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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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20 TRUST YOUR INTUITION 20 Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You
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Dangers Include Cancer, Strokes and Fatigue by Kathleen Barnes
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From Body Repair to Reversing the Blues by Case Adams
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n April 2010, Time magazine featured the article, “The Pill at 50,” a celebratory story of this medicinal method of contraception and its correlation with the newfound freedom of women in the 20th century to choose to circumvent the limits of biological destiny to pursue other roles, goals and definitions of happiness. The birth control pill has offered contemporary women more control over their lives, choices and relationships in a reliable and convenient way that women have not had since the beginning of time. So it was with mixed feelings that I read Kathleen Barnes’ article, “Contraceptive Pill Chill,” about the downsides of the pill, including many potential health issues and other side effects. I had been on the pill for years, and stopped taking it nine months before I opted to become pregnant. Almost immediately, I felt different. It was as if a fog had lifted; suddenly I felt awake and clearer; the world looked brighter, and I was more intensely aware of my emotions. I just felt more like me. I have spoken with many women that describe similar experiences. In thinking about this, I’ve observed an increasing number of messages attempting to guide young women into making the “right” choice early in life. Two recently published books touch on this. Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In for Graduates (a companion to her Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead) advises millennial generation females how to manage fledgling steps in the business world to childproof their careers. Susan Patton’s Marry Smart cautions women to “snag a good husband” in college or at least by their 20s, rather than focusing entirely on building a career; after all, once a woman hits her 30s, she is competing with women in their 20s for “the good ones”. In essence, both books negate the opportunity of adherents to naturally experience their own unique life journey, and dismiss the idea that young women can trust their instincts to make smart decisions about their lives. In light of this discussion, I find Linda Sechrist’s May article, “Trust Your Intuition: Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You,” a vital counterpoint. Perhaps rather than counseling and cautioning young women on which choices to make and which mistakes to avoid, a greater help would be teaching us all to listen to, trust and follow our intuition from childhood on, enabling individuals to freely choose and fully live authentic and satisfying lives. I would have truly appreciated this type of mentoring, especially as a young adult. Today, for better or worse, women have the freedom to at least make our own mistakes. Perhaps those cost us more than they do our male counterparts, but the ultimate point is that we now have more choices than ever before and the freedom to make them. The meaning of the word “choice” is that it is yours to make. As always, our goal at Natural Awakenings is to provide educational information that helps our readers make their own choices. To celebrating our intuition, our choices and our life journey,
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newsbriefs Green Team Rolls Out Mobile Agricultural Division
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he Green Team, a sustainably focused landscaping company, is collaborating with Smart Gardener Backyard to launch a full-service mobile agricultural division. The program will provide a framework for designing, maintaining and monitoring edible gardens. The service is geared toward businesses like restaurants and homeowners that do not have the time or expertise to maintain their own urban farm. The mobile agricultural division can design, install, maintain and harvest raised beds. Chickens, bees, composting and other services will be available where local laws allow. Smart Gardener provides a free garden planner for do-ityourself gardeners. “This new service in the community can make sustainable local food a reality on any property,” says The Green Team owner Bradley Blaeser. “A restaurant, for instance, will have an opportunity to serve the freshest, most locally produced food for their customers.” The Green Team also distributes Tower Garden’s vertical, soil-free, aeroponic gardening systems and products. Location: 5402 W. State St., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-721-1431, email Bradley@GreenTeamWi.com or visit GreenTeamWi.com. See ad, page 25.
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onstruction is underway on an environmentally friendly living space, Sage on Jackson, which will be certified according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. Upon completion, slated for this September, the 20-unit residential building will feature 30 parking spots, a green roof, a rainwater cistern, charging points for electric cars and a gymnasium made of reclaimed materials. Building materials include extra-thick insulation and permeable cement, which allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass through, thereby reducing the runoff and enhancing groundwater recharge. The apartments offer attractive city views, a 20-kilowatt solar array, geothermal heat and air conditioning, quartz countertops, LED lighting, Wisconsin maple and bamboo flooring, custom cabinets, balconies, in-unit laundry, recessed electric fireplaces, a workout room, a meeting room and a lounge. According to Mike O’Connor, founder and principal of Dominion Properties, the development increases area density and provides a positive addition to the streetscape, with careful consideration given to every design detail to maximize efficiency and reduce wasted space and energy consumption. The property is conveniently located near shopping and nightlife, as well as prominent Milwaukee businesses such as Manpower, Northwestern Mutual Life, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the Riverwalk and the Brady Street neighborhood. Location: 1509 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-4068888 or visit Dominion-Properties.com/Development/SageOnJackson.
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amarack Waldorf School is adding high school grade levels this fall, beginning with ninth grade. One additional grade will be added each year thereafter. Tamarack will host informational meetings about the new high school at 6:30 p.m., April 28, May 13 and June 11. Tamarack will be the first Waldorf high school in southeastern Wisconsin and the 41st Waldorf high school in North America. It will enrich the holistic educational offerings available to adolescents with a curriculum emphasizing vigorous academics, social relevance and artistic creativity. Permaculture studies will be woven into the programs. Tamarack Waldorf School is a private, independent school that promotes diversity, providing a holistic educational experience to students from grades kindergarten through high school. In an effort and commitment to make Waldorf education accessible to all, Tamarack Waldorf School participates in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and offers tuition assistance. Location: 1150 E. Brady St., Milwaukee. For more information, call 414-277-0009, email HighSchool@Tamarack Waldorf.org or visit TamarackWaldorf.org/education.
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y bringing the body into balance, athletic performance is enhanced and injuries are less likely to occur,” says Terri Terri Humphrey Humphrey, a certified Reconnective Healing practitioner and the owner of True Wholeness Healing, in Whitefish Bay. Also a registered nurse and a certified life coach, she explains, “Reconnective Healing is a method that can shorten a person’s recovery period after injuries and surgery and promote more complete healing, so an athlete can more quickly return to his or her sport. Reconnective Healing can also be used as a preventive measure, decreasing stress and anxiety. Life coaching can help the athlete to learn techniques for dealing with performance anxiety.” Humphrey has worked as a pediatric nurse for 30 years and has practiced Reconnective Healing and Reiki since 2011. She uses Reconnective Healing to treat myriad physical ailments, emotional distress and spiritual concerns. Location: 121 E. Silver Spring Dr., Ste. 204, Whitefish Bay. For more information, call 414-243-9851, email TerriH.TrueWholenessHealing@ aol.com or visit TrueWholeness Healing.com. See Community Resource Guide listing, page 38.
VGI Sixth Annual Victory Garden Blitz
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he volunteers of Victory Garden Initiative, a nonprofit promoting a sustainable and socially just food system, will construct 500 raised-bed gardens throughout Milwaukee during its Victory Garden Blitz, from May 10 through 24. Hundreds of Milwaukee partners, including businesses, volunteers and individual donors, partake in the garden construction, which is eligible to both residences and businesses. Beds are still available for purchase. The project’s goal is to eliminate food deserts, to educate people about growing and gardening and to help them grow their own fresh food. Victory Garden Initiative continues to seek shovels, wheelbarrows and rakes, as well as volunteers to help move soil, assemble the wooden raised beds and plant. The 2014 Victory Garden Blitz is supported by multiple area businesses, as well as the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, which provides the warehouse space that serves as the campaign’s home base. For more information or to volunteer, call 414-431-0888 or visit VictoryGardenInitiative.org/blitz. See ad, page 33.
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Dance for the Hearts to Benefit Veterans
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he Starfish Foundation, a nonprofit committed to raising funds to provide scholarships for emotional healing work, including a special veterans program, will hold the Dance for the Hearts fundraiser, with its sponsor organization, Healing Warrior Hearts, from 2 to 11 p.m., May 17, at the American Legion Post 434, in Oak Creek. The gala will feature DJ James Barnes, a Vietnam veteran. Food trucks, face painting, horses from Stepping Stone Farms, casino play and a raffle are also featured. Proceeds will help fund Healing Warrior Heart’s free emotional healing retreat programs for veterans. According to Healing Warrior Hearts founder Patricia Clason, 22 veterans commit suicide every day. “This program fills a gap left by the government system for mental health services; it has saved lives,” she remarks. “Healing Warrior Hearts retreats are free to veterans because we believe they have already paid the price through their service. Offering this requires the financial support of the general public.”
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nvironmentalist, writer and shamanic practitioner Kathleen Rude will lead a threepart workshop, Active Hope, from 7 to 9 p.m., May 30, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 31 and June 1, at the Marian Center for Nonprofits, in St. Francis. Based on the work of Joanna Macy, Ph.D., an eco-philosopher and scholar of Buddhism and deep ecology and the creator of The Work That Reconnects workshop series, Active Hope teaches a methodology for creating personal and social change. Participants will learn how to transform fear and despair into inspiration and a sense of empowerment through interactive exercises, movement, inspirational readings and simple ceremonies. Optional lunches for purchase will be available Saturday and Sunday. Rude comments, “Active Hope embraces what we’d love to see happen in the world, and it involves becoming a participant in bringing about what we hope for. This engaging experience will give attendees tools for dealing with the challenges of living in a world bombarded with personal, local and global crises.” Cost: $185. Location: 3211 S. Lake Dr., Ste. 323, St. Francis. For more information, call 414-367-4325 or visit CarmenTracey.com. See ad, page 9.
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ellspring Inc., in West Bend, will host a spring gardening prep event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 17. Organically grown seedlings such as tomatoes, herbs, kale, ground cherries, eggplant, tomatillos, broccoli and peppers will be available for purchase. Gardening workshops scheduled throughout the day include Composting 101, Soil Health and Nutrition, Growing Nutrient-Dense Veggies and Creating Food Forests. Local and sustainable gardening supply vendors will be on-site, including Purple Cow Organics, which will have compost and potting soil available. Wellspring is a nonprofit education and retreat center and organic farm that has a mission to inspire and teach people to grow, prepare and eat healthy food, transforming food systems and building community. Wellspring has three main program areas: the community-supported agricultural farm, the educational programs and the conference and retreat center. The center has offered programs in wellness education, ecology, gardening, the arts and personal growth since 1982. Cost: Free. Location: 4382 Hickory Rd., West Bend. For more information, call 847-946-5565 or visit WellspringInc.org.
Gardening Expert Melinda Myers to Speak in Hartford
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ardening expert Melinda Myers will give a talk, Easy and Affordable Landscape Makeovers, at 9 a.m., May 10, at the Ruth Knoll Theatre of the Schauer Arts & Activities Center. Presented by the Hartford Garden Club, along with Hahn’s Ace Hardware of Hartford and Delafield, Melinda Myers Myers will answer audience questions and sign copies of her books after the talk. She has authored more than 20 volumes, and is often a guest expert on radio and television shows. The Hartford Garden Club, a volunteer group that has beautified Hartford public spaces with landscaping and flower gardens since 2004, will soon launch its ambitious Downtown Riverbank Project, which involves digging out the riverbank next to Main Street and rebuilding it Alpine-style. Cost: $12. Location: 147 N. Rural St., Hartford. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 262-670-0560 or visit SchauerCenter.org.
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Healthy Homemade Infant Food Reduces Kids’ Allergies
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Activist Turns City Food Waste into Rural Soil Jeremy Brosowsky had an epiphany at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, greenhouse a few years ago that set him on a more sustainable path: “What if we could take our garbage and grow food in it?” He was in the Midwest to learn about urban agriculture at Growing Power, the pioneering urban farm of McArthur Genius Fellow Will Allen, and was considering starting a rooftop agriculture business. Allen’s emphasis on the importance and elusiveness of fertile soil intrigued him. “If you don’t dramatically improve the soil, you cannot grow food in cities,” Brosowsky realized. His solution was to create Compost Cab (CompostCab.com), a Washington, D.C.-based service that picks up and delivers urban food waste to local farms for composting. Nearly 100 cities already divert food waste from landfills, but Brosowsky emphasizes, “Composting is not just about waste reduction. It’s about food production, education, jobs and creating social benefits.” He hopes to roll out Compost Cabs in other cities.
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Organic Food Labeling Causes Confusion A recent Harris Poll of 2,276 U.S. adults showed that concern for the environment is growing, but Americans may not be ready to spend more for organic food. More than half think that labeling food or other products as organic is just an excuse to charge more. Yet more than half of respondents also believe that organic foods are healthier than non-organic. At the same time, only 23 percent know what the term “dirty dozen” means in regard to organic food; it’s the Environmental Working Group’s annual list of foods consumers should always buy in organic form due to high pesticide levels in conventional farming.
Last year, the U.S. joined Germany, Italy, China and Japan in producing more than 10 gigawatts of solar production nationwide. Now, other countries have awakened to the opportunity and are on their way to catching up. The popular Scandinavian retailer IKEA has sold $10,000 solar panels in 17 British outlets. Peru recently started a National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program to connect 2 million of its poorest residents with solar power. In the first phase, 1,601 solar panels were installed to power 126 impoverished communities. The plan is to install about 12,500 photovoltaic systems for 500,000 households at an overall cost of $200 million. Earth Hour India is helping citizens to switch to solar energy in villages that previously had no electricity. Woodlands stores, in partnership with World Wildlife Foundation-India, has launched a collection drive across the country, inspiring individuals to donate to help light up more than 100 households in three villages in Madhya Pradesh with solar power. The residents had traditionally depended on forest resources for their energy needs.
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Three Automakers Roll Out Hydrogen Models Toyota has announced that it will market a hydrogen-powered car beginning with the 2015 model year, and Hyundai has also committed to rolling out its fuel-cell Tucson model next year. Honda has already begun leasing its hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity to customers in California. Each of these vehicles can travel about 300 miles without a refill (three times the range of the hybrid Chevy Volt in battery mode), and reach a top speed of about 100 miles per hour. A refill takes just a few minutes, and because the hydrogen is used to produce electricity, the cars drive without the roar of an internal combustion engine. The cost of hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles is expected to continue to fall and eventually match that of conventional cars by 2023. natural awakenings
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haron Thurow, a family nurse practitioner and the owner of Thurow Primary Preventive Healthcare, took a life-altering detour when she met her husband, James Thurow, an electronic technician serving in the United States Navy. While she dreamt of becoming a professional flutist as a young girl growing up in Milwaukee, she also had a strong interest in archaeology throughout her teen years. “I had no interest in medicine at that point. Learning about civilizations had always interested me,” Thurow remarks. “I was all set to go to Israel for a work-study program to pursue archaeology.” Once the couple married, military life required them to move frequently. During this time, Thurow reconsidered professions and felt that nursing would be a good fit. “I’ve always had an interest in caring for people, and nursing seemed like a good, stable field to get into,” she recalls. “While it wasn’t something I had initially considered, once I got into the field, I found that I really loved it.” Upon returning to Milwaukee, Thurow enrolled at Deaconess School of Nursing. After graduating in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, she began a career as a registered nurse at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, where she worked in the coronary care and intensive care units. As she immersed herself in the medical field, Thurow discovered great rewards in helping people. A decade later, she returned to school to pursue her Master of Science degree, graduating from Concordia University, in
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Mequon, in 1999. Wanting to share her knowledge and experience with others, Thurow became a graduate assistant, providing clinical instruction for the registered nursing program for one semester. This led her to obtain a minor in teaching. She then taught nursing classes at Marquette University, in Milwaukee, and she is now part of the adjunct faculty for the nurse practitioner program at Concordia University, in Mequon. After working as a nurse practitioner in several different departments at Aurora Health Care, in Milwaukee, Thurow felt compelled to reach for new heights. “I realized that I needed to be my own boss,” she says. She formed Thurow Primary Preventive Healthcare in 2007, where she proactively applies holistic and evidence-based medicine and preventive education in a primary care, family practice for ages 1 and up. “Patients see us for anything from wellness checks to chronic illness management,” notes Thurow. “We offer annual physicals and women’s wellness exams, and collect lab samples on site. Walkin appointments are available for acute care assessment and treatment.” For the first year, Thurow operated as a one-woman team, handling administrative and business duties, as well as patient care. Business grew, and a year later, Thurow hired a lifestyle coach, a medical assistant, an office manager and a receptionist. Nurse practitioner Rachel McCauley, a former student of Thurow’s, joined the practice in March. McCauley is a good fit, according to Thurow, because the two are like-minded in terms of personalities, standards for patient care and empathy toward patients.
Although most of Thurow’s business referrals come through word of mouth, she has noticed an increase in public desire for options other than symptom-managing prescription drugs that only mask ailments. She explains, “While today’s medicine is getting better, it is set up to react, instead of being proactive. My goal is to help patients have a good quality of life. I base my decisions on how I’d want my own family treated. You have to treat the whole person, including the mind, body and spirit.” As part of her focus on prevention, Thurow is certified through Metagenics to offer its FirstLine Therapy program, which focuses on underlying causes of illnesses and educates patients to make long-term dietary changes. “It encourages a gradual switch to unprocessed foods,” Thurow describes. “It’s not a quick fix, but rather a long-term change for health.” She has recently added Revision Skincare, a line of medical-grade skincare products. On the first Monday of every month, Thurow volunteers at the Bread of Healing Clinic, a free community clinic in Milwaukee, founded by physician Barbara Horner-Ibler, M.D. Thurow expresses satisfaction about her place in her career, business and life: “I’m very blessed. I can have my cake and eat it, too. I get to take my time with a patient, and I can practice the way I want. I get to know the patients, their families and what’s going on. It plays into their overall health.” Thurow Primary Preventive Healthcare is located at 216 N. Green Bay Rd., Ste. 103, in Thiensville. For more information, call 262-242-3966 or visit Thurow Primary.com. See ad, page 21.
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pushed Teague to take a leap of faith—close her psychotherapy practice and enroll in a filmmaking class. Teague recognizes that a deeper wisdom activated her response. She observes, “The individuals I was counseling about their restless desire for something better mirrored my own discontent, and my restlessness was an emotional response to what was emerging. “Today, I no longer concern myself with making the right decision. I trust that whatever the circumstances are, I need to listen, observe and reflect, because ‘now’ contains information for my next step,” she advises. Amanda Owen, counselor, coach and author of Born to Receive: 7 Powerful Steps Women Can Take Today to Reclaim Their Half of the Universe, has studied the state of receptivity that Teague references. Owen explains, “Receiving is a dynamic and productive state. When the body is relaxed and the mind and nervous system are calm, we become receptive and can feel and intuit subtle information contained in the energy received from external and internal environments.
Trust Your Intuition Listen to that Still, Small Voice and Let it Lead You by Linda Sechrist
What if you could consistently tap into answers to life’s problems when you need them, knowing deep down that you are on the right track and that the decisions and choices you are making are the correct ones?
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ur body is a wellspring of priceless wisdom. Yet heeding our innate voice seems constantly tested as society distracts us with the busy acquisition of external knowledge and rewards more visible work. Those used to focusing outwardly over-stimulate their five senses and so tend to disconnect from their body’s deep innate intelligence—our sixth sense, also known as intuition. The resulting joylessness, discontent, isolation, depression and illness have sent millions in search of a real solution that discerning experts believe already exists within. Our ultimate guide to the fountain of personal health and happiness, they believe, could well be our own intuition.
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For years, Katie Teague, producer of the documentary film, Money & Life, lived with the consequence of sublimating her intuitive impulse. “I felt a restless itch in my soul,” relates Teague, who intuited that life was prompting her to change careers so she could use her talents in a more meaningful way. The vision of her 94-year-old self lying on her deathbed and faced with the question, “What are you not saying yes to?” 20
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“Our parasympathetic nervous system is engaged when we’re in this listening state. In contrast, rushing through the day engages our ‘fight-or-flight’ sympathetic nervous system. Busyness and mind chatter drowns out the valuable information that intuition provides,” Owen notes. An intuitive energy therapist, Marilyn Eppolite strongly relies on intuitive guidance in her southern New Jersey practice, believing it emanates from her body’s intelligence. “I listen and it’s always present,” she says. Eppolite shares an example of a time she received a clear image and perceived the bodily sensations of a grieving small child from a female client that a psychotherapist had referred. “When I described what I was sensing, her tears flowed and she also connected to the feeling,” she says. “It provided the needed breakthrough she needed to access her feelings and move forward in therapy.” Eppolite is keenly aware when roadblocks—busyness, willfulness and a fearful, restless mind—create interference. “These feed each other and can rarely be separated. I can’t hear or feel my intuition when my energy and attention are willfully directed outward,” she observes. Abandoning the drive for personal control and surrendering to stillness is how Eppolite signals her body’s intelligence that she’s ready for whispers of guidance. “I sense that surrender as strength and trust that the information received is for my greatest good, even if I don’t fully understand it,” she remarks. “Discernment is necessary because deep wisdom frequently comes in segments that I must piece together and put into action before more of it bubbles up from within.” The teachings of Yogeshwari Kamini Desai, Ph.D., combine Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. As
Learning to trust our gut more than the opinions of others turns up the volume on whispers of intuition. Awakening to our gut feelings, personal power and self-love restores the wholeness left behind in pursuit of external sources of happiness. the director of education and lead teacher of the Amrit Method of Yoga, at the facility in Silver Springs, Florida, Desai instructs on listening to the voice of intuition identified as prana in yogic tradition, which she characterizes as “the energy that enlivens and carries out all balancing and life-giving processes in nature. “It speaks through the body as sensations, impulses and urges,” she says. “This ‘inner divining rod’ informs us what feelings, thoughts and actions are moving us into alignment with our source and what is moving us out of alignment.” Quieting the mind and strengthening the directives of prana through meditation, yoga and being in nature moves us away from what we tell ourselves and back to directly responding to its promptings. “Absorbed in the present moment and bodily sensations, we connect with inner guidance,” explains Desai. “With practice, our mind becomes a servant to inner intelligence. It can both direct our lives and make us sensitive to early symptoms suggesting oncoming illness,” she adds. “There is growing interest in energy medicine and developing a deeper connection to the body’s intelligence through yoga and energy practices like qigong and tai chi because people are tired of taking medications that don’t heal the root cause of health problems,” comments Dr. Sue Morter, founder of Morter Health Center, near Indianapolis, Indiana, and the healing phenomenon she terms Energy Codes. A regular practice of any one of these disciplines expands sensory function to encompass internal recognition and referencing of subtle information. Morter teaches how to awaken gut feelings, personal power and self-love to restore wholeness left behind in pur-
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suit of external sources of happiness. “Participants learn to trust their gut more than the opinions of others, which turns up the volume on the whispers of intuition,” she explains. After Pat Hall, a therapeutic bodyworker in Augusta, Georgia, read Jill Bolte Taylor’s My Stroke of Insight, she was certain a habit of listening to mental chatter interfered with feeling and interpreting her body’s helpful promptings. “Jill’s experience of her body as energy and her mind as silent when the left lobe of her brain shut down due to a stroke was my ‘Aha!’ moment,” says Hall. For her, heeding inner guidance took practice and a commitment to dismantling reactive thought patterns and habits, plus discerning between intuition and distracting chatter. “Mind chatter generally creates fear, negativity and pressure to do something,” she explains. “Intuitive guidance is gentle, expansive and undemanding.” Hall believes in the Buddhist concept that mindfulness of the body allows us to love fully. She finds, “It brings healing, wisdom and freedom.” She relates how she is led to direct a client’s attention to their own body’s intuition, which works best when she is following her instincts, rather than thinking. “After one session, my client, who had been silently experiencing numerous feelings in her stomach, asked me why I had touched her abdomen. I was just intuitively led to that part of her body.” Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz, also a Ph.D., medical intuitive and co-author of All is Well, notes that everyone has a connection to intuition. “We get a gut feeling and sadness in our heart from our inner intelligence that we don’t know what to do with. While some individuals consult a practitioner, others listen to their body’s intuitive language and reflect on their insights and
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INTUITION UNLEASHED Spend time with your feelings: Write down how you feel about your job, relationships, house, health and what’s going on in the world. Build and strengthen feeling receptors: Choose one feeling and spend the day with it. Notice every time you see that feeling expressed in yourself or someone else. Don’t judge it or form an opinion about it; just notice. Receive everything: Pay attention to what you are feeling. Don’t worry about what you will do with what you feel or your thoughts about those feelings. Just receive them. You can decide later what you want to do with them. Maintain a flexible “thermostat”: When you want to freak out or shut down, check in with your feelings instead. Be present, engaged and genuine. The feeling and associated intuition need your attention and the present is the time to attend to them. Source: Adapted from Born to Receive, by Amanda Owen
dreams—the language of soul,” says Schulz. “Intuition can speak softly through symptoms,” she observes. “Eventually, when disregarded, it can become a full-blown illness.” Biochemist and author of Secrets of Our Cells: Discovering Your Body’s Inner Intelligence, Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., is awed by the body’s cellular intelligence. “Our cells are invisible, so we don’t think of ourselves as cellular beings. However, a deeper understanding of our constitution and that our cells speak to each other and collaborate harmoniously could inspire us to befriend our body’s intelligence for life,” she says. “We might shift from wanting to fix an ache or pain to understanding that our cells are warning us of something.” Sonia Choquette, a global consultant who recommends we rely on our sixth sense as our first sense, has authored several books on intuition. She finds, “With intuition, we have a personal compass and an ally in discerning what is authentic and true for us so that we won’t be tugged and pulled in different directions when we make decisions.” Laurie McCammon, co-author of Enough: The Rise of the Feminine and the Birth of the New Story, was relaxing and reflecting with two friends when intuition graced her with a message of information-laden energy: “I am enough. We are enough. I have enough. We have enough. Enough!” The experience inspired them to collaborate on an e-book celebrating the grassroots groundswell toward a major shift in the world. “I believe intuition is an aspect of The Grand Plan, which always moves us toward greater expansion, inclusion
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Fearlessly following our intuition frees us to fully live an authentic and satisfying life. and an ever more mature and loving response to life,” says McCammon. Ute Arnold, founder, director and teacher of the Unergi School of BodyPsychotherapy, in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, describes several physical signatures of body intelligence that can foster improved self-care. “You feel more expansive, available and receptive—with a sense of a longer spine, a wider and deeper body and feet rooted in the Earth’s powerful energy,” explains the author of Touchback: A Self-Healing Journey with Body, Art and Nature, who also has a master’s degree in fine arts. “Expanded into a condition of soft relaxation, your mind stops talking; you enter a mind-body state of energetic receptive listening, where emotional intelligence is accessible. “These feelings and sensations are indicative of wholeness. From it, we have access to the eternal place of the fully healed soul, which whispers intuitively, nudging us toward what can heal our life, body and mind.” Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAbout We.com for the recorded interviews.
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carcinogens,” says Sellman, “The gravity of this finding cannot be overstated: All estrogens used in HRT [hormone replacement therapy] and oral contraceptives have now been proven unequivocally to cause cancer.” Yet, regardless of the many downsides, The Pill remains the most common method of birth control worldwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with usage by 16 percent of married American women. Elsewhere, users include 29 percent of British women and 40 percent of women in France and the Netherlands.
health risks that accompany the use of The Pill,” says Ross Pelton, a registered pharmacist, certified clinical nutritionist and author of The Pill Problem. Oral contraceptives deplete more bodily nutrients than any other class of drugs, says Pelton, who blogs regularly at NaturalPharmacist.net. However, he adds, women taking The Pill even as long as 10 years may not notice any obvious health problems. “Maybe she’ll first notice a lack of energy, but doesn’t connect the dots and realize that magnesium, B12 and numerous other nutrients involved in energy production are depleted,” he explains. The nutrient-depleting effects of The Pill were recognized as early as 1975 in a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, but it carried no recommendations for replacing them. Some of these nutrients are essential for the production of brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, including mood-elevating dopamine. An affected woman can become depressed, a condition closely linked to the use of The Pill, according to a German study published in 2013 in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.
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A study from Nashville’s Meharry Medical College of 43 HIV patients revealed that Swedish massage reduced their symptoms of depression. Lead researcher Russell Poland, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, observes, “When we designed the study, we didn’t expect to see such a large effect of massage. We remain surprised.” The benefit was echoed by a University of California-Los Angeles study of 95 volunteers that displayed increases in their production of oxytocin hormone simultaneous with reductions in adrenocorticotropin hormone. Oxytocin is linked to compassion, empathy, maternal affection and social connection, while lowered adrenocorticotropin effects less stress.
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Researchers in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department of Brazil’s University of Sao Paulo studied 46 birthing women and determined that lumbar massage during labor reduced pain by 27 percent. In another study at Beijing’s Chinese PLA General Hospital, deep massage brought relief to 64 patients suffering from chronic low back pain. Relief was reported by a third of 110 headache patients in a Turkish medical school study. Dhaka Medical College Hospital, in Bangladesh, found similar results in a study of 500 headache sufferers, many of which had
migraines. Research from the University of Miami’s School of Medicine showed that massage reduced arthritis pain and increased both grip strength and range of motion among 42 rheumatoid arthritis patients. Lead researcher Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of Miami University’s Touch Research Institute, says, “We have known that massage therapy reduces substance P, [a neuropeptide] which causes pain, and that it increases serotonin, the body’s natural pain killer. We also know that deep sleep is critical to lowering substance P, increasing serotonin and reducing pain.”
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Lucy Liben, dean of massage therapy at the Swedish Institute, affirms the recent research as evidence documenting the numerous health benefits of massage therapy. “More and more consumers are seeking massage therapy for help with a variety of medical issues and conditions. Doctors are increasingly referring patients for such treatment and hospitals are enlisting more therapists to provide care for patients,” says Liben. “Perhaps most importantly,” she adds, “research is offering us guidance in our work as massage therapists in how to provide the most effective care for chronic pain or musculoskeletal problems, during cancer treatment, during the changes of pregnancy or for any number of other health-related issues.” Case Adams is a California naturopath and author of 25 books on natural healing. Learn more at CaseAdams.com.
What Researchers Now Know Breast Cancer: A French study of 129 breast cancer patients found massage generally reduced lymphedema, a swelling of the lymphatic system, following treatments. The total reduction of lymphedema volume was 33 percent among those receiving massages, according to Gynecologic Oncology. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Thirty minutes of massage with trigger point reduced symptoms and improved function in a study of 21 carpal tunnel patients (Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies). Constipation: Massage therapy increased the average number of bowel movements among 33 hospitalized Korean children, as reported in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. Dementia: Research from Spain’s Extremadura University on 120 institutionalized elderly adults diagnosed with dementia found massage therapy generally helped improve behavior and sleep. Migraines: Craniosacral massage reduced migraine occurrence in a study of 20 migraine sufferers from Iceland’s University of Akureyri, as published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Osteoporosis: A study of 48 postmenopausal women receiving traditional Thai massage showed increased bone formation after just four weeks. The massage group’s serum P1NP levels—which assesses bone formation—increased by 15 percent, while the control group saw no increases (BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine). Stroke: Massage therapy tended to speed rehabilitation after strokes for 45 Russian patients in a study published in Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult.
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Craniosacral Therapy’s Gentle Touch Frees Energy Flow by Laura Haberstroh
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he body constantly tries to maintain equilibrium, or homeostasis, in order to attain optimum health; the ability to heal itself is part of that functionality. When the body is out of balance or under stress, craniosacral therapy (CST) can help restore its natural stability. CST is a system of gentle touch intended to produce subtle changes within the nervous system to amplify the flow of cerebral spinal fluid and create homeostasis with the body. In effect, craniosacral therapy assists with the body’s self-healing process. John E. Upledger, an osteopathic physician and the founder of the Upledger Institute, developed craniosacral therapy. In the 1970s, while assisting in a spinal operation, Upledger noticed a strong pulse in the membranes that surrounded the patient’s spinal cord. He determined that the patient’s pulse was coming from the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and the spinal cord. Upledger conducted extensive scientific studies from 1975 to 1983 at Michigan State University, where he served as a clinical researcher and professor of biomechanics. He came to believe that anything that blocked the flow of cerebrospinal fluid could cause physical and mental distress. In the conventional medical model, the patient is often treated like a one-dimensional list of symptoms, instead of as a multidimensional being with a mind, body and spirit. The craniosacral therapist guides and directs the flow of energy, in the form of cerebral spinal fluid, and the release of fascia, the fibrous, connective tissue that surrounds muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Patients experience dramatic changes within the body from trauma,
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such as that sustained through severe car accidents, sports injuries, major dental work, grief and anxiety. The craniosacral therapist “holds the space”, creating a secure and supportive environment where clients can let go of past trauma or injury. Natural pain relief achieved through the production of endorphins can lead to accessing the emotional body. It is not uncommon for clients to experience emotional releases, such as shedding tears or laughing aloud. Most people experience peace and tranquility when the nervous system is flowing without any restrictions. CST has been used to relieve a number of problems, including temporal mandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), post-concussion syndrome, post-surgical recovery, emotional or physical trauma, spine issues such as kyphosis or lordosis (curvatures of the spine), pain from orthodontic treatment and injuries sustained from falls. The Upledger Institute, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has trained many people throughout the world, including pediatricians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors and massage therapists. Laura Haberstroh, the owner of Touch of Light Healing, is a licensed massage therapist, certified craniosacral teacher assistant, craniosacral therapist and Reiki master. Touch of Light is located at Essence Healing Arts Centre, 285 Forest Grove Dr., in Pewaukee. For appointments and more information about Haberstroh, call 262844-9213. For more information about craniosacral therapy, visit Upledger.com. See ad, page 13.
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oor posture is noticeable in people of all ages and lifestyles. Many are not even aware of their posture and are starting to hunch at a young age. Proper posture is shoulders relaxed, brought back so that they are in a straight line with the ears and hips. There are natural curves to the back, but some are exaggerated due to imbalance. Massage therapy can correct many postural imbalances and help people look and feel better. With the many activities, demands and tasks to be completed in a day, achy muscles and energy drain are not surprising. The primary target of stress is the upper body, especially the back. Working at a computer for too long without a break to stretch can stiffen the back and neck quickly. Driving long distances fatigues back and leg muscles. Constantly bending to lift children or complete other household tasks can stress the entire back. Imbalance also occurs when too much weight is placed on one side while toting a heavy load, such as groceries, a laptop or even a purse. Emotional stress can change the body’s posture; as the sympathetic nervous system engages during the “fightor-flight” response, the muscles stiffen in defense. No one can stop living or moving, but the secret to feeling good rests in properly maintaining the body.
Excessive curvature is called hyperkyphosis when seen in the upper back and hyperlordosis in the lower back. An effective massage treatment will first address the muscle group primarily causing the dysfunction. In the case of low back pain, the center quadriceps, or thigh muscles, can be too tight. These are postural muscles that specifically help us to stand up straight. Once these muscles are smoothed out and relaxed, they start to lengthen and shift the body to an upright position, relaxing the overstretched low back muscles. Upper back pain can be due to tight pectoral or chest muscles, which cause the back to roll the chest inward, creating a hunch. The neck and head may also be pulled forward. Massage therapy loosens the neck muscles to bring the head back, and relaxes and lengthens the pectoral muscles to bring the shoulders back. Finally, the back itself is treated to smooth out knots and release any residual tissue restrictions. Just one massage therapy session can make individuals feel taller, younger, stronger, lighter and happier, which boosts their confidence.
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Whoa! to Limitations Therapeutic Horseback Riding Strengthens Kids by Cyndee Woolley
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ach “Zachman” Aldridge was born healthy, but at just 10 weeks, he was hospitalized at the hands of his birth father. Suffering from a brain aneurism, partial paralysis and multiple broken bones from shaken baby syndrome, Zach’s mother, Rebekah, was told that he might live for a year. Rebekah’s hope for a miracle was granted as her son’s life extended into weeks, months and years. Yet, at 4, the effects of the injury still prevented Zach from walking or talking like other children. “While some people are resigned to leave special children like Zach confined to a wheelchair, therapeutic horseback riding gives them more options and improves their quality of life,” advises Kim Minarich, executive director of Southwest Florida’s nonprofit Naples Equestrian Challenge therapeutic riding program. A medical examination ensures a child is qualified for safe participation. During his first lessons, riding instructors had to prop up Zach’s head using “boppy pillows”. However, after just a few months, the Aldridge family saw dramatic improvements as the boy began speaking and telling his horse to “trot on.” Next, Zach began walking, a surprise to all. His growing strength had worked to overcome the paralysis and the gentle rocking motion of his therapeutic riding sessions gently pushed his displaced hip back into place, ultimately enabling him to take steps on his own.
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Zach’s achievements are not unique. Life-changing milestones like this are common occurrences at the 850 nationwide therapeutic riding centers registered with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International. Now in its 21st year, Dream Catchers, at the Cori Sikich Therapeutic Riding Center, in Toano, Virginia, is one such center celebrating its many success stories. Kendall Lecker, a PATH International-certified advanced instructor, describes the rapid progress of a new 6-year-old student living with autism as illustration. In his first session, he slumped over in the saddle and struggled to hold himself up; by his third session, he was sitting up straight and confidently giving commands to his horse. “Often, our riders start with insufficient core strength and may not be able to hold themselves upright, something the average person takes for granted. But, in a relatively short time, most riders can see dramatic improvements,” says Lecker. Both Naples Equestrian Challenge and Dream Catchers have achieved premier accreditation by demonstrating the highest levels of training, safety standards and quality controls in the industry developed to protect the riders, staff and volunteers. Feedback from approximately 56,000 participants nationwide, including nearly 41,000 under the age of 18, show that therapeutic horseback riding helps participants in five key areas: Normalizes muscle tone. Riding a horse helps children of all abilities build core strength and exercise muscles that they may not be able to work from the confines of a wheelchair. Increases flexibility and relaxation. The natural rhythm of a horse’s gait provides a relaxing effect on tense muscles
and can gently rock joints back into place. It’s a unique therapeutic benefit not easily achieved through traditional physical therapy. Improves coordination, balance and strength. Completing tasks like picking up an object, riding across the arena and placing it in a bucket helps riders develop hand/eye coordination. The movements also help improve balance and strength. Promotes spatial orientation and fine motor skills. Working side-by-side with their assigned volunteers and horses and reaching for objects from a different perspective than usual helps youths develop their spatial sense and fine motor skills. Enhances self-esteem, self-confidence and self-control. Riders are encouraged to give verbal commands to their horse during sessions, which effects a command of vocabulary and boosts confidence while they bond with the horse. While the documented benefits are derived from personal testimonials rather than clinical studies, the positive results for children like Zach are indisputable. Meanwhile, therapeutic horseback riding is gaining increased acceptance in the medical community as more doctors are recommending this life-changing activity for their patients. PATH International spokesperson Cher Smith says, “Our mission is to help certified centers provide safe access for all individuals living with special needs.” For more information, visit PathIntl.org. Cyndee Woolley works as an advocate for therapeutic riding centers.
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THURSDAY, MAY 8
Spirit Message Circle – 6:30-9pm. 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.
African Drum Lessons – May 8 & 22. 5:456:30pm. African hand djembe and bass dunduns drum lesson for beginners and intermediates. Rhythms and written notations for home practice provided. $7. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. Register: KristieVosburg@att.net. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 2 Mandala Painting and Kids Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Children 4-10 years old will learn how mandalas help with focus and intention as well as creativity. They will explore yoga as well. $15. Copper Tree Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 3 Wellness Fair & Healthy Cookout – 11am-3pm. Join 40+ wellness/health practitioners for consultations, demos, samplings, classes, giveaways, a healthy cookout, rock climbing for kids, local artisans. The event, to raise funds for cancer, follows the Lake Walk for Cancer. Abundant Joy Yoga & Wellness, Oconomowoc Lakes Plaza, Hwys 16 & P North, Oconomowoc. 262-244-7231. YogaWellnessNow@yahoo.com.
These are portals of energy and life force for you and your healing. $17. Copper Tree Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. Celebration of Edgewood’s Sustainability Leadership Program – 3-5:30pm. Celebrate the region’s sustainability community. An opportunity to connect, grow together and learn about Edgewood College’s Sustainability Leadership Graduate Certificate and MA programs. Free. Edgewood College’s Washburn Heritage Rm, 1000 Edgewood College Dr, Madison. 608-663-3440. Edgewood.edu/Sustainability.
MONDAY, MAY 5
Healing With Herbs – 11am-4pm. Covers the use of herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy and Ayurveda, including standardization, selecting, growing and harvesting, cooking and using herbs for self-care. Learn how to make herbal preparations and products. $125. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.
Nutrition: Creating Vibrant Health – 5:306:30pm. Dr Van Westen, Optimal Performance Health Care Center, lectures on the world’s healthiest countries and what/how much they eat. Learn about America’s health crisis and what good nutrition and healthy choices entails. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-5449380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
Animal Communication – 12-4pm. Ever wonder what your animal friend is thinking? Bring your animal friend or a picture and find out thoughts, feelings, behavioral issues, or what they like. $40/20 minute session. Bark n Scratch Outpost, 5835 W Blue Mound Rd, Milwaukee. Register: 414-4444110. BarkNScratchOutpost.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 6
Kokopelli Flute Circle – 1-3pm. Two hours of informal Native American flute playing. No registration required. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
SUNDAY, MAY 4 Animal Reiki II – 11am-4pm. Learn to scan an animal’s body with your hands and eyes, the pain drain technique, how to read animal body language and use hands on and distance Reiki for animal healing. Must be Reiki I certified. $90. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Beltane Spring Metaphysical Festival – 12-7pm. This is an all-natural home-based event. All of our products are all natural or organic. Events and workshops. Free. Hart Park’s Muellner Building, 7300 Chestnut St, Wauwatosa. Sandy: 414-3504291. Facebook Fellowship of Alternative Beliefs. Essential Oils and Chakras – 1pm. Explore the use of essential oils for the seven major chakras.
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White Lotus Day – 7pm. Society co-founder HP Blavatsky suggested readings for the anniversary of her death, and lotuses grew in unusual profusion one year later. The public is invited to join in honoring the request. Donation. Theosphical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-962-4322.
Reiki Level 1 Training – May 6 & 13. 9:30am12:30pm. A basic knowledge of Reiki including treating self, loved ones, pets and friends. You will receive a Reiki session as well. A prerequisite is a Reiki treatment from a teacher. $250. Copper Tree Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. Lake Country Acoustic Guitar Society – 6-8pm. A jam for all acoustic instruments, all levels – guitar, bass, mandolin, dulcimer, banjo, fiddle, etc. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Move Grass Class: A Forest of Food – 6-8:30pm. Learn to grow fruit trees in food forests, and visit an emerging food forest. $18, $75/5 class series. Outpost Natural Foods, 100 E Capitol Dr, Milwaukee. 414-431-0888. VictoryGardenInitiative.org/classes. Spring into Vibrancy with Ayurveda and Aromatherapy – 6:30-8:30pm. Alleviate sluggishness, heaviness, congestion and mucous symptoms and feel lighter, more vibrant, with a neti pot, nasal oils and oils for massage and aromatherapy. Chai tea and upma with vegetables served. Free. Be Well Yoga and Ayurveda, 10701 W North Ave, #209, Wauwatosa. Register by May 5: 414-939-3554. BeWellAyurveda.com.
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Women’s Drum Circle – 6:30-8pm. Beginners as well as advanced players ages 13 and up are invited. Please bring a drum if you have one. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-5449380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Spirit Message Circle – 6:30-8:30pm. 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.
FRIDAY, MAY 9 Tui Shoi (Push Hands) – 5:45-7pm. Two person practice for experienced tai chi players. Free, no registration necessary. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 10 Greater Milwaukee Fair Trade Crawl – Dozens of shops selling fair trade products; tastings, discounts, demos, speakers and other specials all day. Visit seven or more before 5pm (no purchase necessary) to be eligible for prizes. Free. Milwaukee area. See website for hours, activities and deals. 414-4297567. MilwaukeeFairTradeCoalition.org. Victory Garden Blitz – May 10-24. 8:30am-4:30pm. Hundreds of raised-bed gardens will be installed everywhere and anywhere. Volunteer to help for an afternoon or longer. Or, buy a 4x8 foot garden, including installation and soil, for $160. Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, 3726 N Booth St, Milwaukee. Humans as Hybrids: Extraterrestrials or Aquatic Apes – 9:30am-4pm. Did some unique event influence humanity’s evolution? What set us apart from every other beast? Are we still evolving? If so, what are we becoming? $40/advance, includes lunch. Unity Church, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414322-6552. VFuller@wi.rr.com. Food Choices & Metabolism: Thurow Primary Wellness Program – 12-1pm. One of a series of presentations to encourage adoption of an expansive, not restrictive, plan for improving health. Free. Frank L Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville. 11345 N Cedarburg Rd, Mequon. 262-242-3966. Rachelle@ThurowPrimary.com. Crystal Reiki Master Series – 12:30-3:30pm. Learn to: combine crystal healing and Reiki energy, be attuned to 15 new symbols, program stones for healing, and practice a new unique modality not a part of the Usui system of healing. $60/per class, 3-class series. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.
Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse – 1-4pm. Nikki Estes, CAP/RYT, will teach how to remove impurities from the body with a simple diet. Take home recipes, routines, food lists and more. $40. Santosha Yoga Studio, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Delafield. 262-3379065. SantoshaFitness.net. Introduction to Herbalism – 1-5pm. Learn the foundations of herbal medicine, basic home remedies and common plants that grow in this region. Prepare an herbal extract (tincture) as well as infused oil to take home. $60, $65/after May 7. Wellspring, 4382 Hickory Rd, West Bend. 847-946-5565. WellspringInc.org. Greater Milwaukee Fair Trade Crawl After Party – 4-8pm. Fair Trade displays and things to sample, music by Urban Exchange, prizes. Donation. Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust, Milwaukee. 414-429-7567. MilwaukeeFairTradeCoalition.org.
MONDAY, MAY 12 Goodness of Organics – 6-7:15pm. Take an educational tour through the aisles of Good Harvest Market and learn about store history, foods that are organic, healing and unique and why GHM is different from other grocery stores. Organic samplings from the Harvest Café. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 13 Intuitive Eating – 6-7pm. Learn to break the cycle of emotional eating. End yo-yo dieting and honor what your body needs and wants. Taught by Di Philippi of Wellness Counseling Milwaukee LLC. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 Milwaukee Green Drinks – 5:30-7:30pm. Join us for good drinks, good conversation and a chance to network with other environmentally minded people. Free. Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery, 901 W. Juneau, Milwaukee. More Info: MKEGreenDrinks.org. Natural Strategies to Help Children with ADHD – 6:30-7:30pm. Dr Dennis Koch explains what is behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses. Find out what can be done to help children outside the realm of psychiatric medications. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
Natural First Aid – 7-9pm. Learn to treat everything from cuts, scrapes to sunburn with natural, chemical-free remedies. Learn to prevent bug bites and prevent sun burn. Make your own natural bug spray. $30. The Atrium, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243. MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 15 Gluten Free & Allergy Support Group – 6:307:30pm. Timely conversations about topics that are relevant to those living with gluten intolerances and allergies. Facilitated by Charlie Koehler and Tracey Bloyed. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. Good HarvestMarket.com. It’s Your Brain: Where Do You Want to Live – 6:30-7:45pm. Higher Brain Living allows you to fill the gaps creating a surge of energy to the higher brain, deeply connecting you to your purpose. Free. AWAKEN Higher Brain Living, Third Ward, 231 E Buffalo St, #304, Milwaukee. 414-793-4168. HigherBrainLivingThirdWard.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 16 Core Functional Fitness Level 1 – May 16-18. Discover the layers of the core and how to access them. Develop a functional point of view for all movement. $365. Copper Tree Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 17 Book Fair – May 17 & 18. Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 122pm. Books, CDs, DVDs at bargain prices. Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org. Creative Expression: Create Your World Healthy – 10am-12pm. You can heal yourself through creative expression. Enjoy exercises to stimulate your heart and mind and create a vision board as a keepsake. Offered by Energy Life Coach Nicole Isler. $35. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Reiki III – 10am-4pm. Hands-on energy treatment to preserve and improve health, reduce stress and promote overall well-being for animals and humans. Reiki I & II required. Includes attunement and certification. $150, $50 non-refundable deposit. Bark n Scratch Outpost, 5835 W Blue Mound Rd, Milwaukee. Register: 414444-4110. BarkNScratchOutpost.com.
Let Your Spirit Soar Spirit Fair – 10am-5pm. Mediums, intuitives, clairvoyants, animal communicators, tarot card readers, numerologists, healers and more. A variety of vendors, workshops for spiritual growth. All readers $20/15 min from 10-11am. 6169 B Industrial Ct, Greendale. SpiritualEnlightenment.me. Medicine Cabinet Makeover – 1-2:30pm. Educate yourself on natural remedies for health care. Essential oils can fight inflammation, raise immunity and treat wounds, anxiety, headaches and skin issues. Free. Santosha Yoga Studio, W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Delafield. 262-337-9065. SantoshaFitness.net.
SUNDAY, MAY 18 Soul Passage Training – 1-4pm. Participants will learn specific rituals for assisting souls to pass to the spiritual world. Protocols given for doing soul passage work in person and long distance. Soul passage work, for incoming and outgoing souls, requires an open heart. $75. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.
TUESDAY, MAY 20 Lunch & Learn: Food and Your Mood – 11:45am1pm. Learn how what we eat affects our body chemistry, including the brain. Determine what you should be eating and what supplements may help. An organic lunch is included. $12. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com. Introduction to Reiki – 6:15-8:45pm. Learn about Reiki before taking the step to become a practitioner. Students will get an opportunity to experience feeling their own energy field and that of their fellow students. $10. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. 262787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Beyond The Law of Attraction – 7pm. The “Law of Attraction” has been popularized through books and at least one movie. Ron Hounsell presents Edgar Cayce’s perspectives on the universal laws in general. Donation. Theosphical Society, 1718 E Geneva Pl, Milwaukee. 414-962-4322.
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THURSDAY, MAY 22
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African Drum Lessons – May 8 & 22. 5:45-6:30pm. See May 8 listing. $7. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. Register: 262-544-9380. Register: KristieVosburg@att.net. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
Balancing Your Stress Hormones – 6-7:30pm. Dr Solano, board certified in integrative medicine, presents this class on symptoms, simple diagnostic tests and treatment protocols of adrenal fatigue, and ways to favorably affect the prognosis of fatigue. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262-544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
Drumming for Everyone – 6:30-8pm. Beginners as well as advanced players ages 13 and up are invited. Please bring a drum if you have one. Free. Good Harvest, 1850 Meadow Ln, Pewaukee. 262544-9380. GoodHarvestMarket.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 24 Drum Making Workshop – Craft your own 16” ceremonial hand drum. A variety of hides and handcrafted cedar frames and drum sticks available. Learn to use the drum for meditation and healing. Price includes all materials. $175. Golden Light Healing, 15 miles N of Green Bay. Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.
THURSDAY, MAY 29 Herbal Tincture 101 – 7-9:30pm. An herbal tincture workshop; learn about the power of herbs and how to make your own herbal remedies. Tincture can cost $120; learn to make your own. $50, $15/ per remedy you make. The Atrium, 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale. Natalie Benoit: 414-651-2243. MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 30
Everything You Wanted To Know About Crystals – 11am-3:30pm. Connect with Angels and Guides Using Crystals and Stones, 11am-1pm. Learn to call upon angels and create an angelic layout. Chakra Healing with Crystals and Stones, 1:30-3:30pm. Learn what crystals are best for rebalancing your system, how chakras relate to energy and a healing layout. $35/per class, $40/both. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com. Real World Strategies & Meal Planning: Thurow Primary Wellness Program – 12-1pm. One of a series of presentations to encourage adoption of an expansive, not restrictive, plan for improving health. Free. Frank L Weyenberg Library of Mequon-Thiensville. 11345 N Cedarburg Rd, Mequon. 262-242-3966. Rachelle@ThurowPrimary.com.
markyourcalendar Purposeful Petting: Basic Pet Massage & Natural Pet Care Class
Learn basic anatomy, massage techniques, essential oils for pets, preparing yourself/ your dog for bodywork. A notes and diagram packet plus essential oils will be provided.
May 30 • 6:30-9pm $65/dog and 1 person $85/dog and 2 people
The Atrium at Rolling Spirit, 6169 B Industrial Ct, Greendale
Registration, Lauren Lucia: 414-975-2730 MassageOakCreek.com
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How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy Learn to transform fear, anger and despair into feelings of empowerment, connection and joy. Workshop includes interactive exercises, movement, inspirational teaching and helping create a sustainable and peaceful world.
May 30 – June 1
Fri, 7-9pm; Sat & Sun, 9am-5pm $185. Marion Center 3712 N 92nd St, Milwaukee 414-367-4325 Carmen@CarmenTracey.com
SATURDAY, MAY 31 The Way of the Shaman: Shamanic Journeying, Power, and Healing – May 31-Jun 1. Experiential workshop to introduce core shamanism, the universal and near-universal, and common methods to enter non-ordinary reality for problem solving and healing. Emphasis on the classic visionary method to explore the hidden universe known mainly through myth and dream. Golden Light Healing, nr Green Bay. Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277. Info, registration: GoldenLightHealing.net.
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Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference The conference offers workshops for beginning as well as experienced herbalists. Featured speakers are Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Lisa Ganora and Brooke Medicine Eagle, plus 50 workshops and plant walks with expert herbalists from the Midwest and beyond.
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MidwestWomensHerbal.com SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Peru Journey: An Initiation Journey with Andean Shamans – Jun 8-20. An opportunity to learn and work directly with indigenous medicine people around the Holy Mountains in the Sacred Valley, Cusco, and Machu Picchu, including a High Mountain Initiation at the Holy Mountain Wakaywillka. Register, Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277. Golden LightHealing.net.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Treasures of Oz: 2014 Eco-Tour – 9am-3pm. Fall in love with Ozaukee County. Tour seven unique natural sites with your passport (earn free raffle tickets) and map. Enjoy food, music, silent auction. See website for sites. Free. Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, 4970 Country Club Road, Belgium. 262 375-2070. TreasuresOfOz.org.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 Whispers on the Wind: Earth Medicine Training Program – Intensive training program in shamanism and energy medicine. Heal yourself and others while unfolding the gifts within using these ancient healing practices. Patience Hill Ranch & Retreat Center, Sobieski. 920-609-8277. GoldenLight Healing.net.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 Rock Island Wilderness Retreat: Connecting with Earth, Air, Fire & Water – August 1-3. Rock Island, a primitive island off the Door County Peninsula, offers hiking trails and 2,000 feet of beach. Weekend will include the water blessing, give-away, despacho healing and fire ceremonies. $295/ferry, camping, meals, ceremonies. Cost, details, Amy Wilinski: 920-609-8277. GoldenLightHealing.net.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 The Sacred Black Hills Journey – Aug 30-Sept 5. A spiritual hike in the Black Hills. Engage in prayer and healing ceremonies, learn about the culture and heritage of this sacred land. It’s beautiful and healing for the soul. Cost, details, Amy Wilinski: 920-6098277. GoldenLightHealing.net.
2015 Holistic Healing Retreat to India – Jan to Feb 1, 2015. Fully catered trip includes room/board, treatments and herbal medicines, daily and weekly optional wellness activities, in-country transportation, pre-trip and in-country logistics management. Optional third week of healing or cultural extension available. $1,950-2,825/depends on options. Details: AyurvedaWellness.org/Solutions/Wellness-Retreats.
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Your Weekly Readers – Every Sat, Sun in May: psychics, astrologers, psychometrists, intuitives, tarot, etc. See website calendar for specific talent schedules. Reserve your preferred reading date/time. $45/per half hour reading. Angel Light Center for the Healing Arts, 13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove. Register: 262-787-3001. AngelLightLLC.com.
Chair Yoga – 1-1:40pm. Taking yoga to the chair level. If you are coming back from an injury, unable to quite get on the floor, have a condition that constricts you, try this class. $7/drop-in, free/first class, $40/8sessions. Copper Tree Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com.
Unity Center of Light Sunday Services – 10am. With Rev Sue Ellen Kelly and the music of George Busateri, Duane Stuermer and various soloists. Also, children’s Sunday school. This year’s theme is Earth School 101. Unity says it is not religion, but a way of life. Sunset Playhouse Theater, Wall Street and Elm Grove Rd, Elm Grove. 414-395-3831. The UnityCenterOfLight.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, Ste 210, Pewaukee. Register: 414217-4185. PureEnergyYoga.com.
A Course in Miracles – Through May. 12:30pm. A new spiritual methodology for changing your life. Free. Unity Church in Milwaukee, 1717 N 73rd St, Wauwatosa. 414-475-0105. UCIM@wi.rr.com.
Meditation for World Peace & Enlightenment – 7:30-8:15pm. Self-Realization Church, 2418 Mangold Ave, Milwaukee. More info: 414-535-0611.
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monday Essential Oils Community Classes – 6:30-8pm or by appointment. Every 3rd Mon. An informal, open Q&A resource session on essential oils. Free. WonderSpirit Resources, Kindred Spirit Center, Waukesha. RSVPs required by Friday before. RSVP: 262-544-4310. WonderSpirit.com/ EssentialOils.html.
Gentle Healing Yoga – 10-11am. Extremely gentle, individualized class for dealing with chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, other health conditions or injuries. Participate at your comfort/ability level. Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $38/4 weeks, $11/ class. YogAsana Studio, S75W17315 Janesville Rd, Muskego. Register: 414-217-4185. Shelley@ PureEnergyYoga.com.
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thursday Chair Yoga – 1-1:40pm. Taking yoga to the chair level. If you are coming back from an injury, unable to quite get on the floor, have a condition that constricts you, try this class. $7/drop-in, free/first class, $40/8sessions. Copper Tree Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. Muskego Green Market – May 29 through Oct 2. 3-7pm. A community farmers market offering locally grown produce, meat, eggs, annuals, perennials, vegetable and plants, as well as local artists and crafters. Something for everyone. Muskego Public Library Parking Lot, S73W16663 Janesville, Muskego. Shannon Barbian: 414-520-7071. MuskegoGreenMarket.com. Chair Yoga Classes – 3:30-4:30pm. Yoga with a chair, to allow for support, comfort and confidence, is for those recovering from injury, with physical limitations, or trouble with balance. $15/drop-in, packages and senior pricing available. Abundant Joy Yoga & Wellness, Oconomowoc Lakes Plaza, W359 N5002 Brown St, #211, Oconomowoc. Register: 262-244-7231. AbundantJoyYoga.com.
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ACUPUNCTURE ANANDA ACUPUNCTURE
4433 N Oakland Ave, Ste B, Shorewood 414-791-0303 Aubrey@AnandaAcupuncture.com Partnering with Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner Amy Byers, we aim to integrate Eastern and Western philosophies of health care to create optimal healing physically, emotionally and spiritually. See ad, page 16.
Jacque Stock • 262-860-6020 SpiritHealerAcupuncture.com
Diplomate of Acupuncture; Treatment of pain, hormone imbalances, infertility, headaches, and more. Call for free consultation. Wauwatosa and Brookfield locations. See ad, page 16.
SANA ACUPUNCTURE & APOTHECARY Heather Henry Peterman, DAOMc LAc 924 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee 414-882-7897
Unique and effective style of acupuncture infused with orthopedic massage techniques and herbal medicine. We also offer a low-cost, communitystyle, walk-in clinic.
friday Gentle Healing Yoga – 11am-12pm. Extremely gentle, individualized class for dealing with chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, MS, other health conditions or injuries. Participate at your comfort/ability level. Shelley Carpenter, PT, RYT. $13/drop-in. The Barefoot Haven, 5628 Parking St, Greendale. Register: 414-217-4185. Shelley@PureEnergyYoga.com.
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION ALL SPIRIT HEALING
Stacy Krafczyk • 414-460-4781 AllSpiritHealing.com
saturday 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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Di Philippi, LPC, Holistic Anxiety Counselor 414-588-0969 WellnessCounselingMilwaukee.com Specializing in non-medication solutions for stress and anxiety. Resolve the root cause of anxiety using cognitive behavioral therapy, plus holistic mind/body techniques. Milwaukee Magazine Top Holistic Practitioner.
GAYATRI CENTER FOR HEALING
Core Functional Fitness – 6-7pm. Join this new time and class to learn how to activate the core as well as continue with this practice for a healthy over life, physically, emotionally and spiritually. $13/ drop-in, free/first class. Copper Tree Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford. 262-670-6688. CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com. Step Into Your Inner Power – Apr 24 through Jun 12. 6:15-8:15pm. Learn the resources of meditation, breath exercises, simple yoga poses for the chakra system, sound, hand positions, aromatherapy and herbal creams to support overall health. $395/8 week series. Ayurveda Wellness, 240 Regency Court STE 203, Brookfield. Details: AyurvedaWellness.org/?p=2931.
ANXIETY TREATMENT
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Stacy Krafczyk specializes in Animal Communication, intuitive readings, after life communication, energy work and healing for both people and animals that helps promote physical and emotional well-being.
AYURVEDA AYURVEDA WELLNESS
Jamie Durner, CAP 240 Regency Ct, Ste 201, Brookfield 262-389-5835 Natural health for chronic conditions including digestive disorders, women’s issues, aging with ease, and brain longevity. Personalized programs, detoxification, hands-on therapies and corporate wellness. 20+ years holistic health experience.
BE WELL YOGA AND AYURVEDA 10701 W North Ave, Wauwatosa 414-899-7727 • BeWellAyurveda.com
Offering customized, holistic ayurvedic therapies, classes and rejuvenating & detoxifying Panchakarma therapies. Using herbs, diet & simple lifestyle changes to treat the root cause of health conditions.
CHIROPRACTIC SHOREWOOD FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 4433 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood 414-962-5483 ShorewoodFamilyChiro.com
Dr. Maroney and Dr. Dotto offer services for the whole family. Dr. Maroney is board certified in Chiropractic Pediatrics and Dr. Dotto is certified in Kinesiology. See ad, page 16.
CRYSTALS FREE SPIRIT CRYSTALS
4763 N 124 St, Butler • 262-790-0748 FreeSpiritCrystals.com Besides selling beautiful stones and crystals, we offer a variety of healing sessions, crystal healing classes, Reiki, astrology, tarot readings and spiritual counseling. See ad, page 12.
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. See ad, page 9.
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.
FAMILY PRACTICE THUROW PRIMARY PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE Sharon K Thurow, FNP, BC 216 N Green Bay Rd, Thiensville 262-242-3966
Our philosophy is to treat our patients as we would want ourselves and our families treated through holistic, evidence-based medicine.
FINANCIAL PLANNER
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
SPRING WATER ASSET MANAGEMENT Lars M. Lewander 11431 N Port Washington Rd, Ste 201, Mequon 262-240-9680 • InvestingYourValues.com
We provide our clients with a variety of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) products including portfolio management, asset allocation, cash flow projections and securities analysis.
HEALING ARTS
MUSKEGO GREEN MARKET
Muskego Public Library Parking Lot S73 W16663 Janesville Rd, Muskego MuskegoGreenMarket.com A community farmers market offering locally grown produce, meat, eggs, annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, as well as local artists and crafters. Something for everyone. Thursdays 3-7pm, May 29-Oct 2.
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 ad, page 25.
CMB HEALTH SPECIALTIES
GAYATRI CENTER FOR HEALING Lynne Austin • 675 Brookfield Rd, Brookfield • 262-860-6021
Twenty-one years in healing the body and soul. Massage, Reiki healer/teacher, Shamanic, Sound and Emotional Release. Classes and workshops. Author and speaker. See ad, page 16.
NATALIE BENOIT
Reiki Master/Teacher, Health Coach The Atrium 6169B Industrial Ct, Greendale 414-651-2243 MilwaukeeReiki.MassagePlanet.com Offering Reiki healing sessions and classes, health and wellness coaching. Specializing with women and children of all ages. Emphasis is on Reiki, nutrition and natural mo d alities. O v er 1 3 y ear s experience.
147 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek 414-764-0920 CmbHealthSpecialties.com
Carol M. Brown, DO, PhD, FAARFM, is board certified in anti-aging and regenerative and functional medicine. She specializes in health optimization for all ages and all stages of life. See ad, page 14.
INTEGRATIVE FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER
16535 W Bluemound Rd, Ste 222, Brookfield • 262-754-4910 IFWCenter.com At Integrative Family Wellness Center, we offer clinical services and therapies to help you achieve and maintain optimal physical and emotional health and wellness. See ad, page 7.
MAGNOLIA GROUP HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER
PURE ENERGY YOGA
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.
SPEAK TO THE EARTH
FARMERS MARKET
BROOKFIELD LONGEVITY AND HEALTHY LIVING CLINIC
Tresa Laferty 262-902-2271 • TresaLaferty.com Offering medicinal aromatherapy consultations for mind/body/spirit harmony. Also offering Animal Communication and animal wellness consultations. New: Ayurveda health counselor (intern) consultations and Ayurveda bodywork.
146 Park Ave, Pewaukee WellnessCenterForHealth.com 262-695-1900
Integrative Functional Medicine and Holistic Health Center providing high quality care in creating & maintaining homeostasis; balance and harmony; Traditional naturopathy, holistic nutrition, acupuncture, interactive metronome, advanced energy work, massage. See ad, page 23.
INTUITIVE ARTS ROBIN GUAYASAMIN-SALERNO 262-501-4838 • InnerSongs.net Mukwonago location
Provides you insight and comfort in personal communications with spirit and animal loved ones. Innovative workshops with horses at Innersongs assists in selfdiscovery and balance.
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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 13.
MASSAGE ACTIVE BODY WELLNESS
Rob Reader, LMT: 414-721-6942 Wendy Halfpap, LMT: 414-839-7688 10620 N Port Washington 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 21.
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.
414-810-2224 BrewCityBoxes.com info@BrewCityBoxes.com We rent plastic moving boxes. We drop off, you pack, we take them back. Think outside the cardboard box. See ad, page 28.
THE GREEN TEAM
Bradley Blaeser 414-721-1431 • Info@GreenTeamWI.com Sustainable Landscape Management; substantially smaller footprint than conventional methods. Green energy use (wvo, bio-diesel, electric, ‘energy for tomorrow’); cleaner, quieter, homegrown. Residential, commercial, municipal.
LIFE COACH
NATURAL FOOD STORES GOOD HARVEST MARKET
Located 1 block south of I94 at Hwy T, Pewaukee • 262-544-9380 GoodHarvestMarket.com Waukesha County’s largest natural food store offers a full selection of organic foods, holistic health and beauty department, café, and classes in their community room. See ad, page 3.
OUTPOST NATURAL FOODS
NICOLE ISLER
The Sparkle Coach NicoleIsler.com 262-501-5209 I help spiritual, busy women turn up their inner sparkle, through self-care and confidence coaching, to create the brilliant lifestyle they desire. See ad, page 12.
100 E Capital Drive, Milwaukee 7000 W State Street, Wauwatosa 2826 S Kinnickinnic, Bay View Outpost.coop We know Jack! Unlike other area grocers, we know by name many of the farmers and producers who supply Outpost with quality goods. See ad, page 14.
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR
WONDERSPIRIT COACHING
Anne Wondra • 262-544-4310 2312 N Grandview Blvd, Ste 101, Waukesha WonderSpirit.com Spiritual life coach: sacred feminine, women’s spirit, personal renaissance, inspired creatives’ circles, sacred oils, personal wellness growth consultant. See ad, page 10.
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262-334-2068 • H2OEnergyFlow.com info@H2OEnergyFlow.com Karen’s Energy, 1427 W Washington Ave, West Bend At Karen’s Energy Superfood Store and Wellness Center, learn about the importance of water and how H2O Energy Flow combined flow is an essential energy source. See ad, page 40.
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Dr. Sarah Axtell is a board-certified naturopathic physician with a focus on autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine conditions, cancer, anxiety and weight loss.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IDEAL BRAIN
262-227-1460 Dave@IdealBrainLLC.com IdealBrainLLC.com Ideal Brain, LLC, provides Brainwave Optimization, a breakthrough neuro-technology designed for relaxation, self-regulation, as well as providing mental, physical and spiritual well-being. See ad, page 30.
PSYCHOTHERAPY INNER JOURNEYS
Nancy Hornby 414-332-8159 Susan Wasserman 414-961-0649 InrJourneys.com Psychotherapy services honoring the exquisite connection between mind/body/ spirit. Offering holistic, traditional and cutting edge approaches. 50+ years of combined experience helping a diverse clientele with a wide variety of issues. See ad, page 22.
RECONNECTIVE HEALING TRUE WHOLENESS HEALING
121 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay 414-243-9851 • TrueWholenessHealing.com Terri Humphrey, Reconnective Healing Practitioner, provides non-invasive, powerful healing for the mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Works with infants, children, and adults. Helps with chronic illness, infertility, emotional issues, and more.
SCHOOLS/TRAINING ART OF HEALING SCHOOL OF ENERGY MEDICINE
13300 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove 262-787-3001 • AngelLightLLC.com Wisconsin’s Premier School for Energy Medicine Training offering individual classes, certificate and diploma programs. Built on the belief that knowledge, competency and professionalism must exist at the very foundation of Energy Work.
ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL HEALTH 1427 W Washington Ave, West Bend KarensEnergy.com/tnc-certification 262-629-4301
Therapeutic Nutritional Counselor TNC Certification accredited by the Association of Natural Health. Curriculum: nutrition, detoxing, energy medicine, chronic disease/ cancer prevention, over 80 natural healing therapies, and five-day, classroom training. See ad, page 22.
AVEDA INSTITUTE OF BEAUTY AND WELLNESS 327 E St Paul Ave, Milwaukee 414-227-2889 • IBW.edu
Located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is a leading Aveda school with multiple beauty and wellness programs.
GOLDEN LIGHT HEALING
Amy Wilinski, Shamanic Energy Practitioner/ Reiki Master • 920-609-8277 GoldenLightHealing.net 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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WAUWATOSA VETERINARY CLINIC
SKIN CARE
2600 Wauwatosa Ave, Wauwatosa WauwatosaVet.com • 414-475-5155
WHITE SAGE SPA
Susie Raymond, Esthetician, Life Coach, Reiki master/teacher WhiteSageSpa.com • 414-352-6550 Rest your concerns in Susie’s soothing hands. Experience transformation within your skin, energy, or life purpose when you connect and express your inner desires. See ad, page 29.
YOGA ABUNDANT JOY YOGA & WELLNESS
SOLAR ENERGY
Aikido Martial Arts W359 N5002 Brown St, Ste 211, Oconomowoc AbundantJoyYoga.com
SUNVEST SOLAR
262-547-1200 SunVest.com N27 W24075 Paul Ct, Ste 200, Pewaukee Designs and installs solar PV systems utilizing customer endorsed materials and incentive programs for residential/commercial buildings, providing unparalleled customer satisfaction and dependable clean energy. See ad, page 17.
Shihan David Bock teaches the Japanese martial art of Aikido. A philosophy of peace and harmony creating a defensive art that does not rely on strength, speed or size. Adult and kid classes.
COPPER TREE YOGA STUDIO AND WELLNESS CENTER 1364 E Sumner St, Hartford 262-670-6688 CopperTreeWellnessStudio.com
SPIRITUAL SPIRITUAL LIVING OF GREATER MILWAUKEE 3211 S Lake Dr, St Francis Rsgm.net • 414-659-7849
We inspire a positive approach to a lifetime of spiritual growth. We celebrate our diversity and recognize our unity. Be the One who makes a difference! Rev Lisa Stewart-de Snoo & Rev Scott de Snoo. See ad, page 29.
UNITY CHURCH
Rev Tom Sherbrook 1717 N 73 St, Wauwatosa • 414-475-0105 UnityChurchInMilwaukee.org Find peace and happiness in a stressful world. Rev. Tom, acting minister, was former pastor for 27 years at St. Ann’s Church in West Allis. See ad, page 13.
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 5.
Providing comprehensive, integrative care for your pets, to keep them happy and healthy throughout their lifetime. Specialty services include Acupuncture, Physical Rehabilitation and advanced Dentistry procedures. See ad, page 8.
Voted top yoga studio 3 years running! Yoga, core fitness, kids yoga, prenatal, Reiki and various wellness services. Yoga & core fitness, prenatal teacher trainings. Our promise is to keep the spirit in yoga! See ad, page 9.
SANTOSHA FITNESS
W307 N1497 Golf Rd, Ste 102, Delafield 262-337-9065 • SantoshaFitness.net We offer affordable, enjoyable yoga for everyone in an intimate, calming space that specializes in yoga, fitness and mindfulness; also have a certified Ayurvedic practitioner on staff. See ad, page 15.
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