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7 newsbriefs 16 healthbriefs

18 globalbriefs 20 healthykids

20 PREPARING KIDS FOR TOMORROW’S JOBS by April Thompson

28 wisewords

Educating the Whole Child: Head, Heart and Hands

22 WALDORF SCHOOLS by Linda Sechrist

34 inspiration

24 CHANGING THE

37 calendar

Nourishing the Shift to Farm-Fresh Foods

WAY AMERICA EATS

43 resourceguide

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26 THE WHOLENESS

OF TIMELESS BUILDING DESIGN Embracing People and Place in the Web of Nature by Linda Sechrist

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32 UNCONVENTIONAL GARDENS

No Space? No Problem. by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

34 THE WISDOMS AND

SECRETS OF HUNA: An Ancient Hawaiian Spiritual Tradition by Susan Wasserman

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A few years ago, during a family shopping trip to a store that sells bulk groceries, we excitedly bought an enormous bag of beautiful pears. It contained more than we could eat, but the pears looked so good and it was such a good buy that we couldn’t resist. After eating just a few pieces, the rest sat forgotten in the refrigerator fruit drawer. Months later, when I was cleaning out the fridge, I recognized the bag and gingerly lifted it up expecting to see rotting drips of brown mush; instead I stared in shock at what I found inside—lovely, firm, green pears appearing almost as fresh and crisp as the day we bought them. Horrified, I tossed the remaining Frankenfruit. Having lived abroad for many years, I was used to shopping for produce a couple of times a week in neighborhood open-air markets. I loved how the kiosk tables were piled high in season with colorful, tasty and rather imperfect looking fruits and vegetables that everyone routinely ate within a few days because of their naturally short shelf life. The pear experience was an eye opener and sparked the kind of questions that so many of us are asking today: “Where does my food come from, who is growing it, and how is it being grown?” In this month’s issue, Natural Awakenings addresses America’s current food revolution and how more of us are shifting to eating local, organic farm-fresh foods. We’re motivated by the desire for flavorful, nutritious foods that are free of toxic pesticides, herbicides and synthetic chemical fertilizers. We also feel the need to support businesses in our local communities and better understand the vital importance of regional sustainability. Food trends expert Melinda Hemmelgarn explains how together we are “Changing the Way America Eats,” on page 24. My own family’s transition to a mostly organic whole-foods diet occurred gradually. Like many families, we were initially concerned about the perceived higher price of buying organic, but I am happy to report that our family’s grocery bills have actually decreased significantly as a result of this shift. By eliminating most processed foods and spending a bit more time in the kitchen, we are also eating better and feeling healthier. Given some culinary creativity, very little goes to waste. Eating cheap, mass-produced foods comes with a multitude of hidden costs, from environmental toxins that affect everyone (from farm workers to fetuses), to the inhumane treatment of animals mass-produced for a meat-based diet, and soaring health care costs. We cannot afford to ignore the devastating impacts of modern agricultural practices. These are exciting times for families everywhere as we reclaim our right to access clean, ethically raised whole foods. To the food revolution!

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wo lucky winners will enjoy a weeklong stay at a much-loved boutique health retreat in Costa Rica, sponsored by Natural Awakenings and Farm of Life (Finca de Vida). Secluded high in the cooling mountains above Dominical, with views of the Pacific Ocean, Farm of Life offers yoga classes, health counseling, educational retreats, a wide variety of area activities and a delicious, raw food menu, featuring fresh produce from their permaculture garden. The property features spring-fed pools, an organic farm, mountainside yoga deck with sunset views of the Pacific Ocean, an inviting common house and delightful hilltop cottages and cabins. The prize includes shared accommodations for two, ground transportation to and from the San José airport, nightly dinners and use of the communal kitchen and the farm’s fruits and vegetables to prepare your own breakfast and lunches. Winners will also enjoy health coaching, yoga sessions, two waterfall hikes, a beach excursion, permaculture farm tour and tour of Manuel Antonio National Park. The best part is simply relaxing in this very special mountain retreat with likeminded international guests, while learning how to create a healthier lifestyle. Owners Jody and Brian Calvi have a well-deserved reputation for attentive, loving service and skillful health counseling devoted to helping guests explore the inner world of personal health while enjoying the peaceful, healing and inspirational natural surroundings. To enter, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/contests. To learn more about Farm of Life, visit FarmOfLifeCR.com or Google TripAdvisor Farm of Life. See ad, page 15.

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he Greendale Schools Nourish Mind, Body and Environment Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 3, at Greendale High School. There will be vendors, demos, speakers, resource booths and student projects to help students, families and community members learn about living a healthier lifestyle and keeping Greendale green. The event’s keynote speaker will be author and Registered Nurse Dr. John D. Shier. Home to more than 2,600 students, the Greendale School District is dedicated to environmental sustainability and has implemented numerous eco-friendly changes concentrating on conservation over the last few years. This green effort has resulted in savings of more than $200,000 per year, even with rising energy costs. Expenditures on energy have fallen from a total of $813,848 in 2006 to $592,073 in 2010. “Saving $200,000 annually means three more outstanding teachers in the classroom,” says District Director of Business, Erin Green. “It is changes like these that contribute to the Greendale Schools having the highest achievement in the region.” Focused on efficiency, the Greendale School District installed solar water heating, new heating plants and digital controls; implemented operational changes; formed a green team of students, staff and community members; created two school gardens to grow produce and use for curriculum; and organized an annual green expo with around 40 exhibitors. In 2011, Greendale Schools was also recognized with an award from the Environmental Protection Agency, in Washington, D.C.

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newsbriefs Meet Local Farmers at Urban Ecology Center Open House

he 10th annual Local Farmer Open House, hosted by the Urban Ecology Center, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 17. The annual event is a chance for the community to meet local farmers, learn more about their growing practices and then purchase products directly from them. It is also a good opportunity to ask about each farm’s community supported agriculture (CSA) program, because they vary in size, length of season, what’s included and delivery sites. CSA shares are an upfront investment in the growing season that entitles members to boxes of the farm’s produce throughout the growing season. Workshops offered throughout the day include Introduction to CSAs; Cooking from Your CSA Box, with Chef Annie LeFort; and How Pesticides and Food Choices Affect Our Health and Water Quality, with Lynn Markham, of University of WisconsinStevens Point. “When you meet and talk with the farmers, you can ask them about their growing practices–how they handle fertility and pests,” says Community Program Coordinator Jamie Ferschinger. “When you partner with local farmers and businesses, you are helping to build a strong local food system that is good for our health, protects the well-being of the animals and land, and is fair to the farmers and other workers bringing us our food.” Admission is free; lunch is available for purchase. Location: Urban Ecology Center, in Riverside Park, 1500 East Park Pl., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-964-8505, ext. 114, email JFerschinger@UrbanEcologyCenter.org or visit UrbanEcologyCenter.org. INTERACTIVE METRONOME THERAPY

Dare to be Aware Fair Comes to the Domes

he fifth annual Dare to be Aware Fa i r t a k e s place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 24, at the Mitchell Park Conservatory. An annual holistic education event, the fair offers personal, professional and spiritual life-enhancing products and services, along with musical performances, in the beautiful natural setting of the Domes at Mitchell Park. Attendees will be able to explore more than 50 local specialists that are focused on expanding well-being, joy, growth and vitality and representing the following specialty areas: health, life coaching, natural healing, New Age offerings, herbs, organic products, animal communication, psychic readings and sound healing. Admission: Conservatory – $6.50, adults or free with paid admission to Dare to be Aware Fair. Location: Mitchell Park Conservatory, 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee. For more information, contact Dare to be Aware Fair information at 414-374-5433, DareToBeAwareFair.com or County.Milwaukee.gov/MitchellPark Conserva10116.htm. See ad, page 35.

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he theme of the ninth annual Green Energy Summit and Exposition is The New Economic Wave – Clean, Green and Blue. This popular regional conference for consumers, investors, innovators and educators is geared toward raising awareness of the opportunities propelled by the new economic wave for green investment, development, education and employment. The event will be held from March 7 to 9, in Milwaukee’s Frontier Airlines Center. More than 4,000 attendees are expected. The summit-exposition boasts extraordinary speakers such as Ed Begley Jr., Will Allen, Charlie Hall and Majora Carter, and an astounding array of exhibits. Breakout sessions will highlight the latest trends, strategies and technologies in a variety of emerging fields, including renewable energy, the energy-water nexus, energy efficiency, green manufacturing and business, green and blue careers, water technologies, transportation, sustainability, urban agriculture and social responsibility. The three-day event is preceded and followed by tours and workshops. “The primary mission of this unique conference is focusing the attention of all stakeholders in our economic future on the historic changes all around us: changes in the way we do things from lifestyle to business bottom line,” comments event Chairperson George Stone, Ph.D., a science professor at Milwaukee Area Technical College. “If you plan to live and work on planet Earth in the 21st century, there’s much of great value for you at the 2012 Green Energy Summit and Exposition.” For more information, visit GreenEnergy Summit.us. See back cover.

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reensquare Center for the Healing Arts and Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center will present a free community event, A New Look at the World of Cancer Care: the Integrative Approach, from 1 to 5 p.m., March 18. From 1 to 3 p.m., a panel of five experts will discuss the latest medical strategies in integrative cancer care and risk reduction and will answer questions submitted by guests. From 3 to 5 p.m., integrative health care professionals will be available to answer individual questions and give demonstrations in the areas of acupuncture, ayurvedic wellness and nutrition, blood analysis, detoxification, Feldenkrais method, food as medicine, cancer and mastectomy massage, lymphedema therapy, chair massage, organic skin care, reflexology and thermography. A two-building Glendale facility, Greensquare Integrated Health Care Center is home to more than 30 leading licensed and certified integrative healthcare professionals, offering whole body health therapies and weekly community health classes. Featured members on the event panel include, from Greensquare, Susan Riegg, M.D., Norm Schwartz, M.D., Bruce Semon, M.D., and Charlene Watters, IHC, RN; and from Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center, Cheryl Silberman, CAS, HTP. This event will be followed by another, scheduled for May 9, which will explore the role of the mind-body-spirit connection in the integrative approach. Location: 6789-99 N. Green Bay Rd., Glendale. For more information, call 414292-3900, ext. 203, or email Gail@Green squareCenter.com. See ad, page 17.

Natures Healing Massage Therapy Celebrates New Location

atures Healing Massage Therapy has moved to N88 W16838 Main Street, in Menomonee Falls. An open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at noon March 16. Natures Healing Massage Therapy provides many forms of massage, including individual and couples therapy, La Stone, geothermotherapy (hot and cold stone), TMJ treatment (external and inter-oral), Swedish, Lomilomi (Hawaiian), cancer, post-mastectomy, pregnancy, lymphatic and geriatric. Other available therapeutic services include Rain Drop therapy, Rain Bath therapy, and facial and body treatments including hair removal and waxing. Discounts are available for packages of five appointments or more booked ahead. “We are very conscious of the body, mind and spirit, and use Eminence Organic skin care products and Youngblood mineral cosmetics,” says Owner Helen De Pasquale, a licensed massage therapist and aesthetician. “We can help those with rosacea, acne and sensitive skin with Eminence products, as well.” For more information, call 262-293-3251, email Helen@ NaturesHealingMassageTherapy.com or visit NaturesHealing MassageTherapy.com. See ad, page 8.

Body Mind Spirit Expo

ow in its 24th year nationwide, Body Mind & Spirit Expo has become the largest health and wellness expo in the United States, creating an arena for people to increase their knowledge of alternative health and metaphysical topics. The Expo comes to Milwaukee for its seventh year, March 10 and 11, at the Ramada Plaza Milwaukee Airport. Body Mind & Spirit brings to life a positive, healing environment. Exhibitor offerings include everything from natural and holistic health products to spiritual books and art. Healers at the Expo provide treatments ranging from massages and yoga techniques to intuitive readings. The Expo offers opportunities to receive a relaxing massage, have an aura photo taken, and to open the mind to new ideas. Cost: $10 for two-day admission covers lectures, demos and exhibit hall. Location: 6331 S. 13th St., Milwaukee. For more information, call 541-482-3722 or email Marcella@BMSE.net. A discount coupon is available at BMSE.net. See ad, page 27.

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emfessionals, a national, women’s business organization and innovative network for smart, savvy, accomplished, professional women and business owners, is expanding into Milwaukee as FemCity Milwaukee. The organization’s mission is to enable women worldwide to reach their ultimate potential by offering a platform, venue and outlet to promote and connect their businesses locally and globally. Femfessionals will host monthly Connection Events and quarterly philanthropic events for diverse groups of ambitious women looking to make new strategic connections to strengthen their business and social circles. At each Connection Event, women are strongly encouraged to promote their brand and interact in a positive environment. Reputable public speakers share current business trends and inspirational stories. Monthly events are typically limited to no more than 40 guests, in order to provide an intimate environment for each participant. FemCity Milwaukee is spearheaded by Michelle Marie Bertholf. “It is an honor to be selected as a leader that exemplifies the Femfessional brand of an ambitious, positive woman who desires to connect,” comments Bertholf. “FemCity Milwaukee is made up of successful businesswomen dedicated to helping other businesswomen succeed, and to making a difference in the larger community. We instill the selfless desire to help other women succeed, as well.” Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t Fe m Fessionals.com.

First Friday Kirtan with Ragani

ollowing on the heels of the yoga movement, kirtan is one of the fastest-growing forms of sacred music in the world. A participatory, cross-cultural music experience, kirtan is said to capture the hearts of those who love music, spiritual connections, yoga and cultural events. The first Friday Kirtan with Ragani (listed by OnMilwaukee.com as one of the 100 Milwaukeeans You Need to Know) will begin at 7:30 p.m., March 2. Ragani Featured by FOX 6, News Anchor Ted Perry, Milwaukee’s Kirtan with Ragani is home to the largest independent, ongoing kirtan scene in the nation, drawing more than 300 people each month, including professional musicians such as Michael Kashou, Fred Bliffert, Julio Pabon, Holly Wake and others. “Live kirtan is an incredible stress-reducing experience that allows us to begin to quiet the mind and settle ourselves,” explains Ragani. “The call-and-response-style kirtan chanting is a means of finding our way back to the core of our being, to our heart, to our connections to each other. Kirtan is open to everyone—there are no prerequisites, religious beliefs or cultural backgrounds that are needed to participate.” Natural Awakenings readers can download the free Jaya Ganesha Live Kirtan with Ragani track by visiting RaganiWorld. com/NaturalAwakenings.html. Cost: $10. All are welcome (except infants and toddlers). Bring cushion for floor seating (chairs also available). Location: Unitarian Universalist Church West, 13001 W. North Ave., Brookfield. For more information, email Ragani@RaganiWorld.com or visit RaganiWorld.com/kirtan.html.

Interactive Metronome: A BrainBased Approach for ADHD and LD

onna Abler, a holistic occupational therapist, is accepting summer registrations to help children overcome motor, behavioral and cognitive challenges associated with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) through a natural, drug-free approach. Developed in the early 1990s, Interactive Metronome (IM) is a computerized, brain-based therapy tool that has gained national attention as a breakthrough intervention to support processing abilities in the brain, including language, motor and cognition skills. Its effectiveness is backed by clinical research. “I am excited about the significant and measurable progress achieved through IM for children with ADHD and learning challenges,” comments Abler, a certified IM provider who has worked with variously diagnosed children for more than 25 years. Abler integrates years of experience in neurodevelopment, sensory integration and complementary therapy with IM. Clients perform individualized exercises in coordination with a computer-generated beat, while receiving auditory and visual feedback. This strengthens the neural networks in the brain to make transmission of information between areas of the brain faster and more accurate, resulting in improved motor coordination, improved academic performance and increased confidence. Location: Center for Well Being, N47W28270 Lynndale Rd., Pewaukee. For more information, call 262-370-2757 or visit DonnaAbler.com. See ad, page 8.

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newsbriefs Golden Light Healing Leads Trip to Andes Mountains

my and David Wilinski, owners of Golden Light Healing, will lead a two-week group trip to the Andes Mountains of Peru, from May 20 to June 2. According to the couple, the journey will explore the rare mountain rites of passage and spiritual traditions of the country and connect participants at a deep level to Mother Earth. Led by experienced guide Jose Luis Herrera, the adventure begins in the mountaintop temples Amy Wilinski located near the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a wide and deep gorge carved by the Urubamba River, where Peruvian shamans (which travel with the group) will lead the group in prayers, meditation and ceremony. The trip includes time at Machu Picchu as well as healing ceremonies and personal interaction with the medicine people daily for healings and spiritual guidance, plus time for prayer and selfreflection in this breathtaking landscape. For more information, call 920-609-8277, email GoldenLight Healing@bayland.net or visit GoldenLightHealing.net. See Community Resource Guide listing, page 47.

Women’s Herbal Conference Opens Registration

he first Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, to be held from June 29 to July 1, at The Christine Center, in Willard, Wisconsin, is accepting registrations. The weekend features keynote speakers Susun Weed and Isla Burgess, both herbal intensive leaders, as well as a diverse array of workshops and plant walks, led by Midwest herbalists and Earth-based speakers. Centered in the Wise Woman tradition, the Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference provides a gathering space to focus on Earth-centered healing, nourishment and the plants that grow around us—weaving ourselves, our families and our communities back into the dynamic spiral of health. Weed is an American herbalist and director of the Wise Woman Center, in New York State. She is known for her writing and teaching of what she describes as the “Wise Woman Way” of herbalism. Weed is the author of the Wise Woman Herbal series. Burgess is director of the International College of Herbal Medicine, in New Zealand. Sponsorships are available at three levels: Chickweed ($250), with website and collateral acknowledgement and networking table space; Motherwort ($500), which adds one conference registration with camping space and meals; and Mugwort ($1,000), adding an additional registration and camping space. For more information, call 920-452-4372, email HerbWomen@ gmail.com, mail P.O. Box 166, Sheboygan, WI 53081 or visit MidwestWomensHerbal.com.

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elly Geisler will be representing her Soulful Artwork at the Dare to Be Aware Fair, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 24, at the Mitchell Park Conservatory. A Karuna and Usui Reiki master teacher, Geisler has the unique ability to direct the healing energies of Reiki onto canvas. The combination of focused energy, the vibrational frequencies of colors and the creativity of the artist has allowed Geisler’s artwork to touch, heal and inspire many people. Reiki is a holistic healing technique that promotes the body’s natural ability to heal by replenishing and balancing the life force energy that flows through us. “As we expand our awakening into 2012, it is important that we remain focused on balancing our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies,” remarks Geisler. “My Soulful Artwork is a vehicle that continuously inspires, captivates and energizes us on our journey towards healing and self-transformation.” Location: 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee. For a complete listing of 2012 events, to purchase artwork and gifts or for additional information, email Rain bows@KellyGeisler.com or visit Kelly Geisler.com.

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he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Light Bulb Finder mobile app as the Winner, Best Overall App, in the Apps for the Environment Challenge. Developed by Eco Hatchery, a company started in Milwaukee, the Light Bulb Finder app enables users to easily switch from conventional incandescent to energy-efficient lighting. It is available as a free download on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android mobile devices. “The typical U.S. household can save over $120 per year on electricity by switching to energy-efficient lighting,” says Adam Borut, president and co-founder of Eco Hatchery, a sustainability technology and services firm specializing in energy efficiency software and mobile applications. He adds, “The Light Bulb Finder app cuts through the confusion and provides instant bulb recommendations for standard and specialty lighting with key financial payback information and uses the EPA’s eGRID data to calculate environmental impact.” Users can buy bulbs through the app or at local stores. Eco Hatchery partners with utility companies, cities and counties nationwide to raise consumer awareness of local energy efficiency initiatives and resources, such as bulb discounts, recycling services and whole-house energy audits. Location: 4230 North Oakland Ave., #115, Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-332-8347, email ABorut@EcoHatchery.com or visit EcoHatchery.com or LightBulbFinder.net or follow Twitter.com/#!/LightBulbFinder.

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new, in-depth guide to the benefits of grass-fed beef is now available from Animal Welfare Approved, a national nonprofit organization that audits, certifies and supports farmers that raise their animals according to the highest welfare standards, and outdoors on pasture or range. The Grassfed Primer, available as a free download at AnimalWelfareApproved.org/consumers/ food-labels, notes that grass-fed meat and dairy products offer health benefits via higher levels of omega-3 essential fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and vitamin E, and can reduce the risk of E. coli infection. Scientists now believe that CLA may be one of humanity’s most potent defenses against cancer.

MORE REST EQUALS BETTER TEEN PERFORMANCE

dolescents that log between six and 10 hours of sleep each night perform better in mathematics and physical education classes than those that sleep six hours or less, according to a study published in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. The researchers, after analyzing the sleep habits of 592 students aged 12 to 19 in Seville, Spain, further observed that bedtimes and wake times did not significantly influence academic outcomes; however, they did note that students that require less than 15 minutes to fall asleep tended to achieve better marks.

RED MEAT LINKED TO TYPE 2 DIABETES

new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers finds a strong association between the consumption of red meat—particularly processed meat—and an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. They analyzed questionnaire responses from 37,083 men, spanning 20 years; 79,570 women, covering 28 years; and 87,504 women for 14 years. The researchers also conducted an updated meta-analysis that combined data from their new study with earlier ones involving more than 442,000 participants, 28,228 of which developed Type 2 diabetes. After adjusting for age, body mass index and other lifestyle and dietary risk factors, they concluded that a daily 100-gram serving of unprocessed red meat (about the size of a deck of cards) was associated with a 19 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. They also found that one daily serving of half that quantity of processed meat, or 50 grams—equivalent to one hot dog or sausage or two slices of bacon—was associated with a 51 percent increased risk. According to the study, replacing red meat with healthier proteins can significantly lower the risk. The researchers concluded that the consumption of processed meats, such as hot dogs, bacon, sausage and deli meats, which usually contain high levels of sodium and nitrites, should be minimized. They recommend that people eat less unprocessed red meat and instead suggest healthier choices like nuts, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, fish and beans. Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Silicon Valley Launches Philanthropy 2.0 Reinvention is nothing new in Silicon Valley, California, home of some of the world’s most prominent cutting-edge technology companies. Frustrated with what they perceive as the slow pace and inefficiency of many nonprofits, some of the area’s innovators are bringing fresh approaches to solving vexing social issues. Along with money, these social entrepreneurs are applying their business skills—from marketing to operations, together with their enthusiasm and business drive—to transform nonprofits into more savvy, goal-focused businesses. “Donors aren’t waiting until retirement now,” says Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, a philanthropist and author of Giving 2.0, a book on how to improve philanthropy. She says, “This is no longer about sympathy. It’s about strategy,” asserting that donors today are demanding more research and metrics before funding charitable projects. Beth Kanter, a nonprofit scholar and author of The Networked Nonprofit, points to MomsRising.org, which advocates for family-friendly laws, as a leading example. “MomsRising didn’t reinvent the wheel, and instead just focused on what they were enthusiastic about—mobilizing people,” she says. Instead of operating in a traditional manner, the nonprofit outsourced much of its operations, allowing it to run more nimbly on a virtual basis. Arrillaga-Andreessen advises, “If we are to solve these problems, the onus is on givers to facilitate that change.” Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Breathe Deep

The Gift of Cleaner Air The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards created to protect families from power plant emissions of mercury and airborne toxins such as arsenic, acid gas, nickel, selenium and cyanide. The new standards are expected to prevent 11,000 premature deaths, 4,300 heart attacks and 130,000 cases of childhood asthma symptoms each year. “It has taken almost 20 years to amend the Clean Air Act, despite clear, unequivocal scientific knowledge that mercury and other pollutants have been killing our children,” remarked Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. Source: EarthDay.org

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Gardening provides many varieties of engagement for children: designing, planting and maintaining a garden patch; harvesting, preparing and sharing food; working cooperatively in groups; learning about science and nutrition; and creating art and stories inspired by their garden experiences. When third, fourth and fifth grade students participating in a one-year gardening program were surveyed for life skills, they showed significant increases in self-understanding, interpersonal relationship skills and the ability to work in groups, compared with nonparticipating students. Qualitative surveys of 52 second and third grade students working in a community garden classroom program in San Antonio, Texas, further revealed the children were likely to have more positive bonding experiences with their parents and other adults. A study of children with learning disabilities that engaged in gardening measured increases in nonverbal communication skills, awareness levels of the advantages of order, understanding of how to participate in a cooperative effort, and the ability to form positive relationships with adults. Juvenile offenders that gardened showed improved self-esteem, interpersonal relationships and attitudes towards school. Overall, gardening has been recognized by many studies as a therapeutic healing activity that can positively impact mental health and well-being. Source: University of Colorado-Denver; Health Sciences Center

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Nature’s Wake-Up Set to Snooze

Bees are awakening earlier each spring, according to a Rutgers University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists report that global warming over the past 130 years has caused several species of North American bees to emerge about 10 days earlier than they did previously, with most of the shift occurring since 1970. Scientific research known as phenology measures the timing of lifecycle events of animals and plants. “A shift in 10 days is a lot from the point of view of an insect whose lifetime is measured in weeks,” says Rutgers Entomologist Rachael Winfree, co-author of the study. Because bees are the world’s most important pollinators of flowers and plants, any change in this crucial relationship could prove devastating. Study leader Ignasi Bartomeus, Ph.D., says. “If bees and plants responded differently to climate change, bees could emerge in the spring before plants were flowering, in which case the bees would die because they wouldn’t have anything to eat. Or plants could flower before the bees emerged, in which case the plants would not be pollinated and would fail to reproduce.”

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healthykids ematics. Now, hundreds of schools are working to better prepare students by harnessing outside resources to reinvigorate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curricula in classrooms and afterschool programs. Forget rote memorization of the periodic table of the elements that previous generations may equate with science class. Kids in STEM programs are designing video games, programming robots and building solar cars—fun, hands-on, practical projects that add zest to technical subjects. The extra excitement helps, because many STEM programs extend the school day, either as a mandatory late-day module or an optional afterschool session.

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Kids like Camerino Sanchez-Park can’t get enough. “Robotics helped me learn a lot about science and batterypowered objects and engines,” says this fifth-grader at Faller Elementary School, in Ridgecrest, California. “The best part was working with the cool, high-tech robots. I would definitely do it again!” Sanchez-Park is one of 87 youths psyched about science as a result of hands-on afterschool programs run by a local nonprofit, High Desert Leapin’ Lizards. It taps the brainpower of scientists and engineers from a nearby naval base to instruct in subjects like renewable energy, chemistry and robotics. Rather than focusing on abstract concepts, students create working windmills or robots capable of tackling obstacle courses. “It not only sparks an interest in science, it teaches them how to think like a scientist,” says Program Administrator Sandra Goldstein Birmingham. “For example, the kids maintain an engineering journal of the challenges they experienced, to help them troubleshoot the next time.” Leapin’ Lizards is one of 34 STEM programs nationwide awarded funding through the 2011 Ashoka Changemakers’ Partnering for Excellence competition, backed by U.S. corporate heavyweights like Google, ExxonMobil and Amgen. Many participating companies are investing in STEM school programming to fill the pipeline of homegrown talent for potential future hires.

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Another Ashoka winner, Citizen Schools, sees the challenge as a supply-and-demand problem that includes a lack of teachers trained to meet the current needs for STEM education. Consider, though, the 10 million professionals currently working in related fields, and Americans have a system-wide solution. “If we can put just 1 percent of them in the classroom, we could more than double the math and science teachers in the country,” advises Managing Director John Werner. Citizen Schools recruits corporate volunteers from the ranks of top technology, architecture, finance and other fields to lead afterschool “apprenticeships” for disadvantaged kids in public middle schools. Participating states include Cali-

fornia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Texas. Collaborating on real-life problems in small groups develops more than tangible skills, attests Marianne DeModena. Her sixth grade son, Christian Deguglielmo, completed apprenticeships with Google at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and with investment advisors Cambridge Associates, both in Boston. “Christian came home a different kid,” says DeModena. “It’s brought out his leadership abilities, school pride, social skills and confidence… it’s really opened up this other side of him. He says Citizen Schools is his favorite subject.” The program’s success is more than anecdotal: A longitudinal study by Policy Studies Associates, Inc. found that kids enrolled in Citizen Schools afterschool programs significantly outperformed a comparison group on a range of indicators, including school attendance, proficiency test scores and graduation rate.

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Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, or (MS)², taps into higher institutions of learning as another rich source of STEM prowess. Founded in 2005, the Washington, D.C., public charter school is located at the university, one of the nation’s preeminent historically black colleges. Every (MS)² classroom includes at least one undergraduate teaching assistant, providing youths with collegiate role models in STEM fields, while giving university students an opportunity to test their teaching skills. Executive Director Yohance Maqubela recognizes that not every student will end up pursuing a career in a STEM field, but that science and technology will permeate whatever discipline they choose. Above all, STEM curricula are designed to address one of the most frequently asked student questions: “Why am I learning this?” By making learning more relevant, these programs are helping kids stay motivated, think critically about their surroundings and connect the dots so they see the big picture. It’s a mindset that will serve them well, wherever life leads them. April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

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amps specializing in STEM-related subjects are cropping up across the nation. For a period of a week or more, they give children the chance to steep themselves in a favorite subject with peers that share their passions. Hands-on projects such as sleuthing crime scenes and assessing environmental habitats give kids a taste of what it’s like to work in a particular field and stretch their brains and muscles in the process. Here are just a few of the types of STEM-oriented camps offered. Visit KidsCamps.com for a comprehensive listing. Experimenting: General science camps make it possible to sample its different branches, from astronomy to zoology, and learn how things work through fun, interactive experiments. These group-oriented camps foster leadership and teamwork, as well as curiosity and discipline; key characteristics for any career in science. Animals: Veterinary camps teach skills ranging from basic animal handling to diagnosing disease. Often cosponsored by university animal science programs, these camps typically blend lab and classroom work with fascinating field trips. Beachcombing: Marine sciences camps help introduce kids to Earth’s precious and complex maritime and underwater ecosystems. These camps often involve enjoyable activities like tidepooling, beach surveys and canoeing, while teaching skills such as conservation principles and sampling methods. Mystery: Crime scene investigation (CSI) camps introduce youths to the field of forensic sciences. Campers learn the art and craft of evidence collection, while developing observation and problem-solving skills. They may get to practice DNA testing, ballistics analysis, autopsy techniques and other tools of the trade. Robot building: Robotics camps make the challenging field of engineering approachable for children of all ages. Students are taken step-by-step through the engineering process, from designing and building through programming and testing. The sessions often culminate in a competition in which camp robots are pitted against each other on a ball field or obstacle course.

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Educating the Whole Child: Head, Heart and Hands by Linda Sechrist The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them. ~ Albert Einstein

n July 2010, a Newsweek magazine article, “The Creativity Crisis,” recognized a serious decline in U.S. creativity scores among American school children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Co-authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman also noted possible future consequences: a lack of creative solutions for matters of national interest—such as sustaining economic growth—and international importance. Clearly, today’s children face unpredictable tomorrows filled with rapid and dramatic change. This may be why Bronson and Merryman foresee that success in the future will hinge on one’s ability to anticipate trends, recognize patterns in seemingly random events, and come up with original ways to add value to organizations and society. Such abilities require an education that nurtures creativity and innovative thought, as well as the cultivation of social and emotional intelligence. Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf School, believed that children would develop these abilities and a passion for lifelong learning if they were educated in an environ-

ment where learning was less about an acquisition of information and more about an engaging voyage of discovery of the world and oneself. Steiner, a leading figure in the cultural life of Central Europe until his death in 1925, would be delighted to see his distinctive approach to education flourishing in one of the world’s fastest growing private school movements. The Milwaukee area boasts four entities working with Steiner’s ideas about education and child development: LifeWays Early Childhood Center, for children ages three months to six years, and LifeWays teacher training; Prairie Hill and Tamarack Waldorf schools, for pre-school through eighth grade; and Great Lakes Waldorf Institute (GLWI), for teacher development. The latter three belong to the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), which includes more than 160 schools across the U.S.

Education from the Inside Out

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out” approach is that children develop an open-ended way of thinking. “This means that the concepts they learn about continue to grow and expand along with the curriculum, which mirrors their development through adulthood,” says Barian. “Learning about a subject from one perspective in one grade, and a few years later approaching it from another point of view, develops a child’s ability to look at problems in different ways. It also helps them comprehend, on different levels, that understanding is not something fixed, but rather something that grows and deepens over time,” advises Barian, who believes that children educated with this approach become vibrant, well-rounded, curious, imaginative human beings with diverse interests and capacities. “They may be better equipped to deal with the future as world citizens,” she notes. To develop world citizens and achieve the Waldorf ideal, Nancy Kresin-Price, director of teacher development for GLWI and a Waldorf class teacher, stayed with the same class for eight years and is now taking her second class through Tamarack Waldorf School. “A Waldorf teacher’s work is their art,” she explains. “To remain with the same children from first through eighth grade, while bringing artistry to teaching, means that a teacher does research throughout their career. In other words, this work permeates our entire life.” The aim of Waldorf schooling—educating the whole child: head, heart and hands—is accomplished by teachers who stimulate the mind with a full spectrum of traditional academic subjects; nurture healthy emotional development by conveying knowledge experientially as well as academically; and encourage working with the hands throughout the day, both in academic subjects and a broad range of artistic handwork, music and craft activities. According to a recent New York Times article, “A Silicon Valley School that Doesn’t Compute,” by Matt Richtel, Waldorf Schools around the country subscribe to a teaching philosophy

focused on physical activity and learning through creative, hands-on tasks, rather than computer learning. “Those who endorse this approach say computers inhibit creative thinking, movement, human interaction and attention spans,” writes Richtel. When asked for evidence of the schools’ effectiveness, AWSNA offered research by an affiliated group showing that 94 percent of students graduating from Waldorf high schools in the U.S. between 1994 and 2004 attended college, with many heading to prestigious institutions such as Oberlin College, the University of California-Berkeley and Vassar College. Planting seeds of reverence for life, nature and the human experience, as well as for all that brings beauty to the soul, starts early in childcare and preschool activities at LifeWays Early Childhood Center, located within a nature preserve. LifeWays children spend a lot of time playing and exploring while supervised by caregivers. “Some of the parents who bring their children here take LifeWays training because they value how it enhances their

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Changing the Way America Eats Nourishing the Shift to Farm-Fresh Foods by Melinda Hemmelgarn

entucky farmer and writer Wendell Berry states that in order for people to care about their food, “They have to taste it.” Tasting the difference between fresh, local, organic foods and those that travel hundreds or thousands of miles before touching our taste buds is catalyzing a healthy change across America. Consider the growth in patronage of farmers’ markets alone: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports the number of markets has soared, from 1,755 in 1994 to 7,175 in 2011. What’s driving the surge? Incentives include our appreciation of scrumptious seasonal flavor, a comforting sense of community and the reassurance of knowing exactly where our food comes from and who—often on a first-name basis—grew or produced it. Good, healthy food germinates in genuine relationships—between growers and consumers, and farmers and the Earth. Local markets boost hometown economies, too; the USDA predicts a record $7 billion in such food sales this year, delivering a greater proportion of food dollars directly to farmers. Regional food systems also support the biological diversity that is vital to 24

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With 57 being the current average age of American farmers, and more than a quarter 65 or older, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition recognizes the desperate need for more young farmers. When the National Young Farmer’s Coalition recently surveyed 1,000 beginning farmers, it found that access to capital, land and health insurance presented the biggest hurdles to entering farming as a career. The Women, Food and Agriculture Network has identified access to health care as the main challenge facing females that want to farm. While city dwellers tend to idealize farming as a romantic occupation in a bucolic setting, it is actually a risky, physically demanding job. Despite the challenges, farmers say they love their work because they enjoy being outside, working with their hands, producing high-quality food and being their own boss. It helps to be healthy, smart and an optimist at heart.

Sticker Price versus Hidden Costs

To consumers coping in a down economy, the cheapest price may sometimes seem like the best choice. John Ikerd, professor emeritus of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri, notes that, “Americans, on average, are spending only half as much of their disposable income for food today as they were in the 1960s.” However, at the same time, “The percentage spent on health care has doubled.” Scores of studies show that many of today’s chronic diseases are related to poor diet. Factor in medical costs associated with food-borne illnesses, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pesticide- and hormone-contaminated food and water, and it’s easy to understand why Michael Carolan, author of The Real Cost of Cheap Food, declares, “Cheap food... is actually quite expensive.” One way for families to save money on food costs is to reduce waste. Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland, says Americans waste more than 40 percent of the food we produce for consumption, throwing away $100 billion-plus in food a year. Most of it ends up in landfills.

Instead of providing incentives to agribusinesses to produce less expensive food, smarter national farm and food policies could prioritize producing higher quality food and wasting less of it. Kathy Bero, board president of NuGenesis Farm, in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, advocates shifting commodity payments to organic farmers. Her nonprofit educational farm promotes “food as medicine,” along with cost-saving, health-boosting consumer strategies such as learning how to garden and cook to maximize nutritional value.

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Stephanie Coughlin, a farmer in San Diego, California, says: “If you don’t have local farms, you don’t have local security.” Across the country, communities are proving how a few conscious buyers can improve everyone’s access to high-quality local foods. Farm to Hospital: As director of nutrition services at Fletcher Allen Health Care, in Burlington, Vermont, Registered Dietitian Diane Imrie has the power to influence the economic security and sustainability of her community and surrounding region. Imrie sources approximately 40 percent of the food served at her hospital from farms located within a day’s drive. In her work, she helps keep farmers on their land while providing higher quality food to patients and staff. The facility also supports onsite gardens, which yielded $2,000 worth of produce in 2011, despite Vermont’s short growing season. The hospital food is so popular that its café serves downtown businesspeople, further bolstering profitability and community benefits. For local maple sugar producer Bernie Comeau, Imrie’s consistent purchases provide an income he can count on every month. Imrie is glad to note that for farmers, selling their food to the hospital is “like a stamp of approval.” Marydale DeBor, who founded and led the “plow to plate” comprehensive food and disease-prevention initiative associated with Connecticut’s New Milford Hospital, maintains that, “Institutional leadership is critical.” She says that thanks to a supportive CEO that believed in bringing farm-fresh foods to hospital food services, their retail café more than doubled its revenue within two years.

DeBor believes that hospital food should set an example for public health. “We need to support beginning farmers, and more food hubs and new distribution systems to facilitate access,” she says. “Consumers need to let their hospitals know they should focus on good food and nutrition.” Farm to Restaurant: Leigh Lockhart, owner of Main Squeeze Natural Foods Café and Juice Bar, in Columbia, Missouri, buys supplies directly from local organic farmers and never quibbles about price. She composts any food waste in her garden, where she grows some of the produce used in her restaurant. Rather than large plates of cheap food, Lockhart serves portions within U.S. Dietary Guidelines, comprising higher quality, more satisfying meals. Relationships with chefs are important to farmers, advises Carol Ann Sayle, owner of Boggy Creek Organic Farm, in Austin, Texas. Farmers can rely on a sure buyer; chefs appreciate dependable and high quality food; and customers return because of the great taste. Farm to School: Organic farmer Don Bustos, program director for the American Friends Service Committee of New Mexico, trains beginning farmers and ranchers in ways to provide food to the Albuquerque Public School District and beyond. For example, farmers grow crops during the winter in solar-powered greenhouses, and aggregate their products to meet school needs. Mobile meat processing and distribution networks also create jobs while keeping small farmers economically and environmentally viable, explains Bustos. Local agriculture fuels strong communities and fresh local foods help children thrive.

In the Pacific Northwest, AmeriCorps volunteer Emma Brewster works with the Real Food Challenge, a national youthbased program that encourages colleges and universities to shift 20 percent of their food budgets to farm-fresh, locally sourced foods. Brewster works with Lucy Norris, project manager for the Puget Sound Food Network, which creates opportunities beyond farmers’ markets for local area farmers to connect with regional processors, distributors and end users, including Seattle Public Schools.

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Regardless of occupation, many people feel a natural urge to work with the soil and witness the miracle of seeds sprouting new life. Rose HaydenSmith, Ph.D., a garden historian and a designated leader in sustainable food systems at the University of California– Davis, points out that home, school, community and workplace victory gardens established during World War II succeeded in producing about 40 percent of our nation’s vegetables. In both world wars, she says, our national leadership “recognized that food and health were vital national security issues.” They still are today. Melinda Hemmelgarn, a.k.a. the Food Sleuth (FoodSleuth@gmail.com), is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host, based in Columbia, Missouri. She co-created F.A.R.M.: Food, Art, Revolution Media – a Focus on Photography to Re-vitalize Agriculture and Strengthen Democracy to increase advocacy for organic farmers (Enduring-Image.blogspot.com). Learn more at Food Sleuth Radio at kopn.org.

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and guidance in our search for meaning and beauty.” TKWA’s respect for this award-winning architect’s “whole systems approach” is evident throughout their website, where Alexander is often directly quoted or his philosophies are reflected ccording to internationally in their own. For example, known architect Christoin the elegant redefining of pher Alexander, there is a “the interconnectedness of timeless way of building. It is the all things” as ‘wholeness,’ Urban Ecology Center same today as it was thousands of the firm adopted Alexander’s years ago, when people created the great traditional buildings, timeless approach of inviting people to come together to crevillages and temples, places in which people still feel most at ate something alive and vibrant. “We gleaned from ancient home. In his book, The Timeless Way of Building, the Emeritus and contemporary philosophers, scientists who specialized Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkein quantum physics, and architects such as Aldo Leopold, ley, proposes that designing and building with an integrative who were interested in designing buildings with a soul,” says “pattern language” may make it less challenging to create great Reckard. buildings or beautiful places where we can feel truly alive. Considered by many as the father of wildlife management The process of pattern language, as Alexander describes and of the United States’ wilderness system, Leopold was a conit, “…allows the life inside a person, or a family, or a town, servationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer and outdoor to flourish openly, in freedom, so vividly that it gives birth enthusiast. In “A Land Ethic,” the concluding essay of his landof its own accord to the natural order, which is needed to mark 1949 book, A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here sustain life.” This human-enhancing paradigm in architecture, and There, he defined a new relationship between people and which he introduced in 1977, is embraced locally by The nature and set the stage for the modern conservation movement. Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. (TKWA), a planning and His legacy continues to inform and inspire us to see the natural design firm that specializes in sustainable design and historic world, “…as a community to which we belong.” preservation. Although TKWA is located in Cedarburg, the What are the benefits of practicing such a philosophy company has completed projects throughout the world. for planning designs that range from nature and interpretive “The writings of Christopher Alexander form a great part centers, museums and offices to urban, commercial, hospiof our studio philosophy,” says Wayne Reckard, the director of tality, recreation, higher education, religious and historic/ interpretive planning and business development. “In fact, The adaptive reuse projects? TKWA has been honored with sigNature of Order, his seminal essay on the art of building and nificant industry awards, including a 61-point LEED Platinum the nature of the universe, is a constant source of inspiration rating—one of the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest to

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The Urban Ecology Center The Urban Ecology Center was completed on a scale and within a budget that is achievable with the use of practical, repeatable design ideas and techniques. A key feature is its important connection to a variety of outdoor spaces. Schoolchildren use the balconies, tower, roof garden, and other outdoor spaces for classes or spontaneous discussion as many of the typical barriers to connecting with the outdoors are greatly diminished.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Situated on 185 acres along the shores of Lake Michigan, the new Schlitz Audubon Nature Center opened to the public in 2003. Once a pristine lakefront prairie and woodland, the site was logged and turned into horse pasture during the early 1900s. In 1971, the site became a nature preserve. TKWA was hired to design a new building to replace an aging structure the center had outgrown. The goal was to design a facility that preserves the natural sanctuary of the site and helps educate the public about environmental stewardship. Key sustainable features include a stable, well-insulated building shell that minimizes temperature fluctuations; roof-mounted photovoltaics; natural daylight and ventilation; and use of siteharvested timbers. A restored native prairie covers an extensive geothermal heating/cooling system and helps manage stormwater runoff while supporting overall site biodiversity.

Milwaukee Public Market The Milwaukee Public Market offers a dynamic community gathering place and visitor destination. The design of this venue, where local farmers and specialty food vendors sell their wares, reflects traditional ideas expressed in contemporary form, with steel, glass and brick honoring the industrial history of Milwaukee’s Third Ward. The market’s environmentally sensitive design incorporates high-performance glass and sun louvers for sun control and relies upon cool daylighting to reduce artificial lighting and lower HVAC costs.

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date—for The Leopold Legacy Center, near Baraboo. “It is the first building recognized by LEED as carbon neutral in operation, and as a ‘zero net energy’ building,” advises Reckard. “We try to integrate sustainability into all our projects, but more than that, we are about creating life-enhancing places where, when you enter, you feel welcomed, alive and whole,” Reckard explains. “We don’t restrict ourselves to certain building types, because we’re more interested in a process of designing that fits into the environment and supports human activity, which is counterintuitive to the way architecture is taught.” This design approach has led TKWA to a diverse range of projects including the Urban Ecology Center, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee Public Market and Growing Power.

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training, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner. The organization has expanded and now needs additional space to support production, classes, meetings, meal preparation, offices and on-site warehousing. Growing Power and TKWA are currently working together to develop plans for an ambitious new facility: the world’s first working five-story, urban vertical farm. Such a timeless way of building, suggests Alexander, seeks to build a thing not in isolation, but rather to, “…repair the world around it, and within it, so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and more whole; and the thing which you make takes its place in the web of nature, as you make it.” And, who among us could not benefit from feeling more human and alive in this kind of a built environment? The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc., W61 N617 Mequon Ave., Cedarburg. For more information, call 262-377-6039 or visit TKWA.com.

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ill Allen, a sharecropper’s son who was a professional basketball player when he rediscovered his love for agriculture, is now CEO and founder of Growing Power, Inc., an internationally recognized nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds and the environments in which they live. The sustainable trail he began to forge in 1993 may begin in Milwaukee, but it doesn’t end there or anywhere in the United States. Today, Allen’s life work in urban and sustainable farming already stands on its own: hands-on training, on-theground demonstration, and outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute high-quality, safe and affordable food in a sustainable manner. His latest endeavor is a presentation at the Ninth Annual Green Energy Summit and Exposition in Milwaukee, where 4,000 attendees are expected from Wisconsin and adjacent states, including many representatives of industry, government and the academic world. Allen recently shared some insights

about his hopeful vision for Growing Power and the nation’s food system with Natural Awakenings.

What will be the focus of your presentation at the upcoming Green Energy Summit?

My presentation will cover different aspects of our integrated system. At the top of the list is how Growing Power uses solar energy to heat water in the aquaponics closed-loop system, and how we are creating energy from compost to heat buildings. In addition, I’ll talk about anaerobic digestion for food waste, which is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. More importantly, I intend to appeal to everyone, rather than just the academics and individuals interested in how we use energy to reduce our production costs. I feel that it’s vital for others to learn about how Growing Power has networked with the intention of building mutually enhancing relationships with more than 100 organizations—businesses, universities and funding partners—so that, like permaculture, we have every piece of the sustainable puzzle at the “Good Food Revolution Table” to work together. Reflectively speaking, if we look back as late as 10 years Design for world’s first working five-story, urban vertical farm Milwaukee

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ago, there are certain organizations or groups that we would not have invited to the table because of their politics or past indiscretions. Today, we can’t afford that sort of exclusivity, because everyone needs to be involved in the food system—educators on all levels, local and state policy makers, USDA personnel, city planners, environmentalists, engineers, physicians, health practitioners, financial institutions, economists, psychologists, anthropologists and more—to dialogue about healthy food, healthy living and energy.

What is your Good Food Revolution about? The Good Food Revolution is about realizing that every category that represents an aspect of our lives needs to be at the table when there is a discussion about our food system. This approach, which embraces and honors diversity, has helped Growing Power to get people to understand that safe, affordable food for everyone is a social justice issue that no one can afford to ignore. Bringing people together and honoring their different opinions and ideas has been beneficial to us, but we have far to go. There are still people in Milwaukee who have no choice other than bad food. This means that good, nutritious food should remain at the forefront as a

social justice issue and never drop from that level of importance. If we don’t eat, we don’t survive.

What progress have you seen since 1993, when Growing Power was simply an organization with teens who needed a place to work, and you were a farmer on the north side of Milwaukee with land? More than 70 percent of the people working in the food system today are under the age of 40, and many are people of color. I give much of the credit for this wonderful change to First Lady Michelle Obama, her White House garden and the One Million Gardens project. I love seeing a resurgence of people who are doing something that, historically, previous generations enjoyed, and it’s inspiring to see so many young people who want to learn. As recently as 1997, I was frequently asked why, as an African American, I was doing something that was considered the work of a slave. I said it then and I’ll say it now: I grow food not because I’m asked to, but because I like to eat good food. It’s easier for Growing Power to make inroads today because we have concrete examples in rural and urban settings located in Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as a network of 15 regional training centers throughout the U.S. Today, individuals, organizations and companies call us, rather than us calling them, to become involved. And, we are training more than a thousand farmers a year, who come to us from across the U.S. as well as other countries.

What do you envision for the future of our food system and Growing Power? I see lots of green jobs for urban farmers, electrical engineers, urban planners, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, horticulturists, nutritionists and more. I also see a future where we have all realized our responsibility for working together and not just relying on governments or large corporations to fix

our bad food system or improve access to healthy food in communities of need. I envision a future that includes more of what I’ve already seen as I’ve traveled across this country: young, middle-aged and elderly people taking control of the food systems in their communities where they grow food on balconies and in side yards, back yards and community plots. I see new gardens and farms in urban, suburban and rural communities, as well as people raising fish and plants inside buildings. And, in the future that

I see, people have employed creative techniques to grow food year-round in even the harshest climates, as we do at Growing Power, in Milwaukee. In other words, people aren’t just talking about sustainability and ending world hunger anymore—they are doing something about it. For more information, visit Growing Power’s Milwaukee headquarters and urban farm at 5500 W. Silver Spring Dr., Milwaukee, call 414-527-1546 or visit GrowingPower.org.

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Five dollars per meal for 21 meals a week, plus snacks, neatly totals the $125 weekly food budget set by the Leake family, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Lisa and Jason Leake, parents of two young daughters, first explored what it would be like to eliminate processed food from their diet, which they describe in their blog at 100DaysofRealFood.com. Their success led to the additional challenge of eating real food on a budget. “Having a realistic weekly budget is helpful, because you can’t go too far over budget before you realize you are in trouble,” advises Lisa Leake. To make it even easier to stay on track, she makes it a habit to shop near home and uses cash instead of credit.

Seasonal Shopping “If we shop for seasonal produce and freeze or can surplus from our local farmers’ market, we can eat well all year and still eat frugally,” advises Rebecca Miller, a macrobiotic and healing foods caterer from Overland Park, Kansas. “When fresh blueberries are $3 a cup at the grocery during the off-season, for example, we can still enjoy canned berries in recipes or thawed from the freezer on our morning oatmeal.”

Eating Down the Fridge Seattle-based Kim O’Donnel, author of The Meatlover’s Meatless Cookbook, blogs about family meals for USA Today. “I regularly emphasize what I call ‘eating down the frig,’” she says. “That means making use of what we’ve got on hand, like generations before us that also went through food shortages. We’re just out of practice.” One way to help ourselves learn, says O’Donnel, is to stock a “smarter” pantry. Staples include different varieties of dried beans; lentils; quickcooking grains such as quinoa, bulgur, couscous and purple barley; garbanzo beans; brown and black rice; and a few BPA-free canned goods like tomatoes, black beans and chickpeas. “If we take our time and watch for good deals, we can build a pantry at a low cost,” she says, because such ingredients are basically “blank slates.” As just

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one example of a low-cost, pantry-based meal, O’Donnel might start with cooked red lentils, then add fresh ginger and garlic, sautéed onion with cumin, and fresh spinach and tomatoes, and then serve it with whole-wheat pita bread.

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Jane Zieha, a certified public accountant, knows that feeding people and watching the bottom line can go together. She owns the acclaimed Blue Bird Bistro, in Kansas City, Missouri. An avowed all-natural, organic, sustainable and local foods passionista, Zieha has stayed true to the principles of her Pennsylvania upbringing. “I didn’t eat like anybody else growing up,” she says. “We never ate packaged food. We ate what was fresh. When I was old enough to go to a friend’s house for dinner, I was surprised at how they ate.” Today, both at home and at work, Zieha continues to select the best that local farmers can provide. “I don’t start with a recipe and then find the food, like most chefs and restaurants do,” she explains. “I find the ingredients and then go from there.”

Meat as a Condiment More expensive ingredients, such as heritage turkey, can bring more flavor and texture to an entrée as an ingredient instead of a standalone part of a meal, advises Zieha. She might feature heritage turkey in an enchilada filling, pasta or savory bread pudding, so that a little goes a long way. It also makes sense to shop for varieties of fish or cuts of meat that aren’t widely popular or that take longer to cook. Slow Food’s Viertel, who shops near Brooklyn, New York, remarks: “I buy ‘trash fish’—sea robin, squid, mackerel, sardines—because they are cheaper and I believe, taste best. The same is true of the other meats I buy. I never cook pork chops or filet mignon; I cook oxtail and short ribs.” Then, O’Donnel adds, the frugal cook turns bones of roasted poultry or trimmings from a whole fish into a delicious stock. Any homemade broth can be just the frozen asset we need for yet another tasty “value” meal. Cookbook author Judith Fertig writes at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

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Windowfarm co-founders Rebecca Bray and Britta Riley (Windowfarms.org/story) help homeowners grow some of their own food in window spaces year-round. Their research-and-developit-yourself hydroponic system project facilitates plant cultivation without soil, using nutrient-infused water pumped through a series of growing containers. To date, more than 20,000 people have downloaded plans for their own Windowfarm.

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or everyone that feels surrounded by a concrete jungle occasionally relieved by a pocket park, green strip or landscaped median, the concept of finding a place to grow their own food may seem like a fantasy. Fortunately, backyard, rooftop and community gardens are good ideas that are coming on strong. Around the country, productive green spaces are replacing paved lots and lawns with edible perennials and seasonal crops that enable folks to eat better and fresher, while reducing the family food bill. “Food plants can be grown anywhere, including on a high-rise balcony, miles from the nearest farm,” says David Tracey, author of Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution. “You just need to meet the plant’s basic requirements for sunlight, water and a few nutrients. Change Your Diet

Urban farmers in the United States are now transforming an increasingly significant portion of the country’s millions of acres of flat rooftops. Launched in 2010, New York’s Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm operation (BrooklynGrangeFarm. com), totaling nearly an acre atop a mid-rise warehouse, is among the largest of its kind. Sometimes called “vertigo farming”, because the farmers overlook an urban skyline, these enterprises re-green the landscape, wisely manage rainwater and rebuild affordable local fresh food systems. The Grange grows produce in seven-inch-deep beds using a growing medium made from compost and small, porous stones and annually produces 40 cultivars of organic tomatoes, salad greens, peppers, Swiss chard, beets and carrots. Food is sometimes transported to market via bicycles.

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In the East Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, flowers, ferns and ivy gardens have replaced concrete alleyways thanks to Podmajersky, a local real estate development firm. The lush gardens provide a tranquil sanctuary from city bustle and an aesthetically pleasing and inspiring surrounding for the Chicago Arts District, home to 1,500 artists and other creative entrepreneurs. In Monroe, Wisconsin, one resident turned a humble downtown alley into a welcoming nature-scape. Taking advantage of the “heat-island effect” generated in paved urban areas from hard-surface buildings and a nearby parking lot, as well as a southern exposure, his Midwest gardens even include cacti.

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and fresh produce together. “It mimics natural recirculation of resources in wetlands in a constructed dual-use ecosystem; the only inputs are fish feed and a small amount of power,” explains Sylvia Bernstein, author of Aquaponic Gardening and founder of TheAquaponicSource.com. “Because an aquaponic system can be set up anywhere, including warehouses, parking lots and exhausted fields, it is ideally suited to help localize food production and provide an alternative to clearing more land to feed our future.”

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or social camaraderie. Co-gardening a neighbor’s lot and sharing the harvest is another option.

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“When your space is limited, you start to think creatively about how to best use it,” notes Tracey. “Consider all three dimensions of a balcony or other narrow areas to maximize growing potential. Climbing vines such as grapes and berries, hanging pots with tomatoes and nasturtium, and fruit trees in half-barrels are great ways to grow more food in a small space. The crops don’t know they’re in a pot.” Herbs also love containers. Some plants, like tomatoes, can even be grown upside-down to more efficiently use limited space.

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“Community gardens are an excellent solution for those with the garden itch and no good land to scratch,” advises Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International (Kitchen Gardeners.org), a nonprofit community of 20,000 members that has been cultivating change since 2008. Community gardens have taken over empty city lots, church lawns and schoolyards that are collectively farmed for food, relaxation

“There are no beauty contests in the plant world, but, if there were, a productive, ever-changing patch of diverse vegetables would beat out a monoculture of turf grass any time,” says Doiron, smiling. Put into food production, America’s 25 million acres of lawns could go a long way toward reducing the environmental cost of transporting produce hundreds or thousands of miles. Americans growing their own food isn’t a pie-in-thesky fantasy. As University of California garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith confirms, “During the peak year for Victory Gardens, 1943, some government estimates indicated that up to 40 percent of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front were produced in school, home, community and workplace gardens.” “One of the first steps in bringing healthy foods to the forefront of society is bringing them to the front and center of our living spaces,” concludes Doiron. “Growing food in small spaces is all about doing what you can with what you have. It’s a matter of changing our notion of potential food-producing landscapes.” It does wonders for people’s connection to nature, too. John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist are co-authors of Farmstead Chef (FarmsteadChef.com), ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance. Their award-winning Inn Serendipity B&B (InnSerendipity.com) operates completely on renewable energy.

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rich and comprehensive spiritual system of practices and beliefs was Gardening & psychoConsulting Serv integral to the daily lives of the ancient Hawaiians. This profound Home-based in NWaMilwauke spiritual system, which came to be known as Huna, gave the Hawaiians deep spiritual sense, a relationship to the universe, a strict code of Consultation ethics and• tools Garden Instruction • De Wildflowers & Woodland Gardens to consciously evolve toward wholeness. Lawn Care While there are different traditions within Huna, several essentialOrganic principles Landscape Maintenance and concepts are common to all. One is the idea of mana, the Hawaiian word for Creating habitat gardens that attract hum energy. Mana is believed to connect all things, has the power to heal and vitalize, birds, butterflies and pollinators. and reflects a deep understanding of the power within everything. Divine spiritual Including ponds, prairies and rain gard power is revered and understood as the power to, rather than the power over. This Environmentally power is experienced when individuals are their deepest, truest selves; itsustainable is the landscape pr in all areas/habitats. power that enables a tree to grow or the ocean to lap upon the shore. Distinct from Landscaping Design other spiritual traditions, Huna equally emphasizes being present in the physical Thinning & Renewal Pruning world and in touch with higher spiritual realities. Thus Huna honors theWinter physical Services body; its sensations, pleasure and emotions, as well as the planet, the talks ocean and on various Garden to groups organic garden topics & lifestyle. the stars. Being in the world with divine consciousness is the goal. A second foundational belief is the existence of the three selves. Hawaiians Remember, life begins in the garde recognized a very deep part of all people, called the Lower Self, which rules the Olson-Schmid unconscious and autonomic nervous system. The Middle Self is inDiane chargeM. of conscious lacewing@nase.org thinking and planning, and the Higher Self embraces one’s higher, spiritual realities. The goals of life, from the Huna perspective, are to awaken, to be in touch with and to integrate the three selves. When the three selves are in harmony, there is happiness in all realms. When the selves are not in harmony, there are many possible problems, Creating habitats for inover 10 year cluding physical manifestations or difficulty aligning with and fulfilling one’s purpose. Huna addresses the personal, together with the transpersonal, as one whole being within the one life. Huna practices, tools, and energies facilitate saying yes to life, developing courage, and giving and receiving love. Cultivating these qualities is dependent upon establishing a profound connection to the heart, the breath, the sun, and the earth. Also, Huna utilizes a system of energy and energy centers to support personal and spiritual transformation which have been revealed to the public only recently. Despite its breadth and profundity, Huna has never gained recognition as a major world spiritual tradition. Huna practitioners and teachers had to take their knowledge and practices into hiding after 1778, when Christian missionaries arriving on the islands began to prohibit, shame and condemn ancient Huna practices. Also, because Huna teachings were passed along orally, there was no written record to preserve information. The teachings that survived were discreetly passed down by ancestors and kahunas (keepers of the secrets). Scholars also study the Hawaiian language for clues to unveiling some of the mysteries. While many elements of the Huna system have been rediscovered and revealed, it is believed some pieces have been forever lost.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1 Waldorf Classroom Observation – 8:30-10:30am. See the Waldorf classrooms (PreK-grade 8) in action, followed by a discussion of the Waldorf curriculum and philosophy. For adults. Free. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee. Pre-register: 414-277-0009. TamarackWaldorf.org. Drum Lesson – 5:30-6pm. African hand (djembe) and bass (dunduns) drum lesson for beginners and intermediates, immediately preceding Drum Circle at 6pm. $5. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. To register: Kristie Vosburg@att.net. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Women’s Drum Circle – 6-8pm. Beginners and advanced players invited. Bring drum if have one. No registration necessary. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Social Event – 5:30-11pm. Starting with Happy hour at Envoy Lounge Ambassador Hotel Shuttle to Milwaukee Public Museum for their first PM @ MPM event which includes cash bar, complimentary light appetizers and access to entire first floor. $10. Envoy Lounge, 2308 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. More info: MPM.edu. First Friday Kirtan with Ragani – 7:30pm. A participatory, cross-cultural music experience. All welcome. $10. Unitarian Universalist Church West, 13001 W North Ave, Brookfield. More info: Ragani@ RaganiWorld.com or RaganiWorld.com/Kirtan.html.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Reiki 1 Class – 8:30am-4:15pm. Learn about the history of Reiki, how it works, current research, and more. Receive an attunement, practice a selftreatment and a full Reiki session. $150. YogAsana Studio, S75W17315 Janesville Rd, Muskego. Register, Shelley Carpenter: 414-217-4185. Shelley@ PureEnergyYoga.com. PureEnergyYoga.com. Vegetable Garden Planning – 9-10:30am. With Gretchen Mead. Learn where and when to plant which veggies for optimal production of annual crops. $10, $12/nonmember. Urban Ecology Center Riverside Park. To register: 414-964-8505. Nourish: Mind, Body and Environment Expo – 10am2pm. Family-friendly event features vendors, resource booths, exhibits, demonstrations and other activities related to living a healthy and environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Keynote speaker: John D. Shier RN, PhD. Admission free. Greendale High School, 6801 Southway, Greendale. William Hughes: 414-241-8697. Advanced Crystal Healing Layouts – 11am-2pm. Topics include techniques for beginning intuitive crystal layouts, layouts for the internal organs, elemental crystal layouts, and more. With Ashley Leavy. $55. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Wisconsin Wine Tasting – 12-3pm. Sample a great selection of local wines. Must be 21 & older. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 Yoga 101 – Tuesdays, Mar 6-27. 11am-12:15pm. Learn basic yoga postures, breath work, alignment, relaxation and tips to start a practice you can do for life. All welcome. $50. Copper Tree Yoga Studio & Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Kokopelli Flute Circle – 1-3pm. Two hours of informal Native American flute playing. No registration necessary. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Dream Healing with Crystals & Stones – 2:304:30pm. $55. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 Winter Farmers’ Market & Breakfast – 9am-1pm. Fundraising, community-building, and sustainability awareness event. Supports local farmers during the hardest time of year and the Harvest of Hope Fund (CCLPMidwest.org). Saint Sebastian’s Catholic Church & School, Church Hall (Basement), 5400 W Washington Blvd, Milwaukee. For info/tickets: 414699-4144. GreenNeighbor.org. Grounding & Protection –12-2pm. Explore and practice several techniques, giving you an ample tool kit for all of your grounding and protection needs. Instructor: Carmen Tracey, RMT. $25. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. The Symbolism of the Hermetic Rose Cross – 1-3pm. Our teachings are designed for everyone to live in harmony with the creative, constructive forces, for the attainment of health, and harmony. Free. Karnak Chapter AMORC, 3846 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. 414-344-9112. Karnak@Rosicrucian.org. Vegetarian Potluck Dinner – 5pm. Sponsored by Milwaukee Area Resources for Vegetarianism. No charge, just bring a vegetarian dish to pass. Friends’ (Quakers) Meeting House, 3224 N Gordon Pl, Milwaukee. Louise Quigley: 414-962-2703.

MONDAY, MARCH 5 Inner Journeys thru Forgiveness – Mar 5, 10am12pm & Mar 9, 6:30-8:30pm. Explore the energy river that flows within; learn how to remove debris, restore the natural flow of energy and create a new inner landscape. Choose classes on Fri morning or Mon evening. $35/class, $160/6-class course. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Journey to Your Ideal Body Size: Group Weight Loss Hypnosis Class – Mondays, Mar 5-26. With Karla Herman. 6:30-8pm. This class is about changing your mindset, developing a new relationship with

Sound Healing – 6:15-8:45pm. Learn about and experience the sound vibrations of tingshas, crystal bowls and Tibetan bowls and bells, and be introduced to tuning forks. Instructor: Sheri Bauer. $40. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Brain Health & Longevity – 6:30-7:45pm. Learn techniques and tips on how to boost your brain longevity as well as a body-mind exercise to help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. $20/person. Ayurveda Wellness within THRIVE!, 2331 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Pre-registration required with Jamie Durner, Ayurvedic Natural Health Practitioner: 262-389-5835. AyurvedaWellness.org/Solutions/Classes#Brain. Balancing Hormones Naturally – 6:30-8pm. Learn about what causes our hormones to malfunction and natural ways with which you can correct that and improve your health dramatically. For men & women. $20. Aspire Wellness & Lifestyle Center, LLC, 216 Green Bay Rd, Ste 109, Thiensville. 262-478-0030. AspireWellness@me.com. AspireLiveWell.com. Waldorf Information Evening – 7pm. An overview of the Waldorf curriculum followed by a tour of the classrooms. Pre-K-Grade 8. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee. Pre-register: 414-277-0009. TamarackWaldorf.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 Green Energy Summit and Exposition – Mar 7-9. The New Economic Wave – Clean, Green and Blue. Extraordinary speakers (Ed Begley, Will Allen, Charlie Hall and Majora Carter) and an astounding array of exhibits. Milwaukee’s Frontier Airlines Center. For more info: GreenEnergySummit.us. Weight Management & Acupuncture – 6:307:30pm. Elise Trasser will introduce the benefits of the Vitality Weight Management Program utilizing specialized Acupuncture and cleansing techniques. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Ladies, Meet Your Hormones – 7-8:30pm. With Bernie Rosen, PhD. Your hormones control, manage, direct, and define every aspect of your daily life. Learn the key hormones and what they do for you. $20, receive $15 off your first appointment. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 262-389-9907. BRWellness.com. Bradley Method Birth Class – 7-9pm. Introduction to Bradley Method, including a DVD of a natural Bradley-trained birth, and information on staying healthy and comfortable during pregnancy. With Lousie Rachel. Free. 2201 E Jarvis St, Shorewood. Register: 414-962-2703.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Goodness of Organics – 6:30-7:30pm. In this tour of the store, learn about organic food and produce, holistic products, gluten-free options and more. Includes samples from the Harvest Café. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Women’s Full Moon Circle – 6:30-8pm. With Jean Reddemann. Learn the monthly influence of the Full Moon and how it will assist our awareness in the coming month. In Mar celebrate the Worm Moon. Donation accepted and appreciated. GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 262-629-5264 or JeanRed demann@yahoo.com. JeanReddemann.com. Reiki Sharing Circle – 6:15-8:30pm. Open to all who have at least a Reiki I class of any lineage. Give and receive hands-on Reiki. Discussion, snacks and group will send Distant Reiki. Sue Katzuba and Susan Hodges. $5 or donation. Kindred Spirit Center, 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha. Register by Mar 7: 414-807-0617, Susan@SSpiritSpace. com. KindredSpiritCenter.com. Deeksha Oneness Blessing – 7pm. We begin with a meditation and then the blessing to help you make changes in your life. Suggested donation $20 or less. Waukesha. Registration & location info: 262-860602 or Lynne.Austin@msn.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 Jewish, Christian and Buddhist Thought – Mar 9 & Apr 20. 10-11:30am. Looking at the deeper questions in life and helping us grow in our spirituality and wisdom using the book Yearnings-Embracing the Messiness of Life by Rabbi Irwin Kula. $10/session. The Natural Path, 2910 S Delaware Ave, Milwaukee. Register: 414-4839402. Info@NaturalPath-Online.com. Tui Shoi (Push Hands) – 5:45-7pm. Two-person practice for experienced T’ai Chi Players. No registration necessary. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. Good HarvestMarket.com. Sacred Trees Reiki Sharings – Mar 9 & 23. 6:158:30pm. Introduction to Reiki. Experience Reiki in a fun and safe environment. $10. Remedy Within Wellness Center, 9203 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee. 262-993-7017. SacredTreesLLC@gmail.com. MeetUp. com/Sacred-Trees-Reiki-Sharings-92nd-Blumound-Rd. Inner Journeys thru Forgiveness – 6:30-8:30pm. See Mar 5 listing. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Wisdom in Wisconsin – 7-9pm. An evening of Channeling and Psychic Gallery Readings. Bring questions and meet “Bartholomew.” With Rev. Kristina Bloom. $15 payable at door. The Dancepants Studio within HeartSpace, 122 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. One Spirit Connection: 414-803-2759, Reikitm@yahoo.com. MyHeartSpace.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10 Body, Mind, Spirit Expo – Mar 10 & 11. Brings to life a positive, healing environment. Exhibitors offer natural and holistic health products, spiritual books and art. Healers provide treatments. $10 for two-day admission covers lectures, demos and exhibit hall. Ramada Plaza Milwaukee Airport, 6331 S 13th St. 541-482-3722.

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MONDAY, MARCH 12 Common Mistakes that Actually Increase Anxiety – 6-7:30pm. Explore the most common misconceptions about stress and anxiety, and learn what really works to address the root cause of your worries and fears. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Marcella@BMSE.net. Discount coupon: BMSE.net. Designing a School or Community Garden – 9-10:30am. Join landscape architect and permaculturist Gus Reed along with Gretchen Mead to learn the basic elements of creating great gardening spaces. $10, $12/nonmember. Urban Ecology Center Washington Park. To register: 414-964-8505. A Waldorf Kindergarten Adventure – 9:30-11:30am. Families with children ages 3-5 can enjoy special time with teachers in the beautiful Waldorf kindergarten. Includes circle time, playtime, craft or baking, and optional tour. PreK-Grade 8. $5/family. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee. Space limited, pre-register: 414-277-0009. TamarackWaldorf.org. Foam Roller Workshop & Teacher Training – 10:30am-5pm. With Hope Zvara. An amazing day of foam rolling, AcuBall and core strengthening. Part I: 10:30am-1:30pm; $50. Learn more about the foam roller and AcuBall for their own personal practice and refinement. Part II looks at these modalities through the teachers’ eyes. $100. Copper Tree Yoga Studio & Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. Community Gardening Workshop – 10:45am12:45pm. Learn all the ins and outs, rules and regs, of starting a community garden in your neighborhood. Workshop immediately follows Victory Garden Initiative’s garden design class. Urban Ecology Center Washington Park. To register: 414-964-8505. Sleep Awareness Day – 12-3pm. A lack of sleep is a major issue for a large number of Americans. Learn how to overcome some of the common obstacles that cause sleep problems. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. Good HarvestMarket.com. Basic Animal Communication Class – 12-3:30pm. Learn how to build your communication skills through telepathy with your animal companions in group discussions, grounding/centering techniques, exercises, a clearing meditation and practicing with pictures of animal friends. Stacy Krafczyk. $65. By state fairgrounds, Milwaukee. 414-460-4781 or skanimalz2@yahoo.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Tuning Out to Tune In, Trance-Workings – 123pm. One of the closest connections a person can have with the Spirit Realm. Learn the different levels of “Trance Channeling.” Different levels discussed and/or experienced. Instructor: Clayton Bowman. $50. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-7873001. AngelLightLLC.com. Drum Making Workshop – 12:30-5:30pm. Did you know that 12-15 mins of simple drumming will allow you to go into that space of deep meditation & connection with spirit. Create own beautiful 16’ drum with a handcrafted cedar frame. $150 includes supplies. Milwaukee School of Massage, 830 E Cham-

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Free Beyond Organic Sampler Event – 6:307:30pm. Come discover what it means to truly eat and drink beyond organic. Experience the foods and beverages that will take your health to the next level. Free. Shorewood location. For location details & RSVP: 414-688-3688. LynnWagner01@yahoo. com. BeWell.MyBeyondOrganic.com. The Return of the Language of Light – Mar 12 & 13. 6:30-9:30pm. Rama Inacio will guide you with sound, music and vibration to support connecting more deeply with higher frequencies of communication, and the Divine vibrations that surround us. $111 for both nights. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritSchool@ hotmail.com. Jewish, Christian and Buddhist Thought – Mar 12 & Apr 23. 7-8:30pm. See Mar 9 listing. $30/series or $10/session. The Natural Path, 2910 S Delaware Ave, Milwaukee. Register: 414-483-9402. Info@ NaturalPath-Online.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Free Tai Chi/Qigong Intro – 5-6pm. With Master Certified instructor Pat Culotti. Experience this ancient art to learn first-hand. New class sessions start following this intro sessions. Free. Aurora Women’s Pavilion, 8901 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis. Register: 262-662-1060, Pat@EnhancingBalance. com. EnhancingBalance.com. The Chakra Energy System: The Root Chakra – 6:15-8:45pm. Learn basic healing techniques designed for support and healing. Learn to test the health of each chakra through basic muscle testing, and more. Instructor: Sheri Bauer. $45/class, $280/8-class series. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. The Brain: Understanding Neurotransmitters, Methylation and Serotonin – 6:30-7:45pm. With John Hicks, MD of Elementals Living. Supplement and diet ideas will be discussed that lessen anxiety, increase focus and concentration and improve sleep. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. The Enneagram: Spiritual World of Our Inner Natures (Part 1) – 7-8:30pm. Rosemary Hurwitz will present this ancient and powerful tool that can help us understand the nature of our personalities. $10/member; $12/ non-member. Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside. More info: 414-352-2880. Stress Relief Yoga Workshop – 7-8:15pm. Utilize the science and technology of Kundalini Yoga to learn simple tools to decrease stress, balance your nervous system, and get stronger foundation from which to deal with stress. $20. Ayurveda Wellness within THRIVE!, 2331 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Pre-registration required with Jamie Durner: 262389-5835. AyurvedaWellness.org.

Love Your Hips Workshop – 7-9pm. Open your hips and unlock the deep tensions that bind us and limit our potential. Learn how this release and strength can open a new side of the self. $22/ advance, $25/drop-in. Copper Tree Yoga Studio & Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 Improving Knowledge and Function of the Pelvic Floor with the Feldenkrais Method – 9:30am-3pm. With Susan Nycz. These Feldenkrais lessons specifically address the pelvic floor with the purpose of improving one’s sensory awareness and to strengthen the pelvic floor. $45. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 414-405-3887 or 414-292-3900 x 343. Free Tai Chi/Qigong Intro – 6-7pm. With Master Certified instructor Pat Culotti. Experience this ancient art to learn first-hand. New class sessions start following this intro sessions. Free. G-Form Fitness Studio, 19700 W Bluemound Rd., Brookfield. Register: 262-662-1060, Pat@EnhancingBalance. com. EnhancingBalance.com. Herbs for Nervous System Health – 6:30-8pm. Botanicals can offer support for all aspects of nervous system health. Sip herbal infusions and learn about herbs that can support nervous system health. Preregistration required. $45. Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. 414-755-2858. Info@Kanyakumari.us. Register: Kanyakumari.us. Self Hypnosis Training – Mar 14, 21 & 28. 6:308pm. With Karla Herman. A 3-wk experiential workshop to learn self hypnosis and write effective suggestions to achieve a goal. Learn how to easily imprint your subconscious mind with positive messages. Cash: $115; credit card: $125 for all 3 wks. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Registration required: 262-264-0214. HypnosisForChangeWeb.com. Animal Communication Practice Circle – 6:308:30pm. Need help building your animal communication skills; looking for a like-minded group setting? Join this skill building class and practice reading animals off of a photograph. Previous class experience required. Stacy Krafczyk. $35. By the State Fair grounds Milwaukee. For details: 414-4604781 or SKAnimalz2@yahoo.com. Free Spirit School: Fifth Chakra Class – 6:308:30pm. Delve deeper into the energies of the 5th chakra. Exercises to explore emotions and attachments as well as a stone layout. $35. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritSchool@hotmail.com. It All Begins With You Workshop – 7:30-9pm. Join Author and Holistic Living and Wellness Consultant John Stuart as he offers insights, tools and resources for you to tap into your personal power. Topic: Accepting the Challenge. $10. The Atrium at Rolling Spirit, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. RSVP: 262720-7111, Be@360Five.com. 360Five.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Free Tai Chi/Qigong Intro – 9-10am. With Master Certified instructor Pat Culotti. Experience this ancient art to learn first-hand. New class sessions start following this intro sessions. Free. Enhancing Balance Studio, W249S6680 Center Dr, Waukesha.

Register: 262-662-1060, Pat@EnhancingBalance. com. EnhancingBalance.com. Lyme Disease: Know Your Risk, Understand Treatment – 6:30-7:30pm. Dr. Solano explains key preventative measures to protect from Lyme. Learn to recognize key symptoms and know where to seek medical advice and treatment. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. New Solutions to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes – 6:30-8pm. Jeremy Gilsoul, Acupuncturist, will offer you new natural and effective solutions to Fibromyalgia and CFS. $20. Aspire Wellness & Lifestyle Center, LLC, 216 Green Bay Rd, Ste 109, Thiensville. 262-478-0030. Aspire Wellness@me.com. AspireLiveWell.com. ManUP! Monthly Men’s Discussion Group – 7-8pm. Join John Stuart every 3rd Thurs to share and learn ways to identify our path and gain a clear, holistic perspective; a genuine understanding; an unobstructed vision of the bigger picture. $10. The Atrium at Rolling Spirit, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. 262-720-7111. Be@360Five.com. 360Five.com. Free Sampler Class: Marching Forward – 7-8:30pm. Free lecture and stone layout centered on moving forward in your life to live the life you want. Led by Rose Koremenos and Diane Bloom. Recognizing Your Passion Layout. Free. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritSchool@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 Reiki Level I and/or Level II Training – March 16 & 17. 8am-4:30pm. Reiki is a Japanese healing art for stress reduction, relaxation and which also promotes healing. Easily learned by people of all backgrounds. Offers a powerful self-healing component! Instructor: Amy Wilinski, MBA/OTR/Reiki Master. $205 each level; CEUs available. UWM—College of Science Outreach Office, Continuing Education Plankinton Building 7th Floor, 161 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee. 800-222-3623. GoldenLightHealing@bayland.net. GoldenLightHealing.net Natures Healing Massage Therapy Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – 12-6pm. Grand Opening and Open House. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 12pm followed by an afternoon of refreshments, prizes, specials, and tours of our new facility. Free. N88 W16838 Main St, Menomonee Falls. 262-2933251. Helen@NaturesHealingMassageTherapy.com. NaturesHealingMassageTherapy.com.

elements to awaken our own conscious evolution and offer direction, meaning and a vision toward our birth as a new humanity. Free. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. 414-248-7405. Milwaukee.CentersOfLight.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 So Many Diets, Which One for Me? – 11am-1pm. Robert Schoofs, Natural Therapeutic Specialist, will answer questions on diets and how they affect your health. Bring questions. $10/advance, $15/at door. Settler’s Park Market Loft, 152 N Main St, West Bend. Pre-register, space limited: 262-334-4844, SettlersParkMarketInfo@gmail.com. Urban Ecology Center’s Open House – 11am-4pm. A chance for the community to meet local farmers, learn more about their growing practices and purchase products directly from them. Workshops offered throughout the day. Admission free. Urban Ecology Center, Riverside Park, 1500 E Park Pl, Milwaukee. More info: 414-964-8505 x 114, JFerschinger@ UrbanEcologyCenter.org. UrbanEcologyCenter.org. Power Animal and Animal Guides Class – 123:30pm. Our power animals are closely linked to our life’s purpose. By connecting with them begin to awaken and create that divine within yourself. Stacy Krafczyk. $65. Dawgs in Motion, 580 N Dekora Woods Blvd, Saukville. Pre-register: 262-2688000 or DawgsInMotion.com. Reversing and Preventing Diabetes Naturally – 1-2pm. Learn how to normalize blood sugar, lose weight and reverse diabetes through nutrition. Discover the special diet and specific supplementation that makes the biggest difference in recovery. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Saturday Publishing Prep School: Book Publishing 101 – 1-4pm. Veteran book publisher Kira Henschel guides you through the book publishing process: from initial idea to getting your book on Amazon and into the hands of readers. $45 includes materials; $75 for Sat & Sun workshop (see Mar 18 listing). 2625 S Greeley St, Ste 201, Milwaukee. For info & to register: 414-486-0653 or HenschelHausBooks.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 Taste of the World – 11am-2pm. With many Wisconsin-owned family businesses and a fine selection of foods that are gluten free, vegetarian, local, and just downright yummy. Free. Settler’s Park Market Loft, 152 N Main St, West Bend. 262-334-4844. SettlersParkMarketInfo@gmail.com.

Tai Chi Fundamentals (TCF) Professional Training Seminar Levels 1-2 – Mar 16-17. 12-7:30pm, Fri; 9am-5pm, Sat. 2-day TCF intensive for beginners Psychic Faire/Open House – 11am-4pm. Enjoy free and those learning to apply Tai chi movements for health and patient rehabilitation. Regain Your Health With Reiki Health professionals receive continuing ed credit. Also a Learn to heal using your body’s wisdom teaching certificate program. Open to beginners. $310. Increase energy Enhancing Balance, W249 Release blocked emotions S6680 Center Dr, Waukesha. Pre-registration required: Balance mind, body and spirit 262-662-1060. Pat@EnAnn Basten hancingBalance.com. EnHeal old wounds Reiki Master hancingBalance.com. 2 Conscious Movies: VISIONS and Humanity Ascending – 7pm. Transformational films presenting vital

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Free Beyond Organic Sampler Event – 6:30-7:30pm. See March 12 listing. Free. Shorewood location. For location details & RSVP: 414-688-3688. LynnWagner01@yahoo.com. BeWell.MyBeyondOrganic.com. workshops, experienced/accurate readers, reflexology, raffle, new stones, free snacks and fun. Join us for an hour or the whole day. Free. Fees for readings. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritSchool@hotmail.com. FreeSpiritCrystals.com. Self Healing –1-3pm. This is the last session on, The psycho-physiology of Metaphysical Healing. This month’s discussion is on, Mitigating the Cycle of Trauma. All welcome. Free. Karnak Chapter, AMORC, 3846 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee. 414344-9112. Karnak@Rosicrucianl.org. Blue Grass Jam – 1-4pm. Join the jam circle for a friendly, low pressure, no rules afternoon of bluegrass. Open to all levels of musician. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Sunday Publishing Prep School: The Business of Being a Successful Author – 1-4pm. Get an insider’s view of the publishing industry, learn how to map out your markets before you even write your book, get key advice on how to actually make money with your book, and more. With publisher Kira Henschel. $45 includes materials; $75 for Sat & Sun workshop (see Mar 17 listing). 2625 S Greeley St, Ste 201, Milwaukee. For info & to register: 414-486-0653 or HenschelHausBooks.com. A New Look at the World of Cancer Care: The Integrative Approach – 1-5pm. A panel of five experts discuss the latest medical strategies; integrative health care professionals answer questions and give demos. Presented by Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts and Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center. Free. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Info: 414-292-3900 x 203 or Gail@GreensquareCenter.com.

MONDAY, MARCH 19 Essential Oils for Beginners – Anne and Amy answer questions you might have and be a resource in finding what you need. Samples, stories, recipes, and information. Home party events and tele-class versions by request also. Kindred Spirit Center, 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha. RSVP required: 262-544-4310. WonderSpirit.com. Ways To A Better Night’s Sleep – 6:30-8pm. With Dr. Scott Theirl. Learn how lifestyle, hormones, neurotransmitters and your sleep cycles contribute to your ability to refresh and refuel. $15. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 800-385-1655.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Spiritual Practices for Everyday Living, Balancing Body, Mind and Emotions with Spirit – 6-7:30pm. Monthly class includes breathing techniques, meditation, and “play” time, focusing on various topics. $10. The Atrium at Rolling Spirit, 6169 B Industrial Court, Greendale. Barb Schieffer: 386-871-8199. AtriumCommunity.com. Meetup.com/TheAtrium. The 3 Deadly Highs – 6-7:30pm. Dr. Janice Jurack offers natural ways to bring down high blood pressure, high blood sugars and/or high cholesterol. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.

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Food as Medicine – 6:30-7:45pm. Learn what foods serve you best, and how to use food as part of a treatment to address your symptoms and health conditions. $20. Ayurveda Wellness within THRIVE!, 2331 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Pre-registration required with Jamie Durner, Ayurvedic Natural Health Practitioner: 262-3895835. AyurvedaWellness.org/Solutions/Classes#Food. Myofascial Release: Live a pain-free and active lifestyle – 6:30-8pm. Relieve chronic pain challenges with myofascial release: migraine headaches, back, jaw, pelvic pain, fibromyalgia, pain from direct trauma, post-surgical pain and pain from infection. Michele Rozansky, PT. $25. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay, Glendale. Register: 414-2923900 x 308 or Michele@OrlanuTherapies.com. Lux Eterna Circle – 6:30-9pm. A women’s spirituality evening honoring the Spring Equinox with a brief meditation and Reiki share. Reiki experience not required. All welcome. $10. Pewaukee. For directions: 262-510-1012, LuxEternaHealing@wi.rr.com. The Enneagram: Spiritual World of Our Inner Natures (Part 2) – 7-8:30pm. See March 13 listing. $10/ member; $12/non-member. Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Bayside. More info: 414-352-2880. In Part 2 (March 20) you will review your profile and further discuss emotional passions, driving energies, areas of avoidance, instinctual centers, and emotional wellness patterns. For interested participants, a three-part weekly workshop can be arranged that will delve more deeply into the subject. Waldorf Information Evening – 7pm. An overview of the Waldorf curriculum followed by a tour of the classrooms. Pre-K-Grade 8. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee. Pre-register: 414-277-0009. TamarackWaldorf.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 Toxic Beauty – 6:30-8pm. With Kristine Stein. Hosted by Charlene Watters of Integrative Health Advocates. An informal yet educational discussion on body care products, and how they affect our health. Some topics include safe vs. toxic ingredients & detoxification. $5. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 414-418-9561. Can You Eat Your Way Clear of Disease? – 6-8:30pm. Learn easy ways to eat with the intention of preventing disease and staying strong during the treatment of a chronic illness. $49. WCTC Pewaukee Campus, 800 Main Street Bldg A, Rm 192, Pewaukee. 800-969-3588. EventBrite.com/ Event/2588857342/eorg. NuGenesisFarm.org. Drum Lesson – 5:30-6pm. African hand (djembe) and bass (dunduns) drum lesson for beginners and intermediates, immediately preceding Drum Circle at 6pm. $5. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. To register: KristieVosburg@att.net. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Drumming for Everyone – 6-8pm. Open to all drummers, new and experienced. Please bring your drum if you have one. Free. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. Good HarvestMarket.com. Lotus Heart Sound Journey: Vernal Equinox – 6:45-8:30pm. A sound meditation mandala-based on

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the rhythm of Nature. Lee Ann Dzelzkalns guides us to focus in our hearts from this sacred seasonal place to re-awaken to New Life emerging at this time. Villa Terrace Art Museum, 2220 N Terrace Ave, Milwaukee. Pre-registration required, Lynn: Lmuelbl@wi.rr.com. LeeAnnDz.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 Connection Event – 5:30-7pm. Zenden Bar and Lounge, 139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee. With Christine McMahon, author, speaker & consultant. The charity we are supporting is Daystar, safe transitional housing for women and dependents fleeing domestic violence. $25/member, $40/nonmember. Info: FemFessionals.com. Food as Medicine Cooking Class – 6-8:30pm. Learn easy step-by-step cooking instruction to make your own healthy, balanced meals. Food provided. $45. Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. 414-755-2858. Info@Kanyakumari.us. Register: Kanyakumari.us. Natural Approaches to Balanced Hormones – 6-7pm. Learn about various aspects of hormonal balance as well as the natural approach Total Health takes in addressing this and other health concerns. Martin Johnson. Free. Total Health Nutrition Center, N82 W15485 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls. Register: 262-251-2929.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 Sacred Trees Reiki Sharings – 6:15-8:30pm. See Mar 9 listing. Remedy Within Wellness Center, 9203 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee. 262-9937017. SacredTreesLLC@gmail.com. MeetUp.com/ Sacred-Trees-Reiki-Sharings-92nd-Blumound-Rd. Sacred Sound Circle – 7-10pm. With sound alchemists Jeoffrey Hutcherson, Dawn Leader, Joseph Tretow, and Rebecca de Vogel. A dynamic, interactive acoustic experience. Allow the unique vibrations of ancient and contemporary instruments and voice to move energy in the body. $20. Infinity Healing Center, 3305 N 124th St, Brookfield. 262-894-3515. Dahotwon@earthlink.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 A Great Day for Grafting – 9-10:30am, Fruit Tree Grafting with John Holzwart; 10:30am-12pm Scion Exchange, Meet other fruit growers and exchange various species of fruit tree cuttings; 12-3pm, Guerrilla Grafting, with help from the experts, take your scion out into the world and turn crabapple trees into edibles. $15 includes a grafted tree. Urban Ecology Center, Riverside Park. To register: 414-964-8505. Dare to be Aware Fair – 9am-5pm. Annual holistic education event. Includes specialists in health and wellness, life coaching and personal growth programs, natural healing, herbs, organic items, animal communicators, and more. Explore, discover, and feel good. $6.50. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory “The Domes,” 524 S Layton Blvd. 414-374-5433. Patricia@DareToBeAwareFair.com. Facebook.com/DareToBeAwareFair. Meet WI Premier Baby Planner – 1-3pm. Lecture on our children’s health and safety. Taking the unexpected out of expecting. Free. Fiddlehead Coffee Café, 10530 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon. 414 213-7255. EAndPEvents@yahoo.com. EAndPEvents.com. Basics of Energetic Anatomy – 1:30-3:45pm. New

streamlined series teachs the basics of Anatomy as it relates to Energy Healing. Includes a 15-min centering meditation followed by a 1-hr demonstration of Energy Healing Techniques. Instructor: Stan Rintelmann. $45. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Angel Stream Workshop – 4:30-6:30pm. A monthly group healing and meditation workshop facilitated by Stan Rintelmann. Assists in dissolving the seeds of karma, allowing the Light of the Divine to manifest in your life. $45. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Palm Sunday Service – 9:30am. Join us at the Center of Light for Palm Sunday service as we commemorate Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Joyful brunch follows service. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. 414-248-7405. Milwaukee.CentersOfLight.org. Advanced Animal Communication – 12-3:30pm. Be guided through a meditation to find your Power Animal; be introduced to the Pendulum and learn how to use it in assessing an illness or emotional situation with your animal companions, and more. $65. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27 The Healing Power of Tea – 6-7:30pm. Learn the history, mythology, and medicinal uses of our favorite daily drink. Presented by David Bock, LAc, Practitioner of Oriental and Herbal Medicine. $7. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Indian Spices and Cooking – 6-8:30pm. With Susan Pack. Learn about Indian spices and special cooking utensils, and how to use them to make healthy delicious dishes for your family and friends. $45. Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. 414-755-2858. Info@Kanyakumari.us. Register: Kanyakumari.us. Sacral Chakra – 6:15pm. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 Feldenkrais Method: Awareness Through Movement Lessons – 6:30-7:30pm. With Susan Nycz. 4-wk class. Experience being verbally guided through gentle movements that allow you to feel how you currently move. Focused on increasing the flexibility and improving the use of your spine and shoulders. $48/ series, $15/class. Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. Register: 414-405-3887 or 414-292-3900 x 343. Love Your Life: Career and Money – 6:30-8pm. There’s what we do for money, and then there’s what we’d really love to do if only. Maybe we don’t have to choose. There are many ways to make money. And there are properties of money (what attracts it, what blocks it), and our feeling good, or not, about getting paid for things that are easy, and more. Kindred Spirit Center, 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha. RSVP, Anne Wondra: 262-544-4310. WonderSpirit.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29 Waldorf Classroom Observation – 8:30-10:30am. See the Waldorf classrooms (PreK-grade 8) in action, followed by a discussion of the Waldorf curriculum and philosophy. For adults. Free. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee. Pre-register: 414-277-0009. TamarackWaldorf.org. Help Your Body Heal – 11am-1pm. “Food as Medicine” and the science behind supporting the body through treatment, explaining how these foods work synergistically with conventional treatments. $49. NuGenesis Farm, Inc, N14 W29503 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. 800-969-3588. EventBrite.com/ Event/2589413004/eorg. NuGenesisFarm.org. Balancing Female Hormones and Thermography – 5:45-7:30pm. With Dr. Andrew Treutelaar and Nutritionalist Melissa Huguet. Learn when and how to use bio-identical hormones, herbal medicines, thyroid and adrenal support and much more. $5. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Reiki 2 Attunement Class – 6:30-9:30pm. Become attuned to the 2nd level of Reiki and learn the symbols. Also learn absentee healing using the symbols and practice on a classmate. $100. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-7900748. FreeSpiritSchool@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Lux Eterna Circle – 6:30-9pm. A women’s spirituality evening honoring the Spring Equinox with a brief meditation and Reiki share. Reiki experience not required. All welcome. $10. Pewaukee. For directions: 262-510-1012, LuxEternaHealing@wi.rr.com.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3 Bring Out the Book In You – Tuesdays, Apr 3-May 14. 1-2:30pm. 6-wk Publishing Prep School Course. Learn the steps to map out your book, help you recognize your ideal reader, explore options to getting published, investigate good (and bad) book design, build your book team, and much more. Instructor Kira Henschel. $120/single payment, $25/class. 2625 S Greeley St, Ste 201, Milwaukee. For info & to register: 414-486-0653 or HenschelHausBooks.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 Going Grain Free – 6-7pm. Learn what it means to go grain free and the health improvement story of Manda Johnson after she became grain free. Manda will also demo some fun grain free cooking ideas. Manda Johnson. Free. Total Health Nutrition Center, N82 W15485 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls. Register: 262-251-2929.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – Apr 20-22; May 18-20; Jun 8-10. A hatha yoga-based program including chakra work, massage, meditation, nutrition, anatomy, reflexology, safe core work, laboring positions, plus basic education on the prenatal student and changing body. Copper Tree Yoga Studio & Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Inspire 2 Succeed: Women Walking in Beauty – 9am4pm. A women’s day designed to “Edu-Activate” and inspire simple, fun, heart-filled ways to make the best in everyday. Attendees will enjoy the freedom to choose from many gifted teachers there for you. $75. Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, 3221 S Lake Dr, St Francis. For info & register, Kim: 414-581-5939. Port Washington Winter Farmers’ Market – 9am1pm. Local farmers, CSAs and artisans. Vendors will offer meat, fish, cheese, bakery, veggies, sorghum, apples, honey and more. Enjoy local musical talents. First Congregational Church, 131 N Webster St, Port Washington. Info, Pat Wilborn: 262-284-1970. PortFish.org. Insomnia SOS – 10-11:15am. Jamie Durner, Certified Massage Therapist and Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner, helps you make sense of your insomnia via Ayurveda technology and natural home measures. $20. Good Harvest Market, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.

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Huna I – 10am-4:30pm. Learn the secrets of Hawaiian spirituality. Receive 14 permanent empowerments/attunements to enable practices that will accelerate your personal and spiritual evolution the Huna way. $100. Susan Wasserman, MSW. Register and location details: 414-961-0649 or ijourneys@ hotmail.com. InrJourneys.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 20 Journey to Peru: A High Mountain Initiation Journey – May 20-Jun 2. Join us as we hike the mystical Andes mountains where we will engage in ceremony and healing with the indigenous shamans of Peru. Offered by Amy Wilinski & Jose Luis Herrera. Info: 920-609-8277 or GoldenLightHealing@bayland. net. GoldenLightHealing.net.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 Women’s Herbal Conference – Jun 29-Jul 1. Registration now open. Features keynote speakers Susun Weed and Isla Burgess, and a diverse array of workshops and plant walks led by Midwest herbalists and earth-based speakers. The Christine Center, Willard. 920-452-4372. HerbWomen@gmail.com. MidwestWomensHerbal.com.

Light Lecture Series – Mondays, 7pm. A series of classroom lectures that teaches people the necessary skills to live a better life. Topics include major areas of life that many people may want to improve. $8/lecture. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave,

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sunday Sunday Service – 9:30am. Open to all. Experience spirit moving through songs, prayers and powerful sermons that bring you into closer connection to the God within. Each service begins with a silent meditation followed by a sermon relating directly to the spiritual needs of the community, finally culminating in a transformative communion and personal blessing. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. For more info: 414-248-7405. Oconomowoc Winter Farmers’ Market – Mar 11 & 25. 9:30am-1:30pm. Over 25 local producers showcasing fresh seasonal produce/products, eggs, artisan cheese/bread, grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, elk, lamb, infused oils, honey, herbal teas, artisan toffee, soups, pickles, jams, variety of baked goods, and more. Oconomowoc Landscape Supply and Garden Center, N68 W37850 County Trunk K, Oconomowoc. 262-5672666. Oconomowoc.org/Farmers-Market-Winter.php.

monday Kundalini Yoga – 9-10am. A dynamic body-mind exercise combining breath, postures, and sound to increase physical flexibility and strength, balance nervous system, and enhance higher brain functioning. Appropriate for all levels of experience. With Jamie Durner, Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner & Wellness Educator. $72/6-class series or $15/ class. Brookfield location. Register & directions: 262-389-5835. AyurvedaWellness.org. Nia – 9-10am. A gentle-on-the-body dance/move-

niques. Previous yoga experience recommended. Beginning level class forming. 5-class packages for $75 with 7 wks to use package or $15/session. Blue Sky School of Therapeutic Massage, Grafton. More info, Anna: 414-333-9676.

tuesday Tai Chi Foundations – 9-10am, beginners Tai chi. 10-11:30am, intermediate Tai chi. Learn principles of Tai chi, basic Tai chi movement patterns, and a basic form that can be used as a daily personal practice. Lori Gamroth. $79/6-class series, paid in advance or $15/class. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001 or AngelLightLLC.com.

ment practice/cardiovascular workout that leads to health, wellness, fitness and personal growth. No experience necessary; for any age, size or fitness level. More Nia on Tuesdays & Fridays. $60/7-wk session. The Dancepants Studio located within HeartSpace, 122 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. Kate Mann, Blue Belt Certified Nia Instructor: 262-2426521, Jori@MyHeartSpace.org. MyHeartSpace.org. Tai Chi for the Active Lifestyle – Mar 5-Apr 16. 4:30-5:30pm. A challenging class for those ready to go beyond their normal workout routine and incorporate this mind-body discipline practice. Incorporating extreme balance and posture realignment. Learn a challenging routine that can be practiced daily. $50/ member, $85/nonmember. WAC Wisconsin Athletic Clubs –Tosa 8700 W Watertown Plk Rd, Wauwatosa. 414-443-5000. Pat@EnhancingBalance.com. Joyful Gentle Yoga – 5:45-7:15pm. Move, laugh and breathe deeply to reduce stress and experience a sense of joy. Beneficial to all. With Gail Vella. $75/6 classes or $15/class. Kanyakumari Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Center, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale. To register: 414-755-2858 or Info@Kanyakumari.us. Raja Yoga Classes – 6:30-7:45pm. With Anna Rychner, RN, ERYT 500 of Life Waves Yoga. Includes breathing, relaxation and meditation tech-

Overeaters Anonymous – 5:30-6:30pm. Do you suspect food rules your life? Overeaters Anonymous may be the answer for you. It is not a diet club, but a fellowship of people recovering from compulsive overeating. OA offers mutual support. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Christ Church, 915 E Oklahoma Ave, Bay View. More info, Sue: 414-744-2636. Nia – 5:45-6:45pm. See Monday listing. More Nia on Mondays & Fridays. $60/7-wk session. The Dancepants Studio located within HeartSpace, 122 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. Jori Azinger, White Belt Certified Nia Instructor: 262-242-6521, Jori@ MyHeartSpace.org. MyHeartSpace.org. Introduction to Meditation & Christian Mysticism – 7:30pm. A powerful 6-wk introductory course designed for modern-day mystics. Includes teachings on the inner spiritual path, meditation, soul, light, prayer and blessing. Learn the principles of meditation. Free. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. For more info & to register: 414-248-7405.

wednesday Gentle Healing Yoga – 10-11am. Gentle, individualized class ideal for those dealing with chronic aches and pains, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, cancer, other

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health conditions, post-injury, or those interested in the gentle yoga style. Shelley Carpenter, Physical Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher. All may participate at their comfort and ability level. $38/4 wks or $11/class. YogAsana Studio, S75w17315 Janesville Rd, Muskego. For more info or to register, Shelley: 414-217-4185. PureEnergyYoga.com. Tai Chi Foundations – 6-7pm, beginners Tai Chi. 6:30-8pm, intermediate Tai Chi. See Tues listing. Art of Healing School of Energy Medicine, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-7873001 or AngelLightLLC.com. Introduction to Meditation & Christian Mysticism – 6:30pm. A powerful 6-wk introductory course designed for modern-day mystics. Includes teachings on the inner spiritual path, meditation, soul, light, prayer and blessing. Learn the principles of meditation to move deeper than the body, beyond thinking and emotions, and into the reality of peace within. Free. Center of Light, 1841 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. For more info & to register: 414-248-7405.

thursday Candlelight Yoga – 6-7:30pm. Yoga is an immortal art, science and philosophy. Join us for a different type of yoga practice, one that is deep seated in helping students to understand the spiritual aspects of Yoga, one that is centered from the heart. With Judy Weiss. $79/6-class series; walk-ins welcome, $15/class. Angel Light, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001 or AngelLightLLC.com.

friday Nia – 9-10am. See Monday listing. More Nia on Tuesdays & Fridays. $60/7-wk session. The Dancepants Studio located within HeartSpace, 122 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. Dori Frankel Steigman, White Belt Certified Nia Instructor: 262-242-6521, Jori@MyHeartSpace.org. MyHeartSpace.org. JourneyDance Class – 10:15-11:15am. Moving with free exploration to awesome, inspiring music, each individual’s dance is an empowering journey to self-acceptance and transformation through letting go, spontaneity and going deeper. No experience necessary. $65/7-wk session, discounts available. The Dancepants Studio located within HeartSpace, 122 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. Jori Azinger, Certified JourneyDance™ Teacher: 262-242-6521, Jori@ MyHeartSpace.org. MyHeartSpace.org.

saturday Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous – 10am. A 12step group for men and women. Welcomes all who feel they may have a sex or love addiction. Free. For more info: 414-299-9955.

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ALLERGIES

ACUPUNCTURE

HEAD TO TOE CLINIC

ACUPUNCTURE & HOLISTIC HEALTH ASSOCIATES

500 W SilverSpring Dr, Ste K-205, Glendale • 414-332-8888 • MilwaukeeAcu.com We specialize in treating pain, unresolved health issues and organ-related conditions. Call us to set up an initial evaluation and health history to find out if acupuncture can help you. See ad, page 9.

ASPIRE WELLNESS & LIFESTYLE CENTER

Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6793 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale HeadToToeClinic.com • 414-455-1324 Hana Holbus is a certified provider of NAET: an innovative, noninvasive, and highly effective approach to eliminating allergies. For more information visit our website or schedule a free consultation.

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION

216 Green Bay Rd, Ste 109, Thiensville 262-478-0030 • AspireLiveWell.com Aspire provides innovative acupuncture and wellness services that promote positive change in the lives of our patients, clients, partners, and community. See ad, page 7.

CLASSIC ACUPUNCTURE & NATURAL MEDICINE

9203 W Bluemound Rd, Wauwatosa 414-899-4505 • Classic-Acupuncture.com We believe in healing illness through a natural and safe approach using Acupuncture and a number of other healing modalities. For more information, visit our website.

GAYATRI CENTER FOR HEALING Jacque Stock • 262-860-6020 SpiritHealerAcupuncture.com

Diplomat of Acupuncture; Treatment of pain, hormone imbalances, infertility, headaches, and more. Call for free consultation. Wauwatosa and Brookfield locations. See ad, page 23.

ALL SPIRIT HEALING

Stacy Krafczyk • 414-460-4781 AllSpiritHealing.com Stacy Krafczyk specializes in Animal Communication, intuitive readings, after life communication, energy work and healing for both people and animals that helps promote physical and emotional well-being.

AYURVEDA AYURVEDA WELLNESS

Jamie Durner, CAP • 2331 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee • 262-389-5835 Natural health for chronic conditions including digestive disorders, women’s issues, aging with ease, and brain longevity. Personalized programs, detoxification, hands-on therapies and corporate wellness. 20+ years holistic health experience. See ad, page 42.

BABY PLANNER ELEGANT & PRESTIGIOUS BABY PLANNER

DeAnna Tharpe • 414-213-7255 EAndPEvents.com I will help you plan and customize your baby registry, baby shower, prepare a safe & eco-friendly home, and more. Focused on our children’s health and safety. Free consultations. See ad, page 14.

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FREE SPIRIT CRYSTALS

4763 N 124 St, Butler • 262-790-0748 FreeSpiritCrystals.com Besides selling beautiful stones and crystals, we offer a variety of healing sessions, crystal healing classes, Reiki, astrology, tarot readings, and spiritual counseling. See ad, page 12.

Beth Bachus, L.Ac. • Dan Schmidt, L.Ac. 4805 W. National Ave., Milwaukee 414-380-9749 Offerings: Body Memory Recall therapy to release and resolve physical and emotional stored memories that cause pain; massage; TMJ internal/external; sliding fee community acupuncture clinic.

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION BRADLEY METHOD BIRTH CLASSES

DANCE STUDIOS HEARTSPACE AND THE DANCEPANTS STUDIO

122 Green Bay Road, Thiensville 262-242-6521 • MyHeartspace.org..

Louise Rachel • 414-962-2703 Chuckgyver@aceweb.com

Dance Now! Exercise later. Awaken your senses with JourneyDance, Nia, Zumba, Belly Dance, Yoga and more. Joyful movement for every Body, every age, and every fitness level. See ad, page 35.

Comprehensive course for moms-to-be and partners in healthy pregnancy, natural drugfree birthing, preplanning/ communication with attendants, postpartum and more.

CHIROPRACTIC DR. EDIE BEGUELIN, WHOLISTIC CHIROPRACTOR

INTEGRATIVE DENTAL SOLUTIONS N35 W23770 Capitol Dr, Pewaukee 262-691-4555 • MyNaturalDentist.com

“…Because a healthy Body, starts with a healthy Mouth.” Our office specializes in treating the cause of the problem and not just the symptoms; we offer the latest advances in dentistry. See ad, page 5.

Specializing in chiropractic, Craniosacral Therapy, Applied Kinesiology, Clinical Kinesiology, Somato Emotional Release, Myofascial Unwinding, Visceral Manipulation, sports wellness, nutrition, and Reiki.

Shorewood Family Chiropractic offers natural health care solutions for the whole family. Services include chiropractic for adults and children, massage therapy, acupuncture and nutrition. See ad, page 26.

CRYSTALS ANGEL LIGHT CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS

JOYFUL HEART WELLNESS & SPIRIT 2312 N Grandview Blvd Suite 205 Waukesha, WI 53188 • 262-361-2555 JoyfulHeartWellness.net

Certified in Meridian Energetics, a cutting-edge healing modality. Gets to the root of pain, emotional, physical, mental and/or spiritual issues and provides long lasting results. Consultations and customized healing plans included.

LUX ETERNA HEALING

Ann Basten, Reiki Master 262-510-1012 • Pewaukee location

13000 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com Specializing in Reiki, Ama Deus and Arch Healing. Sessions individually designed to benefit each client, may include guided meditation, crystal therapy or sound healing with tuning forks. New Clients $25 off first apt. See ad, page 29.

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Barb Schieffer, CAEH, MMS • 386-871-8199 RaspBerryBarb@yahoo.com Are you ready to experience greater peace, joy and energy, living from your heart and fulfilling your Soul purpose? Healing sessions allow you to release whatever keeps you from feeling aligned, centered and whole. See ad, page 32.

ANGEL LIGHT CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS

Sheri Bauer, Registered Reiki Practitioner/ Master Teacher, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove • 262-787-3001 Sheri@AngelLightLLC.com Specializing in Reiki, Ama Deus and Arch Healing. Sessions individually designed to benefit each client, may include guided meditation, crystal therapy or sound healing with tuning forks. New clients $25 off first apt. See ad, page 29.

GAYATRI CENTER FOR HEALING Lynne Austin • 675 Brookfield Rd, Brookfield • 262-860-6021

Twenty-one years in healing the body and soul. Massage, Reiki healer/teacher, Shamanic, Sound and Emotional Release. Classes and workshops. Author and speaker. See ad, page 23.

PURE ENERGY YOGA

ENERGY HEALING 4433 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood 414-962-5483 • ShorewoodFamilyChiro.com

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316 E Silver Spring Dr, Ste 301, Whitefish Bay • 414-962-9880 • DrEdieBeguelin.com

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Healing the mind, body and spirit through Reiki, crystal healing and transpersonal development. Sessions are unique to fulfill the needs of each individual.

Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT, RM/T 414-217-4185 • PureEnergyYoga.com Reiki healing sessions and instruction, yoga classes for all in the Muskego area and Delafield. Restore balance, health and wellbeing in mind, body and spirit.

THE CRYSTALLINE INSTITUTE Lori Daniel Falk • 262-347-0797 WisdomOfTheAngels.com

Lori Daniel Falk brings you Spiritual/Life Coaching, Angelic Message Portraits, Angel Channeling, Angel Circles, Classes and Workshops. Our “Coached by an Angel” program helps you consciously create the life of your dreams.

SYINTHESIS®

Mind Body Spirit Integration LeeAnnDz.com • LeeAnnDz@gmail.com Lee Ann Dzelzkalns, MS, empowers individuals on their soul path to re-awaken to the truth of being whole & one with life. Guided sound healing journeys with sacred geometry & integrative counsel.

HEALING & WELLNESS 360FIVE

CHARLENE WATTERS, IHC, RN, PROFESSIONAL HEALTH COACH FOUNDER, INTEGRATIVE HEALTH ADVOCATES, LLC

HOLISTIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DONNA ABLER, LLC

6789 N Green Bay Ave • 414-292-3900 x 340

Center For Well Being, Pewaukee 262-370-2757 • DonnaAbler.com Bridging brain based therapies with complimentary approaches to maximize outcomes. Specializing in Interactive Metronome Therapy to support children with ADHD, LD and sensory-motor challenges. Over 25 years experience. See ad, page 8.

John Stuart, HHCP 262-720-7111 • 360five.com Whole-in-one holistic wellnes consultations, love coaching and an 11-week program designed to provide clients with resources to maximize their potential. See ad, page 9.

BARBARA’S HEALTHY WEIGHS

Barbara Kruck, Native American Animal Totem Card Reader • 414-771-6950 BarbaraKruck.com Experience healing, discover your life’s path and find your personal power. Individual or group readings available. Plan a party with Barbara!

1055 Legion Dr, Elm Grove KochNaturalHealth.com • 262-784-8232 Regain and maintain health naturally with specialized forms o f l ow - f o r c e c h i r o p r a c t i c , acupressure, and clinical nutrition. Address underlying causes of disease so the body can heal itself. Free seminars on healthy weight loss. See ad, page 19.

TOTAL HEALTH NUTRITION CENTER N82W15485 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls • TotalHealthINC.com 262-251-2929

Offering a large selection of high quality nutritional supplements. Clinical services including: Nutrition Response Testing, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Foot Detoxification Bath, Natural Facials/ Skin Care. See ad, page 10.

THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE CARE

Carol M. Brown, DO • 414-764-0920 8825 S Howell Ave, Ste 201, Oak Creek

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Providing a skillful blend of time honored evidence based interventions with standard medical therapies. See ad, page 13.

METRO MECHANICAL CORPORATION Heating, Cooling & Ventilation 262-783-4328 or 414-761-2076 MetroMechCorp.com

A family-owned company assisting home and business owners to improve the quality of their indoor environment while increasing energy efficiency and lowering energy costs. See ad, page 23.

HYPNOTHERAPY HYPNOSIS FOR CHANGE

Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts, 6793 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale • 262264-0214 • HypnosisForChangeWeb.com

KOCH NATURAL HEALTH

Duke’s Integrative Medicine Coaching Model puts “you” at the center of decision-making, developing physical, mental, social and spiritual health. Recreate your life in 2012.

Karla Hermann, CH, works with hypnosis to help control destructive behavior, eliminate the cause of excessive behavior, improve chronic health conditions while facilitating mental and physical well-being.

INTUITIVE ARTS SPIRITUAL MEDIUM

Jennie Garrett • 414-744-1659 Jen525@att.net Jennie has the intuitive ability to facilitate communication with the departed via channeling. The intention of these conversations is to promote healing and provide closure.

LAWNCARE/LANDSCAPE SERVICES EARTHCARE

Darrell Smith • 414-333-4281 Info@EarthcareLawns.com Earthcare provides 100% organic l aw n c a r e a n d a l l - n a t u r a l landscaping services. Let us design and maintain your property in a way that supports your health, ideals and the natural community. See ad, page 42.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE BROOKFIELD LONGEVITY AND HEALTHY LIVING CLINIC 17585 W North Ave, #160 262-784-5300 • LiveLongMD.com

Specializing in Anti-Aging M e d i c i n e . B o a r d c e r t i fi e d , fellowship trained. Combining the best of traditional medicine with a holistic approach to weight loss using hormone balancing, detoxification and control of inflammation. IV therapies including Myer’s, glutathione, vitamins and minerals. See ad, page 15.

GREENER ROOFS AND GARDENS Lapointe@GRGLandscapes.com GRGLandscapes.com • 262-844-2397

Greener Roofs and Gardens uses smart design and innovative technology to make the most of what nature provides. We create signature spaces that engage the senses and sustain the planet. See ad, page 12.

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LACEWING

Diane Olson-Schmidt • 414-793-3652 Lacewing@NASE.org Garden consultation, instruction, landscape design, wildflowers and woodland gardens, prairies, small ponds, rain gardens, landscape maintenance, organic lawn care. Organic landscape practices in all habitats. See ad, page 34.

ATHENA THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts 6789 N Green Bay, Glendale 414-292-3900 x 265 Katherine de Shazer, LMT, CST, LDT1, uses an integrative approach to massage therapy to help you recover, maintain, and enhance your health with Swedish, neuromuscular/deep tissue, lymphatic, cancer/ mastectomy and cranio sacral therapies.

THE GREEN TEAM

Bradley Blaeser • 414-721-1431 Info@GreenTeamWI.com Sustainable Landscape Management; substantially smaller footprint than conventional methods. Green energy use (wvo, bio-diesel, electric, ‘energy for tomorrow’); cleaner, quieter, homegrown. Residential, commercial, municipal. See ad, page 12.

LIFE COACH

METAPHYSICAL ROSICRUCIAN ORDER, AMORC KARNAK CHAPTER

3846 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee 414-344-9112 Wisconsin@Amorc.Rosicrucian .org A philosophical, non-profit organization sharing knowledge with thousands of men and women throughout the world, for peace and harmony with self. Open to the public on 1st Sundays, except holidays. See ad, page 9.

NATUROPATHY THE NATURAL PATH

2910 S Delaware Ave, Bay View 414-483-9402 • NaturalPath-Online.com Our bodies were intelligently designed to heal ourselves. Let us show you how through our mind, body, spirit approach using traditional naturopathic ways and modern tchnology. See ad, page 16.

NUTRITION ROSEN WELLNESS NUTRITION

Glendale and Mequon-Thiensville Offices BRWellness.com • 262-389-9907 Practical, effective wellness programs. Learn how to live a healthier lifestyle and create your own wellness plan addressing diet, supplementation, exercise and stress management.

WENDY KAY, CPC, & AUTHOR

Nationally Practicing Life Coach WendyKayLifeCoach.com • 847-893-9552 Let me help you transition, transform, reach goals or assist in creating the life you want to live. Mention Natural Awakenings: Receive more than 25% Off.

WONDERSPIRIT COACHING

Anne Wondra • 262-544-4310 2312 N Grandview Blvd Ste 101, Waukesha WonderSpirit.com Soul and wellness, love-your-life coach and workshop leader; empowering and teaching selfcare, self-awareness, confidence, creativity, self-esteem, healthy living, and a joyful dance with the spirit of Life. See ad, page 14.

MASSAGE NATURES HEALING

Helen De Pasquale • 262-707-0494 N88 W16838 Main St, Menomonee Falls Certified geothermal (La Stone) therapist; licensed massage therapist and aesthetician. Offering a variety of massage treatments; organic skin care; waxing; body treatments. See ad, page 8.

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NATURAL FOOD STORES BEYOND ORGANIC

Lynn Wagner, Independent Mission Marketer • LynnWagner01@yahoo.com BeWell.MyBeyondOrganic.com One hundred percent GreenFed™ beef and cultured beverages with over 30 live probiotic cultures, delivered to your door. All products are sustainable and free of GMOs, pesticides, antibiotics and hormones. See ad, page 32.

GOOD HARVEST MARKET

Located 1 block south of I94 at Hwy T, Pewaukee • 262-544-9380 GoodHarvestMarket.com Waukesha County’s largest natural food store offers a full selection of organic foods, holistic health and beauty department, café, and classes in their community room. See ad, page 3.

OUTPOST NATURAL FOODS

100 E Capital Drive, Milwaukee 7000 W State Street, Wauwatosa 2826 S Kinnickinnic, Bay View Outpost.coop

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We know Jack! Unlike other area grocers, we know by name many of the farmers and producers who supply Outpost with quality goods. See ad, page 31.

PSYCHOTHERAPY INNER JOURNEYS

Nancy Hornby 414-332-8159 Susan Wasserman 414-961-0649 InrJourneys.com Psychotherapy services honoring the exquisite connection between mind/body/spirit. Offering holistic, traditional and cutting edge approaches. 50+ years of combined experience helping a diverse clientele with a wide variety of issues. See ad, page 35.

PUBLISHING HENSCHELHAUS PUBLISHING

2625 S Greeley St, Ste 201, Milwaukee HenschelHausBooks.com • 414-486-0653 If you’re thinking of writing and publishing a book, make HenschelHAUS your first stop. We offer workshops, book consulting, coaching, editorial services, book marketing support, traditional publishing, and more. Call for free consultation. See ad, page 7.

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