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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.

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TRANSFORMS ORDINARY LOVERS INTO SOUL MATES

by Judith Anne Condon

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14 BALANCING HORMONES NATUROPATHICALLY

by Diana Milling, ND

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Outer Adventures, Inner Journeys

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20 INVESTING IN YOURSELF

by Terry Chriswell

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ur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

From A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

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atural Awakenings magazine is sporting a new look. After being unveiled in Florida’s Collier/Lee edition that serves Naples and Fort Myers—the first of a family of magazines that has grown to encompass 85 U.S. cities, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic—in July, the new logo and cover design will appear in all editions starting in October.

Other design elements are expected to be refreshed in the near future to align with the evolution of the national content already underway.

“We’ve kept up with new, cutting-edge trends and developments in all areas of sustainable, healthy living through the years, so it’s only natural for our look to also evolve,” says Sharon Bruckman, CEO and founder of Natural Awakenings Publishing Corporation. “The new cover format enables us to highlight more of the content offered inside the issue. The changes also reflect the success of our mission in supporting the presence and growth of the natural living movement to the point where it’s beneficially influencing mainstream media content.”

Launched by Bruckman with a single magazine in 1994, Natural Awakenings is now one of the largest, free, local, healthy lifestyle publications worldwide, serving approximately 3.5 million readers.

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njoy a free showing and discussion of the movie “The Connection-Mind Your Body” October 18th and 19th. Sponsored by Kathy Basel of The Vitality Code; Journeys for Conscious Living; and Mile High Natural Awakenings, the 74-minute film explores the connection between mind and body through meditation, prayer, yoga, social support, placebos and belief, which all play a role in your physical health.

“The film features scientists, researchers, writers and doctors, as well as remarkable true stories of people adding mind/body medicine to their healing toolkit to recover from severe back pain, heart disease, infertility, cancer and multiple sclerosis,” explains the website. Experts in the film include luminaries such as Drs Dean Ornish and Andrew Weil, Jon Kabat Zinn, and many others.

The first showing is Wed, October 18 at the Lakewood Library, 10200 W. 20th Ave., from 5:30 – 7:30pm. The second showing is Thurs, October 19 at Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada from 7-9 p.m. A discussion and/or meditation will follow, with instructions and resources to take with you.

RSVP not required but appreciated: goo.gl/W8dxe1. Contact Kathy@thevitalitycode.com.

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RSVP required. Call 303-790-7860. Clear Sky Medical is open 8:30a.m.-5p.m. and Wednesday until 6 p.m. See ad, page 2.

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he International Coach Federation Colorado chapter will host their Fall conference Thursday, November 9 at the Marriott Westminster. This year’s theme is “Fearless Leadership: Creating Powerful Results.”

Event organizers say that this is an excellent learning event for corporate and non-profit leaders, life and business coaches, educators, legal and health professionals. Conference topics include: how the brain learns fear and how to unlearn it; the “soul” mindset and actions of successful, courageous leaders; powerfully differentiating oneself in business; and the power of presence, transparency and vulnerability. Overall, attendees will have access to more than a dozen thought leaders and experts during a full day’s agenda.

ICF Colorado Board member Ruth Sharon says, “This is the place to be. The learning will be totally actionable and the agenda includes a remarkable array of thought leaders. It’ll be an inspiring event.”

Keynote speakers include Nelly Radler, PhD MCC offering the audience top tools for being a fearless leader and coach. Cathy Greenberg, PhD will discuss Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and the critical steps required to overcome our inherent bias and enhance our success at home and at work.

Registration price of $287 includes breakfast, lunch, a full day of sessions and a fun evening reception.

The entire agenda and registration is available at ICFColorado.org. See ad, page 10.

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“At different times in our lives, we all need a bit of help – someone who can bring a new perspective to our work which helps us to reach a new pinnacle,” says Stuth. “Wherever you are in your writing process, Satiama Writers Resource can provide professional writer mentoring, editorial assessment, and a range of editing services for your book manuscript from experienced editors and published authors, and much more.”

Karen Stuth is the co-founder and co-owner of Satiama. com. She has edited numerous books and brought forward from manuscript to bestseller a number of category-leading titles including “How the Trees Got Their Voices” by Susan Andra Lion, “Children’s Spirit Animal Cards” by Dr. Steven Farmer, both multiple-award winning top sellers in their market. She is a recognized expert in the publishing process, having successfully mentored writers and authors for many years, and is well-known for her four decades of marketing and market research skills in bringing forward titles to public recognition on a small budget.

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October Events from Discover Your Spiritual Gifts

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ialet Rayne, owner of Discover Your Spiritual Gifts, offers several events in October at her space in Littleton at 5808 S Rapp St, Ste 265: • October 14 & 15: Year End Candle Workshops: a 5hr class offered at 9am or 3pm either day; includes 12 candles and sacred journal to set year-end intentions; $150 • October 21: Meet Your Star Family with Debbie Solaris at 7pm; $25 • October 27: Angelic Reiki Level 1 & 2 Practitioner Certification weekend; early bird $222 • October 28: Engaging our Ancestors through Crystals with Carol Quinn; free Questions or RSVP to Vialet at 303-257-2276 or vialet@discoveryourspiritualgifts.com or see DIscoverYourSpiritualGifts.com. See ad, page 12.

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esearchers from the Creighton University School of Nursing, in Omaha, Nebraska, studied 2,303 healthy postmenopausal women to determine whether a link between vitamin D and cancer existed. The treatment group comprised 1,156 women receiving 2,000 International Units (IU) of vitamin D3 and 1,500 milligrams of calcium per day for four years. The 1,147 women in the control group received placebos for the same duration.

Within the study timeframe, 64 women from the placebo group were diagnosed with some form of cancer, while only 49 subjects from the treatment group faced a cancer diagnosis.

This represents a small, but significant reduction in the cancer rate for those taking vitamin D3. Further analyses of the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood revealed that the women that developed cancer had substantially lower levels of this vitamin than the subjects that remained healthy.

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leven counties in New York instituted restrictions on trans fatty acids in restaurants in 2007. Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine used data from the New York State Department of Health statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System and U.S. Census population estimates to determine the impact of these restrictions on the health of the community; they compared the 11 counties that had the restrictions to 25 counties without them. The scientists concluded that hospital heart attack admissions were significantly lower for the 11 counties with the restrictions.

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Saving Salmon Court Removes Manmade Barriers A legal challenge in Washington state may require spending nearly $2 billion to restore salmon habitat by removing barriers that block fish migration. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2013 ruling ordering the state to fix or replace hundreds of culverts that allow streams to pass beneath roads, but block the salmon.

Lorraine Loomis, chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, states, “This is a win for salmon, treaty rights and everyone that lives here.” The group represents 21 tribes in western Washington that challenged the state over the culverts in 2001, part of decades-long litigation over tribal fishing rights. She advises, “Fixing fish-blocking culverts under state roads will open up hundreds of miles of habitat and result in more salmon.”

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Forests Shift West with Climate Change The consequences of climate change are impacting plant species in unanticipated, but logical ways; for instance, conifers and other needle trees are moving northward because they are more sensitive to temperature than flowering, deciduous trees. They already populate the boreal forest of eastern North America, so they’re well-adapted to expand into colder, drier conditions.

Individual trees can’t move, but populations can shift over time as saplings expand into a new region while older growth dies in another. A new study published in Science Advances also shows that about three-quarters of tree species common to eastern American forests, including white oaks, sugar maples and American holly, have shifted their population centers westward since 1980 due to drier conditions in the East.

Global warming has significantly altered rainfall totals. Songlin Fei, a professor of forestry at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and one of the study authors, observes, “Different species are responding to climate change differently. Most of the broadleaf species of deciduous trees are following moisture that’s moving westward.”

Changes in land use, conservation efforts, wildfire frequency and the arrival of pests and blights all play parts in shifting populations. Forest ecosystems are defined as much by the mix of species and the interaction between them as by the simple presence of many trees. If different species migrate in different directions, then ecological communities could eventually collapse.

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f you wait for your natural soul mate to meet with you, it will be just like waiting for lightning with which to read your Bible. And you will not be able to read much either. For a moment it is there, and by the time you have opened the Bible it is gone. Hence, Tantra was created.

Tantra is a scientific approach. Tantra is alchemy. It can create a rhythm and harmony between you and your beloved. That is the beauty of Tantra. It is like bringing electricity into your house that you turn on and off whenever you want. These seven centers (Chakras) in you are nothing but centers of body electricity. So, when I am talking about lightning – I mean it literally. In your body, there exists a subtle current of electricity. Scientists say that all the electricity in the body, if put together, can be used to light a five-candle bulb. Quantitatively it is not much, but qualitatively it has tremendous energy in it.

Your Chakras can be changed and rearranged. They can be given a new form.

Two lovers can be transformed so deeply that all their seven centers can start meeting. Tantra is the science of transforming ordinary lovers into soul mates. And that is the grandeur of Tantra - it can transform each couple into soul mates.

Contact Judith of Journeys to Tantric Bliss at 303-630-9479 or journeystotantricbliss@gmail.com.

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Myrtle Essential Oil for Emotional Balance

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We are all so stressed and sometimes life throws difficult situations at us. Myrtle can help.

Aromatherapy and the use of oils has been around since ancient times, according to the National Institutes for Health; even Hippocrates (460-370 BC) prescribed “perfume fumigations and massages with aromatic oils.” An essential oil is a liquid that contains the aromatic compounds of the plant.

The term “essential oil” comes from the word “essence” which was coined by the 16th century Swiss botanist and alchemist Paracelsus. Most Eos contain mulitiple chemical compounds working together, making them versatile, multitasking wizards.

M y tl yr tle e ((Myrtus Myrt My rtus rt uss ccommunis) o mu om uni niss) is i a Myrtle bushy, evergreen, shrub-like tree that grows up to 15 feet with white flowers, bluish-black berries, and fragrant, leathery leaves which contain the EO. The scent of Myrtle is fresh, sweet, herbaceous with a slight peppery and camphorous aroma. It’s a pale-yellow to golden-amber color, explains Valerie Ann Worwood in “The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy”.

It soothes anger and irritation, supports relaxation, promotes inner harmony, and brings clarity to mind. Use it to support: meditation and prayer; respiratory system and urinary tract; and balance thyroid and ovarian hormones.

EOs are concentrated so doses are given in drops. Always follow label instructions or work with an expert. You

can inhale Myrtle EO to support the respiratory system, or for a quicker calming effect on the nervous system. Or it can be applied topically for other effects.

As a general guideline, when applying EO to the skin, dilute in a carrier oil to slow the rate of absorption as well as help the effects be better tolerated.

Evie Yang is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and can be reached at aromatherapistevie@gmail.com or 858-922-2964. See ad, page 23.

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ormone imbalances will affect all of us at some point in our lifetime. Our hormones are part of an intricate system that maintains balance and harmony within the body. When this delicate feedback loop is out of sync, symptoms of imbalance arise such as: • Mood changes (Irritability, depression, anxiety, etc) • Weight gain (notably midsection weight gain) • GI dysfunction • Irregular menstrual cycles (spotting, breakthrough bleeding, or heavy menses) • Thyroid dysfunction • Uterine fibroids, PCOS, endometriosis • For men, low sperm motility or sperm count • Low libido (for both men and women) • Migraines/HA’s • Hair loss, thinning of the hair • Insomnia • Blood pressure regulations • Increased risk for Cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes • Liver disorders

There is no “one size fits all” protocol for correcting hormone imbalances. It takes time, work, patience and being in tune with one’s body. Naturopathic Doctors have a great arsenal of tools that begin with an assessment of hormone levels via simple blood or saliva testing; a comprehensive history; and an individual treatment plan. Past and current Rx medications, elevated levels of stress, and chronic diseases or auto-immune disorders can all impact hormones.

The first thing to address is Diet! We focus on foods that nourish the liver allowing hormones to be broken down and excreted by the body more effectively - foods like dandelion greens, ginger and avocado. Other foods, herbs and spices such as Flax seeds, omega 3’s and medium chain triglycerides can help modify hormone levels.

Botanical and adaptogenic herbs such as Maca Root, Ashwagandha, Rhodiola,

or Black cohosh are great for helping to balance our hormones. Understanding and using these herbs alone or in combination should be discussed with a knowledgeable health practitioner.

Movement and meditation helps to regulate hormones by promoting detoxification pathways necessary for our liver to function optimally. Get a light sweat going for at least 30 mins 4-5x/week to keep the cardiovascular, GI and endocrine systems functioning properly. Yoga and meditation help naturally reduce our cortisol levels and other stress hormones. Deep breathing exercises alone will reduce systemic inflammation.

Taking 30, deep, diaphragmatic breaths daily can make huge difference.

Additional therapies to explore include Acupuncture, essential oils, massage and manipulation, hydrotherapy, infrared saunas and salt cave therapy.

Don’t forget about healthy daily hygiene habits such as 8-10 hrs of sleep, dry skin brushing, hydration, laughter and cultivating your own creative outlets.

To learn more about balancing hormones naturopathically, contact Diana Milling, ND of Advanced Integrative Medicine at 303-708-0246.

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their symptoms. It has been shown to help athletes recover faster from exercise or injury and also helps surgical patients heal faster. For those seeking a metabolic boost, cryotherapy burns 500-800 calories from one three-minute session. People undergoing cryotherapy typically notice a sharp increase in their appetite about an hour after their session, along with a noticeable energy boost that lasts for up to eight hours.

Cryotherapy has been proven safe and effective in clinical practice and studies in Asia and Europe for more than 30 years since its discovery in Japan in 1978. The Cryotherapy technology and process have been researched and refined since that time, culminating in today’s advanced systems.

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ow invigorated do you feel after a jump in cold water? That’s the same general principle behind cryotherapy - without getting uncomfortably wet. The difference is that cryotherapy is much more effective than ice baths or cold water at reducing pain and inflammation, stimulating the metabolism, and promoting a general feeling of rejuvenation - and it only takes three minutes.

Cryotherapy is a completely noninvasive therapy that demonstrates a wide range of beneficial effects in the categories of athletic performance and recovery; health and pain management; and beauty and younger-looking skin.

Cryotherapy involves a brief exposure to extremely cold air (a mist of Nitrogen creates air temps between -133°F to -274°F) that lowers the surface skin temperature from approximately 90.5°F to around 32°F for two-three minutes.

While the body shunts blood to its core, thermoreceptors in the skin send signals to the brain to release analgesic “feel-good” brain chemicals such as endorphins, dopamine, and adrenaline, while supercharging the blood with anti-inflammatory proteins and higher levels of oxygen. Smaller vessels and capillaries undergo severe vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation which

supports the lymphatic system to flush out toxins and carry them away. The activation of the body’s immune system make this therapy very effective for all healing and recovery, but also stimulates collagen production, reducing cellulite and leaving skin tighter and smoother. This is effective for the whole body or as a stand-alone facial therapy.

Cryotherapy has been clinically evaluated in the treatment of arthritis, fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, tinnitus, anxiety/ depression, and many other disorders.

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TRAVEL Outer Adventures, Inner Journeys

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An open-hearted journey can take unexpected paths. More travelers today are searching for deep and lasting changes in their view of themselves and the world.

Declare Your Intentions

yearnings and understand the pull to a place.

Part of the intention setting is clarifying what we hope to accomplish through making a journey, suggests Nathaniel Boyle, creator of The Travelers podcast and the travel platform Holocene that facilitates community among transformation-seeking travelers.

It might be climbing a mountain with our spouse to strengthen a marriage, or taking a cooking class in Italy or a basket weaving workshop in Indonesia to rekindle a sense of fresh input and creative expression.

Cousineau suggests that travelers prepare to open their thinking by reading about the history, culture and geography of a place, and then continue to learn en route by talking to locals for insight rather than relying only on a guidebook.

“Make yourself vulnerable. Ask questions and be humble. Talk to your waiter or cab driver about their lives and conditions in their country. Those that become most delighted and transformed by their experiences are the most curious,” observes Cousineau.

Anna Pollock, of London, England, founder of Conscious Travel and a sustainable travel expert, elaborates on potential results. “Travelers may see the world and their part in it differently or feel greater clarity, peace, freedom or hope. For some, it’s about insights into their personal purpose. Others may return with a deeper sense of connectedness or feeling of mastery that comes from trying something completely new.”

Jake Haupert, of Seattle, owner of Evergreen Escapes International, co-founded the Transformational Travel Council to help people embark on such life-altering journeys, and translate “Aha!” moments on the road into meaningful changes back home. He has witnessed individuals undergo radical shifts from changing careers to becoming parents.

One couple was so moved by their experiences on an African safari that they adopted their first child from Kenya.

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Attention and intention are the main ingredients for transformative travel for Phil Cousineau, acclaimed author of The Art of Pilgrimage. “Ask yourself what is motivating the journey: Are you going just to check something off your bucket list because you read about it or are you going because your grandma told you how magical her visit there was in the 1920s? Are you going because you’re at a crossroads in your life, marriage or work?” queries Cousineau.

Naming your intention helps open up the heart and psyche for transformation. Cousineau recommends sharing our choice beforehand with a friend or even a casual acquaintance. Writing it down can also unpack those

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“Travel can serve as a vehicle for expansive personal growth. Through it, we learn to explore the world and ourselves,” Boyle observes.

“When you venture outside the controlled environment of prepackaged trips for tourists to face difficult decisions and confusing and chaotic situations that require problem solving, that’s where real change can occur,” says Haupert.

“My 12,000-mile journey from Washington, D.C., to Antarctica was transformative in so many ways,” says journalist Andrew Evans, author of The Black Penguin memoir. “I’m a geographer by training and spent four years studying maps, but I never understood the true size of the world until I traveled across it on a Greyhound bus. I now see the world as much smaller and much more accessible. The trip made me a stronger, more confident person, and less afraid of what other people think of me; it also made me want to keep traveling.”

“Travel comes from the word travail, to labor, and trip from tripalium, Latin for a medieval torture rack. Metaphorically, travel can feel like torture at times, and some travelers feel unhappy, unprepared, bored or disappointed,” remarks Cousineau. “But the flip side is that travels can stretch us, just like a medieval rack.”

If you have stretch goals, you can build them into an itinerary, advises

Haupert, whether it’s getting up the courage to skydive or negotiating a purchase in a foreign street market.

Do Less, Experience More To heighten experiential awareness while traveling, build fewer to-dos into an itinerary, the experts recommend.

“Immerse yourself in a place. Leave time for unplanned explorations, rather than bouncing between destinations without space for spontaneity and restful reflection,” says Haupert. “Also build in time for meditation, yoga, simple relaxation or other intentionally restorative moments in-between the high-intensity peak experiences.”

Haupert suggests staging a ceremonial start to a journey, such as a special dinner or bike ride upon arrival. Similarly, Cousineau recommends starting a new journal on every journey, to ceremoniously start anew in one’s thinking.

Engaging in ritual can also help awaken the traveler, says Cousineau.

He suggests walking in silence as we approach a sacred site, or physically engaging with it, as pilgrims might do when they palm the feet of a Buddha statue or press their forehead to the Wailing Wall.

Sacred sites are fertile ground for transformative experiences, says Lori Erickson, an Episcopal deacon, travel writer and author of Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God, a memoir of her trips to a

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If we truly want to know the secret of soulful traveling, we need to believe there is something sacred waiting to be discovered in virtually every journey. ~Phil Cousineau dozen of the world’s holy sites. “So many people have prayed and opened their hearts in a holy place that you can feel the energy,” she says.

Erickson suggests that travelers seek out hallowed ground from different traditions, which can help heal divides among people of divergent faiths. “The art and architecture of holy sites are beautiful manifestations of spiritual longing and human creativity. These places have the power to move you, regardless of your own spiritual background.”

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When you give while traveling, you often get back even more, says Cousineau. “A pilgrim never travels empty-handed. Bring gifts; even postcards from home can make a meaningful connection.” He recently brought baseball equipment along on a group tour he led to give to kids in baseball-crazed Cuba. Giving appreciation is as important as tangible mementos, he notes. “Gratitude makes transformation possible; that’s what modern people are longing for, to be touched.”

Boyle suggests that finding ways to give back can unlock unique opportunities. Quinn Vanderberg and Jonathon Button, guests on Boyle’s podcast, left stable lives and jobs in California for Nicaragua in 2012 with only their travel bags and a shared dream. Brainstorming a vision for a new life together, the 25-year-old pair had realized, “We wanted life to be filled with travel, culture and people, and to make an impact along the way,” says Vanderburg. “We went knowing we wanted to create a social venture, but first wanted to see what was really needed by the community.”

They went on to partner with local educational nonprofits and artisans to launch Life Out of the Box, a line of

clothing and accessories modeled after Toms’ “Buy one, give one” business model. For every product sold, the entrepreneurs donate school supplies to a child in need. Since 2012, the project has expanded to also support kids in Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico and Morocco.

Drive Home Transformation Starting with a moment of reflection before departing a place, take advantage of a trip’s afterglow to recall insights learned, gel memories, share insights and move to make changes stick. Haupert sees this as a good time to develop an action plan to “express gratitude for the journey and create a framework for your homecoming.”

Then, take a day to reflect upon returning home before jumping back into work or other obligations, internalizing your experience and integrating your “traveler self” back into normalcy.

It might involve a trip to the spa, an afternoon of journaling or organizing trip photos, suggests Haupert.

“Resist the urge to check emails the minute the plane touches down or start planning the next trip. Take time to remember the journey and see your home turf with fresh eyes,” adds Cousineau.

Close Encounters Eager for a transformative adventure without traveling afar? Here are some ideas for exploring cultures and connecting with others closer to home.

4 Attend festivals celebrating varied cultures in your local community. Every spring in Washington, D.C., embassies showcase the cuisine, art and history of 70 countries. Frackville, Pennsylvania’s 103-year-old Lithuanian Days is the oldest ethnic festival in the country.

4 Host a traveling cyclist and hear tales from the trails via WarmShowers.org, a hospitality exchange for 90,000 touring cyclists and hosts.

4 Take advantage of local, state and national parks, including 88 ocean and coastal parks within the National Park Service (nps.gov). Along with wilderness sites, the service also stewards important cultural heritage sites nationwide.

4 Find a spiritual retreat center at RetreatFinder.com.

4 Overnight on an organic farm. Visit FarmStayUS.com to sample what’s in season in the region.

4 Meet and host individual travelers via CouchSurfing.com, a network of 11 million globetrotters in 150,000 cities.

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Adventure travelers named transformation and an expanded worldview as top motives for their explorations. ~Adventure Travel Trade Association The returned pilgrim has a responsibility to memorialize the journey, an ancient tradition of Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths, advises Cousineau. The San Francisco writer traveled with a group on foot from Louisville, Kentucky, to Thomas Merton’s Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, to celebrate the legacy of Merton and Mahatma Gandhi. One of the women inked a footprint from each of 100-plus travelers, sewing them into a quilt to commemorate the pilgrimage.

Chronicling the journey can be as simple as a dinner party with friends to share what we have learned, says Cousineau, but suggests that travelers engage attendees to also contribute their own stories and reflections.

“We have a choice upon returning; do nothing and just let that experience fade or own it for ourselves,” concurs Boyle. “It’s incumbent to extract the meaning of our experiences and find a way to express them, whether through a photo series, article, painting or video.

The traveler’s ‘third act’ of creativity after preparation and execution is how we process change.”

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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’m a self-help junkie, I’ll admit. The passing of the fabulous Louise Hay, while in the middle of reading her book “The Power Is Within You” was a stark reminder I’m at the age where high school friends, their parents, and people I’ve been engaged with in one way or another my entire life are passing away. Politics has me down, nervous, worried. Mother Nature is more furious and deadly than ever before. And I want to live with more joy, freedom and love in spite of, or maybe because of, these disturbing facets of life.

I realized I need more help than self-help. I need tools and inner resources to respond to situations I’ve never been in before and don’t know how to handle. I’ve never been afraid of my parents’ aging, afraid of the loss I am inevitably going to feel. I think about my own aging and death with distress. How do I help friends dealing with troubled children, empty nest and transitions I can’t even fathom?

I decided it was time I invested in myself with more than my regular energy healings and the occasional massage. Time to forgo movies and eating out for a while so I could enlist the help of a professional counselor or psychotherapist who might offer me insight into my fears, and help me regain the fortitude I believe I used to have in good measure, but now has taken a back seat.

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have a session or two with different counselors to discover who and what fits for you.

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choolchildren are learning the calming effect of tuning into their minds and bodies through a pioneering program in Baltimore, Maryland, that’s replacing time outs and school detentions with mindful moments.

Trained staff—including many former students—teach yoga, mindfulness practices, meditation, centering and breath work that empower kids to resolve conflicts peacefully.

Brothers Atman and Ali Smith and friend Andres Gonzalez founded the nonprofit Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in 2001 in response to the pressing need to help kids living in challenging urban environments better manage stress, anger and other heightened emotions. Today, the organization is sowing the seeds of mindfulness with some 7,500 students a week across 18 Baltimore-area schools, usually beginning through daylong, school-wide interventions and afterschool programs supporting targeted populations.

Frustrated kids cool off and center themselves through breathing exercises and meditation in the Mindful Moment Room in the HLF flagship Robert W. Coleman Elementary

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School. “Sometimes when I get mad, I just breathe deep. I picture being in a certain place I like and I just stop being mad… I think of being a bigger person and doing something maybe a wise man would do,” advises one fifth-grade participant.

“When we had to take a big test, before I took it and in the middle, I took deep breaths to stay calm and finish the test. When everybody around you is making a lot of noises, you just try to tune them out and be yourself, do your breathing,” says another fifth-grader.

The training starts with educators learning mindfulness techniques both to help their students and also manage their own stress in the classroom. “The program was a fantastic experience,” says Lori Gustovson, a teacher at Baltimore’s Lincoln Elementary School. “We integrated the exercises into our daily schedules, helping many students and teachers focus their attention and regulate emotions such as anxiety, anger and frustration. We are a better school because of the time they spent in our classrooms teaching us the beauty of paying attention to breath, movement and each other,” she observes.

These are tools kids can rely on for the rest of their lives, and use them to get back to their center. ~Ali Smith Participating schools have reported fewer fights, better attendance and higher grades, among other benefits, according to Ali Smith, all results backed by independent research.

Recent studies in schools from San Francisco to Columbus, Ohio, have shown that teaching kids mindfulness practices can heighten attentiveness, self-control and empathy, while reducing stress, hyperactivity and depression, and improving academic performance.

The kids also apply their newfound skills at home. “To take ownership of the practice and understand the benefits, you have to know how to explain it, so we use a reciprocal teaching model,” says Ali. “We teach the kids to say, ‘Mom, Dad, you look stressed; can you take a breather with me?’”

Martin, a Lincoln Elementary student, was pleased to report, “I went to my house and taught my mom how to do all the things you guys taught us.”

Virginia, another student, noted, “This

morning I got mad at my dad, but then I remembered to breathe, and then I didn’t shout.”

Other schools are following suit. Mindful Schools began in 2007 as a singleschool program in Oakland, California, and then expanded to support online and in-person courses and a network of mindful educators spanning all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The David Lynch Foundation funds efforts to bring transcendental meditation to underserved kids in classrooms like the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School, in Queens, New York; Wilson High School, in Portland, Oregon; and Wayzata West Middle School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, among others.

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Mindful Exercises This meditation exercise is recommended by the Holistic Life Foundation to help kids slow down, relax, de-stress or clear their heads: Sit comfortably with one hand on your belly, with your head, neck and spine in alignment. Breathe through your nose. As you inhale, feel your belly expand and pause for a second. Then, exhale and feel the belly fall. Repeat for 10 breaths.

This mindfulness instruction is excerpted from a starter lesson at MindfulSchools.org: Mindfulness is noticing what is happening in the present moment. It can help calm us when we are angry, sad or frustrated. It can help us notice when we are happy or grateful and also to focus, whether in school or in sports.

It’s important to let our bodies be very still. When that happens, it gets very quiet. When we have still and quiet bodies, that’s what we call our mindful bodies.

Now, let’s close our eyes and just sit like this for one minute.

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Fermented Foods Revival Rediscover Probiotic-Rich Foods

by Judith Fertig

Colorful jars of fermented Korean kimchee, Indian chutney, German sauerkraut and bottles of kombucha line many grocery store shelves today. We’re in the midst of a fermented food revival.

Grassroots Groundswell “I grew up in New York City as the grandson of immigrants from Belarus, and sauerkraut and pickles were common foods I always loved, but neither my grandparents nor anyone else I knew made them,” says Sandor Katz. This Woodbury, Tennessee, writer who travels the world giving related workshops is credited with bringing fermented foods back into the limelight. He explains, “I am self-taught and learned to ferment by experimentation. It was that first successful batch of sauerkraut that sparked my obsession. I also love eating cheese, beer, chocolate, coffee, yogurt and many other products of fermentation.”

Kirsten and Christopher Shockey, the authors of Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes, homestead in Oregon’s Jackson Valley. “A fateful

Christmas gift—a ceramic crock full of bubbling, fermenting cabbage under the tree, funky fermenty smell and all,” first piqued their interest, Kirsten recalls.

“Eventually, we started our own small farmstead fermentation company.” Christopher explains that the combination of salt and shredded or chopped vegetables can launch the production of probiotic lactic acid bacteria that preserves the food and drives off “bad bacteria”.

Jennifer McGruther, who lives in the Pacific Northwest, is the author of The Nourished Kitchen cookbook, an offshoot of her blog of the same name.

Her first batch of fermented food was yogurt. Now she visits her local farmers’ market every Saturday before spending Sunday prepping foods for the rest of the week. “Traditional foods like fermented vegetables, yogurt or kombucha don’t take long to prepare; they take time to culture, but it’s so rewarding,” she says.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible.

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How Much Is Enough?

Fermented foods offer a variety of positive effects on health. “If you’re consuming a diet rich in fermented foods, you’re essentially bathing your GI tract in healthy, food-related organisms,” says food research scientist Robert Hutkins, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fermented foods with live probiotics can also improve brain function, according to a study in the journal Gastroenterology.

Fermented foods are meant to be eaten as condiments, not consumed in large quantities. Overdoing such intake might cause bloating, cramping and other digestion problems.

Dr. Leonard Smith, a gastrointestinal and vascular surgeon and medical advisor for the University of Miami Department of Integrative Medicine, recommends “a half-cup of cultured vegetables or two ounces of your favorite probiotic liquid per day to start.” He says it’s possible to eventually work up to having a serving of cultured vegetables and probiotic liquids at every meal, or possibly as a between-meal snack.

Christopher Shockey adds, “We don’t see these foods as a ‘medicine’ to be eaten daily because you have to force yourself; instead, we see it as a fun, delicious, easy, healthful addition to mealtime.”

Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, KS (JudithFertig.com).

A Few Fermented Recipes to Start

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ermented foods are well known for building gut health. Now a growing body of research shows that they improve immunity, brain and heart functions,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D. The board-certified doctor of natural medicine, certified herbalist and author blogs from Vancouver, Canada.

Get started with these simple, plantbased recipes from her latest book, The Cultured Cook: Delicious Fermented Foods with Probiotics to Knock Out Inflammation, Boost Gut Health, Lose Weight & Extend Your Life.

Salvadoran Salsa Yields: about 1 quart This gingery and spicy salsa, also known as curtido, is a traditional Salvadoran food. The twist here is added turmeric and green apple. Serve on its own, as a condiment with chips, on sausages or over salad. Maybe mix a couple of heaping spoonfuls with freshly mashed avocado for a fresh take on guacamole. ½ green cabbage 1 to 2 carrots 1 green apple, cored and quartered One 2-inch piece fresh ginger ½ cayenne chili ½ small purple or red onion One 2-inch piece fresh turmeric 3 Tbsp unrefined fine or 6 Tbsp unrefined coarse sea salt 1 quart (or liter) filtered water Use a food processor with a coarse grating blade to shred the cabbage, carrots, apple, ginger, chili, onion and turmeric. (Consider wearing food-safe gloves to avoid touching the chili.)

Transfer to a crock or a large glass or ceramic bowl, and mix well.

In a pitcher or large measuring cup, dissolve the salt in the water, stirring if necessary to dissolve the salt. Pour the saltwater over the salsa mixture until all ingredients are submerged, leaving a couple of inches at the top for expansion.

1 quart (or liter) filtered water ½ cup raw, unsalted cashews 1 tsp coconut sugar, pure maple syrup or agave nectar 1 Tbsp kefir grains (a natural starter, available at health food stores and online) Mandarin sections for garnish (optional) Use a blender to blend the water, cashews and coconut sugar (or maple syrup or agave nectar) until it’s smooth and creamy.

Place a snug-fitting plate inside the crock or bowl over the salsa-water mixture; then weigh it down with food-safe weights or a bowl or jar of water, so the vegetables remain submerged under the brine as they ferment. Cover with a lid or a cloth, and allow it to ferment five to seven days, checking periodically to ensure the salsa is still submerged below the water line.

If any mold forms on the surface, simply scoop it out. It won’t spoil the salsa unless it gets deeper inside the crock. (It may form where the mixture meets the air, but it rarely forms deeper.)

Pour the cashew milk into a 1½- to 2-quart glass jar, making sure it is less than two-thirds full. Add the kefir grains, stir and then place the cap on the jar.

Leave the jar at room temperature for 24 to 48 hours, gently shaking it periodically.

The cashew milk will become somewhat bubbly, then will begin to coagulate and separate; shake it to remix the kefir or scoop out the thicker curds and use them like soft cheese or sour cream.

Refrigerate up to one week. When ready to serve, pour the kefir into a glass and garnish the rim with mandarin orange sections, if desired.

After one week, put the salsa in jars or a bowl, cover and place in the fridge, where it usually lasts up to a year.

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FREE AURA CLEARING AND CHAKRA BALANCING FOR FIRST-TIMERS

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Live Your Knowing Counseling, Creekside at Highline Office Park, 1211 S Parker Rd, Denver.

Renee Ellis, MA RMT, 720-984-9575

For cancer wellness, chronic pain/illness, women’s issues, insomnia, stress/weight management. Dr. Sujatha Reddy, counselor, coach and Ayurvedic practitioner. Heartland Wellness, 12157 W Cedar D, #200, Lakewood. 303-325-5617

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Healing Change: Deep healing at the physical, emotional, mental and/or spiritual levels of your being.

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Reiki, vibrational healing & intuitive reading for first-time clients. In person or phone. 700 E 9th Ave., #9, Denver. JoAnne Palladino, Reiki MasterTeacher, Channel, & Intuitive. 303-263-0679 or joanne@joannepalladino.com

Sacred Drumming Circle, Sound Celebration & Meditation–7-9pm. Enjoy celebration using sound, breath, mindfulness and meditation in the energy of the circle.

Bring snack to share and instruments. $10. Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W 59th, Arvada. 303-731-6695.

SAT OCT 14 Citrus Rosemary Sugar Scrub Party–1-3pm. Oh So Soft Skin-finally-after creating this! Get my secret recipe and make with your friends. Bonus! Invaluable tips on essential oils from a Certified Aromatherapist. $5. Refreshments/ snacks incl. In Littleton. RSVP Evie Yang 858-922-2964 or aromatherapistevie@gmail.com. aromatherapist-evie.com

SUN OCT 15 Year End Candle Workshops–9 am or 3pm. 5 hrs.

12 candles and sacred journal. $150. Discover Your Spiritual Gifts 5808 S Rapp St Ste 265 Littleton RSVP vialet@discoveryourspiritualgifts.com or 303-257-2276

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Evolution Series–7-9pm. Explore evolutionary and cutting edge concepts. $10. Journeys For Conscious Living, 7401 W 59th Ave, Arvada. 303-731-6695

Citrus Rosemary Sugar Scrub Party–1-3pm. Oh So Soft Skin-finally-after creating this! Get my secret recipe and make with your friends. Bonus! Invaluable tips on essential oils from a Certified Aromatherapist. $5. Refreshments/snacks incl. In Littleton. RSVP Evie Yang 858-922-2964 or aromatherapistevie@gmail.com. aromatherapist-evie.com

Contemplative Nature Walks–11:30am-1pm in Boulder County. Lead by Vivian Dullien, Phd. Biologist and Anthropologist and Karen Rice King, Energy Worker and Shamanic Teacher/Ordained Minister. RSVP Karen 303-665-0175.

Beginning the Qigong Lifestyle–6-8 pm. 1 of 2 prerequisites for qigong practitioners for Professional Medical Qigong Practitioner Certification training in mid-Oct 2018. $495. Chi Wellness, The Center of Qigong, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-427-0406, DebraLin.ChiWellness@gmail.com

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THURS OCT 19 Free Movie & Discussion–7-9pm. “The Connection-Mind Your Body”, exploring the connection between your mind and your health through meditation, prayer, yoga, social support, placebos and belief. Brief discussion/meditation follows. Journeys for Conscious Living, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. RSVP appreciated: goo.gl/W8dxe1. Questions Kathy@thevitalitycode.com.

FRI OCT 20 3 Days of Tantra-Pagosa Springs-Let’s Spend the Weekend Together–Curious about Tantra? Intrigued by alchemy of combined Sexuality & Spirituality? Tantric practice holds this knowledge. $497 Singles/$797 Couples. Judith Anne Condon, Journeys to Tantric Bliss 303-630-9479 or journeystotantricbliss@gmail.com

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SAT OCT 21 Meet Your Star Family– 7pm. with Debbie Solaris. Are you a starseed? Are you curious? $25 Discover Your Spiritual Gifts 5808 S Rapp St #265 Littleton RSVP vialet@discoveryourspiritualgifts.com or 303-257-2276 Anxiety, Trauma, PTSD Training for Dogs–11:15-12:45pm.

Prepare your dog for thunderstorms and fireworks, and address general anxieties and fears. NO DOGS PLEASE. $25/class or 5/$100 in Lakewood. mishamayfoundation@gmail.com registration/information. Free spots for foster dogs.

MishaMayFoundation.com Citrus Rosemary Sugar Scrub Party–1-3pm. Oh So Soft Skin-finally-after creating this! Get my secret recipe and make with your friends. Bonus! Invaluable tips on essential oils from a Certified Aromatherapist. $5. Refreshments/ snacks incl. In Littleton. RSVP Evie Yang 858-922-2964 or aromatherapistevie@gmail.com. aromatherapist-evie.com

WED OCT 25 Shmaya Gathering w/JoAnne Palladino–7-8:30pm. Experience Shmaya, an illumined, channeled presence that attunes you to the love and light within. $20. 700 E 9th St, #9, Denver.

RSVP 303-263-0679 or joanne@joannepalladino.com

FRI OCT 27 Angelic Reiki Level 1 & 2 Practitioner Certification–Weekend Class. Sacred healing modality working with the Angelic Kingdom. Provides a high vibrational healing. Limited Space.

Early Bird $222. Discover Your Spiritual Gifts 5808 S Rapp St #265 Littleton RSVP vialet@discoveryourspiritualgifts.com or 303-257-2276

SAT OCT 28 Engaging our Ancestors through Crystals–with Carol Quinn. This powerful crystal workshop is a must! Come and connect with your ancestors and information. Free. Discover Your Spiritual Gifts 5808 S Rapp St #265 Littleton RSVP vialet@discoveryourspiritualgifts.com or 303-257-2276 Citrus Rosemary Sugar Scrub Party–1-3pm. Oh So Soft Skin-finally-after creating this! Get my secret recipe and make with your friends. Bonus! Invaluable tips on essential oils from a Certified Aromatherapist. $5. Refreshments/ snacks incl. In Littleton. RSVP Evie Yang 858-922-2964 or aromatherapistevie@gmail.com. aromatherapist-evie.com

MON OCT 30 We Are Change Open Mic Night–6-10pm. Share the power of uniting our local grassroots activist community for an evening of food, music, interviews, headliners, poetry and dancing. Details Wearechangecolorado.com

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sundays North Boulder Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service. Free. Lon 303-746-7118 Sunday Morning Tai Chi–9-10:30am. Set a peaceful and productive rhythm for the new week, moving your chi in Tai Chi foundations, increasing balance and flexibility. $20 drop-in or $90/6 classes. Chi Wellness, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-427-0406 ChiWellness.net.

tuesdays Wheatridge Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service. Free. Tim 303-239-8101 Psychic Readings–7-8:30pm by appt/also on Thursdays. Learn about your soul essence, past lives, and aura. Ask questions about relationships, career, money, and health. Free. 1332 Pearl St. Boulder. 303-530-0920.

wednesdays ParaYoga Class–Noon-1pm. ParaYoga integrates movement, breath, chanting and meditation: balance your nervous system, clear your mind, brighten the light of your Soul. $15 Embody Your Life, 607 10th St, #109, Golden. RSVP/info Embodyyourlife.org/book-online Energy Healings/Aura Clearing/Chakra Balancing–6-7pm. A healing is an energy clearing, release negative energy blocking growth and create the life you desire. $5/healing. Free for first timers. Journey Within; 777 S Wadsworth Blvd Bldg 2 #108, Lakewood. Anita Destino 720-413-7303

The Way Of Mastery Practice Group–6:308pm. Study the channeled words of Jesus offering self-healing teachings that evoke complete, unconditional love and self-acceptance. $25 drop-in; $120/6 Sessions. Coly Vulpiani, Facilitator. 700 E 9th Ave, #9, Denver. RSVP 303-476-8402 or coly@parallelrealitiespractice.com Longmont Spiritual Transformation with Transmission Meditation–7pm. Join us for a group meditation that is a stimulus to our individual development and also a potent form of world service.

Free. Connie 303-834-0526 Aura and Chakra Healings–Drop-In between 6-7pm. Receive a 10 minute cleanse and release negative thoughts, emotions, pain and fear. Get replenished with positive energy and feel great. Free. 1332 Pearl St. Boulder. 303-530-0920

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Oh So Soft Skin-finally-after creating this! Get my secret recipe and make with your friends.

Bonus! Invaluable tips on essential oils from a Certified Aromatherapist. $5. Refreshments/ snacks incl. In Littleton. RSVP Evie Yang 858922-2964 or aromatherapistevie@gmail.com. aromatherapist-evie.com Qigong Movement–1-2:30pm. Stillness within cleanses and builds your chi for stamina, flexibility, health, life balance. $20/drop-in or $90/6 classes.

Chi Wellness, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-4270406 ChiWellness.net Qigong-Tai Chi Push Hands–2:45-3:45pm.

Physical and energetic health strengthen, develop keen sensitivity to yin-yang shifting to eliminate obstructions to the natural flow of life’s essence. $20/drop-in or $90/6 classes. Chi Wellness, Denver. Debra Lin Allen 720-427-0406 Fencing for Chi Fitness–4-5:30pm. Olympic Foil, Saber and Epee skills and techniques heighten the pace of qigong exercise into spontaneity, mental flexibility, chi and physical endurance. $50 drop-in or $120/3 classes.

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NOV 2 5-Week Class on Chakras and Auras–7-9 pm Thursdays. Learn about your Chakras and how they coincide with our Aura; clean and align your Chakras; easy technique to set energetic boundaries. Early/$225 Reg/$210 Journey Within, 777 S Wadsworth Blvd Bldg 2 #108, Lakewood. Anita Destino, 720-413-7303, journeywithin@hotmail.com

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NOV 12 Our Awakening as Pan-Dimensional Beings–1:30-4pm. Jack Stucki shows unseen energies and other dimensions w/photographs of spirits and energies from beyond the veil. Donation, open to public. Greenwood Village City Hall 6060 S Quebec St. Denver Near Death Studies meetup.com/Denver-IANDS

NOV 18 Scared and Scary on Leash Dog Training– 11:15am-12:45pm. Desensitize your dog with strategies for walking, addressing emergency situations and changing your dog’s behavior.

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DEC 10 Beyond the Veil to Heaven: How Love Keeps Us Connected–1:30-4pm. Hear how the departed communicate with us via signs and dreams via personal story. Donation, open to public. Greenwood Village City Hall 6060 S Quebec St. Denver Near Death Studies meetup.com/Denver-IANDS

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Services include acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, Chakra Balancing that incorporates acupuncture, crystals and essential oils. Additional services include Sound Healing, using Tibetan singing bowls, chimes and crystal bowls. Nutrition Response Testing, a non-invasive system of analyzing the body in order to determine the underlying causes of ill health. We also carry nutritional supplements by Standard Process, handcrafted Chinese topical herbal remedies, several brands of Chinese herbal formulas.

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HYPNOTHERAPY SEEDS OF SATYA Kari L. Rivers Geurts BSN, CHT Depth Hypnosis Practitioner 303-489-3068 / kari@seedsofsatya.com Seedsofsatya.com At Seeds of Satya you are the healer willing to go into the heavier spaces of consciousness that need to be energetically transmuted, opening you to receive esoteric truths that release you into a new way of being and coping. Kari guides you to plant seeds of truth using Regression Therapy, Energy Medicine and Shamanic Counseling. Whether you are navigating trauma, life transitions, or spiritual growth, Seeds of Satya is here to help you come into greater harmony and peace.

INTEGRATIVE CARE CLEAR SKY MEDICAL with Dr. Katia Meier. Board Certified in Anti-Aging Medicine and specialty trained in Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy and Functional Medicine. See full listing under PHYSICAN or see ad page 2.

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