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

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17 ANGEL LIGHT BRINGS SOUND HEALING TO MILWAUKEE

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18 TRUE WEALTH

Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence

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by Judith Fertig

20 NATURAL FACIAL ESSENTIALS

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26 WHAT’S YOUR CHILD’S EQ?

Six Ways to Raise Emotional Intelligence

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love to ask people: “If you could wake up in the morning and do the work you love and are most passionate about and you didn’t have to take into consideration a paycheck or status or what others think, what would you choose to do? What would make you the most happy?” Often, they pause, smile and get an enchanted, dreamy look in their eyes as they journey into their imagination.

It’s interesting to learn that not everyone wants a complete change. More often, it’s a matter of thinking more expansively about a present career path. A therapist friend, Neta, dreams of opening a homebased private practice. David, an engineer, reminisces about the creative excitement of writing groundbreaking software code in the earlier days of his career.

Entrepreneurially spirited Elizabeth is taking steps to open a sustainable, community-oriented hostel downtown to provide affordable and fun accommodations for young visitors to our city. My sister, Danielle, is leaving the security of an established practice of traditional acupuncture in San Francisco to start her own clinic where she will practice an acupuncture method called 5 Elements, which better speaks to her heart.

For me, the defining moment—when I knew that publishing Natural Awakenings was clearly what I wanted to do more than anything else—came with this thought: “If I won the lottery tomorrow and never had to work another day in my life, I would still want to publish this magazine.”

In this month’s feature article, “True Wealth: Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence,” Judith Fertig explores additional facets in living a life of true abundance that enable us to take joyful satisfaction to the next level. Considering Arianna Huffington’s term “time affluence” as a real option particularly gave me pause; so often, I feel overwhelmed by all that must be accomplished in a single day.

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman studies time perception, including why it seems to fly by as we get older. He’s discovered that time feels shorter as our daily experiences become more familiar and our brains are not taking in as much new information. Engaging in mindless distractions contributes to the feeling that we’re losing hours and days. His recommended solution is to practice mindfulness and actively notice more as we go about our day.

Practicing mindfulness focuses our attention on the here and now, which helps our brains store more information and, therefore, alters our perceptions of how fast time is passing. We end up more fully appreciating the events and people surrounding us.

Today, I find myself gazing out the window, noticing the vibrant colors of changing leaves, laughing at a squirrel digging in my pot of kale, and checking out the birds hopping on the patio table. Rather than wasteful daydreaming, those refreshing few minutes of mindfulness cleared my mind, preparing me for my day.

May we all discover true abundance, Gabriella Buchnik, Publisher

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newsbriefs Use Hypnosis to Break Unwanted Habits

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n honor of the Great American Smoke Out and World Diabetes Day, certified hypnotherapist Heddy Keith will present three workshops this month to teach people how to use hypnotherapy to help themselves and their families make positive life changes.

A self-hypnosis session will be held 10 Heddy Keith a.m. to 5 p.m., November 7, at H.K. Hypnosis, in Glendale; a smoking cessation workshop will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., November 14, at the North Shore Library and The World Diabetes Day presentation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., November 19, at Unity Church of Milwaukee.

“These workshops are for people who are fascinated by the idea of hypnosis, but at the same time are frightened by it,” says Keith. “For people who don’t dare trust a hypnotist for fear of losing conscious control and being manipulated against their will, they can learn to do it themselves.” Keith will share her story of how she used hypnosis to stop smoking, reduce her blood sugar and lose weight.

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Locations: North Shore Library, 6800 N. Port Washington Rd., Glendale; Unity Church, 1717 N. 73rd St., Wauwatosa; H.K. Hypnosis, 4650 N. Port Washington Rd., Glendale. For more information, call 414-241-2563 or visit HKHypnosis Milwaukee.com. See ad, page 8.

Ananda Acupuncture Opens New, Larger Space

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n October, Ananda Acupuncture & Healing Center moved to a newly constructed, larger facility at 4528 North Oakland Avenue, in Shorewood. The new location, built with a feng shui consciousness, will accommodate their increasing staff and expanded services.

“Our focus is adult and pediatric acupuncture with supporting services such as Reiki, moxibustion, guasha and cupping, essential oil and aromatherapy consultations, along with aura and chakra diagnostics, and herbal, homeopathic and nutritional consultations,” says Aubrey Contramaestre, founder of Ananda.

Practitioners at Ananda also use body techno-diagnostic readings to enhance their patients’ understanding of meridian imbalances, essential oil compatibility, bacteria presence and energy system regulation.

For more information, call 414-791-0303 or visit Ananda Acupuncture.com. See ad, page 8.

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newsbriefs Open House at Center for Well-Being Lake Country

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New Elm Grove Location

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ife coach Kate Meyer, of Life Unfolding, LLC, has moved to a new space in Elm Grove, located in a house directly behind Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts. To celebrate her new office, Meyer will offer a special for new clients interested in experiencing life coaching—a monthly workshop the second Wednesday of each month for $10.

Meyer holds a bachelor’s degree Kate Meyer in business administration and has attended two life coach training courses. She is a member of the International Coach Federation, an accredited professional coaching organization. Life Unfolding, LLC, was established in 2012.

Location: 13300 Watertown Plank Rd., Elm Grove. For more information, call 414-939-5882, email Info@LifeUnfolding. com or visit MyLifeUnfolding.com.

Conscious Massage Expands Hours, Adds New Location

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o better serve work-at-home parents, licensed massage therapist Rebecca deVogel, of Conscious Massage, is opening a new location in downtown Hartland, with expanded hours of daytime service at the Center for Well-Being Lake Country, located at 301 Cottonwood Avenue.

People with school-aged children Rebecca deVogel can have hectic schedules, deVogel says, and her new hours and additional location can better accommodate Lake Country residents so they can get a massage to feel vibrant, happy and productive. “Regular massage helps to reduce physical and emotional stress that is so much a part of everyday family life. Caring for yourself as a parent helps keep you healthy, balanced and relaxed, ready to meet the needs of your family with ease,” she says.

For more information, call 414-839-0242 or visit Rebecca deVogel.com. See Community Resource Guide listing, page 37.

Prairie Hill Waldorf School Annual Yuletide Faire

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rairie Hill Waldorf School, in Pewaukee, will host its 28th annual Yuletide Faire, a magical, medieval marketplace with local and statewide artisans, live entertainment, children’s activities, food and more, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., November 21.

The Faire includes strolling minstrels and costumed characters such as the king and queen, Muffin Man, Pocket Lady, Pickle Man and others. Attendees can enjoy luncheon fare from a winter kitchen, decadent desserts in the café and to-go candies, fudges and more from the Sweet Shoppe. A live stage features local musicians, bands and entertainers. Children’s attractions also include Wee Tots Theatre, face painting, candle dipping, crafts and more. Shopping is abundant and includes a book sale, silent auction and handcrafted items made by more than 25 artisans.

The Yuletide Faire is Lake Country’s premier crafts and entertainment fair, organized by the entire school community. It is one of Prairie Hill’s longest-standing traditions, and proceeds support the school’s educational programs.

Admission: $5 for adults; $2 for children under 15; free for children under 2. Location: N14W29143 Silvernail Rd., Pewaukee. For more information, call 262-646-7497 or visit PrairieHillWaldorf.org/yuletide. See ad, page 26. natural awakenings

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newsbriefs Tamarack Hosts Annual Winter Fair and Open House

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amarack Waldorf School, in Milwaukee, will host its Holiday Fair, an alternative celebration of the holidays that includes handmade gifts, food and entertainment, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., December 5. Unique vendors will sell handcrafted gifts such as pottery, fabric art, jewelry, woodcrafts and clothing.

Children’s items for sale include handmade dolls, natural clothing, books, costumes, wooden toys and more. Kids can enjoy a Waldorf puppet play, a secret gift shop, craft room and a fantasy room.

School staff will be available during the fair to provide information about Waldorf education. Tamarack is one of more than 900 Waldorf schools worldwide, providing a holistic education with a developmentally appropriate curriculum. Music, visual arts, drama, handwork and movement are incorporated throughout a curriculum of strong academics.

Admission is free; donations are welcome. Location: 1150 E. Brady St., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-2770009, email Office@TamarackWaldorf.org or visit Tamarack Waldorf.org. See ad, page 26.

Kundalini Yoga Event Promises Relaxation, Joy

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oga and spiritual wellness center Blossom into Wholeness, in Pewaukee, will welcome world-renowned Kundalini yoga and gong master teacher Mehtab Benton for a weekend of learning, relaxation and joy, November 20 to 22. The event will also be a preview for the 2016 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training program. Participants will have an opportunity to meet the teachers, including Benton, and get a feel for the transformational potential of the training.

“This is a rare and wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the world’s best teachers in this field,” says Jenna Hansen, owner of Blossom into Wholeness. “Kundalini yoga is a deeply spiritual and rejuvenative practice, and it’s not too often we get someone as wise and gifted in this tradition to this area.”

Whether or not one is interested in the Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training program, Hansen notes the event is an opportunity to learn with powerful teachers. Space is limited to the first 20 people that register.

Location: 162 Sussex St., Pewaukee. For more information, call 262-696-9255, email BlossonIntoWholeness@gmail.com or visit BlossomIntoWholeness.com. See ad, page 5.

Soul Flower Wellness Offers Integrative Healing for People and Animals

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iffany Kneeland, Reiki master and teacher and owner of Soul Flower Wellness, has recently expanded her practice to a new location. She now offers a variety of services and classes at GreenSquare Center for the Healing Arts, at 6789 North Green Bay Avenue, Suite 4U, in Glendale, and animal energy work and massage sessions can be scheduled Tiffany Kneeland at clients’ homes. In celebration of World Kindness Day, Kneeland will offer half off the regular price of a Reiki session to new clients at GreenSquare throughout the month of November.

“I am excited to combine my many passions in order to help people and their pets become their best selves through effective, holistic techniques that help to balance the whole self—body, mind and spirit,” says Kneeland. She has actively pursued life balance through the study of energy medicine since her first Reiki class in 2010 and has gone on to expand her knowledge and practice into many other forms of complementary therapies, including aromatherapy and healing with herbs, crystals and sound.

For more information, call 262-506-4960 or visit Soul-FlowerWellness.com. See Community Resource Guide listing, page 36.

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newsbriefs New Holistic Wellness Center Opens in Oak Creek

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olistic wellness coach Natalie Benoit has partnered with spiritual medium Stacie Tatera, of Milwaukee Medium, to open Inspiration Wellness Group, a new comprehensive healing center, located at 6420A Howell Avenue, in Oak Creek.

They will celebrate the grand opening with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m., November 21. During this afternoon of gratitude and thanksgiving, champagne punch and sweet treats will be served, (L-R) Stacie Tatera, and attendees will be entered into a drawing for a Natalie Benoit package of free services.

Benoit is a holistic wellness coach, Reiki master teacher, disease reversal coach, cancer coach and interfaith minister. Tatera is a spiritual medium, angel reader, spiritual coach and Reiki master. Additional practitioners at Inspiration Wellness Group include Liz Keller, a registered nurse and integrative nutrition health coach, and Melissa Wasik, an intuitive medium, channel, oracle reader and Reiki master teacher. Services offered include holistic wellness, holistic nutrition, nutrition to reverse disease, medium circles, intuition coaching, fermentation classes, women’s support, holistic parenting and more.

Benoit and Tatera practiced previously at the Atrium, in Greendale. When that facility closed in September, they collaborated to form Inspiration Wellness Group.

They welcome other practitioners of holistic healing modalities to join as independent contractors.

For more information, call 414-651-2243 (Benoit) or 414-882-9511 (Tatera), email BenoitHealing@aol.com, find their events and classes on Meetup.com/ InspirationWellness-Group or like their page on Facebook. See ad, page 31.

kudos This fall, Victory Garden Initiative (VGI) celebrated a new crop of graduates from its yearlong Food Leader Certificate Program. Empowered with the knowledge and support to grow good food in the city, the Food Leaders envision a sustainable, abundant, accessible and holistic food system that empowers diverse communities of all ages throughout Milwaukee.

As part of their curriculum, they learned to grow food at VGI’s Move Grass Class gardening education series. Topics included starting seeds, garden planning, composting, managing pests and preserving food. They also attended three weekend retreats focused on understanding food system issues and completed community-enhancing projects.

For more information or to register for the 2015-2016 Food Leader program, call 414-431-0888 or visit VictoryGardenInitiative.org. See ad, page 11.

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Having Gratitude Yields More Happiness than Having Things

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wo studies from Baylor University have confirmed that materialism can lead to feeling less satisfied with life, while a sense of gratitude reverses some of the negative effects of the pursuit of things.

The research, led by Professor James Roberts, Ph.D., included questionnaires sent to 246 marketing students from another university, focusing on happiness and satisfaction with a 15-minute survey that included a 15-point materialism scale. The study found that individuals that focused on achieving material goals were less satisfied with their lives, less happy and had lower self-esteem. Meanwhile, the study found that grateful students found more meaning in their lives and felt a greater sense of satisfaction.

“Individuals high in gratitude showed less of a relationship between materialism and its negative affect. Additionally, individuals high in materialism showed decreased life satisfaction when either gratitude or positive affect was low,” note the researchers.

Formaldehyde Found in GMO Soybeans

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esearchers from the International Center for Integrative Systems, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have determined that genetically modified (GM/GMO) soybean plants accumulate the carcinogen formaldehyde.

The researchers utilized a scientific method called CytoSolve to analyze 6,497 diverse laboratory studies conducted by 184 scientific institutions in 23 countries worldwide. The study data showed that GMO soybeans significantly accumulate formaldehyde, a class-one carcinogen.

The research also found that genetic modification forces a depletion of glutathione among the plants, which weakens their immune system. This contrasts with the proposals put forth by the GM industry that GMO soybean plants are stronger, allowing them to endure environmental hardships better than non-GMO soybean plants.

The research was led by V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, Ph.D., a biologist trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and published in the peer-reviewed journal Agricultural Sciences. “The results demand immediate testing, along with rigorous scientific standards to assure such testing is objective and replicable. It’s unbelievable such standards for testing don’t already exist. The safety of our food supply demands that science delivers such modern scientific standards for approval of GMOs,” states Ayyadurai.

Former Environmental Protection Agency Senior Scientist Ray Seidler, Ph.D., comments about the study, “The discovery reported by Ayyadurai reveals a new molecular paradigm associated with genetic engineering that will require research to discover why the extent of formaldehyde and glutathione concentrations are altered, and what other chemicals relevant to human and animal health are affected. We need the kinds of standards Ayyadurai demands to conduct such research.”

study from the UK’s University of Nottingham published in the journal Physical Biology has found that over-trimming nails can lead to structural changes to the shape of the nail that increase the risk of ingrown nails and other nail conditions. The risk was more prevalent in larger nails, such as large toenails and thumbnails.

The researchers furthered a hypothesis called the theory of nail plate adhesion that links the nail’s healthy growth to the side-to-side curvatures of the nail plate. The researchers identified that when this nail plate adhesion becomes weakened through trimming, it can result in one of three potential nail conditions: spoon-shaped or pincer-shaped nails, or ingrown nails.

The paper noted deficiencies among many nail salons regarding these potential conditions. While they may be reversed over time with careful maintenance, prevention is the best medicine, according to the researchers.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Sky Kings

Agricultural Drones May Boost Sustainability Beginning November 15, farmers will be able to implement flying drones to perform important tasks in their fields.

That’s when changes in Federal Aviation Administration regulations will loosen many of the current restrictions on this new technology.

Advocates believe the devices can improve precision agriculture management that uses GPS and data collection to boost crop yields and profits while aiding water conservation. For the first time, the drones will be operated legally during an entire growing season, allowing companies to test their business models and technologies together. This boost in crop intelligence should make farms more efficient and help smaller operations compete with well-funded big agribusiness conglomerates whose fields are typically rife with genetically modified (GMO) crops.

“This is the first year we’ll actually be able to see, by the time the growing season is over, the impact on the farmer and the impact of the quality of the grapes,” says David Baeza, whose precision agriculture startup Vine Rangers uses drones and ground robots to gather data on vineyard crops. “The biggest thing to watch is what’s going to happen to giants like Monsanto. How you define this market is changing, and the incumbents are in for a battle.”

Source: Fortune magazine

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Shared Laughter Creates Happier Workers Researchers Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock and Joseph A. Allen have written in the Journal of Applied Psychology about their research into the effect of group humor on workers by studying the behavioral patterns of 54 real-world teams from two businesses.

Humor and laughter were examined and each interaction was coded, based on recordings made at meetings. Performance ratings were collected immediately afterward and also several years later.

Results showed that levity can reduce body pain and stress and help with relaxation. Cognitively, it bolsters creativity, memory and problem-solving ability. Humor reduces anxiety, elevates mood and increases self-esteem, hope, optimism and energy. In terms of society, it attracts connections, promotes bonding and altruism and leads to happier partnerships.

The researchers also found, “At the team level, humor patterns [but not humor or laughter alone] positively related to team performance, both immediately and two years later.” The positive aftereffects of humor on team performance include question-asking, proposals of innovative ideas, new people speaking up and kudos given for jobs well done or problems solved.

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Monsanto Pushback More Countries Ban Toxic Roundup

Countries are gradually banning the use of Monsanto Roundup herbicide around the world as a danger to the environment and human health, and Bermuda is one of the latest to join the ranks. These moves come soon after a recently published metastudy conducted by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer published in The Lancet Oncology determined that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is probably carcinogenic to humans.

Colombia stopped using Roundup to kill illegal coca plants. France banned the sale to homeowners, and Germany is poised to do the same. A group of 30,000 Argentine physicians are calling for a ban there, where it’s blamed for boosting birth defects and cancer. Others, including the Brazilian federal prosecutor, are demanding that Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, be pulled off the shelves.

In the U.S., the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) is assisting efforts in cities, counties and school systems to enact immediate bans of glyphosate-based sprays. IRT is also calling for schools to measure the amount of glyphosate residues in school meals and to take steps to eliminate them if found.

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The Gars’pilleurs, an action group founded in Lyon, warns that simply obliging supermarket giants to pass unsold food to charities could give a “false and dangerous idea of a magic solution” to food waste, failing to address the core issues of overproduction in the food industry and wastage in food distribution chains.

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Pros and Cons of Calcium Supplements

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ccording to a study published in the British Medical Journal in 2011, women that supplement with calcium to prevent osteoporosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis (formation of calcium plaques in the arteries), heart attack and stroke than those that don’t. Based on this research, for every bone fracture calcium supplementation prevents, it can lead to two potentially fatal heart disease events.

We still need to protect our bones with calcium, but taking it alone can contribute to deadly calcification of the arteries, causing heart disease. Two of the costliest and most significant health problems in the modern world are osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. The commonality of these two diseases is the process of calcium leaving the bone and being deposited in the arteries. We can guide calcium safely into the bones

and keep it away from our arteries with vitamin K2.

Vitamin K2 propels calcium into bones and simultaneously inhibits, in some cases even removes, calcium deposition in the arteries. Vitamin D has gotten a lot of attention for its bone-building properties because it can help keep calcium in the bone, but we don’t want calcium to build up in the arteries. This is where the important, but often overlooked, vitamin K2 comes in.

Vitamin K1 encourages blood clotting. It is found mainly in green, leafy vegetables. Vitamin K2 is a different form of the vitamin and is responsible for appropriate calcification (promoting bone strength and decreasing plaque accumulation in the arteries). Many of us get plenty of vitamin K1, as the body keeps the K1 levels pretty tightly regulated, but K2 has gone missing from our diets.

Vitamin K2 is found in grass-fed animal fats such as egg yolks, certain cheeses and butter. It is also found in a traditional Japanese food made from soy, called Natto. Vitamin K’s most abundant natural source is chlorophyll, which is the green pigment found in grass. Modern ranchers, however, are feeding their cows corn, rather than grass. Eating grain-fed dairy, eggs and meat has resulted in a widespread deficiency of this important nutrient.

To promote bone health and a reduced risk of heart disease, it is important to supplement not only with calcium, but with vitamin K2 (to guide calcium into the bones and inhibit calcium deposition in the arteries) and vitamin D3 (to keep calcium in the bone). Proper nutrition is a team effort.

Talk with a naturopathic doctor regarding appropriate forms and dosages of the nutrients.

Sarah Axtell, a naturopathic doctor at Lakeside Natural Medicine, in Shorewood, provides holistic health care for the entire family utilizing clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, detoxification and biotherapeutic drainage. For more information, call 414-939-8748 or visit LakesideNaturalMedicine.com.

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Angel Light Brings Sound Healing Education to Milwaukee

by Sheila Julson

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hroughout the and CDs and crystals, ages, cultures Bauer offers sound across the healing services globe have used and classes at Angel music and sound Light. She started to communicate, to with tuning forks— tell stories and to a metal acoustic heal the mind, body resonator with two and spirit. Sheri prongs that can vary Bauer, founder of in pitch, depending Angel Light Center on the length and Sheri Bauer for the Healing Arts, mass of the prongs. long intrigued by how sound can heal She discovered how tuning forks of the body, immersed herself into the varying frequencies could affect different realm of sound healing and eventually organs throughout the body. combined forces with other sound heal“I won’t say that a tuning fork will ers to form the School of Sound and correct your physical disease,” Bauer Healing, offered through Angel Light. stresses. “What I will say is that a tuning After working in middle managefork can help access a relaxed state to ment for nearly 25 years, Bauer experifacilitate one’s own healing.” During enced the corporate reorganization shift her healing sessions, she has found that became common during the 1990s that tuning forks have helped clients and early 2000s. The concept of placing improve their memory and regulate profits ahead of people didn’t align with heartbeat. “The whole objective is to her beliefs. “I always wanted to help use a resonant frequency to bring the people,” Bauer says. “If your intention body back into alignment with its natuis to assist others, then everything you ral healthy frequency,” explains Bauer. need financially and in every other way Bauer found satisfaction teaching will come to you.” tuning fork healing classes at Angel Bauer had held a strong interest in Light, but she felt limited because she metaphysical and spiritual healing since knew there were other sound tech1981. While it was difficult to find others niques such as drums, bowls, bells and interested in alternative healing arts durvocal sounds. She wasn’t aware of any ing the 1980s, she was able to connect other sound therapy school in the state, with a small group of people and add so she decided to offer one through herbal remedies, crystal healing and oth- Angel Light. er natural and spiritual modalities to her The School of Sound and Healing toolbox. She thought it would be ideal was developed as a collaborative effort to have all the healers in one place, and between local sound healing teachers eventually left her corporate job, using eager to share their knowledge with her business and training experience to others. Bauer will be teaching sound open Angel Light in December 2006. healing using tuning forks and crystal In addition to Reiki, therapeutic bowls. Kathryn Rambo, a music therabodywork, acupuncture, spiritual books pist who taught at Alverno College, will

use her expertise with Tibetan bowls to teach energy diagnostics and healing protocols. Holly Emmer, a nurse and drum healer, will teach voice healing and sacred sound ceremonies. Dr. Dan Huber, a psychologist who combines shamanic practices with sound to heal, will be teaching the neurobiology of sound and shamanic drum healing.

Confirmed guest instructors include sound healer Delbert Charging Crow, who will teach song and ritual traditions from a Native American perspective. Peruvian whistles, gongs and tingshas and other cultural instruments and their healing histories will be included in the curriculum.

Classes begin the second weekend of February with sound basics and the history of sound healing. “We’ll go over rhythm, harmony and melody, frequency, pitch, resonance, how sound works and how to use that frequency to bring the body into balance,” Bauer explains.

Classes continue for one full weekend per month in March, April and May, covering topics such as sacred space, healing diagnostics, healing sounds of different cultures, use of sound and music in ceremony and ritual, and more.

American mystic Edgar Cayce said, “Sound is the medicine of the future,” and Bauer says that is her mantra, as well. She attends sound healing conferences and is optimistic about the research that sound healers worldwide are doing to improve human health and wellness. She believes the sound school will attract those that are just curious, people in poor health that would like to be healed and budding therapists seeking new modalities to incorporate into their own practices.

“We are on the verge of a new medicine,” Bauer enthuses. “My hope is that Angel Light’s sound school can be the impetus for further exploration and change.”

Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts and School of Sound and Healing are located at 13300 Watertown Plank Rd., in Elm Grove. For more information, call 262-787-3001 or visit AngelLightLLC.com.

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Choose Lasting Wealth

“Imagine an economy in which life is valued more than money and power resides with ordinary people that care about one another, their community and their natural environment,” says David Korten, Ph.D., the co-founder of Positive Futures Network and author of Change the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth.

“When we choose real wealth,” says Korten, of Bainbridge Island, Washington, “we can have exciting hobbies and adventures; work that challenges and stimulates us; and spiritual connection with a universe that’s infinitely larger than a stock portfolio. Instead of more stuff in our alreadystuffed lives, we can have fewer things, but better things of higher quality—fewer visits to the doctor and more visits to museums and friends’ houses.”

Step One: Taking Inventory of Our Stuff

Suze Orman, owner of the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California, and the bestselling author of The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance, ponders whether having stuff is worth it and suggests we take an inventory of what we own. “Think about the value of each object—what it cost you when you bought it, what it’s worth in dollars today, and what it’s worth in an Earthly, material representation of who you are now,” she says.

Orman suggests that we go through every closet and cupboard and recycle or throw away items that no longer serve us well, and then reconnect with items we cannot part with, such as family mementos. “Think of these items so precious to you and how little, in fact, they cost you,” she says. In this way we define for ourselves the true meaning of worth, and it’s never about the stuff. Once we have a handle on what we own, it’s time to turn to what we want and how we can get there.

TRUE WEALTH Living a Life We Love is Real Affluence

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raditional economics has us thinking in opposites—in terms of assets and liabilities. We consider the value of the material things we’ve accumulated: We add up our assets, which may include stocks, bonds, real estate, bank accounts and retirement savings. Then we subtract what we owe: Our liabilities may include a home mortgage, credit card debt, insurance premiums and student and vehicle loans. The balance is deemed our net worth. Figured this way, our net worth changes every minute and can sometimes shift dramatically.

There is a better way to assess our wealth, because we are overlooking, dismissing or squandering valuable resources and benefits such as time, personal health, spiritual well-being, social connections or community in order to buy temporal things that will only depreciate over time.

Golden, Colorado, author David Wann explores this theme in his book Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle. He remarks, “The U.S. may be on top when it comes to spending, but we also lead the world in debt per capita, children in poverty, percent of people in prison, obesity and infant mortality.” In fact, the U.S. has recently been ranked 42nd among countries in longevity— right below Guam and just above Albania.

“So where is all the spending really getting us?” he asks.

“We need to be getting more value out of each dollar, each hour, each spoonful of food, each square foot of house and each gallon of gas. The secret of success at the local, national and global scale is not really a secret; it’s in plain sight, and it’s called moderation.”

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Step Two: Re-Evaluating Life Goals

Just as we would do a personal financial assessment before we make plans to achieve financial goals, a life audit helps us determine our priorities for living happily and productively. Ximena Vengoechea, a design researcher for Twitter, Inc., in San Francisco, recently did this using 100 sticky notes during one dedicated afternoon. She wrote a single wish, one thing she’d like to do, on each note.

During this “spring cleaning for the soul,” as How we spend she calls it, Vengoechea our days is, of reaffirmed her thirst for course, how we learning and adventure.

Taking it a step further, spend our lives. she analyzed how she ~Annie Dillard spent her time and how often she saw the people most important to her,

mapping the data as pie charts. She discovered that most of her time was spent in work-related activities and not enough in adventure or seeing the people she loved. Drawing it up in the visual medium of charts helped her identify her life goals and see the changes she needed to make. Doubtless, we can all find better ways to utilize our assets.

local communities with a research-based model for prosperity. In socially abundant communities and nations, individuals don’t have to earn as much money to be comfortable, because their quality of life is partly provided by the strength of social bonds.

Heeding the Call to Change

Finding and doing what “lights us up” will bring us abundance, claims David Howitt in Heed Your Call.

Arianna Huffington, of New York City, founder of The The Portland, Oregon, Meriwether Group entrepreneur Huffington Post, knows firsthand about having so many who consults for consumer companies, maintains that demands on our time that days feel rushed, which can finding our heroic purpose (that heart-centered thing increase our stress and negatively impact our producwe feel we were meant to do) is the first step toward tivity. She says, “On the flip side, the feeling of true wealth. Howitt says the secret is in one having enough time, or even surplus time, is Finding and doing small word—and. Instead of choosing either/ called ‘time affluence’. Although it may be hard what “lights us or, our world expands with “and”. He urges us to believe, it’s actually possible to achieve.” to integrate the intuitive and analytic parts of Huffington recommends simple steps like getup” will bring ourselves: “poet and professional, prophet and ting enough sleep and putting time limits on profit, soul and success.” us abundance. work and online activities.

It’s not just about philanthropy, but truly

Belinda Munoz, a social change activist in making your community and your world a ~David Howitt San Francisco who blogs at TheHalfwayPoint.net, better place through your work, he observes. observes, “Time is neutral. We either use it wisely or waste “You’re doing good in the world, and when you live that way, it, so the onus is on us to make it an asset.” Munoz can both money follows you.” let go of stress and be more productive when she blocks out day parts. “When I focus, I shut out interruptions, stop feeling Judith Fertig blogs about living well at AlfrescoFoodAnd rushed and get my work done with ease,” she says.

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One high-impact way to support personal health is to value food more, maintains Wann. “We need to spend more of our household budget for food, not less,” he says. “By rearranging both our household and national expenditures, we should give a higher priority to fresh, healthy food and a lower priority to electronic gadgets, shopping, cars, lawns and even vacations.

Our overall expenses don’t have to go up, they just need to be realigned with our changing values. By choosing higher quality food and supporting better ways of growing it, we also begin to reshape the American culture,” he says.

Our Community

The community, rather than the stock market, is the better source of real wealth—both personal and global—maintains Korten. “Your community economy is part of the glue that binds people together. It’s the key to physical and mental health and happiness.” Giving less control over our financial well-being to Wall Street and more to Main Street will help us think in terms of livelihoods, instead of mere jobs. For Korten, this equates to not only how we make money to live, but also how we live—valuing our homes, communities and natural environment.

Priceless social capital comes from investing our time and money in local communities. Korten observes how, when freely and wisely spent, these efforts can lower crime rates, make schools more productive and help economies function better. Korten cites Oakland, California’s Well-Being in Business Lab, which works with the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, to provide

Conducting a Life Audit

by Ximena Vengoechea

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ere’s one approach to doing a life audit in order to both discern more keenly what’s important and figure out how to allocate resources better to make those things happen.

Step 1: Take a few hours and 100 sticky notes. Write a wish—something you’d like to do or have happen in your life—on each one. Arrange them on a flat surface.

Step 2: See what patterns evolve. Rearrange the notes by themes or categories, such as family, physical health, adventure, profession, giving back and skills. Those that contain the most notes indicate the realm of your most powerful wishes.

Step 3: Evaluate your time. Take stock of a typical day, week and month to analyze how you are spending it.

Step 4: Prioritize. Some wishes need to be fulfilled every day or soon, while long-term wishes aim for “someday”.

Step 5: Make a plan. Just as with a smart financial strategy, which typically involves investing money over time, you can now allocate your time to make your wish list happen.

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Natural Facial Essentials Few Skincare Product Labels Tell the Whole Story

by Linda Sechrist

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t age 25, Paula natural include synthetic The skin, your Begoun, author chemicals, meaning that protective organ, the term organic doesn’t of The Original Beauty Bible and other apply to the entire formula. is meant to be bestselling books on Fragrances are common “worn” for life. It is synthetic ingredients, as is skincare, makeup and hair care, read her first not a luxury, but a the triethanolamine that’s label on a skincare prodoften used to adjust the necessity to take pH or as an emulsifying uct she was using. Although she’d tried many the best possible agent to convert acid to different products to cona salt, or stearate, as the care of it. trol her acne and eczema base for a cleanser. since age 11, she hadn’t To help consumers ~Charlene Handel avoid overpaying for skinthought about the contents, which was partially care products which may why she was distraught to discover that not be as natural or organic as touted, acetone (nail polish remover) was the Begoun encourages skepticism regardfourth ingredient listed. ing marketing messages. She suggests

That moment became the inspirathat an important key is to choose the tion for Begoun’s lifetime devotion to best formulation for an individual’s skin skincare research and education and type and specific skin concerns. customer advocacy. Today, as founder

“There are no U.S. Food and Drug of the Seattle-based Paula’s Choice Agency-approved standards for the Skincare, she continues to help women organic labeling of skincare products understand when product claims are sold in salons and spas or over-themisleading or factual. counter. The cosmetics industry hasn’t agreed on one set of standards either.

Buyer Be Aware U.S. Department of Agriculture certifiOne of Begoun’s core conclusions is cation is cost-prohibitive for most small that the terms organic and all natural are cosmetic companies that use clean, largely responsible for fueling the miscertified organic ingredients, so some conception that all synthetic ingredients uncertified organic products exist and in cosmetics are automatically bad and it’s wise to read labels,” explains Elina that all organic or natural ingredients are Fedotova, founder of the nonprofit Asautomatically good. She further notes sociation of Holistic Skin Care Practithat many products labeled organic and tioners. She counsels that we Google

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any unfamiliar ingredient to learn if it’s toxic or safe.

Fedotova, a cosmetic chemist and aesthetician who makes her professional skincare line, Elina Organics, by hand in a laboratory, compares the difference between salon and commercial products to fine dining versus fast food. “Salon products are made in far smaller quantities than mass-produced brands and offer higher concentrations of ingredients. They are generally shipped directly to the salon and have a higher turnover rate. Because they don’t have to be stored for indeterminate periods or endure warehouse temperatures, they are fresher and more potent,” she says.

Although a facial can easily be performed at home with salon or commercial products, Fedotova, who owns spas in Chicago and Kalamazoo, Michigan, recommends having a professional facial every four to five weeks. Charlene Handel, a certified holistic esthetician, holistic skin care educator and owner of Skin Fitness Etc., in Carlsbad, California, agrees.

Sequenced Steps

Handel chooses treatments that penetrate and nourish the layer of skin below the epidermis, the outermost layer, consisting of mostly dead cells, with 100 percent holistic (edible) products and freshly brewed organic tea compresses. “Without a gentle exfoliation, the first step in any effective facial, not even skincare formulas with penetration enhancers, can nourish the lower layer of live cells. One key nourishment among others is vitamin C, an antioxidant which brightens, protects against sun damage and promotes collagen production,” advises Handel.

She explains that skin cells produced in the deepest layer gradually push their way to the epidermis every 30 days and die. Dead cells can pile up unevenly and give the skin’s surface a dry, rough, dull appearance. As we age, cell turnover time increases to 45 or 60 days, which is why gentle sloughing is necessary. This can be done at home three times a week with a honey mask.

Another form of exfoliation performed in a salon uses a diamondtipped, crystal-free microdermabrasion

machine to gently buff away the surface layer of skin.

An additional option is a light glycolic acid and beta hydroxy acid treatment. This can be purchased over the counter or prepared at home using organic papaya (glycolic) and pineapple (beta hydroxyl) for more even skin tone.

These treatments, sometimes referred to as acid peels, can be applied to the face for no more than 10 to 15 minutes, typically every two to four weeks or every few months.

Treatment serums, moisturizing lotions and eye and neck creams are all elements of a complete facial. The simplest sequence of application is layering from the lightest to heaviest—eye cream, serum and moisturizer. Give them a minute or two to absorb. No facial is complete without a sunscreen with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, applied last.

Linda Sechrist is a Natural Awakenings senior staff writer.

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Exfoliate the skin with a gentle, healthy alternative to chemical peels by massaging with organic papaya; its enzymes help dissolve dead cells.

It also infuses skin with beta carotene and other beauty nutrients.

After rinsing skin, apply a mashed banana mask, which benefits all complexions by nourishing and moisturizing the skin. It’s also high in antiinflammatory vitamin B6.

Remove the banana with a wet wash cloth, and then apply a favorite moisturizer. Dry skin does well with coconut oil. For very dry skin, use shea butter or sesame oil.

Use a zinc oxide-based natural sunblock, especially after a facial, because the skin is more sensitive to ultraviolet rays after exfoliation. Eating foods rich in antioxidants helps prevent sun damage.

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e all want to look and feel beautiful, often enhancing our best features with assistance from cosmetics. Yet many of us may not be aware of the toxic ingredients contained in products we’re using. “When the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed 77 years ago, it contained 112 pages of standards for food and drugs, and only one page for cosmetics,� says Connie Engel, Ph.D., science and education manager at the Breast Cancer Fund and its Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, in San Francisco.

While most cosmetic ingredients must be listed on product labels, sometimes their names are hard to recognize, many are toxic and some of the most dangerous ones may not even be listed. Labeled toxins commonly found in cosmetics include endocrine disruptors that can affect our developmental, reproductive, neurological and immune systems. Here are just a few: Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon, is found in foundation, pressed powder, loose powder, bronzer, blush, eye shadow and mascara. It can even enhance the toxicity of other chemicals, according to Danish research published in the International Journal of Andrology, and due to its fluorine base, can disrupt iodine absorption, contributing to breast disease including cancer.

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are common preservatives found in lip products, liquid makeup and moisturizers that the European Commission on Endocrine Disruption cites as interfering with hormone function. They’ve also been shown to cause kidney damage, according to research from Spain’s Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Formaldehyde in many forms, including quaternium-15, coal tar, benzene and mineral oils that are prohibited in the European Union and Japan, are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

These examples represent the tip of the iceberg of toxic chemicals of concern commonly used in cosmetics.

They further range from allergens and substances that cause non-cancerous and cancerous tumors and organ toxicity to developmental and reproductive impairment, miscarriage and bioaccumulation leading to toxic overload when not excreted.

Fragrances don’t have to be included in label ingredient lists, constituting another major concern, explains Engel. “Most cosmetics, even eye shadow, contain fragrance, and those fragrances can contain several dozen unlabeled ingredients, including hormone-disrupting phthalates.�

The European Union is the authoritative source on all of these issues.

Based on its CosIng (cosmetic ingredients) database accessed via ec.europa.

eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing, it has banned scores of toxic chemicals from makeup sold in EU countries.

Safe and Healthy Alternatives Fortunately, safe alternatives are available to enhance our natural beauty.

“Become an educated consumer and read the list of ingredients,” advises Janice Cox, the Medford, Oregon, author of Natural Beauty at Home. “Fewer ingredients and organic components mean safer products.”

Better yet, we can make our own more natural beauty aids. “One advantage of making your own is that you’re in control. You know yourself and your skin and sensitivities,” says Cox. DIY products are easy if intense color isn’t a requirement. “The color many people want is hard to produce with kitchen ingredients,” Cox explains. “You can make clear mascara and eyebrow tamer with castor oil. It’s easy to make lip balms and maybe get a little color by adding berry juice or beet root powder.”

For those that want the look of highquality makeup without toxins, other good alternatives come into play, says Hollywood makeup artist Lina Hanson, author of Eco-Beautiful. “I had been working in the industry for several years before I discovered the toxic ingredients in makeup; I was shocked,” she says.

Equally unsettling, “I also learned that many of the ingredients allowed in the U.S. are banned in the European Union because of their toxicity.”

That knowledge launched Hanson’s quest to create safe, organic, beauty-enhancing products for women, celebrities and everyday people alike.

“So many people these days pay close attention to what they put in their bodies, but not everyone is as careful about what they put on their bodies,” she says. “I want people to understand that you don’t have to sacrifice beauty in going green.”

Hanson warns against so-called “natural” cosmetics that abuse the term and may include harmful preservatives and synthetic ingredients. She assures, “Any product labeled ‘USDA certified organic’ contains 100 percent organic ingredients.” Her book mentions numerous brands she recommends.

Beauty Bonus Tip Healthy, moisturized skin is essential to natural beauty, many experts agree, noting that younger women need to unclog pores to prevent acne. They don’t need much moisturizing, but skin generally becomes drier with age, making good moisturizers important. Cox recommends jojoba oil to effect glowing skin. Hanson likes coconut oil, although she recommends rubbing it in, removing makeup and then taking it off with a hot, wet towel.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (SafeCosmetics.org) has created a helpful app for iPhone and Android users at ThinkDirtyApp.com. Simply download it and scan a store item’s barcode to immediately access information on the product’s toxic ingredients, along with recommendations for healthier alternatives.

Kathleen Barnes is the author of many natural health books, including Food Is Medicine. Connect at Kathleen Barnes.com.

Toxic Ingredients to Avoid ■ Benzophenone ■ Butylated compounds, including BHA, BHT ■ Carbon black ■ Ethanolamine compounds including DEA, MEA, TEA ■ Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives (quaternium-15, imidazolidinyl urea) ■ Heavy metals, including lead (may not be labeled) ■ Phthalates ■ PTFE (Teflon) ■ Silica ■ Talc ■ Titanium dioxide ■ Triclosan Source: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

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magine having a ballerina’s physique, grace, strength and flexibility. That’s the potential of barre.

“Barre is a combination of ballet, yoga and Pilates principles. We use small, isometric movements to temporarily fatigue muscles and make them long and lean. The so-called fatigue is what causes muscles to shake, and therefore, change,” explains Nadia Yokarini-Kotsonis, a certified barre instructor at Physique Fitness Studio, in Grove City, Ohio. Students use a ballet barre to support themselves while doing the exercises.

Yokarini-Kotsonis is among many former dancers that have embraced barre fitness. Trained in ballet, tap, contemporary and traditional dance in Athens, Greece, she discovered barre when she moved to the U.S. “I fell in love with how challenging it was and the effects and changes I saw in my body. I got certified a year later and have been teaching ever since. I’m still in love

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with practicing it, no matter how tired I might be beforehand,” she says.

Rather than a cardiovascular regimen, “Barre is good for developing core strength. You gain overall flexibility, muscle strength, improved posture and range of motion,” says Lisa Juliet, West Coast regional director of the teacher certification program (Barre Certification.com).

Not Just for Dancers

While barre has had some U.S. presence since the 1950s, “It’s having a resurgence now,” says Charlene Causey, a certified natural health professional and ballet body barre instructor in Pueblo, Colorado.

Newfound interest began on both coasts and is quickly becoming a Midwest mainstay, according to YokariniKotsonis, who says it’s one of the most popular classes she teaches, and other studios are following suit. She remarks, “Everyone wants to offer barre, and

everyone wants to come to a class and see what it’s about.”

“Seniors love it because barre helps improve their balance. It’s also perfect for people working to overcome injuries,” says Juliet. She notes that while women are predominant in classes, the tide is turning a bit toward more gender equity. “Men that enter classes as skeptical come out sweating.” One recently earned his barre teaching certificate.

Benefits of Barre

“What makes this workout brilliant is that the classes are designed to fit the goals and ability levels of all participants. Each set of exercises provides options ranging from the beginner to the more advanced barre enthusiast.

Effective, yet safe, low-impact techniques provide ongoing challenges,” says Causey.

Those that regularly practice realize many positive effects. “Your body becomes long and lean, similar to a ballet dancer’s. You learn to stand tall and become stronger with each class,” says Yokarini-Kotsonis. However, don’t expect it to be easy. “Even when you do it every day, you’ll still find it extremely challenging,” she adds.

Most teachers individualize modifications for beginners. “I tell my students to do what they can. There’s no judgment here,” says Causey.

Many yoga teachers offer barre classes as a beneficial complement to other sports and activities such as running. “It supplements your other endeavors,” notes Causey. Today’s barre classes feature bare feet and typical workout wear, specialized equipment and props, contemporary music and of course, the ballet barre. The whole experience is highly positive and upbeat, says Causey.

Most fitness experts would agree that it’s good to add variety to workouts, and trying something new adds spice to the mix. Plus, for those that keep at it, says Yokarini-Kotsonis, “Barre can be the fastest results-oriented program you can undergo. Expect to see a change in your body in a month if you attend three to four classes a week.”

Lynda Bassett is a freelance writer near Boston, MA. Connect at LyndaBassett@ gmail.com.

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All Emotions Count

Emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as EQ, is often overlooked as a skill set in today’s world. The recent animated film Inside Out calls attention to effective ways of addressing a child’s journey by embracing and better understanding their emotions; particularly those that don’t feel positive.

A recent study by the London School of Economics Centre for Economic Performance found that a child’s emotional health is far more important in determining future happiness than factors such as academic success or wealth. Parents can help ensure a healthy emotional upbringing by avoiding making three mistakes.

Disapproval of a child’s emotions: This involves being critical of a child’s displays of negative emotion and reprimanding or punishing the child for expressing them.

Dismissing a child’s emotions: This comes across as regarding a child’s emotions as unimportant, either through ignoring their emotions, or worse, trivializing them.

Offering little relevant guidance: While parents may empathize, they don’t set limits on behavior or assist

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each child in understanding and coping with their emotions.

Recipe for a High EQ

Parents can successfully form deeper connections with their kids by recognizing, respecting and acknowledging their emotional range, rather than telling kids they should feel a certain way. Telling someone how they should or shouldn’t feel only teaches them to distrust themselves and that there’s something wrong with them. As a communication aid, Inside Out may speak best to older children, because younger viewers may get the erroneous impression that emotions can control them, rather than that they can control their own emotional reactions.

The recipe for healthy bonding and emotional development is for all parties to model how they value the importance of each other’s feelings and respectfully listen for the feelings behind the words.

In opening ourselves to being understood, we open ourselves to understanding others. Good parenting involves emotion. Good relationships involve emotion.

The bottom line is that emotions matter.

We all struggle with negative emotions from time to time, and the way we address and deal with them influences our emotional health. The goal is to develop a trustworthy emotional connection with the other person that is important to us, which enhances intimacy and the effectiveness of the

relationship in accomplishing good.

Using this six-part process of helpful concrete steps applies equally to the children and adults in our lives.

■ Become aware of the other person’s emotions.

■ Care about the other person by seeing their emotions as valid and important.

■ Listen empathetically to better understand the way they feel, allowing them to feel safe to be vulnerable without fear of judgment. Seek to understand, rather than to agree or redirect.

■ Acknowledge and validate their feelings. We don’t need to validate that the thoughts they have about their emotions are correct; instead, simply let them know that it’s valid to feel the way that they do. For example, if a friend says, “I feel useless,” we could validate them by saying, “I can see how you might feel that way.”

■ Allow the person to experience their emotions fully before moving toward any kind of improvement. We cannot impose our idea of when they should be ready or able to feel differently. This is when we practice unconditional presence and unconditional love. We are there as support, without trying to fix them or anything else. Don’t be offended if they don’t accept support that’s offered at this time. A benevolent power is inherent in offering love that exists regardless of what someone does or does not do with it.

■ Help the other person to strategize ways to manage the reactions they might be having to their emotions after—and only after—their feelings have been validated, acknowledged and fully felt. This is when we can assert new ways of looking at a situation that may improve the way another person is feeling. This is when advice may be offered.

When done successfully, this process can transform a conflict encountered in a relationship into solid gold.

Teal Swan is the author of Shadows Before Dawn: Finding the Light of SelfLove Through Your Darkest Times, on how healing hidden wounds reveals our authentic selves (TealSwan.com).

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he secret to happiness and finding the enduring joy we all seek is Thanksgiving—the simple act of continually giving thanks. To realize wonderful positive outcomes, up to and including seeming miracles, do one thing: Show gratitude all day long. Seeing everything in a new light, through a refreshing prism of love and appreciation, imparts a deep inner well of peace, calm and joy, making us feel more alive.

We can feel that way every day, in every aspect of life, awaking each morning excited to create the day ahead and enthusiastic about each moment and then falling asleep at night embracing a profound feeling of gratitude for all the good we know and have. Happiness is contagious and becomes an upward spiral of joy naturally shared with others.

Start today by launching a daily gratitude journal. This single action, the simplest and quickest way to get results, will foster a habit geared to change everything forever. It fills up our love tank, sparks success and benefits everyone. To embrace better relationships, health, clarity, life and tangible and intangible wealth: ■ Set a daily time for journal writing.

■ Pick a handful of things that prompt gratitude that day. Perhaps begin with people that support you in some way.

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world. Even if something’s a work in progress, like encouraging steps in a relationship, focus on what makes you feel good and want more of and you’ll start seeing more evidence of them.

■ Elaborate in detail about a particular thing that earns extra gratitude. This carries more benefits from intense feelings than creating a list. When we see how blessed we are with what we already have, it creates more of what we are grateful for, generating an endless cycle of gratitude.

■ Take notice of the surprises and little miracles that occur, and be sure to make note of them to evoke an even stronger level of awe and gratitude.

Robert Emmons, Ph.D., of the University of California-Davis, a leading authority in researching the science of gratitude and its impact on wellbeing, instructs his study participants, “Be aware of your feelings and how you ‘relish’ and ‘savor’ this gift in your imagination. Take the time to be especially aware of the depth of your gratitude.” In other words, don’t hurry through this exercise like a to-do list.

An all-day-long attitude of gratitude ramps up our awareness of life’s pleasures. It takes an already good life to a whole new zone of zest.

Mary Lynn Ziemer is a master of Advanced Life Concepts, certified life and business coach, motivational speaker and author, with more than 30 years as an entrepreneur and corporate executive at two Fortune 100 companies. Connect at LivingAJoyfulLifeNow.com.

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Which core beliefs catalyze your passion for consciously stewarding the environment?

I wholeheartedly believe: Every problem has a solution. We are all global citizens. Kindness is always in fashion.

We have to laugh at ourselves. There is strength in forgiveness. Honesty without tact is cruelty. No one can make me feel inferior without my consent. Ultimately, we are responsible for one another and for the creatures and places around us.

I felt good about caring for the world around me before I had kids, but now I also derive a ton of self-esteem from being a good example for them.

How has celebrity supported your role in speaking out on behalf of your favorite causes?

I have the rare gift of a public platform, which is amazing to me, since I felt so small and unheard as a child. Social media can be a megaphone, so I use it

to be a conduit to support causes I believe in.

People don’t have to listen… but when they do, helpful things happen.

My approach is to spotlight an issue while also shedding light on a solution. I particularly like talking about childhood malnutrition and telling people about ThisBarSavesLives (ThisBarSavesLives.com), which donates a life-saving nutritional packet to a child in need every time we buy this organic, gluten-free snack bar. I love their motto, “We eat together.”

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rom Veronica Mars to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, her face is unmistakable. Thanks to the worldwide popularity of Frozen, her voice is now unforgettable, as well. Kristen Bell, though, believes the greatest contribution she can make is embodying an ecofriendly lifestyle together with her husband, actor Dax Shepard, and their two daughters, finding ways to help the planet survive and thrive for generations to come.

What Earth-friendly actions do you and your family embrace in day-to-day living?

Our fun time revolves around being active outdoors. We love hiking as a family, walking a mile to dinner or biking along the river. We often go exploring and make up outdoor games such as: How far can you jump? How far can I throw this? and Let’s race! The kids like to get dirty and my husband and I like to breathe fresh air at the end of a workday.

We have a garden where the girls and I are learning about growing and caring for edible plants and how to cook what we grow. Our thumbs aren’t very green just yet but we are trying.

As PETA’s “Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities” of 2013, why are you and Dax convinced that healthy vibrancy doesn’t rely on eating meat?

I have been a vegetarian since I was 11.

I have never wanted to eat meat, even before I knew the positive environmental effects of a vegetarian diet. People need to be conscious of what they are eating. Most edible supermarket items aren’t real food. I like knowing where my meal comes from and who handles it. It makes both my mind and body feel better.

How did the animated film Frozen enable you to reach a larger young audience than ever before?

My goal with the character Anna was to play an imperfect princess, giving voice to the heroine I had been searching for when I was young: Someone who was awkward, clumsy, optimistic, too talkative, caring and didn’t have perfect posture. I wanted girls that feel like they don’t always fit in to have a fearless heroine to identify with. I want to be a real-life Anna, someone who doesn’t apologize for her flaws and stands up for herself and others because she’s strong.

Thanks to Frozen, I have been invited to do more projects that reach young people. I hope to extend my voice as a trustworthy source supporting projects that can benefit them.

You are passionate about the universal need for water conservation. What steps has your own family taken to be water-conscious?

Living in California and dealing with drought firsthand teaches about water conservation by necessity.

We carefully consider how the food we eat directly impacts water use; we all understand that producing meat and dairy is water intensive.

Replacing our lawn with AstroTurf cut our household water bill dramatically.

We never run water from the tap when we are brushing our teeth, and always ‘let it mellow if it’s yellow’, that is, flush selectively. We even reuse the water used to sterilize baby bottles to water houseplants.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@ aol.com.

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Halloween Sunday – 10am. Kids of all ages are invited to come in their Halloween costume. First Sunday for Youth Ed, kids will make fun treats.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Crystal Personalities – 6:30-9pm. The bumps, flashes of color and random crystals that grow within or are attached to clear quartz crystals give these stones the individual personalities that make them perfect for healing. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Move Grass Class: Worm Composting – 6-8:30pm. Come learn how to transform all of those fruit and vegetable scraps (treasure) into garden gold. Techniques covered include vermicomposting and composting in your yard. Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center St, Milwaukee. RSVP: VictoryGarden Initiative.org/classes.

At Prairie Hill, we light lanterns, listen to the story of Martin, then go on an enchanted lighted walk through the meadow, followed by shared community time with light refreshments. Dress for the weather.

Free. Prairie Hill Waldorf School, N14W29143 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Michelle Lawrence: 262646-7497. PrairieHillWaldorf.org.

Open House – 5:30-9pm. Meet Rebecca deVogel of Conscious Massage as well as other practitioners at The Center for Well-Being - Lake Country. No pre-registration required, children are welcome. 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. 414-839-0242. Rebecca DeVogel.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Twelve World Teachers: Plato – 7-8:30pm. Bob Bendykowski returns to complete the Orpheus to Pythagoras to Plato triple play. Any attempt to compress this master’s accomplishments into 60 minutes is doomed, but it might whet your appetite for more. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-745-9297.

Sacred Stone Energy – Nov 4, 11, 18. 7-9pm. Intro to making a crystal grid using a basic pattern; why laying in a pattern works; cleaning and storing; creating a basic seven-stone layout incorporating an anchor and support; activate/de-activate your grid; how to use your grid once it is completed. $50, includes workbook and materials. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. Angel LightLLC.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Festival of Community: Martinmas – 5:306:30pm. This festival invites us to join with others.

A Waldorf Kindergarten Adventure – 9-11am.

Families with children 3-5 are invited to enjoy time with teachers in the kindergarten. Especially for families exploring schooling options for the next school year. Program includes circle time, playtime, craft and tour. Space limited. $5 per family. Tamarack Waldorf School, 1150 E Brady St, Milwaukee.

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Holy Fire Reiki Art & Master Teacher – Nov 7-9.

10am -5pm. Introducing Holy Fire Reiki, an evolution of Reiki energy by the ICRT. NCBTMB Provider, earn CE hours. Certificate classes, quality and compassionate training. $200/level 3; $500/level 4; $600/ levels 3&4. S103 W30272 Lakeside Dr, Mukwonago.

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Self-Hypnosis Class –10am-5pm. Become your own hypnotherapist. Learn to hypnotize yourself.

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Cosmology and Life: A Grander Perspective – 10:30am-2:30pm. Why isn’t it “business as usual” anymore? It all makes sense when viewed from a cosmological, spiritual perspective. The first of a three-part series offering a grander, more optimistic perspective of what’s happening. $60. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. Angel LightLLC.com.

Steve Polifka & the BOYZ: Gallery and Private Readings – 1-3pm. Angels Gladimar and Zephram, the BOYZ, speak through Steve to offer insights, wisdom and direction, often with humor. They respond best to direct questions. Please preregister at least 48 hrs in advance for a seat in the gallery. $35/gallery, $45/private reading. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

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Learn Zentangle – 12-2pm. Learn to draw simple repetitive patterns according to step-by-step directions. No creativity needed. There are no mistakes, no erasers. It is a creative expression that transcends its own rules. $40; preregistration a must. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Choosing the Right Crystals – 6:30-9pm. Class will provide an information starter kit for the selection of crystals useful for you. Learn to use crystals for health, healing, meditation, manifestation and spiritual insight. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove.

Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 The Silk Road – 7-8:30pm. Sumith Matugama will present an historical perspective on how a simple camel path became a cultural bridge by spreading merchandise, history and religion from China and India to Greece, Persia and Rome. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee.

414-745-9297.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Lifting Throughout Your Life – 6:30-7:30pm. Are you lifting properly for all life’s activities? This active learning workshop will help you to keep lifting properly, comfortably, and independently throughout your life. $12. 1212 Bodyworks, 19601 W Bluemound Rd, Ste 100, Brookfield. 414-4053956. 1212Bodyworks.com.

Movement Is Medicine – 6:30-8pm. Learn to move properly during everyday activities to prevent and recover from injury and maintain your independence throughout your lifespan. This workshop is perfect for all ages/abilities. Bring yoga mat and towel. $12/ advance, $15/day of. 1212 Bodyworks, 19601 W Bluemound Rd, Ste 100, Brookfield. 414-405-3956.

1212Bodyworks.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Psychic/Medium Beginners Workshop – 6:309:30pm. This class will help you safely re-learn the basics of connecting with self, your guides/angels or deceased loved ones, and to trust what comes through you. $60. Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek. RSVP Melissa Wasik: 262-833-5070. MelissaWasikSpiritual Wellness.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Fall Food Leader Kickoff Retreat: Food Systems – Nov 14-15. Learn with a group of fellow actionists about the food system, including local, regional and national food policy, identifying resources, project planning and more to make change in your community. Wellspring Farm, West Bend. RSVP: VictoryGardenInitiative.org/foodleader/.

Energy Healing with Magnets and Simple Practices – 9am-4pm. Kathryn Hill demonstrates how magnets and other simple techniques help remove energy blockages caused by trapped emotions to help regain your natural energy. $45/preregistered, $50/at door; includes lunch. Unity, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-322-6552. AREHeartland.org.

Our Crystalline Matrix: Template for Healing and Transformation – 1-4pm. Workshop includes how: a crystalline matrix is created for each person; our matrix integrates with the Divine Matrix; tools increase energy frequency for more effective healing. $40. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Fall Faith Series – 10am. Conclusion to the series; family potluck following. Nursery care and youth education available. Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414 475-0105.

Spirit Message Circle – 6:30-8:45pm. After a meditation to awaken intuitive guidance, attendees will be guided to give and receive messages from the angelic kingdom. No experience necessary. $20.

Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

markyourcalendar Wellness & Metaphysical Fair – 10am-4pm.

Explore body, mind and spirit: mediums, clairvoyants, numerologists, massage, energy workers, tarot, angel readings etc. Spirit message and healing circles. Healthy body products, one-of-a-kind items for sale. Free admission.

American Legion 449, 3245 N 124th St, Brookfield. More info, Marilyn: 414-449-3422.

SpiritualEnlightenment.me.

Drumming and Shamanic Journey Meditation – 12pm. Led by Dennis Clark. Love offering.

Chapel, Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105.

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Eat to Reverse Disease – 7-9pm. Learn what foods exacerbate disease and what foods reverse and prevent disease. Take your power back, and learn to be well for a lifetime. $40. Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek. RSVP Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243. MilwakeeReiki.

MassagePlanet.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Middle Pilar Meditation: Balancing Mind and Magick – 6:30-7:30pm. The Middle Pillar Meditation is important for those who are doing group and/ or personal ritual work and magick. for spiritual purposes. Participants will learn about Israel Regardie, then experience the Middle Pillar Meditation. $20. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Preserve Your Brain – 6:30-7:30pm. Your bones are vital organs. They are not just there to carry your brain around. Learn what you can do to prevent osteoporosis. $10. Greensquare Center, Lower Education Center, 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale.

414-446-5389. EventBrite.com/o/great-lakes-vitalhealth-8064494045.

A Night of Music and Poetry – 7-8:30pm. To kick off the holiday season Jacob Hey and Uriel Olsen of the gnostic rock group 23 BC will perform some unplugged renditions of their music. In between songs Martin Anderson will present samples of his poetry. Donation. Theosophical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. More info: 414-745-9297.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Thanksgiving Side Dishes – 5:30-7:30pm. Learn to make healthy, seasonal side dishes to serve and enjoy this holiday season. Lecture, demonstrations, group meal and recipes to take home. $45. The National Café, 839 W National Ave, Milwaukee. Info: 800969-3588. NugenesisFarm.org.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Gong Relaxation – 7-9pm. A profound experience of sacred sound and yoga relaxation with the Gong and Mehtab Benton, the author and originator of Gong Yoga. $25/preregistered, $30/day of. Blossom into Wholeness, 162 Sussex St, Pewaukee. More info: 262-696-9255. BlossomIntoWholeness.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Kundalini and Gong Workshop – 9am-12pm. physical and meditative kundalini yoga and gong workshop; experience the joy of opening to divine vastness through sound, movement and breath. $40/ preregistered, $50/day of. Blossom into Wholeness, 162 Sussex St, Pewaukee. More info: 262-696-9255.

BlossomIntoWholeness.com.

Move Grass Class: Making Salves – 9am-12pm.

Using essential oils, learn to make your own dandelion, honey, lemon and tea tree salves to heal body and soul. Walk away with your own salves.

Jazz Gallery, 926 E Center St, Milwaukee. RSVP: VictoryGardenInitiative.org/classes.

Annual Yuletide Faire – 9-4pm. Strolling minstrels and costumed characters, the Wee Tots Theater, Excalibur, face painting, storytelling, roaming pirates and more. The vibrant medieval marketplace incudes a book sale, toys made from natural materials, and handcrafted items from 30+ artisans. Luncheon available. $5, $2/children 2-15, free/under 2. Prairie Hill Waldorf School, N14W29143 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Susan Koppa McClurg: 262-646-7497.

PrairieHillWaldorf.org.

Six Habits of Deeply Grateful People – 11am-1pm.

Explore the benefits and practical implications of a daily gratitude practice. Learn new meditations and yoga poses that help cultivate a grateful heart. $35.

Santosha Yoga, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Ste 102, Delafield. RSVP: 262-337-9065. SantoshaFitness.net.

Grand Opening: Open House – 1-4pm. Welcome a new, warm and inviting holistic wellness center; celebrate with champagne punch and sweets, representing new beginnings and sweet success; be entered into a drawing for free services. Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek.

Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243.

Try-It Mini-Sessions – 1-4pm. Sponsored by Magnolia Wellness & Conscious Massage, it’s an opportunity to try out wellness services with minisessions in a lighthearted atmosphere: auricular acupuncture, chair massage, somatic movement, advanced energy work. $20 covers all sessions. The Center for Well-Being, Lake Country, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. 262-501-4687. C4WB.com.

Kundalini Yoga Teacher Meet-Up – 4-5:30pm.

Meet the teacher trainers for the kundalini yoga teacher training course, enjoy a preview class and find out more about the journey from student to teacher. Free by invitation or registration. Blossom into Wholeness, 162 Sussex St, Pewaukee. RSVP 262-696-9255. BlossomIntoWholeness.com.

plan ahead 2015 Festival of Light/Advent Spiral – Dec 4. 2:503:15pm. Each in turn walks to the center of the spiral and lights a candle, then places an apple along the path; a celebration of quiet confidence, of sharing the light with others. Free. Prairie Hill Waldorf School, N14W29143 Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee. Michelle Lawrence: 262-646-7497. PrairieHillWaldorf.org. $35/day of; $55/both sessions preregistered, $60/day of. Blossom into Wholeness, 162 Sussex St, Pewaukee. 262-696-9255. BlossomIntoWholeness.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Course in Chakra Healing: Introduction – 6:308:30pm. Learn how chakras are related to disease, healing and spiritual ascension, and about the chakra system location, color, function and frequency.

Chakra mudras for meditation and an energy sensing technique will be introduced during this interactive workshop. $50. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Thanksgiving Eve Service – 6:30pm. Free will offering. Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414 475-0105.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

markyourcalendar I Am a Force4Good Celebration Sales – Nov 27-30. 10am-5pm. I Am a Force4Good is celebrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Take 20% off all of all Fair Trade and organic items in the new store. Cedarburg Settlement, N70 W6340 Bridge Rd, Ste 305, Cedarburg.

877-SOAP-411. IAmAForce4Good.net.

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Chakra Journey Immersion – 9-11am, 1-3pm.

Begin attuning to the lower triangle energy centers through movement in the morning; in the afternoon, attune to the upper triangle centers. $30/preregistered,

First Sunday of Advent – 10am. Faith is the theme.

Nursery care and youth education available. Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa.

414 475-0105.

Journey to Silence and Empowerment – Dec 4-6.

Fri 5pm to Sun 11am. Fall is a time to clear the mind and create new possibilities. Reflection can enrich and empower the soul. Experience the labyrinth and Reiki treatment. $150/two nights, includes organic meals. Shalom House, 1872 Shalom Dr, West Bend.

612-991-4481. AQuietPlaceToBe.com.

Medium Circle – Dec 10. Join Stacie Tatera, the Milwaukee Medium, for an evening of insight, inspiration and spirit messages intended for you.

Circle can be a very healing experience. $25, space limited. Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek. RSVP: 414-882-9511.

MilwaukeeMedium.com.

Nature’s Antibiotics & Antivirals – Dec 14.

7-9:30pm. Comprehensive workshop on ways to quickly and easily improve your immune system; make your own herbal antibiotic. Class includes instructions, handouts and 12oz herbal tincture. $50.

Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek. RSVP Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243.

MilwakeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com.

2016 Whispers on the Wind: Shamanic Training – January 27-31. A year-long program in shamanism, energy medicine and self-transformation. Meets 4 times over 12 months. Learn core energy healing techniques including past life and ancestral imprints, ceremony and ritual, more. Golden Light Healing Retreat Center, Green Bay. RSVP: 920-609-8277.

GoldenLightHealing.net.

Peru Spiritual Journey – May 7-20. Explore the Andes with native shamans. From Machu Picchu—the city in the clouds—to the holy mountains of Peru, be immersed in teachings and healing ceremonies. More info, Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277.

GoldenLightHealing.net.

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sunday The Lazarus Blueprint – Through Nov 15. 1011:15am. A study of the book The Lazarus Blueprint, looking at the biblical story in a non-religious way; what can one take from the story and apply to life.

Nursery care provided. Free will donation. Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414 4750105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org.

Eat, Breathe, Thrive. – Through Nov 8. 3-5pm.

This program is designed to support people in their recovery from disordered eating and negative body image using research-backed practices of yoga, community-building and service. See website for pricing. 262-337-9065. SantoshaFitness.net.

monday Open Studio with Teacher & Art Coach – 1-3pm.

2nd & 4th Mon. Further your creative expression with other self-motivated artists, under the guidance of a master teacher. Bring your own supplies. Open to your inner creativity. $35. Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland.

RSVP: 262-367-0607. C4WB.com.

Crystal Healing Series – 6:30-9pm. Learn the basic of crystal/stone healing, how to use two crystal wands for healing, rules of thumb for stone/crystal layouts and more. $35. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. RSVP: 262-790-0748. FreeSpirit Crystals@gmail.com.

tuesday Beginner/Intermediate Yoga – 9-10am. Relieve stress, gain flexibility, strength and balance. Emphasis is on proper alignment and breathing for a safe, healing practice. Led by Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $44/4 weeks, $13/class. The Ommani Center, 1166 Quail Ct, #210, Pewaukee. Register: 414-217-4185. Shelley@PureEnergyYoga.com.

PureEnergyYoga.com.

Prosperity & Abundance Coaching Success Circle – Through Apr. 9-11am. 1st Wed. Group meets via tele-conference for two-hour group session. $125, includes group and 30-minute individual coaching, pertinent materials and an optional prosperity meditation. Facilitated by Jamie Durner, coach and practitioner: 262-389-5835. Register, info: AyurvedaWellness.org/?p=5153.

Gentle Yoga – 6pm. Gentle Yoga is designed to improve core strength, flexibility and balance. $10.

Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Avenue, Hartland. RSVP: 414-8818005. C4WB.com.

Grief Support Group – Through Dec 8. 1011:30am. For those who have experienced the passing of a loved one, friend or acquaintance.

This group will focus on the spiritual aspects of grief. Space limited. Wedding Suite, Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. RSVP: Sue Albert: 414 817-0158.

Integrating Your Balanced Lifestyle Coaching Success Circle – Through Apr. 5:15-7:15pm. 4th Tue. A supportive space to stay on track with your highest self-care, receive 1:1 guidance, and learn from others. Monthly two-hour group session and 30-minute individual coaching included for six months via tele-conference call. $125. Jamie Durner, coach and practitioner: 262-389-5835. Apply: AyurvedaWellness.org/?p=5178.

Meditation for World Peace & Enlightenment – 7:30-8:15pm. Self-Realization Yoga/Meditation Center, 2418 Mangold Ave, Milwaukee. More info: 414-444-2012.

Architecture of All Abundance Personal Renaissance Circle – 8:10-9:10pm. Phone reading and conversation circle. Life wisdom, feminine-spiritcentered sessions led by Anne Wondra. $10, $27/ monthly. Register, Anne Wondra: 262-544-4310.

WonderSpirit.com.

wednesday Alternatives – Through Nov 11. An opportunity to examine one’s Christian beliefs and explore alternatives that may make more sense to you today.

Free will donation. Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414 475-0105. UnityChurchIn Milwaukee.org.

Beginner/Intermediate Yoga – 6-7pm. Relieve stress, gain flexibility, strength and balance. Emphasis is on proper alignment and breathing for a safe, healing practice. Led by Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $44/4 weeks, $13/class. The Ommani Center, 1166 Quail Ct, #210, Pewaukee. Register: 414-217-4185. Shelley@PureEnergyYoga.com.

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thursday Gentle Healing Yoga – 10-11am. Gentle, individualized class ideal for those with chronic aches and pains, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, cancer, postinjury, health conditions, or interested in gentle yoga. Instructor: Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $38/4 weeks, $11/class. YogAsana Studio, S75 W17315 Janesville Rd, Muskego. Shelley: 414-217-4185.

Shelley@PureEnergyYoga.com.

Silent Unity Prayer Circle – 11am. This is a prayer time in conjunction with the service being said at Unity’s World Headquarters. Submit your prayer requests if you are unable to be present. Unity in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. RSVP: 414-475-0105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org.

Kids Yoga – Through Dec 17. 4-4:45pm. Yoga and mindfulness helps develop healthy habits of the mind, body and heart. Kids will experience playful imaginative movement and quiet still time. $135/ series. MyOm Wellbeing, 7963 N Port Washington Rd. Traci-414-405-3556. MyOMWellbeing.com.

friday Eating Disorders and Yoga – 6:30pm. Eat, Breathe, Thrive pairs yoga teachers with group facilitators for a 6-week educational series integrating yoga, community building, mindfulness meditation and service work. The result is a Thrive Tribe and healthy habits of body and mind. Santosha, RidgePoint Center, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Ste 102, Delafield.

SantoshaFitness.net Be Open to Believe – 7-9pm. 3rd Fri. Come together in a safe and confidential environment with like-minded people to explore, develop, open and develop your intuitive capabilities. $20, drop-ins welcome, preregistration preferred. Center for Well-Being Lake Country LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. Mary: 920-737-9626 or Noel: 262719-5560. SpiritFair-LakeCountry.com.

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saturday Balancing the Me in We Coaching Success Circle – 8-9:30am. 3rd Sat. Small group couple’s coaching to support the honoring, balance and communication of an individual in relation to your relationship partner. Group meets via tele-conference for a 90min group session and 30-min individual coaching. $215/couple. Facilitated by Jamie Durner, coach and practitioner: 262-389-5835. Register, info: AyurvedaWellness.org/?p=5194.

Gentle Yoga – 8:30am. Gentle Yoga is designed to improve core strength, flexibility and balance. $10.

Center for Well-Being Lake Country, LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland. RSVP: 414-881-8005.

C4WB.com.

Milwaukee County Winter Farmers’ Market – Through Apr 9 (no market Nov 28). 9am-12:30pm.

Farmer’s market offering local growers and producers the opportunity to sell their products – including honey; grass fed meat and poultry; produce and herbs; cheese; eggs; bakery goods and more – to county residents throughout the winter in a climatecontrolled greenhouse. Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S Layton Blvd, Milwaukee. 262-366-7530.

MCWFM.org.

Developing Consciousness Class – Through Dec 13. 9am-3:30pm. Sat/Sun. Weekend Series encourages students to identify emotional and behavioral patterns that inhibit their growth. The classes focus on developing self-awareness and breaking patterns. $250/per weekend. Free Spirit Crystals, 4763 N 124th St, Butler. 262-790-0748. FreeSpiritSchool@ hotmail.com.

Spirit and Wellness Fair-Lake Country – 11am4pm. 2nd Sat. Experience uplifting shifts in your awareness, guidance and wellness through services offered. Visit our website for complete listing and details to receive $10 Gift Card. $20/15-minute increment for readings and healings. Center for Well-Being Lake Country LLC, 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland.

262-367-0607. SpiritFair-LakeCountry.com.

Healing Spirit Flute Circle – 1-3pm. 2nd Sat. Come to play or just enjoy the soothing sounds of the traditional Native American flute. No musical experience or flute required. All ages welcome.

Tippecanoe Church, 125 W Saveland Ave, Bay View. More info, Glen: 262-794-2315. gdprun@ sbcglobal.net.

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ANANDA ACUPUNCTURE & HEALING CENTER

Jamie Durner, CAP 240 Regency Ct, Ste 201, Brookfield 262-389-5835

4528 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood 414-791-0303 AnandaAcupuncture.com

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.

Our focus is adult and pediatric acupuncture with supporting services including reiki, moxibustion, guasha, aromatherapy consultations along with aura and chakra diagnostics, herbal, homeopathic and nutritional consultations. See ad, page 8.

DR. ZHOU’S ACUPUNTURE AND WELLNESS CLINIC

4601 Oakland Ave, Shorewood 414-962-5249 2949 N Mayfair Rd, Ste 300, Wauwatosa 414-312-7607 • AcupunctureHerbalMD.com

BICYCLE REPAIR MOBILE BIKE WERX

MobileBikeWerx.com MobileBikeWerx@gmail.com 414-915-9686 Eliminate the hassle. Full-service certified bicycle repair shop on wheels. Pick-up and delivery.

Emergency and on-site repair.

Convenient, competitive pricing, guaranteed. Servicing all types and brands.

Specializing in pain management, women’s health, and body-mind integration. See ad, page 33.

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION/ HEALING

CHIROPRACTIC WIDER HORIZONS CHIROPRACTIC

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.

12750 W North Ave, Brookfield 414-852-1330 WiderHorizonsChiropractic.com

D r. R e b e c c a E b e r l e i s a chiropractor specializing in Natural Spinal Analysis (NSA) chiropractic care, a gentle approach safe for all ages, n e w b o r n t o a d u l t . See ad, page 16.

ANIMAL CONNECTING AND HEALING

Aimee Lawent Beach 414-732-9860 AnimalConnectingAndHealing@yahoo.com Aimee is a Healing Touch for Animals (HTA) Practitioner and animal communicator. HTA restores harmony and balance to an animal’s energy system and works cooperatively with traditional veterinary care.

CRYSTALS ANGEL LIGHT CENTER FOR THE HEALING ARTS

13000 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com Our Crystal Emporium features unique and exquisite crystals, stones and natural stone jewelry at affordable prices. Crystal Workshops and therapeutic Crystal Healing sessions also available.

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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 25.

HOLISTIC HEALING CENTER FOR WELL-BEING Sandra Anderson 301 Cottonwood Ave, Hartland 262-367-0607 • c4wb.com

Sandra Anderson is certified in advanced energy medicine techniques and practices for supporting individuals who are looking for holistic approaches in attaining fulfillment and wellbeing. See ad, page 22.

DENTISTRY 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.

GOLDEN LIGHT HEALING

Amy Wilinski, Shamanic Energy Practitioner/ Reiki Master • 920-609-8277 GoldenLightHealing.net

Bryan Schwartz, DDS Steve Carini, DDS 125 W Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee 262-737-4004

MYOM WELLBEING

We specialize in Biomimetic and Biological family dentistry. Highquality holistic dentistry for you and your family.

We inform, educate, support and empower you to be your own healthcare advocate. See ad, page 9.

Offering yoga, meditation, Reiki, massage, naturopathic skin care treatments and remedies, organic makeup. A personalized experience for children and adults in a cozy home-like setting. See ad, page 21.

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Meredith Bergersen 920-918-6291 MyDoterra.com/TeamBergersen

MyOmWellbeing.com 414-405-3556 7963 N Port Washington Rd, Fox Point

NATALIE BENOIT

Inspiration Wellness Group, 6420A S Howell Ave, Oak Creek 414-651-2243 MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com Wellness coach, guide, consultant, educator, and Reiki practitioner since 2000. Specializing in disease reversal with natural evidencebased therapies. Emphasis on functional, alternative, complementary and energy medicines.

d ō T E R R A G o l d We l l n e s s Advocate. Natural Solutions Instructor who is on a mission to empower a healer in every home.

Enjoy physical, emotional & financial healing through essential oils.

PURBALANCE YOGA THERAPY

HYPNOTHERAPY HK HYPNOSIS

Janet Golownia 414-254-7889 Info@PurBalanceYogaTherapy.com

414-241-2563 4650 N Port Washington Rd HKHypnosisMilwaukee.com With the powerful tool of Hypnosis, therapist Heddy Keith, M.ED CH, helps alter behavioral patterns to release irrational fears and phobias, suppressed emotions, mental blockages and negative thought patterns. .

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Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT, Reiki Master/Teacher PureEnergyYoga.com • 414-217-4185 Reiki healing sessions and instruction, yoga classes for all in Pewaukee, Muskego, Greendale.

Restore balance, health and wellbeing in mind, body and spirit.

SOUL FLOWER WELLNESS

Greensquare Center for the Healing Arts 6789 N Green Bay Ave, Glendale Soul-Flower-Wellness.com 262-506-4960 Experiencing stress, anxiety, insomnia? Tiffany Kneeland, R e i k i M a s t e r / Te a c h e r a n d Integrative Healing Practitioner for the whole family provides Reiki sessions, training, aromatherapy, and wellness classes.

Discover your gifts with one of our many offerings! Offering healing sessions and training in Milwaukee and Green Bay area in Reiki, Shamanism, Intuition, Mediumship and much more.

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As a 30-year multiple sclerosis thriver, Janet brings her personal experience as a certified yoga therapist and health coach to guide others in their own personal healing journey. See ad, page 27.

LAWNCARE/LANDSCAPE SERVICES ECO HARMONY LANDSCAPE

414-810-5858 info@EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Mike.EcoHarmony@gmail.com EcoHarmonyLandscaping.com Ecologically minded, full-service landscape company servicing SE Wisconsin. Specializing in sustainable ideas and low-maintenance solutions.

Professional Craftsmanship Inspired by Nature. See ad, page 31.

LACEWING

Diane Olson-Schmidt • 414-793-3652 LaceWingGdcs@att.net 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 28.

LIFE COACH WONDERSPIRIT LIFE COACHING

Anne Wondra • 262-544-4310 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha WonderSpirit.com Spiritual awakenings, leavings, belief-shiftings, private fears and freedom; self-spirit-soul-and-selfworth empowering services; high-level wellness coach, wise woman, spirit worker, writer. See ad, page 25.

MASSAGE ACTIVE BODY WELLNESS

Rob Reader, LMT: 414-721-6942 Wendy Halfpap, LMT: 414-839-7688 909 W Mequon Rd, Mequon Let your body play to its full potential with the benefits of therapeutic massage. Relieve chronic and acute pain, accelerate recovery time, and experience the benefits of postural alignment. See ad, page 27.

CONSCIOUS MASSAGE

Rebecca deVogel, LMT 414-839-0242 Sussex/Lisbon & Brookfield/Elm Grove RebeccaDeVogel.com Energy-rich, intuitive bodywork embraces the more of you, bringing ease and vibrant health to every aspect of life. Specializing in relaxation, lomi lomi, deep tissue and therapeutic massage.

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

Specializing in Anti-Aging Medicine.

Board certified, 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 ads, pages 27 and 15.

BYERS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE 414-369-3685 ByersFunctionalMedicine.com 4532 N Oakland Ave, Whitefish Bay

Holistic medical care that integrates personalized, natural health solutions with diet, lifestyle and supplements and the latest technology in lab testing and evidence-based medicine.

MEDICINE - NATUROPATHIC LAKESIDE NATURAL MEDICINE 4433 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood LakesideNaturalMedicine.com 414-939-8748

Dr. Sarah Axtell is a board-certified naturopathic physician with a focus on autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine conditions, cancer, anxiety and weight loss.

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6232 Bankers Rd, Racine • 800-593-2320 Acupuncture.edu The Midwest College, with campuses in Racine and Chicago, offers accredited programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that lead to licensed practice in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and many other states. See ad, page 10.

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