

Why Three Blessings Work by Helene Leonetti

28 SAY YES TO YOGA

It Boosts Health, Peace, Community and Spirituality by Lynda Bassett

KAMINI DESAI EXPLORES A YOGIC LIFE Inner Calmness Leads to Self-Mastery by Linda Sechrist

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40 INDIAN VEGETARIAN COOKING Potent Spices and Veggies Fend Off Disease

MINDFULNESS FOR LITTLE ONES Teaching Kids to Be Calm and Focused

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48 THE GREAT CLASSROOM PET DEBATE

Kids Like Classroom Pets, Animal Lovers Raise Doubts by Sandra Murphy

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contact us Publisher Reid Boyer Local Editor Beth Davis Local Writer Beth Davis - Linda Sechrist Assistant Editors S. Alison Chabonais Design & Production Linda Bowers Ad Production Marci Molina www.MarciMolinaDesigns.com Advertising Sales Reid Boyer LVsales@naturalawakeningsmag.com To contact Natural Awakenings Lehigh Valley Edition: PO Box 421 Emmaus, PA 18049 Phone: 610-421-4443 Fax: 610-421-4445

orking independently affords a measure of freedom that I greatly appreciate, yet I also wish to be conscientious about honoring the many obligations I have to people that depend on me. So I sometimes pause to consider the interplay of discipline and freedom. How does anyone both relax into the moment-to-moment enjoyment of life, stopping to smell the roses as recommended, and focus on achieving goals and delivering on commitments? I see the value in both concepts and often lament missed opportunities when one or the other is overly pursued. Realizing a balance between the two is the challenge. This past summer I met an 83-year-old former marine from my hometown while visiting Lewes, Delaware. The man exuded vitality and an infectious enthusiasm for life that showed in his handshake and self-introduction. He told me the secret to his vigor was his commitment to physical fitness, rising each morning to start the day with a disciplined workout. I feel inspired by his example because I would like to claim such energy when I’m in my 80s. This summer the world mourned the loss of B.K.S. Iyengar. Starting life as a sickly child, he transformed himself into a yoga master who was still doing headstands in his 90s. He spent his life teaching yoga and helping the practice grow across the U.S., a movement reflected in the ongoing rise of yoga studios in the Lehigh Valley. Iyengar’s life is tribute to the power of physical fitness through a yoga practice. A few years ago, I heard a local teacher voice the intention of having yoga available on every corner in our community. Imagine the extraordinary results and increased freedom that such a universally healthy state of being would allow. After further contemplation, I concluded that discipline goes far in providing freedom. I am glad for my healthy eating habits and am now renewedly resolved to be consistent in exercising my right to physical fitness. Getting back into a fall routine will help. I will start today. I hope this issue finds you well and something in these pages motivates you to realize your optimum state of wellness. In health,

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Free Yoga Class for Stress and Weight Loss

ertified Iyengar Yoga Teacher Diana Erney will be teaching a free introductory restorative Diana Erney yoga class from 7 to 8 p.m., September 22, at Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, with an emphasis on preliminary poses and body alignment in order to develop strength, balance and flexibility. Props will be used to assist students as they go deeper into each pose. Regular weekly classes are held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. each Thursday. A recent study shows that slowing down has big payoffs. Research presented at the last meeting of the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions found that overweight women that adopted a restorative yoga practiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a deeply restful series of poses supported with bolsters and blanketsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for a period of six months, lost two-and-a-half times more abdominal fat than women that simply stretched because the restful poses reduce the stress hormone cortisol, which is known to increase belly fat. Location: 628 Twin Ponds Rd., Breinigsville, PA. http://twirlandsoothe.weebly.com To register, call 610-395-3355. See ad page 14.

Unique Fidget Toy for Trichotillomania Sufferers

richotillomania (Trich.org) is a disorder that causes people to pull out the hair from their scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic area, underarms, beard, chest, legs or other parts of the body, resulting in noticeable bald patches. Hair-pulling varies greatly in its severity, location on the body and response to treatment and affects nearly 3 percent of the population. For some people, at some times, trichotillomania (trich) is mild and can be quelled with a bit of extra awareness and concentration. For others, at times the urge may be so strong that it makes thinking of anything else nearly impossible. A local trich sufferer has created Twirl & Soothe, a fiddle toy that feels like real hair, is small and discreet and can be held in the hand. It is a wonderful, simple substitute for adults and children when a hair pulling/hair twirling compulsion occurs. Twirl & Soothe helps to prevent hair breakage, hair loss and follicle damage of sufferers. Cost is $9 with free shipping in the U.S. To order, call 570-982-0947 or visit http://TwirlAndSoothe.Weebly.com

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newsbriefs American Holistic Nurse Association of the Lehigh Valley Anniversary

he nonprofit American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) for nurses and other holistic healthcare professionals is celebrating its first anniversary at 7:30 p.m., September 15, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. Henry Bieryla, from the Edgar Cayce Association of Research and Enlightenment will be speaking about Henry Bieryla reincarnation. AHNA serves more than 5,700 members and more than 125 local network chapters across the U.S. and abroad. It promotes the education of nurses, other healthcare pro-fessionals and the public in all aspects of holistic caring and healing. The efforts of AHNA resulted in the recognition of holistic nursing as an official nursing specialty by the American Nurses Association. Bimonthly meetings at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, with the next meeting scheduled for November 17. Anyone in healthcare interested in holistic practices is welcome to attend.

Admission is $15. Location: 2545 Schoenersville Rd., Bethlehem, PA For more information, call Maggie at 610-217-4381 or email Wolf.Touch@yahoo.com. See ad on page 11

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Surviving Cancer Against all Odds

n inspiring and powerful book study group of New York Times bestseller Radical Remission, by Kelly A. Turner, Ph.D., will be facilitated by Certified Cancer Coach Judi Venturini, MS Ed, from 6:30 to 8:30 Mondays, beginning September 8 through November 3, at Twin Ponds Integrated Health Center. This event will benefit cancer patients, caregivers, holistic practitioners, medical staff and anyone with a life-altering disease. Turner says, “Radical Remission is filled with hope, science and possibilities. Dr. Turner dared to ask this question: ‘Why do some patients get better from seemingly incurable illnesses?’ After interviewing over 1,000 people who had radical remissions from cancer, Dr. Turner found that there were nine common characteristics among these people, who had remarkable stories.” 628 Twin Ponds Road, Breinigsville. Cost is $20/week. To preregister, call 610-395-3355. See ad page 24

Channeling by Sheryl Blumenthal

he heartfelt messenger Sheryl Blumenthal, lovingly referred to as “the little one,” is said to be a pure vessel for the I AM, is divinely guided. She’s often referred to as the master’s healer. Her love and wisdom-filled angelic messages sooth and embrace all hearts that receive them. Sheryl Blumenthal Blumenthal (LittleOne.us) will conduct channeling on September 27 and 28 at Quiet Heart Yoga, in Allentown. She is supportive to all that attend, both in the physical and beyond. Each soul present benefits from all he or she hears and feels, helping release fears and ascend within. Private sessions are personalized and allow for direct questions, CD recording is provided both days. Blumenthal’s gifts offer love, healing, peace and direct guidance through an extremely powerful and transforming unity with the Council of Elders. These angelic presences are revered throughout history as sentient beings of the most high. Location: 5531 Hamilton Blvd. Ste. 7, Allentown To schedule a session, call 484-515-8356, email QuietHeartYoga@ hotmail.com or visit QuietHeartYoga.com. See ad page 58

Classes to Develop Intuition

veryone has intuition, but knowing how to access it becomes lost as we grow into our lives. Using a stepby-step process for each module, experiential exercises and real-life examples, Veronica Drake will show how to unlock the remarkable power of our own knowing in a series of classes from 2 to 3:30 p.m., September 7, 14 and 21 and October 5. Veronica Drake The series will be repeated beginning October 11. The classes are designed for business owners looking to better serve your target market, professionals wanting to enhance their career path and those curious about how to live the best life possible. Topics include gathering information (insight gained without traditional information); mediumship (gain perspective from another source); telepathy (send and receive information from a distance); and healing (have a positive effect on people or situations by transferring energy).

Cost is $25 per class or prepay and save $90 for all four weeks. Location: Easton, PA. To register, call Veronica Drake at 610-297-6086. See ad page 50 natural awakenings

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Learn Traditional Reiki in Eastern Pennsylvania

Yoga Teacher Certification Meet & Greet

he Jikiden Reiki Training Center of Classical Reiki Pennsylvania is conducting training in Jikiden Reiki Shoden (Reiki I) and Okuden (Reiki II) on September 26, 27 and 28. Paula Michal-Johnson, Ph.D., says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;While Reiki is not a cure for medical conditions it can be a crucial part of your recovery. Connect with your deepest desires Paula Michal-Johnson to experience balance, calm and create a new way to wellness. Jikiden Reiki is a simple grounded form of Reiki without Western influences. Given that we live in a world full of environmental toxins, detoxification, a central tenet of Jikiden Reiki, is more important than ever. We offer exceptional opportunities for you to experience Reiki and to learn Reiki in its original form.â&#x20AC;? Natural Awakenings readers with diagnosed conditions are welcome to schedule a complimentary Reiki trial session between 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 27 or September 28. Location: The Kindling Wellness Center, 840 Walnut, Catasauqua, PA. To register, call 484-686-7388, email IntheHeartofReikiLV@gmail.com or visit classicalreikipa.com. See ad on page 60

rospective students of The Yoga Loft 200-hour In-Depth Yoga Study and Teacher Certification Program can meet the talented and experienced faculty 2014 Summer Teacher Certification Class from 7:30 to 8 :30 p.m., September 8, at The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem. Taught by Sandra Kessel, Carrie Morgan, Alysha Pfeiffer, Megan Ridge Morris and Jessie Thompson, this program is registered and approved by the National Yoga Alliance, and those completing all components of the program will be certified to teach and eligible to apply for registered yoga teacher status at the 200-hour level. The comprehensive course is designed to deepen the understanding of yoga, develop a personal practice and to prepare students to effectively share their love of yoga with others. Topics include asana (the postures), anatomy and alignment, yoga philosophy, pranayama and breathing, restorative yoga, how to teach beginners and teaching methodology, including how to sequence and theme yoga classes. The Meet & Greet is a free event. Location: 521 E. 4th St., third floor, Bethlehem. For more information, call 610-867-9642. See ad on page 33

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MidAtlantic Women’s Herbal Conference at Red Earth Farm

he fourth annual MidAtlantic Women’s Herbal Conference will be held October 4 and 5 in Kempton. “The conference Rosemary Gladstar provides a forum for women to convene, inspire and be inspired to use natural methods of healing with their children, families or clients,” states festival founder/organizer Charis Lindrooth, of Red Earth Farm. Nearly doubling its attendance since 2011, the conference offers women opportunities to network and share sustainable business practices, healing methods and ideas. Rosemary Gladstar, internationally acclaimed herbalist, author and founder of the International Herb Symposium and United Plant Savers, will deliver a keynote address about health freedom rights and preserving herbal traditions on Saturday morning and will give an evening talk Saturday night. More than 15 workshops will explore women’s health, herbal medicine, gardening and plant identification. Activities include herb walks, yoga, herbal remedy preparation, singing and dancing. Local vendors will offer lunch and dinner, featuring teas, fair trade coffee, vegan and gluten-free alternatives. A kids’ camp program for children ages 3 to 12 runs during class and keynote hours. Suzanna Stone will lead a drum circle as the evening’s entertainment. Cost: $155 for entire weekend with online registration up until September 15; after September 15 online, and at the door, $165; single-day, student, teen, child and vendor options also available online. Location: 5785 Golden Key Rd. To register or for more information, visit TinyUrl.com/mawhc, email MAWomensHerbalConference@gmail. com or call 610-683-9363. See ad page 7 natural awakenings

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Effective Pest Control Without Harmful Chemicals

s cooler weather encourages pests to enter homes and businesses, Greenway Pest Control uses natural methods to kill and repel invasive insects rather than using toxic chemicals. Using botanical extracts, special soaps, herbs and other natural treatments to rid properties of pests makes for a healthier home or office. Greenway Pest Control offers expertise in green pest control with more than 20 years of experience; certified termite inspections and termite treatment; bed bug treatment; environmentally friendly pest control using natural insecticides, pesticides and repellants that is safe for children and pets; affordable, competitive rates and flexible scheduling; and prompt, reliable service. As a research fellow at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Greenway founder Daniel Owusuh studied organic agriculture and discovered how much it benefited the environment. After several years working for traditional exterminators trying to affect change in the industry, he decided to apply the principles of organic agriculture to pest control, using a natural approach to minimize the chemicals being put into the Earth. For a home or business inspection, call 610-395-4941. See ad page 13

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aturopathic Doctor Tina Stashko is offering a comprehensive, individualized preventative healthcare checkup for those seeking to make positive adjustments to their diet and lifestyle so they can enjoy their healthiest future. The check-up includes detailed information about food and beverage selections and their effect on overall health. Iridology can reveal inherited health strengths and weaknesses allowing the ability to change health for the better. Sclerology is a systems status indicator that may reveal potential physical and emotional health concerns. Biochemical balancing and bioenergetic systems scanning are used to identify fungi, molds, chemicals and other potential health inhibitors are also included. Hormone testing and hair tissue mineral analysis can also be added to the analysis based onthe the property of Natural Awakenings and may not be reproduced in any other publication witho This ad is clients concerns. sion of the publisher. Please review the proof carefully. Natural Awakenings is not responsible for any e “What is beneficialmarked. for one person This ad will be published as it appears if the proof is not returned to us. If there are any questio can be damaging to another”, states this proof please call or email. Stashko. “This individualized analysis is popular with clients moving into midSignature: Date: / life as they seek to adjust their life-style to achieve a higher quality of life.” For appointments, call 610-965-8132 or visit NaturalHealthPromotion.net. See ad page 52.

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newsbriefs Learn About the Benefits of Essential Oils

oung Living Corp. will present Discovering Nature’s Remedies 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., September 13, at the Holiday Inn in Allentown. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Presenters Ed Daley, RN, RYT, RNPA, and Dr. Dan Purser, M.D., a health and hormone specialist, will unlock the secrets of vigor and vitality. Participants will learn to feel their best and discover their true potential with four core strategies; use essential oils for everyday ailments and first-aid care at home; optimize their mind

and master their emotions; reach and maintain their ideal physique; and apply a unique three-step plan to soothe aches and discomfort resolve the most common health issues naturally. Both women and men will benefit from this information. Young Living makes the highest quality essential oils available and provides the knowledge needed to use them for transforming health and changing lives. Cost is $105. Attendees receive a 10 percent discount on select products. Location: 7736 Adrienne Dr., Breinigsville. To register, visit YoungLiving.com/nature or call Vanessa at 610365-8996. IC#257029

Fall Spiritual Holistic Expo in Allentown

he Metaphysical Universal Ministry and Metaphysical Learning Center of Allentown is holding their 22nd Annual Fall Spiritual Holistic Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., September 20 and 21, at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex Hall. Featured speakers include “Awaken your Chakras with Essential Oils and Crystals” with Debbie Quinn at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday and “Curing Lyme’s Disease Naturally” with Frank Cinelli Jr. at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The expo will emphasize spiritual love, brotherhood and light, while showcasing more than 150 vendors of many modalities and alternative healing methods. Participating practitioners include chiropractors, aromatherapists, reflexologists, massage therapists and energy healers. Natural products, gifts, crystals, energy jewelry, art and aura photography will be available, and a large bookstore will be offering a 50 percent discount on all purchases made during the event. Guests will enjoy free informational seminars and door prizes throughout the weekend. Admission is $8 at the door. Location: 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. For more information, including vendor space, call 610-791-2641. See ad, page 9. 14

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newsbriefs Free Holistic Consultation at Health and Wellness Navigators

uring the months of September and October, Health Coach Kathleen DeVaul, of Health and Wellness Navigators, is offering a free initial consultation to help clients navigate their individual path to wellness. “I practice a holistic approach to health

and wellness, which means that I look at how all areas of your life are connected,” states DeVaul. “Does stress at your job or in your relationship cause you to overeat? Does lack of sleep or low energy prevent you from exercising? As we work together, we will look at how all parts of your life affect your health as a whole. My approach is not to dwell on calories, carbs, fats and proteins—it is not to create lists of restrictions or good and bad foods—instead, I work with my clients to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexible, fun and rewarding. To schedule a consultation, call 484-661-6786 or visit hwnursenavigators.com. See ad page 57

Professional Styling with Less Toxic Exposure

nthony Ashley Hair Design, in Allentown, has added a line of professional hair style products from Surface, which are formulated with sustainable harvested ingredients and certified organic botanicals, using plant-derived aromas and natural colors. The line is free of sulfates, gluten, parabens, animal protein, mineral oil and phthalates. These award-winning products are reserved exclusively for use by independently owned salons. “We truly strive to stay on trend and carry products that are as natural as possible,” states founder Nina Tulio. “This line benefits our clients by reducing chemical exposure while still giving them superior style results. It’s great for people that are gluten intolerant, as well. Sara, our master stylist, is also an educator for Surface products, so we have the expertise to get great results.” Location: 1740 W. Allen St., Allentown. For more information, call 610-434-0180 or visit AnthonyAshleyHD.com. See ad page 25. natural awakenings

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Yoga Boosts Hearts, Shrinks Waistlines

wo scientific reviews of human clinical research have found that hatha yoga significantly reduces heart disease risk factors. Researchers from Germany’s University of Duisburg-Essen reviewed 44 studies involving more than 3,000 people. Overall, the studies found that hatha yoga significantly reduced both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Yoga participants also showed lower respiratory and heartbeat rates, significantly reduced triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol, and increased highdensity lipoprotein (HDL), or good cholesterol. Several important diabetes risk markers decreased among the yoga participants; they also realized smaller waistlines. Similar results were reached by scientists from the United Kingdom’s Warwick Medical School. In analyzing 11 studies involving 800 people, they found that regular yoga exercise both reduced diastolic blood pressure and triglycerides and increased beneficial HDL cholesterol levels.

Licorice Root Reduces Dangerous Fat

new study published in the journal Nutrafoods has confirmed that licorice extract helps reduce visceral fat in obese adults. The study tested 60 men and 60 women that were clinically obese with body mass index (BMI) scores of over 30. For three months, they were given either a placebo pill or 300 milligrams per day of licorice root extract. Then they were tested for visceral fat using CT scans and measured for waist circumference, waist-to-hip measurements and BMI scores. The licorice extract group had significantly fewer visceral fat cells, lower BMI scores and reduced waist circumference compared with the placebo group. Previous research with the extract also showed similar weight-loss effects among human subjects.

Tongue Diagnosis Reveals Sleep Disorders

raditional medicines have long utilized tongue analysis to diagnose various disorders. Now, a recent study from the Republic of Korea’s Institute of Oriental Medicine supports the accuracy of this ancient health practice in the area of sleep dysfunction. The researchers studied two separate groups of 153 people and 454 elderly people; in both, the color of their tongues was analyzed and compared with cases of sleep disorders within each group. Those experiencing sleep dysfunctions had a paler tongue color compared with those in the healthy group; they also had more thickly coated tongues.

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Pre-K Education Linked to Better Health 26 Years Later

n addition to an increased likelihood of achieving academic success, children that participate in gamebased educational training also have a significantly lower risk of developing future cardiovascular disease, according to University of North Carolina researchers in a paper published this year in Science magazine. Launched in the 1970s, the Carolina Abecedarian Project studied more than 100 children beginning when they were just over 4 years old. Fifty-seven focused on language skills while also receiving nutritional and health services. A control group received the same nutritional and health services, but not the early language education. Early education turned out to be an indicator for significantly healthier individuals when they had reached the age of 30, with a lower average systolic blood pressure than those in the control group and no symptoms of metabolic syndrome—a condition related to diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Twenty-five percent of the control group had metabolic syndrome symptoms at age 30.

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Hinder Onset of Alzheimer’s

pilot study from the Harvard Medical School indicates yet another benefit of meditation. The researchers tested 14 people with mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to Alzheimer’s disease, and provided them with either Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training or standard care. Brain imaging tests indicated that those engaged in meditative training had increased activity and connections among three areas of the brain—the posterior cingulate cortex, medial prefrontal cortex and left hippocampus. Although larger studies are needed, study authors remark, “These preliminary results indicate that in adults with mild cognitive impairment, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy may have a positive impact on the regions of the brain most related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.”

Vitamin D3 Cuts Antibiotic Use by Elderly

esearch from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, in Australia, has found supplemental vitamin D3 reduces the incidence of infection among seniors. More than 600 subjects, ages 60 to 84, were divided into three groups and for one year took either 1,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D3, 2,000 IU a day of vitamin D3, or a placebo. Those given the 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day were 28 percent less likely to require antibiotics prescriptions than those taking the placebo. Those older than 70 years were 47 percent less likely to be prescribed antibiotics than the placebo group.

Raisins Lower Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk

esearchers from the University of Kentucky have deter-mined that snacking on raisins can decrease high blood pressure and reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes. For 12 weeks, 46 men and women snacked on either processed snack foods or raisins. At the beginning and end of each month, the researchers tested for blood glucose, diabetic risk markers and blood pressure. Raisin snacking was found to reduce blood pressure while improving blood glucose and diabetic risk factors. The researchers concluded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular consumption of raisins may reduce glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors, including blood pressure.â&#x20AC;? natural awakenings

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Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown is Poisoning California Kelp Scientists analyzing kelp off the coast of San Diego have linked the presence of the radioactive isotope cesium to the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, in Japan, which melted down in 2011. As part of the ongoing Kelp Watch 2014 project, government and academic institutions have begun receiving results from samples of bull kelp and giant kelp collected along the California coast. “We’re trying to figure out how much is there and how much is getting into the ecosystem,” says Matthew Edwards, Ph.D., of San Diego State University. “Things are linked a little more closely than sometimes we’d like to think. Just because it’s on the other side of the world doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect us.” With experts predicting a 40-year-plus cleanup at Fukushima, the likelihood of increased cesium in the Pacific Ocean seems inevitable. For more information, visit KelpWatch.Berkeley.edu.

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U.S. Farmers Plant More GMO Crops Farmers in the U.S. added 12 million more acres of genetically modified (GM or GMO) crops in 2013, reports Clive James, with the International Service for the Acquisition of AgriBiotech Applications, and now lead the world in their production by volume. Even as many U.S. consumers reject foods containing GM ingredients, many farmers continue to embrace the technology. “In general, choosing GM seed is an economic decision for farmers,” says North Dakota Farmers’ Union President Mark Watne, who grows corn, soy and wheat in Minot. “If you give them a tool to battle weeds at a reasonable cost, they adopt it.” Source: USA Today

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Apple Crunch

Celebrating Pesticide-Free Orchards The nationally acclaimed Rodale Institute will celebrate its fifth annual Organic Apple Festival on September 21 in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, more than 30 years after planting the trees. Organizers note that when growers select just one genetic variety of apple to reproduce and cultivate, they create a monoculture that easily becomes more susceptible to pests and diseases than an orchard that hosts several varieties. An array of insects and blights favor this all-American fruit, which is why standard apples are the single-most pesticide-contaminated produce item at conventional groceries. Large agribusiness operations typically grow fruit bred for durability and color during shipping and shelf life. Organic apples, by contrast, are chosen for flavor and regional adaptability.

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Greenland a Big Contributor to Sea Level Rise New research by University of California-Irvine and NASA glaciologists published in Nature Geoscience shows that Greenland is more vulnerable to warm ocean waters from climate change than previously thought. Newly discovered deep valleys stretch for dozens of miles under the Greenland ice sheet in bedrock well below sea level. As subtropical Atlantic waters hit the fronts of hundreds of glaciers, their edges will erode much further than had been assumed and release far greater amounts of water. Ice melt from the subcontinent has already accelerated as warmer marine currents have migrated north, although older models predicted that once higher ground was reached in a few years, the ocean-induced melting would halt, Greenlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frozen mass would stop shrinking and its effect on higher sea waters would be curtailed. Source: Environmental News Network (Tinyurl.com/Greenland-Sea-Rise)

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Makers Agree Not to Use Cancer-Causing Chemical

Cleaner Air

New EPA Rules Proposed for Climate Change The White House plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030. Each state will have its own goal within the overall national pollution reduction effort, an attempt to be politically and practically flexible in its implementation. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy explains, “Each state’s goal is tailored to its own circumstances, and states have the flexibility to reach the goal in whatever ways work best for them.” States can renovate existing coal-fired plants with newer, cleaner burning technology; switch coal plants to natural gas, which produces much less carbon; and work to persuade residents to be more efficient in their use of electricity. States can also band together in cap-and-trade networks for emission reductions, in which companies buy and sell permits allowing them to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions. Clean producers can be sellers, dirtier producers buyers. The program represents an absolute reduction in U.S. carbon emissions of nearly one-third, rather than a simple slowing in the growth rate of emissions. Contrary industry groups, many Republicans and some coal-state Democrats oppose the proposal due to its anticipated costs and increased regulations.

This year, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) reached legal agreements with 26 major companies to discontinue using a cancercausing chemical in shampoo and personal care products, and potential agreements with more than 100 additional companies are still pending. Cocamide diethanolamine (DEA), a synthetic chemical created from a chemical reaction between coconut oils and diethanolamine, has been used for decades in shampoos and other products as a foaming agent. In 2012, California listed the chemical as a known carcinogen, based on assessment by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, which evaluated skin exposure tests on animals. In 2013, the CEH brought lawsuits against companies selling products in California containing the substance without a health warning, as required under Prop 65, the state’s consumer protection law for toxic chemicals. Note: A Think Dirty app offers information about the potentially toxic ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products and what not to buy. Source: Ecowatch.com (Tinyurl.com/Shampoo-Lawsuit)

Apple Corps

Green Apple Day Aims to Transform Schools The Green Apple Day of Service, to take place on September 27 nationwide, will give parents, teachers, students, companies and local organizations ways to transform schools into more healthy, safe and productive learning environments via local service projects. Green Apple is a global movement dedicated to enabling schools to provide clean and healthy air, conserve energy and other resources and serve as places where young people can reap inspired dreams of a brighter future. Source: MyGreenApple.org

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Public Demands Climate Change Solutions

Cell Bill Overcharging Mobile Devices Wastes Money Smartphone maker Nokia estimates most devices need only about two hours to fully charge, making overnight charging highly wasteful; users also should disengage and unplug chargers from the wall when they’re done. Another helpful tip from BatteryUniversity.com is not to wait until cell phone power is nearly or completely depleted before recharging, because full discharges put a strain on the battery that can shorten its lifespan. Umbra Fisk, an environmental columnist at Grist.org, advises using a power strip and even a timer as parts of a central charging area for all mobile devices to facilitate monitoring and reduce overcharging. Energy Starqualified (EnergyStar.gov) cordless phones demand about half the energy of standard units. Energy Star reports that the average U.S. household spends $100 annually to power devices while they are off, constituting nearly 10 percent of annual electric utility bills and amounting to an annual total of 100 billion-plus kilowatt hours of U.S. electricity consumption and more than $10 billion in annual energy costs.

People throughout the U.S. and worldwide, representing hundreds of grassroots and nongovernment organizations, will converge on New York City for the Peoples Climate March on September 21. As United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for heads of state to mobilize at an historic U.N. Summit on Climate Change that weekend, the people will demand action via the largest-ever climate change citizens’ demonstration. Concerned groups and individuals expect to exchange ideas, articulate common challenges and address solutions. Learn more and sign up at PeoplesClimateMarch.org. Find a partial list of participating organizations at Tinyurl.com/GroupsMarching.

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upper palate and vibrating the throat. The third syllable, M, is pronounced as a prolonged “mmmm,” with front teeth gently touching. Start to feel the top of the head vibrate. The last syllable is the deep silence of the infinite. As intelligence rises from the deep silence, merge the chant from the M to the deep silence.

Why do we chant it?

Om Sweet Om

Sounding the Key Note of the Universe by Sam Saunders

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m” is a Hindu sacred sound considered the greatest of all mantras, traditionally used in prayers, chants and meditation—possessing high spiritual and creative power, it can be recited by anyone. Om is both a sound and a symbol rich in meaning and depth. When pronounced correctly, it is actually “AUM.”

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Aum consists of four syllables: A, U, M and the silent syllable. The first syllable is A, pronounced as a prolonged “awe.” The sound starts at the back of the throat and is stretched out; sense the feeling of the solar plexus and chest vibrating. The next is U, pronounced as a prolonged “o- o- ,” with the sound gradually rolling forward along the

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Everything in the universe is pulsating and vibrating—with nothing standing still. The sound Om, when chanted, vibrates at 432 Hz, the same vibrational frequency found throughout nature. By chanting the keynote sound of the universe, we are symbolically and physically tuning in to and acknowledging our connection to all other living beings, nature and the universe. The universal vibrations and rhythmic pronunciation also physically affect the body by slowing the nervous system and calming the mind, similar to the effects of meditation. When the mind relaxes, blood pressure decreases and ultimately, heart health improves. Finally, chanting AUM is wellsuited to mark the beginning or end of a yoga practice or meditation session or as a respite from regular daily activities. It signifies that this is a special time to care for ourselves and practice being mindful. Sam Saunders lives and teaches yoga in Dubai. Connect at Sam@LoveYoga.ae.

The Science of Happiness: Why Three Blessings Works By Helene Leonetti, MD

t’s no secret that our brain tends to ignore what goes well in our life and focuses instead on what may go wrong. Dr. Martin Seligman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and others developed a simple technique to address this, called the Three Blessings exercise. Researchers were surprised when they discovered how well this mental exercise works. In a 2006 study published in American Psychologist, many of the participants described the effect of positive psychotherapy exercises, which included the Three Blessings, as “life-changing.” Seligman, who spearheaded the study holds multiple PhDs and is highly respected among academics and scientists. In 2006, his focus shifted to promoting Positive Psychology, and that same year he conducted the randomly-assigned, placebo-controlled study referred to above. His research showed the

effectiveness of certain positive psychotherapy (PPT) exercises. This is how the study was set up: 500 thoroughly-tested participants received interventions for mild to moderate depression for one week: three PPT exercises or three placebo exercises. All three PPT exercises worked well, including the Three Blessings exercise. In an interview describing the study, Seligman remarked, “I do not think I ever heard the word ‘lifechanging’ more often in my 40 years of teaching.” So what exactly is Three Blessings? The exercise is so simple, many wonder how it can possibly work. However, experience and science tell us it’s highly effective at relieving depression and stress, while simultaneously increasing a sense of joy and well-being.

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Say Yes to Yoga It Boosts Health, Peace, Community and Spirituality by Lynda Bassett

ois Parker Carmona first stepped into a yoga studio looking for better physical health. “I was doing hot vinyasa because I wanted to sweat. I wanted to feel better,” she recalls. Many people on a similar quest try yoga for the first time during September’s National Yoga Month (YogaHealth Foundation.org/yoga_month), founded by Johannes Fisslinger. “This year, more than 2,200 yoga studios will offer informative public events or a free week of classes to new students to educate everyone about the health benefits of yoga and inspire a healthy lifestyle,”

says Fisslinger. “Yoga and mindfulness are an essential part of America’s newly emerging health paradigm.” Like many others, as Carmona deepened her practice, she discovered that yoga’s benefits transcend the physical. Then she went further, becoming a certified Baptiste yoga instructor and co-owner of Melrose Yoga, in Melrose, Massachusetts. “Many of us are so busy and

consumed with the constant motion of day-to-day activities that we lose complete track of who we are, along with the state of our bodies,” she says. “Yoga reconnects me with myself.”

Flexibility

One reason that people try yoga is to improve their flexibility. A recent report from Yoga Alliance, a nonprofit association based in Arlington, Virginia, states that it can improve flexibility and mobility and increase range of motion over time as ligaments, tendons and muscles lengthen and become more elastic. It also helps relieve muscular tension throughout the body. The Alliance’s Danica Amore notes that flexibility means different things to different people. “A senior might define flexibility as being able to pick up the grandkids, while young people might consider it essential to their athletic abilities.” Flexibility can also mean being able to turn around easily while backing out of the driveway or running with fewer injuries, adds Carmona. Improvements in flexibility generally depend on an individual’s age, health and commitment to practicing yoga, as well as the style chosen. “There are so many different lineages of yoga, and each teacher has his or her own style. Plus, each individual progresses at their own pace,” Amore explains. “It’s really a question of where you want this personal practice to take you and how you embrace it in your private life.” The bottom line is that everyone’s journey is different.

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“Yoga gives you what is often called a ‘witness consciousness’,” says John Kepner, executive director of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, in Little Rock, Arkansas. “Being able to observe the external events around you, but not being caught up in the drama. In modern terms, it’s an increased ability to stay cool, calm and collected. After a good yoga class, your troubles can appear further away.”

Improved Relationships When stress is reduced, an increased sense of calm tends to permeate all areas of one’s life, observes Kepner. “Based on my experience, yoga also helps improve relationships.” He has taught the same group of students for 10 years and notes their special relationship: “If one goes to the same yoga class regularly, a friendship tends to develop with others in the class, called Songhai. After a while, practicing together becomes one of the most valuable parts of the practice,” he says. This beneficial, deeper sense of community—a major allure of a longterm yoga practice—develops mainly from the intangible sense of working together in terms of physical, mental and spiritual support.

Expectation: The Root of All Suffering by Christi A. Rutkowski, E-R.Y.T.

he underlying philosophy of yoga says that all expectation leads to disappointment, and that letting go of expectation and being present in all experiences, not clinging to either good or bad, leads to freedom. In yoga class, students should let go of the expectation that they will perform each posture perfectly. Letting go of that expectation does not mean that they will not feel pain or sometimes fall out of a posture. Letting go of the expectation that this week’s experience will compare in any way to last week’s experience, that the teacher will constantly correct and/ or praise their practice, that it will be easy or that they will not experience strong emotions like impatience, anger, insecurity and self-loathing is essential to having a perfect experience every time. This way, the student will get exactly what they need from each practice. Teachers should let go of the expectation of a full classroom or that that students will praise them and only come to their classes. They should let go of expectation that everything will go smoothly, that the same people will show up each week or that the students need them. Teachers should not believe that they are done learning. Letting go of expectation will lead to having a perfect experience every time and getting exactly what they need from each class. Yoga studio owners need to let go of expectation that anything is permanent, that people will be loyal to their space only, that their advertising and marketing investments will work as planned or that neighbors, family and friends will understand or support their passion. It is necessary to let go of the expectations that their schedule will stay the same and everyone will love working at the studio. At the same time, they should let go of the need to be calm and sweet all the time, as if they are a master just because they decided to open a sacred space to share with the community. If they let go of all these expectation they will have a perfect experience every time and get exactly what they need from each class and event. Letting go does not mean we won’t get what we want. It is often the opposite: only until we let go will we truly get what we want and need. Yoga is a spiritual discipline that, when practiced with perseverance and patience, will allow the student to connect with the Source of All within and be guided to exactly where they are meant to be. Have faith! Take the leap! Dive into divine love and support and enjoy the support of the world around us. The universe truly is conspiring for our success and happiness, if only we would let it.

Christi A. Rutkowski, E-R.Y.T. is a Raja Yoga Instructor, Spiritual Energy Healer and the owner of Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, located at 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Ste. 7, in Allentown. For more information, call 484-515-8356 or visit QuietHeartYoga.com.

Spirituality and Connectedness “Even beginning students quickly realize how connecting with their bodies and their breath helps them in their everyday lives,” says Carmona. “It adds a transcendent dimension to everything you do in life.” In addition to its more immediate tangible benefits, other long-term benefits experienced by students may be harder to define or quantify. Carmona observes, “People generally say that yoga has changed their life, physically, mentally and spiritually.” Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer outside Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett@gmail.com. 30

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Restorative Yoga Makes a Good Starting Point by Alysha Pfeiffer

estorative yoga is a way of practicing yoga postures that support the body to create deep relaxation and rejuvenation. In contrast to more athletic styles of yoga, restorative yoga is a gentle practice suitable for beginners, the inflexible and those with physical limitations. Almost anyone can do restorative yoga with proper instruction and accommodations, and many classes available throughout the Lehigh Valley are especially beneficial for those suffering from anxiety, stress and insomnia, or for someone just starting back into a more physically fit lifestyle. By using blankets, bolsters, sandbags and other props, the body is positioned in ways that support and sometimes gently stretch tight muscles. Supported positions move the spine gently in different directions, and concentrated breathing techniques that quiet the mind and nervous system are applied. Classes may focus on areas of the body that tend to hold tension, such as the neck, shoulders, hips and lower back. Props and hands-on adjustments are used to help students be comfortable and get the most out of their practice in a non-competitive environment. Students are encouraged to communicate with the teacher and ask questions. Yoga makes life better, and a restorative yoga class is a great first class for anyone to experience the healing potential of yoga. The goal of restorative yoga is to melt away tension while restoring and rejuvenating the nervous system for an overall sense of calm, wellness and peace. Alysha Pfeiffer leads a Candlelit Restorative Yoga class at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and a two-hour Relax Deeply Restorative Yoga class at 4 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month at The Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St., in Bethlehem. For more information, call 610-867-9642.

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Kamini Desai Explores a Yogic Life

Inner Calmness Leads to Self-Mastery by Linda Sechrist

amini Desai’s Ph.D.-worthy versatile body of teachings combines her lifelong interests in Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. Trained at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, she develops and leads core programs for Florida’s Amrit Yoga Institute, providing advanced studies dedicated to the science and system of integrated human development. A resident of Salt Springs, Florida, and the Netherlands, she teaches in 10 countries on three continents.

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on inner peace. Through the study of yoga as a complete science of selfmastery, I’m cultivating the realization of my highest self beyond body and mind. This intention is the director of my unfolding life. I like to use the metaphor of a ship. If this higher self as a wise captain isn’t steadily setting the course at the helm, then on any given day, the happy, sad, grieving, enthusiastic or depressed me will likely be steering my life in a contrary direction and I’ll just be going in circles. In the Integrative Amrit Method of Yoga, along with the integrative method of yoga nidra that I

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practice and teach, my focus is on the release of body energy, rather than any physical pose. Energy is healing. When energy is freed up, it naturally calms the mind and creates a spontaneous, meditative state in which the highest self can be experientially known. To free energy, I attune to the sensations resulting from the physical alignments in any yoga posture. Each pose focuses attention on sensations occurring along the meridian lines in the body, allowing areas that are blocked and limited to open up and energy to optimally flow. Then, in what Amrit yoga describes as the “second half of the posture,” I close my eyes and feel that released energy becoming magnified through my attention. The stronger the energy becomes, the more the mind organically dissolves into a meditative state where mental, emotional and physical healing can happen spontaneously.

What was it like to grow up as the daughter of Yogi Amrit Desai, a well-known guru? I feel blessed that I was exposed to my father’s teachings from a young age. His message that I first embraced was that people and things will always change, and if I rely on either of them for happiness and peace of mind, I’m depending on the undependable. The need is to find internal stability in the midst of every polarity. My dad, now approaching 82, has always been an example of one whose

entire life is about moving towards a changeless state of being and of what it means to remain a nonjudgmental witness to all that happens in life. Still, I had to learn my own lessons.

How have you benefited from yoga? I began studying with my dad when I was 16. Now, at 46, I more fully value the depth of yoga. The longer I practice, the more grateful I am that my mind is less fragmented than it otherwise would be. I’m progressively able to deal with situations that would have sent me over the edge before. I more naturally avoid wasting a lot of mental energy in internalized, “If they say this then I’m going to say that,” conversations. With less mental chatter, I have more energy and stamina to focus on what is in front of me. I can be totally absorbed in each present moment for a deeper sense of fulfillment in what I’m doing.

How do you feel about the Westernization of yoga? Individuals that begin any style of yoga for its physical benefits are off to a good start, but anyone that maintains a regular practice becomes curious about yoga’s other benefits, like relaxation, more peace and a sense of happiness that arises without any apparent cause. Eventually they ask, “Why is this good thing or greater bliss

happening to me? What else is there besides postures?” Although everyone eventually learns many life skills, we rarely learn how to live our lives well, manage our emotions and relate to others in ways that create more peace and happiness within. These are the uncaused benefits of yoga that people come to love. Find more of her words of wisdom in articles posted at KaminiDesai.com. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interview.

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Open the Mind and Be Airful

ntiGravity® yoga and fitness is designed to increase one’s overall health and physical agility while having fun. The new technique has been showcased from the Olympics to Broadway, the Presidential Inauguration, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and performances by Pink and Mariah Carey, just to name a few. The good news is that anyone can experience AntiGravity® yoga and fitness. AntiGravity® founder Christopher Harrison originally created the Harrison AntiGravity® for his acrobatic, aerial arts performance company to use in competitions and performances. It has since been modified (and lowered to the ground instead of 40 to 100 feet in the air) to cater to the ev-

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eryday athlete and enhance our weekly workout. Now, it’s used in sequences designed for AntiGravity® (AG) yoga, AG restorative yoga, AG suspension fitness, AG FUNdamentals, AG air-barre, AG kids and AG mommy and me classes. Whether individuals are looking to improve their mat yoga, want a cardio workout or simply want to stretch sore muscles, hydrate joints and relieve stress, there’s a class for everyone. Here are a few reasons to try AntiGravity® yoga.

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Caring for Yourself (CaregivingWife. com), sought to keep her husband as engaged and active as possible. When she had difficult issues to discuss, she’d make a “talking date” with him, offering choices by saying, “I’d love to chat with you. Would Tuesday before dinner or Thursday after breakfast work for you?” Before the date, she’d select a comfortable room and clear her mind by meditating, napping or mindfully sipping herbal tea. The conversations would cover anything from how to work with their health professionals to plans for his end-of-life ceremony. They agreed on strategies and worked together as a team.

Redefine Assistance

“I’ll carry your luggage for you, Dad, since you’re not feeling well”… La Bey still remembers her father’s downturned mouth as she tugged the suitcase out of his hands. “I was trying to be helpful, but instead I took away his dignity and power,” she later realized. “If I had packed his bag lighter, he could have carried it like always.” When are we by Deborah Shouse helping and when are we doing too member that could help her. However, much? f you’re depressed, tired or “Put yourself in the sick person’s gradually, the Minneapolis-based sick, your caregiving is likely shoes. Avoid doing something the international caregiver advocate and to suffer,” counsels John Schall, person can do for himself,” agrees founder of AlzheimersSpeaks.com CEO of Caregiver Action Network, in Denholm. Controlling behavior changes learned to welcome help from others. Washington, D.C., and a former family the dynamics of the relationship and “Being perfect gets in the way of true caregiver. “For the sake of your loved can put the caregiver in a parental connections,” she observes. one, take care of yourself.” role. She recommends a holistic Although La Bey began her The AARP estimates that some brainstorming exercise in which the caregiving out of love, the volume 34 million family caregivers provide caregiver writes answers to such of related tasks soon sparked stress. for someone that is ill or disabled in questions as: What am I frustrated That’s when she taught herself to slow the U.S. According to the National down and reframe her outlook: Before about? What really annoys me? Why am Alliance for Caregiving, in Bethesda, I angry with myself? going into her mom’s room, folding Maryland, caregivers generally struggle The results offer a window to her laundry, scheduling healthcare with finding time for themselves, understanding our own feelings. practitioners and delivering dinner, La managing emotional and physical “Feeling anger could mean we’re acting Bey paused to consciously ask: “Is Mom stress and balancing work and family co-dependently and taking on too many safe, happy and pain-free?” Centering responsibilities. responsibilities,” Denholm says. “The on those three questions reminded her Experts suggest that the following caregiver’s job isn’t to save the patient, that she was doing this work out of seven steps can help people enjoy but merely to support him or her in love. a healthier, less stressful and more necessary ways.” Psychotherapist Diana Denholm, conscious approach to care giving—and Ph.D., of West Palm Beach, Florida, receiving. Ask for Help heightened her own consciousness “I don’t want to be a burden,” and by learning to see caregiving as a Reframe Care “We’re afraid of losing our privacy,” and collaborative effort. Denholm, author When Lori La Bey’s mom was “I’m the only one who can take care of of The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook: diagnosed with dementia, the daughter him; no one else can do it right,” are Caring for Your Seriously Ill Husband, initially felt she was the only family

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Extending a Hand to Caregivers If your caregiving friends can’t articulate what they need, try these lovely offerings. n Send a cheerful card. n Gift a plant. n Weed their garden. n Cook a meal. n Schedule a walk together. n Sit with a loved one for several hours so they can run errands. n Volunteer to get their car washed. n Take them to a movie or out to dinner. n Buy a gift certificate to use online. n Treat them to a massage. 38

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For healthy snacks, Werner-Gray recommends easy and nutritionrich choices like fresh fruits, green smoothies, organic nut butters and a trail mix of raw nuts, seeds and dried fruits. Save time with the smoothies by making a large batch and freezing portions to enjoy later. A basic recipe might include two handfuls of greens, such as spinach and kale, a banana and other fruits, almond milk or purified water and maybe adding flaxseed, cinnamon or goji berries. When appropriate, share the same healthboosting foods with the loved one. Victoria Moran, of New York City, is the director of the Main Street Vegan Academy and author of a dozen books on health and wellbeing including Main Street Vegan and Living a Charmed Life. She offers such conscious eating tips as eating full meals of “real” food instead of snacks; selecting beautiful foods; and ritualizing indulgences, such as a special spot for relaxing with high-quality dark chocolate and tea using good china while listening to classical music.

Stand for Exercise

Even though caregivers may feel they don’t have time to spare, Dr. Jordan D. Metzl, author of The Exercise Cure, says it’s vital to incorporate physical activity. He recommends starting by walking 30 minutes a day for one month. If necessary, it can be done in 10-minute increments. According to a study by Mayo Clinic Physician James Levine, Ph.D., in Scottsdale, Arizona, “Sitting is the new smoking.” Researchers have linked sitting for long periods of time with a number of health concerns that include obesity, metabolic syndrome and increased risks of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. The solution is to move more and sit less—walk while on the phone and stand up while reading. Metzl suggests a stretch break every 20 minutes. Three of his “commandments” for fitness are having fun, setting goals and minimizing sitting. “Schedule exercise and respite breaks and make them as inviolate as a doctor’s visit,” advises Schall.

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Commune with Spirit

August suggests establishing a twofold consciousness-raising ritual to welcome and appreciate life. Begin each day by showing gratitude for being alive and end it focused on forgiveness and gratitude. “When you cultivate gratitude, you notice more things to be grateful for,” says August. La Bey concurs, and writes down at least five things she is grateful for every day. She mentally replays time with her mom and appreciates the little moments and signs of hope, like “the twinkle in Mom’s eye or the way she held hands and smiled.” This puts her in an upbeat frame of mind when she drifts off to sleep. She also writes out her intention for the day, envisioning positive outcomes. She might affirm: “I am going to have a grace-filled day. Things will go smoothly.” Denholm centers herself by petting her cats. Some caregivers chant or practice meditation or mindful breathing, while others might take a walk, shop, or sit quietly in a church.

Notice Blessings

La Bey discovered that her journey as a caregiver also dramatically enhanced her own life. “Mom taught me so much,” she relates. “I learned compassion and unconditional love on multiple levels. I learned to live in gratitude, instead of loss.” August notes, “Even in the tough times, I experienced an engaged, poignant and rich connection with my parents.” For Denholm, treasured gifts included strengthening her communication with her husband and working as a team. “Allowing yourself to reach out for assistance and make time for respite will deeply enrich your caregiving experience,” concludes Schall. Deborah Shouse is the author of Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver’s Journey. Follow her blog at DeborahShouseWrites. wordpress.com.

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Potent Spices and Veggies Fend Off Disease by Bushra Bajwa

Vegetarians seeking flavorful variations can turn to 9,000 Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi grocery stores nationwide.

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Vegetarianism has been a way of life in India for millennia. Some Indian vegetables may already seem familiar;

winter melon, or white pumpkin, for example, is a squash that cooks and tastes like its orange counterpart. Eggplants native to India are egg-shaped and smaller than the American variety; they cook in less time and have a less bitter taste. Other popular Indian vegetables, such as okra seedpods (eaten as a curried entrée or side dish and also used to thicken stews and soups), fenugreek leaves and aromatic seeds from the pea family have become common American crops. Tindura, a gourd used in curry, and daikon, often eaten raw in salads or seasoned as stuffing in flatbread, are relatively new here. “By eating a larger variety of vegetables, consumers benefit from an increased array of vital nutrients and specialized phytochemicals that have healing and medicinal qualities,” says Ronald Hubbs, a practitioner at NW Naturopathic Medicine, in Portland, Oregon. He advises against overcooking vegetables to maintain their nutritional qualities. Hubbs notes that bitter gourd is probably one of the most underappreciated Western foods, yet

Indian dishes offer tantalizing options in a vegetable-rich diet. studies on mice sponsored by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in Sydney, Australia, and the Chinese government show that it contains four compounds that are effective in reducing blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Also consider pickled vegetables, known as achar. “Naturally fermenting vegetables can turn some of them into superfoods, with enhanced properties that are rich in healthy bacteria and support digestion and immunity,” says Hubbs, citing studies in the Journal of Nutrition and Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Daals, or lentils, including Indian diet staples peas and beans, provide a good source of protein that is also high Continued on page 43

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Wash lentils and soak in warm water for 1 hour.

3 Tbsp olive oil 2 finely chopped medium yellow onion 2 finely chopped vine tomatoes 18 oz okra (about 50 pieces), washed, dried, ends trimmed and then cut into ½-inch pieces Sea salt to taste Red chili powder to taste ½ tsp coriander powder ½ tsp turmeric powder Fresh cilantro for garnish Heat oil in a 2-quart saucepan to lightly brown the onions. Add salt, chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric. Mix. Add tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes, covered. Add the okra, mix well and simmer for another 8 to 10 minutes. Serve garnished with cilantro.

Organic Baby Potatoes and Chickpeas 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 cups chickpeas, cooked, drained and rinsed 3 baby potatoes, washed and diced 1 finely chopped tomato Sea salt to taste 1 tsp garam masala blend of ground spices 1 jalapeño finely chopped (optional) ¼ tsp baking soda 2 Tbsp purified water Fresh cilantro for garnish

Heat oil in saucepan to brown onions. Add ginger and garlic, spices and tomatoes and stir for a few minutes to make a paste. Add lentils and water, and then bring to boil. Simmer on low to medium heat for 30 minutes.

Bitter Gourd Heat oil in saucepan before adding ingredients. Add chickpeas, potatoes, tomatoes, salt and garam masala to saucepan and bring to a boil. Add baking soda and water, and then simmer for 7 to 8 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

2 Tbsp olive oil 5 bitter gourds 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced finely 2 tomatoes, chopped finely 1 tsp turmeric Sea salt to taste Wash and trim bitter gourd ends. Cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice the halves into ¼-inch pieces.

Maash Daal 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 cups maash (urad) lentils 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 tsp ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp coriander powder 2 cups purified water Sea salt to taste Chili powder to taste 2 tomatoes, finely chopped Fresh cilantro and chilies for garnish

Rub salt into the pieces and set aside for 20 to 30 minutes (to remove the bitterness). Rinse out the salt and dry the bitter gourd. Heat oil in saucepan and then add bitter gourd, turmeric and salt. Sauté on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add onions and sauté for another 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, mix well and cook on medium heat for another 5 minutes. Recipes courtesy of Bushra Bajwa.

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their chest and belly and lie still. Ask them to notice their breath, and then have them stand up and jump up and down before noticing their breath again. After hard play, tell them, “Your breath is moving so fast because you were running hard.” At bedtime, soothingly note, “Your breath is getting sleepy and slow.” Remember to be a witness, rather than a judge. Play is an excellent way to discover how breathing changes. Partner with a child to try to simulate how favorite animals breathe. Invite them to try sustaining a sound, such as chanting a vowel letter, and time how long they can do it.

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Mindfulness for Little Ones Teaching Kids to Be Calm and Focused by Traci Childress

indfulness, simply defined, is being in the moment. Using simple tools can help us consciously notice our breath, bodies and sensations, as well as what is happening around us. As we practice noticing, we can more readily return to the moment and more immediately connect with ourselves and others. Integrating five mindfulness practices into our young children’s lives is easy and yields powerful dividends.

Build Relationship with Breath

Connecting the rhythm of breathing to experiences helps children understand how to calm down. (Older children might enjoy learning the effects of breathing throughout their system.) First, ask children to notice their breath. Invite them to put a hand in front of their nose and breathe and say, “This is breath. All living things breathe.” Encourage them to share their response to the experience. Next, move to modeling breathing patterns in relation to experiences and feelings such as, “I feel so frustrated that my breath is moving fast. Look at my chest.” Then model returning to calm breathing with, “I am putting my hand on my chest and reminding myself to take longer breaths.” Help children notice how their breath changes throughout the day. Games can support this increased awareness. Ask the child to lie down, place their hands on 44 Lehigh Valley www.healthylehighvalley.com

Practice a regular mind/body check-in. At breakfast, inquire, “How are you feeling today?” or “Feelings check! At the moment, I am feeling tired and excited. What about you?” The idea is not to change or fix anything, just to notice, allowing a broadly defined perspective. Children might be able to describe a specific feeling or only an overall sensation like jumpy or buzzing.

Cultivate Sensory Awareness

Paying attention to sensations can bring children and adults into the moment. Integrate sensory awareness into daily life with simple questions like, “What do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell?” We can bring this practice with us everywhere—into the waiting room at the dentist’s office, in the car or on a plane.

Practice Moments of Quiet

Intentionally quiet moments support the development of mindfulness and empower children to consider “not doing” a valid part of everyday life. When they are given the opportunity for quiet time, they often love it. Try asking the child to get so quiet that they can hear a particular sound in the room—their breath, the tick of a clock or the hum of a computer. Once they hear it and you do too, you can dismiss the practice session with a bell, gentle clap or another soft sound.

Send Well Wishes

The traditional Buddhist practice of mettha, or loving kindness, meditation involves reciting phrases that we direct first to ourselves and then outward toward others. For example, think, “May I be safe. May I be well. May I be at peace,” and then repeat the same phrases for someone we love, someone we don’t know personally and ultimately, all beings. When, for example, children ask why ambulances emit such loud, wailing sounds, we might explain, “Emergency rescue workers are helpers. Their sirens mean they are going to help someone. When we hear the sirens, we can wish them well by saying, ‘May they be safe.’” Traci Childress, co-founder and executive director of the Children’s Community School, in Philadelphia, PA, teaches mindfulness practices and yoga. Learn more at TraciChildress.com.

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ey elements like low-flow faucets and showerheads, VOC-free paint, sustainable flooring and nonporous countertops form the foundation of an eco-friendly bathroom. Now let’s take a look at the softer side of green. Start by considering the use of honeycomb window shades and doubleglazed windows to keep this most intimate room comfortable year-round and reduce utility bills. Periodically letting in fresh air helps keep the room dry and reduces growth of mold, mildew and bacteria. While the kitchen harbors the most germs in the house, the bathroom is a close second. Instead of harsh chemical cleansers, try white vinegar, a safe and economical alternative. Its acidity is effective in killing most germs. Madeleine Somerville, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, author of All You Need Is Less, uses heated vinegar misted on the shower door to remove soap scum. To achieve a shiny tub, she advises mixing one-quarter cup of baking soda, one tablespoon of natural dishwashing soap and enough water to make a paste. The baking soda also freshens the drain when the tub is

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rinsed. Toilet bowl ring stains can be scrubbed away with a pumice stone. “Cleaning faucet aerators and exhaust vents on a regular basis extends equipment life, maintains efficiency and prevents minor plumbing problems,” advises Keita Turner, a New York City area interior designer. Turner has also installed dual-flush toilets that necessitate less water and upkeep. Bathroom odors are another concern. A few drops of essential oil on a cotton ball placed inside the toilet paper roll freshens the air every time the roll turns—without the plastic waste byproduct from store-bought brands. Baking soda removes odors in the bath like it does in the fridge. Upgrade from a simple bowlful by designing a mini-Zen meditation spot using a flat, open wooden box and a doll house-sized rake. Adding a smooth rock or two for texture heightens visual appeal. Green plants can chip in by absorbing odors, as well. Many, like the Boston fern, thrive in shower steam. Flowering plants add an inviting touch. Be sure to choose child- and pet-safe greenery.

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Even quick, water-saving showers eventually result in towels and washcloths destined for the laundry. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute suggests that towels can be used up to four times before washing if they are hung to dry between showers, reducing both water and energy usage. To avoid spreading germs, personalize towels and washcloths for each child by color or marking with an initial or colored dot. Organic cotton towels are eco-friendly, comfy and widely available, as are organic cotton bath mats. For the crafty, make a mat from recycled towels or upgrade to a foot-massaging mat made from recycled wine corks. On special occasions when a soothing bath is called for, add a whimsical touch with Mr. Green, the world’s first rubber duck made in the U.S. from environmentally friendly, recycled and recyclable material. “Recycled materials call for different sculpting and molds, so designing Mr. Green was the hardest thing we’ve ever done,” says Craig Wolfe, president of CelebriDucks, in San Rafael, California. It’s a fun way to

Cleaning Recipes Freshen drains and keep oils and lotions from clogging bathroom pipes by pouring one cup of baking soda into the drain, followed by a cup of hot, white vinegar. After it foams, wait five minutes and then flush with hot water. Mix two tablespoons of salt with one teaspoon of white vinegar to form a paste effective for cleaning chrome faucets. Scrub chrome with a cut lemon to remove hard water stains. Use lemon juice and an old toothbrush to scrub grout. Periodically douse the toilet with a half-cup of lemon juice and swish with a toilet bowl brush to keep it fresh. Add a few tablespoons of lemon juice into a spray bottle filled with water to clean windows and mirrors. Primary Source: BroccoliCupcake.com

remind kids about going green while they spend a few extra minutes getting clean. To indulge in post-shower personal pampering, consider health-enhancing coconut oil for head-to-toe moisturizing. As a hair treatment, coconut oil blocks protein loss and reduces frizz. Make a home exfoliating sugar scrub by combining one-half cup of virgin coconut oil, one cup of organic sugar and 20 drops of lime or another essential oil to gently scrub away dry winter skin. Dry skin and ragged cuticles also benefit from whipped coconut oil. Its antifungal properties help keep toenails healthy and sandal-ready. Goatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk soap can reduce symptoms of dry skin, eczema and psoriasis. Its alpha-hydroxy acids remove dead skin cells. Add honey as a natural anti-bacterial boost. Mixing in colloidal oatmeal produces a gentle exfoliator. Let the next upgrade of the bathroom be of a more personal nature aligned with our core values of being good to our family and our home planet. Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

Green Bathroom Trivia n Never clean with spongesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they merely move the germs around; use a washable cloth wipe instead. n Turkish cotton towels dry faster than the Egyptian variety. n Always put the upper toilet lid down. Testing by scientists at Leeds University found airborne germs 10 inches above and around the commode. n Low-flow toilets use as little as 1.6 gallons per flush compared to older styles that use five to seven gallons. The average person flushes five times a day. n A bath averages 35 to 50 gallons of water versus a 10-minute shower with a low-flow showerhead maxing out at about 25 gallons. Better yet, take quicker showers and turn off the water while lathering and shaving. n Conventional showerheads run at 5 gpm (gallons per minute) compared with low-flow at 2.5 gpm. Conventional faucets can flow at 3 gpm versus low-flow faucets at half that rate. For a calculation of personal water usage, visit Tinyurl.com/PersonalWaterUse. Primary Source: GraceLinks.org

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can rotate responsibilities for animal care in the classroom and during school breaks. Pet Care Trust, which awards grants to teachers for hosting pets, provides care instructions and information about transmittable diseases for a bearded dragon, tarantula, rat, rabbit, leopard gecko, guinea pig, gerbil, dwarf hamster, beta fish, ball python, mouse and aquatic turtle. (Find more information via Tinyurl.com/ Avoid PassingDisease.) The ASPCA advises that the pet’s environment shouldn’t be stressful and care should meet its specific needs. For example, keep handling of an animal to a minimum, and then only with adult supervision. Provide food, turtle might bite (and not let go until the person relaxes) or pinch small fingers when retreating back into its shell. These days, she prefers to share an educational DVD that shows turtles at their best—in their own habitat. (Find more information at Tortoise. com.) “Constant artificial lighting goes against the natural sleep cycle of an animal,” comments Veterinarian Amber Andersen, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. “You can see it at shelters—dogs and cats are unable to achieve a restful sleep and become agitated.” Too often, the responsibility for caring for a classroom pet falls on the teacher during holiday breaks and summer months. “We had a popular chinchilla that was usually nocturnal, but also made appearances during the day,” says Manrique. “Then one of the teachers brought her dog to school, which caused stress for the

chinchilla. When a new student had an allergic reaction to the furry creature, we had to find a new home for him. Our next pets were fish.” Manrique’s students have also secured fertilized eggs from a local farmer to watch them hatch before the chicks returned home to the farm. “When we had caterpillars that turned into butterflies, a fun field trip to the park became the official winged release party,” she says. There is always the chance a pet might die during the school year. Parents are advised when a classroom pet dies and students have a classroom discussion to help them work through their grief. Lisa Cohn, co-author of Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence, in Portland, Oregon, wrote the book with her son, Michael, after the sudden death of their dog, Lucy, as a way to help them deal with their sadness. The Humane Society of the United States is not in favor of classroom pets. To avoid being vulnerable to predators in the wild, animals often hide symptoms of illness or injury. In captivity, that behavior can delay veterinary help. Recommended alternatives to bringing animals into the classroom include field trips to nature centers, wildlife refuges and animal shelters. The society’s Kind News magazine for students from kindergarten through sixth grade shares stories of rescued animals, pet care tips and how-tos for nurturing backyard wildlife (Humane Society.org). Before deciding on a classroom pet, consider life from the pet’s point of view—how loud is the class, how old are the kids, how much maintenance will be needed and how much space is needed for a proper habitat. There might be a better way to learn—and teach. Contact Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Stress Relief & Wellness with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. You may not feel how stressed you are until you have released the stress. 70 to 90% of illness is linked to stress, so be proactive to experience better health! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Free intro to Slow Chakra Flow Yoga –This slow moving practice as you delve deeper into the world of balancing the Chakras, or energy centers. Focuses on a specific Chakra incorporating breath work, asana, accupressure points, and visualization. This complete and balancing flow will leave you feeling calm and clear. All levels. 7:30pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642.

FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER 5 Free Intro to Yoga -- Designed for those who are brand new to yoga or new to The Yoga Loft. Gives step-by-step instruction of basic yoga postures and breathing techniques. 6:30pm. The Yoga Loft, 521 E. 4th St. (3rd Fl.) Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Monthly Asana Intensive – Designed for intermediate to advanced students and yoga teachers, introducing new levels of understanding of the postures and the practice of yoga. Refine techniques for fundamental postures and apply them as a bridge to more advanced postures and

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sequences. With Jessie Thompson. $20 or use current yoga class series. 4pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. 3rd Fl. Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Nutritional Live Blood Cell Analysis – A unique method of examining a small droplet of blood to reveal information on the general wellness and nutritional needs of the individual. Blood screenings along with a 20-30 minute consultation are performed by Gwen Ward N.D. $60. Health Habits Natural Food Store on RT 873 in Schnecksville Call 610-767-3100 to schedule

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Stress Relief & Wellness with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. You may not feel how stressed you are until you have released the stress. 70 to 90% of illness is linked to stress, so be proactive to experience better health! 9:00-10:30 am, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Sacred Rhythms Drumming -- Spend an evening making sacred sound with rhythm instruments. No experience necessary, bring the family! Drums provided or bring your own. Potluck after, $10 donation, kids free! Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356

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Reiki Master, Christi Rutkowski, E-R.Y.T., the art and practice of this powerful energy healing technique. Includes manual, book, attunement and practice. $150 paid in advance, $170 at the door. Call 484-515-8356, Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. Energetic Clearing and Protection Workshop – Learn awareness of various energies. Tools to clear yourself and environment. Build energetic shield. How to be in unpleasant environments and not be adversely affected. What types of people are preyed upon energetically and how to avoid it. 11-2 pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem. Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga – Every Sunday join Erin Wallace or Megan Ridge Morris for a class that builds strength and increases flexibility to relieve common aches and pains, and provide you with ways to manage stress and emotions. Postnatal Moms are welcome to bring their infants (4-6 mos). 11:30am. $16 drop-in or 6wks/$75. The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Yoga Teacher Training Meet and Greet – If your dream is to become a yoga teacher, or if you are looking to deepen your own personal yoga practice, then this is the program you’ve been looking for! Learn more about our two Yoga Alliance Certified 200-Hour Certification Programs for 2014- 2015. Meet our talented and highly experienced faculty. 7:30pm.The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem 610-867-9642 Powerful Book Study: Cancer Patients and Care Givers – Judi Venturini, Certified Cancer Coach. Join this 9-week book study of “Radical Remission, Surviving Cancer Against All Odds” based on the research of over 1,000 cases by Kelly Turner, PhD.

6:30-8:30 pm, $20 per week, Twin Ponds Center, stay home! Use your body “ergonomically” for your best, healthiest walk − prevent joint problems, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 bunions, back pain and more! 9 am-12:30 pm, $45, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Free Intro to Tai Chi – A discipline that integrates mind, body, and spirit as you practice a series of SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 slow moving martial arts exercises called “forms”. Reiki 2nd Degree Traditional Usui Certification Tai Chi increases overall strength, and promotes – Learn 3 powerful symbols for intensifying calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy treatments, distance healing, protocol for habit/ in the body. 5pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. addiction clearing, healing the past and future, empowering and programming objects including Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 FREE: Does Your Walk Cause Pain? Lecture crystals and calendar events. Includes 3 attunements, & Demonstration – Betsy Wetzig, Movement manual and certificate. 10-4pm, $150. Call Andrea Researcher. Make healthy walking a true wellness Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem. tool: prevent and reverse joint and muscle pain, Meditation for Everyone – Learn “peaceful increase strength, balance, and flexibility, enhance abiding” meditation a foundational meditation physical abilities and talents, and improve brain practice that first time meditators to experienced function. 5:30-6:30 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West practitioners can learn and benefit from. The practice does not require any belief system or religious LV, Register 610-395-3355 affiliation. Become friends with our own minds. $16 or 8ses/$99. 2nd Sundays, 4pm. The Yoga Loft WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Free Intro to Tai Chi – A discipline that integrates 521 E. 4th St. (3rd Fl.) Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 mind, body, and spirit as you practice a series of THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 slow moving martial arts exercisescalled “forms”. Tai Chi increases overall strength, and promotes Stress Relief & Wellness with Effortless calm and harmony by improving the flow of energy Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. You may not in the body. 10am. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. feel how stressed you are until you have released the stress. 70 to 90% of illness is linked to stress, so Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 be proactive to experience better health! 7:30-9:00 pm, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Whole Foods/Plant Based Nutrition/Cooking 610.395.3355 Immersion (4 week series) – Michelle Trent. Change your eating habits & change your life! Learn how to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 transition into a plant-based diet with lectures, Q&A, Open Practice – A self-guided class you will be cooking demos & tasting. Focus on whole foods, encouraged to develop an independent practice clean eating & nutrient density. 6-7:30 pm, $120, while being supported by the teacher’s one-on-one Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 instruction. Develop your own sequences, and learn FREE: Does Your Walk Cause Pain? Lecture helpful tips to prepare the body for poses you want & Demonstration – Betsy Wetzig, Movement to achieve, or ways to develop an effective modified Researcher. Make healthy walking a true wellness practice. $20 or use class card. 4pm. The Yoga Loft tool: prevent and reverse joint and muscle pain, 521 E. 4th St. (3rd Fl.) Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 increase strength, balance, and flexibility, enhance physical abilities and talents, and improve brain SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 function. 6-7 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, 22nd Fall Spiritual Holistic Expo – 170 Vendors. Alternative healing, Chiropractic, Reiki, Massage, Register 610-395-3355 Energy Workers, Native American Shamans, Celtic SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Shamans and Spiritual advisors of every tradition. Reiki 1st Degree Traditional Usui Certification – Free professional speakers. 10am-6pm. $8. Agri-plex Learn how to use in daily life--self-healing, others, Center, 1725 Chew Street, Allentown. 610-791-2641. business, pets. Includes intro to chakras, auras Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga – Say goodbye to and how to affect physical, mental, emotional and summer in style by getting one last outdoor SUP spiritual layers. Includes attunement, manual, book yoga session in before fall weather hits and we hang and certificate. 10-4pm, $125. Info/registration call up our bathing suits and beach towels until next Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem. year. All levels. Salute the sun, challenge your fears, Is Pain Your Walking Partner? Workshop – Betsy and give thanks for a beautiful summer. 2pm. $85. Wetzig. Walk correctly and your pain partner may 610.867.9642 to reserve.

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What’s Next? 9/6, 9 am – 2 pm Consider life changes as opportunities for redirecting your life. Step beyond limiting self-identities and bring explore possibilities for new ways of being. $65. Tai Chi Chuan. 9/ 8, every Mondays: 7 pm – 8:15 pm Connect to your body with Ancient Movement Practices for overall health! $15. Whole Body Awareness: 8-week course, begins 9/10, Weds, 9 am – 10 am Relieve stress, increase circulation, enhance the natural flow of energies, improve your whole body health. $80/ course. Meditation Skills, Practice: 8-week course, begins 9/10. Weds, 10:30 am – 11:30 am) Techniques to create and maintain a personal meditation practice. $80/course. The Examined Life: Sept 10, 30, Oct 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (3-session workshop) You are not your career, nor your illness. Explore aspects of a hidden word. Learn practices to discover who you really are. One session: $25. Three sessions: $60. Yoga for Cardio Wellbeing, 8-week course, begins Sept 12, Fri, 9:30 am - 10:30 am Designed to increase lung capacity and open the heart. Ease tension and allow energy to flow. $80/course. Highly Sensitive People, INTRO: Sept 17, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Monthly Support: third Weds, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Are you a highly sensitive person? Learn to understand the character of an HSP, and embrace sensitivity. $20. Mastering Love for Yourself! Sept 20, 9am -2pm Knowing how to love yourself is essential to have a full life experience. Learn to attract love into your life. $57. New Beginnings: (2-session course): Oct 2, 9. 10 am – 1 pm Uncomfortable life situations are signals that something needs to change. Be pro-active in shaping your life. One session: $45. Two sessions: $75. Men’s Group: Begins Sept 9: (2nd and 4th Tuesdays) 6:30 pm - 8 pm Who are we as men in today’s society? This group offers a time for men to openly discuss. $10 Reiki Share: October 1, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Receive healing energies, and connect with community. Donation. Reiki Certification: Reiki I, Dec 13. Reiki II Oct 4. Reiki III: Oct 11, 12. (8 CEs available.) Finding a Meditation Practice: Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Meditation is not a One-Size-Fits-All. Learn basics of meditation and experience different styles to find what works best. $20/session or $75/series. Break Through to the True You! RETREAT: Oct 24, 7 pm – 9 pm. Oct 25, 26: 9 am - 6 pm Gain a clearer vision of who you are at your core. Let go of: stress, negativity, painful past. $397. Register by Oct 1: $347. Personal/Group Retreats: Oct 5, 18, 19, 21, Dec 2, 6, 7.

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savethedate REIKI FROM IT’S BIRTHPLACE September 26-28 Jikiden Reiki Shoden (Reiki I) and Okuden (Reiki II) trainings. 1 of 5 training centers for Jikiden Reiki® in the U.S. Jikiden sessions focus on detoxification of the body & shifting long standing, unwanted habits. Courses taught locally and nationally. Half-price for first sessions. Reiki with no western ties. Accredited by Jikiden Reiki Institute, Kyoto, Japan. The Kindling Wellness Center, 840 Walnut, Catasauqua. To register: IntheHeartofReikiLV@gmail.com, www. classicalreikipa.com. 484-686-7388.

savethedate FOURTH ANNUAL MID-ATLANTIC WOMEN’S HERBAL CONFERENCE October 4 and 5, 2014 This year Rosemary Gladstar, “Sage and Thyme” writer is our keynote speaker. Join us for a special weekend honoring the age-old wisdom of herbal and natural medicines. Learn more about using, identifying, preparing and growing herbs for yourself, for your family. Connect with likespirited women, laugh, sing, dance and be inspired by great teachers. Stretch your mind, enjoy the outdoors, camp and rejuvenate. For more details and to register early, please visit our website at www.redearthfarm.org/whc or call 610-683-9363.

Stress Relief & Wellness with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. You may not feel how stressed you are until you have released the stress. 70 to 90% of illness is linked to stress, so be proactive to experience better health! 9:00-10:30 am, $20, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 What is Raja Yoga? An In-Depth Study of the Yoga Sutras -- Take a deeper look at the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Understand the teachings of the yoga Masters and practice what they left behind for us! 9/20 & 9/21. 14 CEU’s, $200, $220 at door. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 22nd Fall Spiritual Holistic Expo – 170 Vendors. Alternative healing, Chiropractic, Reiki, Massage, Energy Workers, Native American Shamans, Celtic Shamans and Spiritual advisors of every tradition. Free professional speakers. 10am-6pm. $8. Agri-plex Center, 1725 Chew Street, Allentown. 610-791-2641. Hands-On Assists – A workshop designed for teachers gives you the tools that you need to confidently provide Hands-on Assists for every level of practitioner. Fine tune your observation skills and your awareness of the key actions in all categories of asana with an emphasis on seated postures. $55. 2pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. (3rd Fl.) Bethlehem. 610.867.9642. Mindful Breathing Practice – Designed to help you develop a deeper understanding and awareness of your breath. Begins with a gentle practice followed by an exploration of different breathing techniques designed for balancing the nervous system and overall wellness. $20. Sundays 4pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. Bethlehem. 610-867-9642

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 FREE: Yoga: Restoratives & Pranayama − Diana Erney. − This introductory Iyengar yoga class will explore deep relaxation through supported restorative poses and gentle breath work. Suitable for all levels, although some familiarity with yoga will be helpful. 7-8 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Energetic Clearing and Protection Workshop – Learn awareness of various energies. Tools to clear yourself and environment. Build energetic shield. How to be in unpleasant environments and not be adversely affected. What types of people are preyed upon energetically and how to avoid it. 6-9 pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-4280589, Bethlehem.

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FREE: Structural Integration, Demo & Consultation – Andrei Kazlouski. This Rolf Method of Structural Integration releases restrictions while realigning and balancing the whole body. It can help resolve pain and discomfort from many causes, including trauma, illness, repetitive motion injury, and aging. 7pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 FREE: Heart Attack Prevention Demo – Tom Wachtmann, D.C. Learn from a non-invasive, FDA approved cardiovascular assessment device, the condition of a person’s heart, vascular system, stress level, autonomic nervous system and how results are interpreted and reviewed for corrective measures. 6:30-7 pm, (15 min. appts. follow) Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Call 610-395-3355 Cardiovascular Assessments – Tom Wachtmann, D.C. Learn, from a non-invasive, FDA approved cardiovascular assessment, the condition of your heart, vascular system, stress level, and autonomic nervous system. Dr. Wachtmann will interpret and review the results with you. 15-min. appointments start at 7 pm, $50, couple $75. Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Call 610-395-3355 FREE: Stress Relief & Heart Health with Effortless Meditation™ − Greg Schweitzer. Stress is a major risk factor in cardiovascular disease. EM is a self-care practice that saves and enriches lives. Greg Schweitzer worked with Deepak Chopra, M.D. and has been teaching meditation for over 35 years. 7:30-9:00 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 FREE: Freedom to Care: When caring for others takes a toll − Meg Deak. Caregivers often forget about their own needs. Let’s look at ways to assure we care for ourselves, too. 5:306:15 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355

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Channeling with the Little One, Sheryl Blumenthal -- Sheryl Blumenthal channels heartfelt messages from the heavens that will heal you heart and take you to a deeper understanding and love of the world. $40, 7-9pm, Call 484-515-8356, Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. Pilates Tension Release – Foam Roller Workout is a dynamic class to achieve success in accessing and strengthening the abdominal wall. We will also use the roller to open the fascia, a seamless web of connective tissue covering muscles, bones and organs. You will finish feeling longer, in balance. $65 or $25without roller. 2pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St. (3rd Fl.) Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

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ChildLight’s Children’s Yoga Teacher Training is an incredibly fun, interactive and educational experience! This comprehensive kids’ yoga teacher training program is designed to provide yoga practitioners with the tools and knowledge needed to share the gifts of yoga with children ages 2-12. Provides you with the information and inspiration necessary to begin teaching immediately. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. 610-867-9642 The Oral Cancer Awareness Walk – At the Bethlehem Township Municipal Park, 2900 Farmersville Rd. 9:30am-noon. For $25 you get breakfast, lunch, goodie bag, t-shirt, friendship, inspiration, exercise and a free oral cancer screening! Join us: http://donate.oralcancer.org/event/ lehighvalley2014, More information: Eva Grayzel 610-258-3763.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Comprehensive Chakra Workshop – Learn what chakras are, areas of life affected and represented by each, signs of an unhealthy chakra, colors and aromatherapy to use for healing and strengthening each chakra, tones, tools and meditations to clear and heal your chakras and much more! 11-2 pm, $45. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem. Relax Deeply – Restorative yoga using supported yoga postures, breath work and more, this popular monthly class is a great way to release tension and stress from daily life. $20. 4pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Freedom to Care: When Caring for Others Takes a Toll, Workshop – Meg Deak. Learn to use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and other tools to keep a healthy balance in caring for yourself while caring for others. $20, 6:30-8 pm, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Reiki 2nd Degree Traditional Usui Certification – Learn 3 powerful symbols for intensifying treatments, distance healing, protocol for habit/

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Yoga is an ancient science of self-transformation and meditation. Experiences Raja Yoga Instructor, Christi A. Rutkowski, E-R.Y.T., and her staff at Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, RYS will help you feel comfortable to practice and teach all aspects of yoga, including breath work, cleansing, relaxation, meditations and postures! Participate in 5 weekend workshops, 9 Sunday Modules and 40 weekly classes to help transform your life into the life you always dreamed of! Email quietheartyoga@ hotmail.com or call 484-515-8356 to inquire.

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. Offering shorter, more convenient appointment times, as well as more affordable sessions. Reservations a must to insure we have sufficient practitioners. For more information or to make an appointment for a 25 minute session: call 610-393-2036. Please leave messages with phone number and name or email to reikifans@gmail. com. A minimum donation of $5 is suggested.

addiction clearing, healing the past and future, empowering and programming objects including crystals and calendar events. Includes 3 attunements, manual and certificate. 10-4pm, $150. Call Andrea Brock at 610-428-0589, Bethlehem.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Healthy Aging Seminar – A lively discussion of the problems of aging including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and lack of energy. The causes are not what you have been led to believe. Chelation therapy will be fully explained. 6:30pm. RSVP 610-682-2104. Maulfair Medical, 2970 Corporate Court Orefield.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 AcroYoga Playshop -- Embody joy and curiosity as we explore partner-supported conditioning basic acrobatics and partner flying! Yoga experience helpful, partner not needed. $35, $40 after 9/30, Discounts for teachers and CEU’s, Call 484-5158356, Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Partner Yoga – Join Brian Toseland and Deanna Nagle for an afternoon of divine play with your partner. We will begin by connecting to each other through breathing and meditation, recognizing the divine in our partner and ourselves. We’ll progress to heart opening partner yoga to flow, stretch, breathe, release stress, and laugh! Cost per couple: $35. 1pm. The Yoga Loft 521 E. 4th St., Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

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HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER & HOLISTIC NUTRITION COUNSELOR Wednesday, September 10, 6pm Level 1 Anatomy and Physiology HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER Sunday, September 14, 9am Part 1 Detox & Pathology HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER & HOLISTIC NUTRITION COUNSELOR Wednesday, September 24, 6pm Level 2 Anatomy and Physiology RNs, LPNs, LMTs – Earn CEUs. Prices Vary. Complete programs with rolling admissions ongoing. Call 570-283-0111 or visit ThriveWelnessKingston.com for more details. 647 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA.

savethedate FREE CLASS WEEK Tuesday - Sunday September 1st-7th Try any or all of our classes, meet our teachers, enjoy healthy activities with kind, accepting people. No commitment necessary. Discounts available for fall session! Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 www.quietheartyoga.com

savethedate A NATURAL HEALTH FORUM CROHN’s DISEASE Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 16, 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 50 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 with RSVP. Held at A Natural Medicine Clinic, 2571 Baglyos Circle, Suite B-27, Bethlehem. Call 484-821-1460 for a reservation.

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ongoingevents daily 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.

sunday Raja (Classical) Yoga - Each class will offer philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 10-11:30am, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484515-8356 Vegan Sunday Brunch – With live music. 10am3pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Sunday Services – Metaphysical and nondenominational. Rev. Lloyd Moll, Pastor - Unique Sunday services 10:30am. All welcome! St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington St Allentown. 610-776-7211 Yoga/Level 1&2 – Pick up the pace from the Level 1 classes and begin intermediate poses. Learn how to safely practice deeper variations of the poses. 10:30am Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642

monday Tai Chi - Hunyuan Tai Chi eliminates jumping, stamping, low stance and explosive movements while retaining the characteristic spiraling movement (silk-reeling) to nurture and coordinate our whole body. 4:30pm. $11/$13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 11am-12:30pm & 6:30-8pm, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown, 484-515-8356. Prevent & Overcome Injuries – Carol Siddiqi. Gentle Feldenkrais® lessons allow you to observe how you move and unnecessary tension. Improve your overall coordination. Learn these simple movements to prevent and overcome injuries. 5:45pm, $88/8cl, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610-395-3355 Yoga, Beginner-Intermediate – Carol Siddiqi. Helps you perform daily activities pain free and with greater ease by developing deeper self-awareness using the basics of Kripalu Yoga combined with gentle Feldenkrais®, 7pm, $88/8cl. Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Yoga/Gentle & Level 1 – Work at a slower pace to build strength and flexibility. A great place to start if you are new to yoga, or have not been physically active in a while. Restorative postures and breath work for healing and relaxation. 6pm. Yoga Loft,

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521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Yogafit® - a flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313. 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.

tuesday Better Parent/Child Connection - Enjoy a deeper connection with your child when you have fun wiggling, giggling, moving, and dancing with colorful props in a creative way! Children 4-7, 9:30am, parent/child $15, add.child $5, Pvt sessions available. Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Pain Relief Movement Training – The simple, easy exercises of Coordination Pattern™ Training can help you release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, and neck while improving the way you function, both physically and mentally. 7–8 pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Curvy Yoga - Body positive yoga for people of all shapes and sizes. Empowers people of all shapes and sizes to embrace their current lives and bodies through yoga. No experience necessary! 5:306:45pm, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 Kundalini Yoga - A science of the mind and body utilizing: pranayam (breath exercises), kriyas (posture sets), and meditation. 5-6:30pm, $11 in advance or $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 Bellydance – With Carmen Garrison. Explore Egyptian and Near East movements, music, and culture with emphasis placed on proper posture, hip articulations, and body isolations. 6:45-7:45pm. $88/8 wks starting 9/9/14. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 Vegan Pizza Night – 6-9pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Kevin Roth. All levels of experience welcome. 10am. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405. Encore – Cancer Support and Exercise Program. All female cancers may become part of this group. This national YWCA program has been in existence over 30 years at the Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313. New Warrior Training Adventure – Sponsored by The ManKind Project. The training adventure provides men an opportunity for focused self examination and personal growth. A local MKP men’s group meets in the Lehigh Valley every other Tuesday. For more info call 866-820-1691 or visit MKP.org.

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MAREA Meeting – Monthly meetings of the MidAtlantic Renewable Energy Association held the last Tuesday of the month. Open to the public and free. Held at TEK Park in Breinigsville at 7pm. Get involved with promoting green energy. Visit www. themarea.org for more information. Community Reiki Clinic – Collaborating practitioners serve all who want to experience the healing benefits of Reiki. 1st Tuesday of every month. Sessions are 20 minutes each. 6-8:30pm. RSVP required to 610-739-4201. Church of the Manger, 1401 Greenview Drive, Bethlehem. Near Westgate Mall

wednesday Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 10am, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 Family Yoga - Make animal sounds, sing songs, find balance and coordination! Kids ages 0-7. 4:455:30pm, $11/ $13 walk-in for 2 people, $5 extra per person. Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Self-Discovery thru Movement – A fun class for physical release, stress reduction, and connection to “self.” Learn the 10 basic rhythms and movement patterns we all use in our daily life while exploring yours. 10am, $115/6 wks or $20/cl. Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Emmaus Community Reiki Clinic – Stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. 2nd Wednesday every month, 6pm. 25 minute session for a minimum donation of $5. Reservations a must. Call 610-393-2036 leave message with phone number or email reikifans@ gmail.com. Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 11am. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Sharon Chapman. All levels of experience welcome. 5pm. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405. Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Laura Gross. All levels of experience welcome. 7pm. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405. Yogafit® - a flow yoga class for strength, posture, flexibility and balance. Emphasis is placed on awareness, breath and balance of the nervous system. Open to all levels. 6:15-7:15pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St. Allentown. Call 610-434-9333 Ext. 313. Silver Sneakers Yoga & Yogafit Seniors® - a style of yoga for active older adults, which includes a variety of safe yoga postures using a chair for support. Improve flexibility, strength, posture, balance and breath. 1:30-2:30pm, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown, 610434-9333 Ext. 313.

Yoga Morning - Yoga postures to improve overall health including strength, flexibility, balance and better posture. Hold postures longer for relaxed muscles and rejuvenation. Open to all levels. 9:1510:15am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown 610-434-9333 Ext. 313. Easton/Bethlehem Area Lyme Support Group – Meets the 1st Wednesday of month to discuss and answer questions. 7pm. Country Meadows, 4035 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem. Open to public. Contact Heidi at 610-882-2253. Spiritual Healing and Meditation – 7 PM - 9 PM 1st Wednesday of each month. Weather permitting. Everyone is welcome. St. John’s Church of Faith, 607 Washington Street Allentown 610-791-2641

thursday Pain Relief Movement Training – The simple, easy exercises of Coordination Pattern™ Training can help you release chronic pain and stress of knees, hips, back, and neck while improving the way you function, both physically and mentally. 7pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, West LV, Register 610.395.3355 Iyengar Yoga, Levels 1–2 – Diana Erney. Builds upon preliminary poses with an emphasis on body alignment in order to develop strength, balance, and flexibility. Props assist students as they go deeper into each pose. 7pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Raja (Classical) Yoga - Each class will offer philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 9-10:30am, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356 Tai Chi - Hunyuan Tai Chi eliminates jumping, stamping, low stance and explosive movements while retaining the characteristic spiraling movement (silk-reeling) to nurture and coordinate our whole body. 4:30-5:30pm, $11/$13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Family Herbalist Classes – Focusing on medicinal uses of plants that can be found growing in our area or herbs that can be easily grown. $88/ 8 weeks plus $5 per class materials fee. Quiet Heart Yoga, Fitness & Holistic Health, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Bellydance With Veils – Learn how to manipulate the veil with simple traveling steps and basic arm paths to create beautiful alignments, serpentine movements, undulations, and shimmies. 7:158:15pm. $88/8 wks starting 9/11/14. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-5158356. Aromatherapy Circle - Join Barbara Fenton and learn more about aromatherapy and essential oils. Lecture, meditation, and essential oil sample each month. Meets the last Thursday of each month. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Emmaus. 610-393-2036 Student Massage Sessions – 50-55 minute supervised massages done by students. $30. 2-9pm by appointment. Health Options Institute, 1926 2nd Street, Bethlehem. 610-419-3535. Monthly Peace Vigil – 2nd Thursday of every month, 4pm at the south approach to the Hill-to-Hill Bridge, 3rd & Wyandotte Streets, Bethlehem. Contact Vince 610-216-8103, or Tom 610-882-1136 for info.

Tai Chi – Improve strength and promote calm and harmony by improving energy flow. 6:30-7:45pm. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem Stress Relief Coaching Group – Join others in a group setting to manage stress with multiple holistic approaches. 9:15am or 5:15pm. $25 session. Creative Holistic Therapy, 3037 S. Pike Avenue (Rte 145) #105, Allentown. 610-282-0709 to register. 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. 610-253-0940. Qigong & Tai Chi – Qigong uses deep breathing and gentle movements to strengthen and circulate the life energy. Tai Chi helps prevent falls and improves balance. Focus is placed coordination and relaxation. Open to all levels. 10:30am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S.15th St., Allentown, 610434-9333 x 313. Community Exchange Time Bank - When neighbors exchange services everyone benefits. Group Orientations held on the 1st Wednesday of each month 6pm. Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenburg Campus, RT22 and Shoenersville Rd, Bethlehem. 610-969-2486 for more info. Mat Pilates – With certified Pilates instructor Paola Montes. 5:30pm. $15. Please call to reserve your space. 610.867.9642. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. Yoga/Level 1 – With Megan Ridge. Learn correct alignment and breathing in fundamental yoga postures. 9:45-11:00am. $15. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow with Kevin Roth. All levels of experience welcome. 10am. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405.

friday Beginner’s Yoga – Bonita Cassel. Attention to alignment and self love make this class a perfect one for those beginning or challenged with limitations. 10-11 am, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610-395-3355 Beginniner – Intermediate Yoga – Carol Siddiqi. Receive the benefits of yoga along with the Feldenkrais awareness for greater ease and relief of pain.11:30am-12:30pm, $88/8 classes, Twin Ponds Center, W Lehigh Valley, Register 610395-3355 Raja (Classical) Yoga - Each class will offer philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 11am-12:30pm, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Curvy Yoga - Body positive yoga for people of all shapes and sizes. Empowers people of all shapes and sizes to embrace their current lives and bodies through yoga. No experience necessary! 5:30-6:45pm, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Vegan Tapas Dinner – 5-10pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405

Yoga Flow/Level 1&2 – Learn how to safely align their flow and practice deeper variations of the poses they learned in Level 1. For those with some Level 1 experience and are looking for more. 9:30am. Yoga Loft, 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Yoga for All – With Scott. Come together to celebrate life and to feel good. All levels and ages welcome. Donation. 5-6pm at Kim’s Healing Center, 1223 Butler St., Easton. 610-559-7280 Ballet Fit – a new program emphasizing basic danced-based exercises, which will help strengthen legs, arms, back, and core. Open to all levels. 9:15-10:15am, Allentown YMCA & YWCA, 425 S. 15th St., Allentown, 610-434-9333 Ext. 313

saturday Raja (Classical) Yoga - Offers philosophy, postures, breathing techniques, cleansing practices, relaxations and specific meditations. Handouts are included. No experience necessary! 9-10:30am, $11/ $13 walk-in. Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Free to Be Me – Yoga for Adults with cognitive disabilities. Coordination, flexibility and strength with stress-relief and emotional management. 10:45am-12pm, Free to one adult and 1 friend, Quiet Heart Yoga, 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown. 484-515-8356. Vegan Tapas Dinner – 5-10pm. Shankara Vegan Restaurant and Organic Juice Bar. 201 east 3rd Street, Bethlehem. 484.330.6405 Here Yoga – Hatha Vinyasa Flow. All levels of experience welcome. Noon. Come check out our new studio. Upper level Shankara vegan restaurant, 201 East Third Street, Bethlehem, 484-330-6405. Yoga/Align & Refine – In this class you will pay detailed attention to your posture and alignment in your yoga poses working towards creating a strong, flexible and well balanced body.10am. Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 East 4th St, Bethlehem. 610.867.9642 Adult Autism Support Group – By & for those on the spectrum to discuss their concerns and strategies for success. $5. 1st Saturday monthly. 11am-12:30. 520 East Broad St. #106, Bethlehem. Free parking and ADA Accessible. Call Gailelaine 610-216-4319 for info and register. Adult Autism Caregivers Support Group – Positive discussion for coping and support. Nontherapeutic, no affiliations, or product endorsement. Professional facilitated. No special need visitors, please. $10. 2nd Saturday of month 3pm. 520 East Broad St. #106, Bethlehem. Call Gailelaine 610216-4319 to register. Adult/Children With Pain Caregivers Support Group – Positive discussion for coping and support. Non-therapeutic, no affiliations, or product endorsement. Professional facilitated. No special need visitors, please. $10. 1st Saturday of month 3pm. 520 East Broad St. #106, Bethlehem. Call Gailelaine 610-216-4319 to register. Gamblers Anonymous Meeting – If you have a gambling problem please join us every Saturday morning from 11am at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem in the Education Center. Rm 111. For more info call 215-872-5635.

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communityresourceguide 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 lvpublisher@naturalawakeningsmag.com to request our media kit. ACUPUNCTURE BALANCED ACUPUNCTURE Heather Shoup, L.Ac. 2299 Brodhead Rd., Suite A Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-393-7589 www.balancedacupuncture.net

Living Arts Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Lisa Baas 2358 Sunshine Rd Allentown, PA 18103 610-841-9300 Lic. # OM 000054 livingartsmedicine.com

Board certified and licensed Acupuncturist, Dietary and Lifestyle counseling, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs, Laser Acupuncture, Magnetic therapy (A.R.T.) Autonomic ResponseTesting for Detox and more. 20 years of holistic healing. See ad, page 26.

A patient centered wellness community, where treatment is individually tailored. Heather promotes health and wellness by creating balance in the body. Acupuncture specializing in anxiety, depression, digestive, and cancer support.

LIVEWELL INTEGRATED HEALTH LLC

CLASSICAL 5 ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

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

The Pulse Reveals the Treatment. Relieve the pain and suffering whether mental, emotional, or physical by determining and treating the causative factor. Maintain the improvement with seasonal treatments. Worsley trained practitioner with 30 years clinical/diagnostic experience. Offering cancer treatment support. Helping you along the journey. Licensed in PA, Nationally certified..

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.

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 42.

ACUPUNCTURE – COMMUNITY STYLE EASTMAN ACUPUNCTURE

Laura Eastman, MS, MAc, LAc 1617 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 484-619-3882 eastman-acupuncture.com

Traditional acupuncture practiced in an open setting. Effective for treating acute sprains/strains, pain (chronic, arthritis, low back), headaches (including migraines), allergies, depression, digestive issues, support for lifestyle changes, infertility, PMS, anxiety, stress and much more. Personalized treatments for your physical, mental and emotional health delivered at a flat rate of $20. M 12-5:30, Tu 8-1, Th 1:30-6:30, F 8-1, Sa 8-12

Always remember that you are absolutely unique — just like everyone else. ~Margaret Mead 56

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AROMATHERAPY YOUNG LIVING ESSENTIAL OILS

Marilyn York, Independent Distributor # 489656 1-877-436-2299, ext. 2 MarilynYork.VibrantScents.com

Young Living has specialized in growing, distilling, and selling t h e r a p e u t i c - g r a d e , o rg a n i c Essential Oils for 20 years. Over 130 therapeutic-grade essential oils, and essential-oil enhanced nutritional supplements & products. Visit my website for details. Income opportunities option is also available.

BODYWORK MARIE RUXTON THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Marie Ruxton CMT, CN 628 Chestnut St., 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 16.

ROOTS OF VITALITY

Kelly Kark, LMT 2591 Baglyos Circle C-44 Bethlehem Pa 18020 484-554-7530 • www.rootsofvitality.com

Licensed massage therapist with over 12 years experience in the medical field. Offering Medical Massage, Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue Massage and Powerstrips FDA approved pain device. Specializing in pain relief, injury recovery, mobility and over all wellness. Insurance accepted. Handicap accessible. Don’t just feel good for a day, feel good for a lifetime. See ad page 16.

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

LYNCH CHIROPRACTIC Christine Lynch 113 E, Broad St, Bethlehem 510 Chestnut St, Emmaus 610-966-3335 LynchChiro.com

Dr. Lynch has been practicing for 24 years. She loves getting patients out of pain fast, and without drugs or surgery. Chiropractic care restores health and prevents injury by improving the structural integrity of the body, primarily the spine. Specializing in reliving low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, stiff neck, headaches, TMJ, asthma, carpal tunnel and more. See ad page 37.

COACHING - CAREER CAREER WELLNESS PARTNERS

Barbara Berger, CPC, CCC Allentown, PA 484-862-9523 Barbara@CareerWellnessPartners.com CareerWellnessPartners.com

When work and true self aren’t aligned, it affects our integral wellness. I provide Career Coaching to help align who you are with what you do or how you do it. Specializing in women in transition, midcareer professionals and college students.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY NEW LEAF WELLNESS CENTER 21 Main Street Clinton, NJ 08809 908-333-4146 NewLeafWellness.com

Offering colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, wellness coaching and other services to cleanse, maintain and restore health. Colonics are a hygienic and safe method of removing toxins, can boost your immune system, restore proper ph in the body and restore regular bowel movement.

COUNSELING – HOLISTIC Gail-Elaine Tinker, M.S., R.M.

520 E. Broad Street #106 Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-216-4319 ge@tinkerpsychotherapy.com www.tinkerpsychotherapy.com

Get results for your depression, anxiety, fear, insomnia, trauma, chronic pain, and family issues (including adult autism). In private practice for 8+ years, from serious diagnosis to ‘getting life on track’ via coaching, your unique needs are attended warmly, professionally, confidentially, and respectfully. Talk Therapy, Relaxation, Reiki, Art, and natural modes empower YOU. Call for free consultation.

SMART SOLUTIONS AND CREATIVE HOLISTIC THERAPY

Rev. Lyn S. Felix, MSW, LCSW, CHT, RM 3037 S. Pike Ave. #105 Allentown, PA 18103 610-282-0709 www.creativeholistictherapy.com

A holistic counselor and coach, using hypnotherapy, chakra energy clearing, Reiki, mindfulness & more to help you shift from limited, fear-based thinking, believing, and behaving patterns into living from your magnificent essence. Experience joy as you resonate with higher vibrational frequencies in all aspects of your life.

TMD COUNSELING

Georgine Y. Miller, Ph.D, LPC 10 S. 13th St., 2nd fl. Allentown, PA 18103 610-740-3031 www.georginemillertherapy.com

Struggling with losses or challenges in your life? Want to change but you feel blocked? We can work together to overcome the obstacles holding you back. Over 30 years experience specializing in grief, loss, change, anxiety, depression, and creative blocks. Individualized treatment using combinations of guided imagery, breath work, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Evening and weekend times available. Initial consultations are offered for $20.

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ESTHETICS/NATURAL SKIN CARE BELLEZZA SALON AND SPA Denise Allen 2000 Oxford Drive Allentown, PA 18103 610-797-1750

First timers to celebrities trust Denise’s expertise for natural skin care and facials that go beyond the surface. Let her help you with all of your skin issues. Offering BioElements botanical skin products, Nufree non-wax hair removal systems, rejuvenating body wraps. ear candling, 20% off first time clients. See ad page 21.

ENERGETIC HEALING

HAIR RESTORATION – NATURAL Lehigh Valley Institute of Regenerative Medicine

AROMA FOR YOUR HEALTH

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Empowering you on your journey to wellness and vitality. Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Aromatherapist, and Certified Wellness Consultant specializing in aromatherapy and wellness consultations for women. Guiding, teaching, and supporting clients to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. By Appointment only. Join my Aromatherapy Club to learn more about aromatherapy.

Mikhail Artamonov, MD 1004 Van Buren Rd. Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460

We offer a cutting-edge therapy to grow your own hair without surgery or medication. Platelet Rich Plasma from the patient’s own blood stimulates the growth of blood vessels in the scalp, enhancing and creating new hair follicles. This procedure reverses hair miniaturization and pattern baldness with a safe, natural and simple procedure. See ad page 20.

HEALTH COACH

ANDREA BROCK HEALING

Andrea Brock, Certified Spiritual Healer 199 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-428-0589 AndreaBrockHealing.org

Customized healings/programs for living your authentic and inspired best life. Quantum Healing Hypnosis, Past Life Regressions, Soul Retrievals, Reiki, Crystal, Sound, Shamanic Healing, Access Bars, Energetic Facelifts, Readings, Lifestyle Advisor, Space Clearing, Workshops, Ceremonies, Weddings, Corporate Consulting. Available 24/7.

GREEN CEMETERY

GREEN MEADOWS at FOUNTAIN HILL CEMETERY 1121 Graham Street Fountain Hill, PA 18015 610-868-4840 www.GreenMeadowPA.org

The only green cemetery in the Lehigh Valley. A cemetery of wildflowers and grasses native to Pennsylvania. Return to the natural cycle of life to nourish the soil, green the meadow and live on. Nondenominational. Non-profit. Speakers available to visit organizations. See ad page 22.

FUNERAL SERVICES

NICOS C. ELIAS FUNERAL HOME, INC

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 home-based funerals

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Health & Wellness Nurse Navigators, LLC Kathleen DeVaul, MSN, RN, CHC 420 Hamsher Avenue Topton, PA 19562 484-661-6786 healing@pathwaysholistic.com www.hwnursenavigators.com

Offering integrative health coaching services that are individualized to meet your needs and goals. Find out how to lose weight safely, increase your energy, and live an abundant life. Specializing in preventing and managing chronic diseases, gluten sensitivity and gluten allergy. Let us help you navigate your path towards wellness today. Please call for your free initial health consultation!

Pathways Holistic Center 4833 Chestnut Street Emmaus, PA 18049 610-966-7001 healing@pathwaysholistic.com www.pathwaysholistic.com

Celebrate YOUR life. Holistic Nursing, Life Coaching - All levels. Massage, Raindrop Therapy, Body Ecology Specialist. Gut health specialist, Lifeline program. Never duplicated Nutritional Meals, fresh green drinks, wheatgrass, sprouts and more, Journey Within with LIFE & SOULutions. Feel safe to feel and express your emotions. Design your own package.

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Elizabeth Sanchez Certified Business & Lifestyle Coach 44 E. Broad St. Suite 120 Bethlehem PA 18018 610.417.0665

Empowering you to live on Purpose with Passion. Are you ready to achieve a healthier lifestyle, happier relationships and gain confidence to clearly identifying the path to your true potential? Change your thoughts and take action on creating a life that you love. Call to set up your FREE 15 minute Discovery Session to find out what is best for you and your personal growth. Private Sessions & Group workshops available.

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Camilla V. Bullman, HHP 755 Memorial Pkwy Ste 203 Phillipsburg NJ, 08865 908-763-3402 AromaForYourHealth.com

Barbara Fenton, H.H.P.

Reiki Master/Teacher – Aromatherapist Emmaus, PA 18049 610-393-2036 www.barbarafenton1.com

Offering Reiki, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Crystals, Wellness Classes and Retreats. Helping women find their inner balance and to empower them to become more active participants in their personal healing through a holistic approach to life. Barbara Fenton is also an independent Distributor of Young Living Essential oils. Visit www. youngliving.com/abiba to purchase or for income opportunity info.

QUIET HEART YOGA, FITNESS & HOLISTIC HEALTH

5531 Hamilton Blvd., Unit #7 Allentown (Lower Macungie), PA 18106, www.quietheartyoga.com quietheartyoga@hotmail.com 484-515-8356

Offering Holistic Family Counseling and Biofeedback, a variety of Massage modalities: Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Ayurvedic, Pre-Natal Massage, & Herbal Poultice, Reiki, Shiatsu, Pranic and Shamanic Healing, Past Life Regression, Crystal Healing, and more; we are dedicated to improving and balancing mental, spiritual and physical health. Join us for classes in Raja, Vinyasa & Kundalini Yoga, Bellydancing, Drumming, Chanting, Reiki, QiGong, Crystal Healing and Herbal classes to create movement and freedom in your spirit!

HYPNOTHERAPY OPTIONS HYPNOSIS

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Discover the POWER of your unconscious mind. With hypnosis, you CAN overcome stress, pain, depression, or fear. You CAN successfully manage your weight and quit smoking - whatever is keeping you from the life you want. We offer a variety of effective techniques. FREE consultation. See ad page 34.

MEDITATION & WELLNESS EFFORTLESS MEDITATION

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.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.

MOVEMENT THERAPY – FELDENKRAIS METHOD®

Carol Siddiqi FGNA, RYT

Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd, West Lehigh Valley 610-395-3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

The Feldenkrais Method reconnects the body to its natural movements, focusing on the relationship between motion and thought. It works with the nervous system, rather than muscles or bones, to improve everyday motion, such as walking, running, golfing, biking, yoga, posture, breathing, etc.

NATURAL DENTISTRY Cosmetic and Natural Dentistry

Ronak Balani, DDS 2600 Newburg Rd. Easton, PA 18045 610-252-1454 www.cndentistry.com

We begin with a holistic approach to enhance your physical health and eliminate any compromise to the immune system. All services we offer are mercury-free, mercury-safe and fluoridefree. We can enhance your smile with everything from routine dental care to whitening and full cosmetic makeovers in a warm, cozy and caring atmosphere. See ad page 21.

Northstar Dental Care Marwan Bassil, DMD, 430 Nazareth Pike, Suite 2A Nazareth, PA 18064 610.365.5000 MyNazarethDentist.com

Providing a full scope of general and cosmetic dentistry with expertise ranging from to inlays, onlays, root canals, crowns, bridges and clear braces. Dr. Bassil can correct a wide variety of so-called permanent cosmetic dental problems, and can literally redesign your smile. Mercury-Free and Fluoride-Free. See ad, page 13.

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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. Cold Laser Therapy for pain. The goal is to restore and/or maintain a healthy lifestyle.

PHILLIP GETSON, D.O.

Family Physician · Board Certified Thermologist Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville www.healththroughawareness.com www.tdinj.com (856) 596-5834

A board certified family physician for 35 years and co-founder of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ. An internationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD). An advocate for health and preventive medicine championing thermography as an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health.Certified by four Thermographic Boards. Outreach assessments available in PA. See ad page 22.

MJA HEALTHCARE NETWORK Mikhail Artamonov, MD PhD 1104 Van Buren Road, Suite 101 Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 MJAHealthcare.com

Combining Allopathic (Western) medicine, Oriental medicine and the newest medical technology to offer patients complete and personalized health care. Certified in Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Pain medicine, Independent Medical Examination and Addiction Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, Functional and Anti-Aging Medicine. 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 13.

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DALLAS WELLNESS CENTER, LLC Debra E Dallas, PhD, MIfHI, DCNT 4048 Freemansburg Avenue Easton, PA 18045 610-253-1977 dallaswellnesscenterllc.com

Dallas Wellness Center is a health oriented center that recognizes each person as an individual. We offer Iridology, Thermographic Imaging, Nutrigenomics and Nutrition, Hair Analysis, and Ion Cleansing. When people have been everywhere else and are still sick, they come visit us. See ad, page 32.

MAULFAIR MEDICAL CENTER Conrad Maulfair, D.O. 2970 Corporate Court, Suite 1 Orefield, PA 18069 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 25.

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Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann, DC Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center, LLC 628 Twin Ponds Road Breinigsville, PA 18031 610.395.3355 TwinPondsCenter.com

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Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann offers patient-individualized high quality Functional medicine using unique diagnostics, chiropractic care, customized clinical nutrition treatments for a wide variety of conditions. Discovering and treating the true cause of a problem is his specialty. See ad, page 12.

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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 overall 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 ads, page 14 & 24.

NATUROPATH AUTHENTIC EASTERN HEALTH LLC Ping Zhao ND, IIPA Certified Iridologist 3005 Brodhead Rd., Suite 100 Bethlehem 18020 610-866-9087 www.EasternHealth123.com

The Natural Way to Health. Using Iridology, Sclerology and Tongue Analysis to identify the parts of the body that may be in an overactive or underactive state, and where pain or inflammation is originating from. Promoting a healthy balance and prevention of disease using Herbal & Nutrition Consultation along with Therapeutic Acupressure and Tai Chi, Qigong exercise.

NATURAL HEALTH PROMOTION LLC Tina Stashko, N.D. PhD MIfHI Emmaus, Pa. 18049 610-965-8132 naturalhealthpromotion.net

Specializing in preventative healthcare, digestion and nutrient absorption, and thyroid and adrenal health. Modalities such as iridology, sclerology and biochemical balancing enable the development of your unique program for optimum health. These programs are easy to follow and incorporate into your daily life. Reach your full health potential! See ad, page 52.

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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 miniconsults! Call or email for information.

NUTRITION & EDUCATION WELLNESS SIMPLIFIED

Dian Freeman Morristown, NJ 973-267-4816 www.WellnessSimplified.com

Nutritionist Dian Freeman and staff nutritionists LuAnn Peters - Brenda Woodruff of Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown, NJ, offer private nutritional consultations, Applied Kinesiology and Ondamed biofeedback sessions. Dian also teaches classes and a nutritional certification course in preparation for the national Certified Nutritional Counselor (CNC) exam. Also, to address energetic and vibrational healing, a variety of crystal and energy healers are available by appointment and LuAnn mixes personalized formulas combining various Bach flower remedies. See ad, page 11.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION

Gale Maleskey, MS, RD, LDN Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center 628 Twin Ponds Rd., West Lehigh Valley 610.395.3355 www.twinpondscenter.com

Learn how to live a healthier life, recover from serious illness, lose weight, gain energy, and develop life-sustaining habits, using a coaching-based, integrative nutrition approach. Gale Maleskey is a registered dietitian, licensed Wellness Coach, and trained at Dr. Andrew Weil’s Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Call for a free 20-minute, get-acquainted chat.

THE JOYFUL ELEPHANT

Michelle M.L. Trent, NET, CPT Food Coach and Certified, Personal Trainer Bethlehem, PA 484.515.6603 JoyfulElephant.com

Providing food coaching, menu planning, and hands-on cooking demos. My training is in plantbased diets for weight loss and disease prevention and reversal as seen in the film Forks Over Knives. I support, motivate, and encourage you to reach your wellness goals. I help you to try new recipes and broaden your skill set so that you can feel confident in preparing healthy, tasty meals.

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NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING FOOD SENSITIVITY THERAPY Peggy Shannon NUTRITION

Peggy Shannon, MS, RD 484-623-4133 www.peggyshannon.com peggyashannon@gmail.com

Migraines, Fibromyalgia, Bloating and Digestive Tract problems: These all have symptoms caused by or worsened from food sensitivities. Targeted diet therapy can improve or eliminate these symptoms. Call for a free consultation. Peggy Shannon MS RD, Licensed Nutrition Therapist

PERSONAL TRAINER COURTNEY KREMPASKY Certified Personal Trainer Northampton, PA 610-462-5142

Take little steps for big changes! Get healthy and fit in a private setting without the intimidation of a gym. Specializing in women’s fitness. Personal training sessions that focus on you and only you. Let me help you achieve your health and fitness goals through one-on-one cardio and strength training. Contact me today to make an appointment or for group fitness schedules.

SEXUAL HEALTH THERAPY Alexandra T. Milspaw, PhD, LPC 623 West Union Blvd., Suite 1C Bethlehem, PA 18018 www.alexandramilspaw.com 484-894-1246

Counselor and educator specializing in sexuality, trauma, and chronic pain utilizing NLP and mindfulness-based approaches. Learn easy, quick techniques to move towards healing your life and relationships by reprograming your nervous system’s response to stress and pain. “Breathe. Believe. Be.” Anything is possible!

SPIRITUAL HEALING CLASSICAL REIKI PENNSYLVANIA

Paula Michal-Johnson, Ph.D. Classical Reiki Pennyslvania 484-686-7388 IntheHeartofReikiLV@gmail.com www.classicalreikipa.wordpress.com

Consultations & Reiki sessions to promote health, wellness and recovery from physical, emotional and spiritual trauma. Co-founder of The Pennsylvania Reiki Consortium and authorized teacher of the Jikiden Reiki Institute in Kyoto, Japan. Teaching Reiki nationally and locally. Reiki I, Shoden, Reiki II, Okuden, Reiki III, Shinpiden.

EXPERIENCE REIKI

Mary S. Howe, RN, BA, Reiki practitioner/teacher West Allentown, PA 610-821-4007 www.mhowe2.wix.com/experience-reiki mhowe@rcn.com

A holistic approach to assist in maintaining balance and harmony for yourself and others. Complement other self-care modalities with a Reiki session or class. Member of The Pennsylvania Reiki Consortium. Community education and services available. Studying and practicing Reiki for nearly a decade. Teaching International House of Reiki courses in the Lehigh Valley.

LEHIGH VALLEY REIKI

Tara Gallus, Reiki Practitioner & Teacher Bethlehem, PA 610.739.4201 www.lehighvalleyreiki.com

STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION ANDREI KAZLOUSKI

188 Shiloh Court, Whitehall 484.695.8265 www.si-rolfmethod.com

ROLF METHOD OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION - highly effective hands-on approach for improving posture, alleviating chronic pain, increasing energy level, and enhancing flexibility through restoring your body to its natural state of alignment. Enjoy moving freely again! Board Certified Structural Integrator CM and Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. See ad, page 43.

THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGING Liesha Getson, BCTT, HHC

Serving Bethlehem, Easton and Fogelsville www.healththroughawareness.com

Supporting you in living a fuller, 856-596-5834 more healthy, balanced life. Relax, A Board Certified Thermographrelieve stress, and improve your ic Technician has imaged thouoverall physical, emotional and sands of patients for many types spiritual wellness. Consultations, of health concern and administers private sessions, & Reiki classes. outreach thermogram assessCo-founder of The Pennsylvania ments in several eastern PA Reiki Consortium and ABMP Memcenters regularly. A Holistic ber. 15 years of experience. Trained Health Counselor and is a memin Western, Traditional, and Jikiden Reiki Practices. ber of the American Asso-ciation of Drugless Practitioners. A founding partner of MAE DAE MENTORING Health Through Awareness in Marlton, NJ, a coopMichelle Redden erative wellness center that provides a variety of West Allentown, PA alternative services to facilitate healthy living in601-600-0066 cluding nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, and biopuncture. Liesha. See ad, Maedaementoring@gmail.com Encouraging you to be the best page 22. “Me” that you can be using QuanVETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE tum Biofeedback, a cutting edge computerized technology that assesses and harmonizes an indi- Diane Gabriel-Fraynert VMD, CVA vidual’s energetic signature. Re- 3247 B Wimmer Rd.,, Bethlehem, PA 18020 duce stress to help reduce pain, 610-865-4348 sleep disturbances, allergies and www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com Dr. Gabriel-Fraynert is a veteriaddress emotional issues such as narian certified in medical acufear, anxiety, depression and anger. puncture for animals since 2005. She has been practicing SHUMEI Integrative Veterinary Medicine 361 E. Main Street using both conventional and Kutztown, PA 19530 holistic modalities, including 484-788-8328 Chinese and Western herbs, penn@shumei.org Homo-toxicology/Homeopathy, www.shumei.org and Nutraceuticals. Dr. GabrielJyorei was developed by Mo- Fraynert feels an integrative approach allows for kichi Okada in Japan in the greater breadth of treatment options for many unearly part of the twentieth cen- derlying and or/ pre-existing medical conditions. tury. It is a simple yet profound healing art in which spiritual VETERINARY CHIROPRACTIC Light is focused on others. One Jyorei session usually takes Kristen Fenstermacher VMD about ten minutes. No fee is 3247 B Wimmer Rd., requested for the session, although donations are Bethlehem, PA 18020 accepted. Hours: Mon, Thu and Fri 3pm-5pm; Sat 610-865-4348 1pm-3pm www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com Dr. Kristen Fenstermacher is a equine veterinarian certified in veterinary chiropractor by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association . She provides chiropractic services for cats and dogs at the Animal Therapy Center.

CANINE MASSAGE Vyolet Albano CMP, RM, CM

3247 B Wimmer Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-865-4348 www.AnimalTherapyCenter.com

Vyolet Albano is certified canine massage practitioner who completed her certification at the Integrated Touch Therapy School in Circleville, Ohio. Having an interest in non-invasive modalities for addressing animal pain, she is also a Master of Chi Energy, Reiki and Quantum Healing. Vyolet provides massage and reiki services for dogs and cats at the Animal Therapy Center.

VETERINARY PHYSICAL THERAPY Beth Kenny MPT, CCRP

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Beth is a physical therapist with 20 years experience, including special education in canine anatomy and rehabilitation. She utilizes many of the same rehabilitative techniques and therapies developed for humans to help your companion animals recover from injury, surgery, or to improve life in their golden years.

WEIGHT LOSS MJA HEALTHCARE NETWORK Mikhail Artamonov, MD PhD 1104 Van Buren Road, Suite 101 Easton, PA 18045 610-438-4460 MJAHealthcare.com

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natural awakenings

September 2014

Lehigh Valley