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COASTAL CAROLINAS Yoga guide
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JACKSONVILLE OHANA YOGA
OhanaYogaNC.com (808) 342-8744 233i Western Blvd
HAMPSTEAD SANCTUARY YOGA IN HAMPSTEAD
SanctuaryYoga.us (910) 803-5367 Royal Tern Drive
WILMINGTON BEUNLIMTED YOGA
HEATHER TILL YOGA
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH VINTAGE VIOLET
www.HolyShift.me (337) 412-3873 807 2nd Ave N
MYRTLE BEACH:
WICKED FITNESS
NAMASTE YOGA STUDIO
Yoga-Namaste.com (301) 503-0618 Black River Road
LIVING YOGA AND WELLNESS
LivingYogaAndWellness.com (843) 457-4866 5001 N Kings HWY STE 108
OAK ISLAND TREE OF LIFE YOGA
TOLYoga.com (910) 366-3664 8809 E Oak Island Drive
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Tree of Life Yoga
Micki Beach is an experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (200 E-RYT) and owner of Tree of Life Yoga Studio, originally established in 2011 in Sanford. Beach relocated to Oak Island in 2017 and reestablished her practice here when she merged her idea of whole-body wellness with the Island Healing family of experts. She has been teaching as a studio owner and lead instructor for 10 years and her studio is a credentialed yoga school with Yoga Alliance. Her additional certifications include Registered Yoga School (RYS), Yoga Warriors Teacher (YWT), and Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga (SUPY.) Her specialty is anatomical yoga, bringing a modern idea of yoga to the mat. “We teach the science of the mat and our goal is to empower every student to understand and develop a practice that is best for their body and will sustain a healthy wellbeing for a lifetime,” comments Beach. She always offers in-depth prop instruction and variation explanations, so whether one is just starting out or wants to develop one’s practice on a deeper level, Beach offers what one needs.
Beach’s studio class offerings include Gentle yoga, Vinyasa yoga, and Beginners’ yoga, Yin/Restorative Yoga for Kids (Camps), Yo-Chi (Yoga/Tai Chi), Pilates and TRX. “The best part of the Tree of Life Yoga is our spacious, fully equipped studio, with props, reasonable class fees and highly qualified instructors,” adds Beach.
Micki Beach
Location: 8809 East Oak Island Dr., Oak Island. For more information, call 910-3663664, email BeachYoga2@gmail.com or visit TolYoga.com. See Chiropractic Guide listing, page 21.
Baby Boo-Boo
Falling Fertility Rate Threatens World Stability
As reported in The Lancet, researchers at the University of Washington Institute for spencerselover/Pexels.com Health Metrics and Evaluation showed the global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017. The study indicates it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century. As a result, global population may peak at 9.7 billion around 2064 before falling to 8.8 billion by 2100. Some nations will also age dramatically, with as many people becoming senior citizens as those being born. If the fertility rate falls below a ratio of about two to one, then the size of the population starts to fall. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the report states, “Our findings suggest that continued trends in female educational attainment and access to contraception will hasten declines in fertility and slow population growth. A sustained TFR lower than the replacement level in many countries, including China and India, would have economic, social, environmental and geopolitical consequences. Policy options to adapt to continued low fertility while sustaining and enhancing female reproductive health will be crucial in the years to come.”
Gas Blasters
Record Methane Emissions Driven by Agriculture and Fossil Fuels
A worldwide inventory of methane sources reported by researchers online in Environmental Research Letters reveals that atmospheric levels of the heattrapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high.
Africa and Asia are seen as major contributors due to increasing agriculture activity. Increasing fossil fuel use and landfill waste also heighten emissions in China and the United States.
Science News reports that methane “is one of the most important greenhouse gases—arguably the second-most important after CO2,” according to atmospheric scientist Alexander Turner. Methane can trap approximately 30 times as much heat as the same amount of CO2. Possible solutions include strategies to moderate pollution such as consuming less meat to cut down on emissions from cattle ranches and using aircraft or satellites to find gas pipeline leaks. In 2017, human activities discharged about 364 million metric tons of methane into the atmosphere, compared with 324 million tons per year on average in the early 2000s. About half of the increase was the result of expanding agriculture and landfills, while the rest came from fossil fuels. Emissions from natural sources such as wetlands held steady.
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