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just watching the evening news can be an emotionally draining experience. As a new mom, I wonder how I can keep my son safe.

I know that my questions have been faced by countless other parents. How can I help him grow up strong and steady, with a sense of internal peace and confidence? What can I do to make sure he knows he is the ocean and not the waves? And how can I imbue in him the skills to act righteously, lead confidently, connect empathically and stay rock-solid in a place of self-love, whatever challenges life presents to him?

While voices of reason paraphrase Gandhi’s urging to “be the change” and encourage us to mold the world through our behavior, the reality is that in order for our children to be righteous, confident, empathic and full of self-love, we need to teach them to be so. If they are going to operate from a rock-solid foundation in the face of challenges, we have an obligation to give them the tools to build that foundation.

Part of that process, researchers are finding, begins with honoring and cultivating creativity in adults and children alike. Julia Cameron, author of the internationally bestselling book The Artist’s Way, has given us a new resource: The Artist’s Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children. In it, she explains that because we are role models for our children, how we relate to ourselves as creative beings sends a message to them about their own creativity.

Another avenue for foundation-building involves integrating mindfulness into our education system. At The Lotus School of Liberal Arts, in Ottsville, students enjoy moments of silence after class to allow them to be completely present for the experience. They reflect on what was said, what they learned and how they felt, allowing them a more relaxed, deeper learning opportunity. You can read more about it in our article “The Mindful Classroom.” We can build this slowing down and paying attention into more curriculums, helping students decompress and combat the harried, hurry-up mentality that dominates our culture and sometimes keeps us from acting (and reacting) as our best selves.

If mindfulness is not currently part of our children’s school experience, we, as parents, can help them build mindfulness into their daily routines, teaching them to take short mental breaks to “mini-meditate” throughout the day. We can also pay closer attention and more readily recognize when children need more support. One such scenario is outlined in our article “School Daze,” which offers helpful tips for guiding children (regardless of age) as they navigate the emotional terrain of going back to school during a difficult family transition.

As back-to-school time approaches, even we adults get the urge to sharpen our pencils and learn something new. Let’s remain open to opportunities that help us become more centered and grounded. We can then help the young people in our lives learn to do the same. May your learning process bring you not only knowledge, but also wisdom and growth. That’s what will help us all make this world a better place for the next generation.

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ai Maa, an international spiritual master and humanitarian leader whose global headquarters is located in Denver, will return to Philadelphia from August 26 to 28 for a program titled Conscious Living: From Reaction to Creation. A highlight of the weekend will be a free opportunity for hundreds to receive Darshan—a rare gift from an enlightened master— at 5 p.m. on August 27. Participants Sai Maa may choose to attend these transformative programs a la carte or to attend the full weekend experience.

Other events held during the weekend are Enlightened Conversations with Sai Maa, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., August 26; From Reaction to Creation, a workshop with Maa’s teachers, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., August 27; and Transform Myself, Transform the World workshop, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., August 28. Special discounts are available for weekend programs through August 13, and for first-time attendees and students.

During Darshan, participants experience an intimate, enlightened moment with Maa, a spiritual master whose powerful presence embodies pure divinity.

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he grand opening weekend of Himalayan Salt and Wellness Cave, located at 1494 North Charlotte Street, in Pottstown, takes place August 12 through 14, with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on August 13. The event includes basket raffles and special offers for attendees.

The Himalayan Salt and Wellness Cave provides relaxation sessions for individuals and families, as well as reiki, yoga and reflexology, in custom-built rooms lined with Himalayan salt imported from a mountain range in Northern Punjab. In salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, microscopic salt particles are inhaled, Inside an all-salt relaxation room and the healthy negative ions are absorbed by the skin. The process soothes the body and mind, and has been shown to relieve respiratory and circulatory issues, skin conditions, asthma, allergies and sinus issues, among other ailments.

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(Top, L-R) A kirtan singer (Wynne Paris), a hippie (Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang) and a yogi (Dharma Mittra) dreaming up the Lovelight Festival

Lovelight Yoga and Arts Festival Lights Up Summer

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oga musician Trevor Hall, kirtan icon Krishna Das and legendary yogi Dharma Mittra headline the Lovelight Yoga and Arts Festival, a three-day event held from August 26 through 28 at Camp Ramblewood, in Darlington, Maryland.

Lovelight celebrates the evolution of U.S. yoga culture— from the grassroots of the sixties counterculture into the modern yoga studio and transformational arts movements. The Lovelight Festival is co-produced by Woodstock ‘69 festival founder Michael Lang, yoga musician Wynne Paris and event planner Kimberley Maddox.

The weekend will feature musical performances, yoga classes, flow arts, themed campsites, drumming circles, vendors, art, workshops, sacred bonfires and vegetarian food.

On Saturday, August 27, at 1 p.m., the festival will attempt to break the world record for headstands. Events will take place at a summer-camp-turned-festival venue that features a spring-fed lake and an Olympic-sized pool. Many styles of yoga will be offered, including jivamukti, kundalini, integral, hatha, power and stand-up paddleboard yoga.

Tickets include tent camping; over 40 workshops and yoga classes; three stages with more than 30 musicians and bands, including DJ Mambisa, LA yogi and musician Dave Stringer, and Canadian chanter Brenda McMorrow; swimming, hiking and canoeing; fire dancers, bonfires and drum circles; live painters, art gallery, dance parties and interactive art experiences; and children’s and family programming.

Available for an additional fee are rustic cabins with shared amenities, meal tickets, car camping, healing village treatments, hotel packages, Lovelight shuttle service and stand-up paddleboard classes.

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Young Adult Insomnia Linked to Chronic Pain

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esearch from the University of Groningen, in The Netherlands, has found that young adults between 19 and 22 years old that don’t sleep well may have more chronic pain later in life. The researchers followed 1,750 people for three years.

About 50 percent of the participants that had sleep problems at the beginning of the study still had them at the end of the study. Roughly 38 percent of those reported chronic pain after three years. This compares to 14 percent of those that didn’t have sleep problems at the start of the research, but reported chronic pain at its conclusion.

Overall, the study found that sleep problems were associated with more musculoskeletal pains, headaches and abdominal pain. The relationship occurred in both men and women, but was stronger among women.

Legumes Facilitate Weight Loss

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review of 21 clinical trials has found that just one daily serving of legumes can facilitate an average drop of three-quarters of a pound over a sixweek period. Published in the journal Obesity, the research analyzed results from studies that tested a total of 940 men and women eating about three-quarters of a cup of beans, lentils, chickpeas and other legumes each day. The subjects reported feeling nearly one-third fuller on average after eating about 5.6 ounces of these foods with their meals, compared with a control group’s diet. These beneficial legumes may also reduce body fat percentages.

According to senior study author and physician John Sievenpiper, Ph.D., of St. Michael’s Hospital’s Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center and the University of Toronto, “Ninety percent of weight-loss diets fail, resulting in weight regain, which may be due in part to hunger and food cravings. Knowing which foods make people feel fuller longer may help them lose weight and keep it off.”

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Aromatherapy Soothes Allergies

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esearch from Korea’s Chung-Ang University has found that inhaling aromatherapy infusions comprising a combination of sandalwood, frankincense and ravensara for five minutes twice daily significantly reduces symptoms of allergies after seven days.

The researchers tested 54 men and women, half of which were tested using a placebo of almond oil.

Total nasal symptom score (TNSS) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) results were both significantly lower in the aromatherapy group. TNSS scores decreased by more than half and RQLQ scores decreased by more than 60 percent. Scores for fatigue and sleep quality also improved in the aromatherapy group.

“These findings indicate that inhalation of certain aromatherapy oils help relieve perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms, improve rhinitis-specific quality of life and reduce fatigue in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis,” Chung-Ang University’s Seo Yeon Choi and Kyungsook Park explain in their paper.

Prenatal Sun Exposure Lowers Asthma Risk

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esearch has shown that children with mothers that live in sunnier locations during their second trimester are significantly less likely to have asthma than other children.

A consortium of researchers from the University of Kansas, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed data from both hospitals and national surveys to determine sunlight exposure for the mothers. Increased exposure to sunlight increases levels of natural vitamin D.

“We’re not looking at sunny places versus non-sunny places,” clarifies David Slusky, a University of Kansas assistant professor of economics. “We looked at the relative differences of the level of sunlight at a particular place at a particular time of year.”

Delayed Kindergarten Reduces Attention Deficit

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elaying kindergarten enrollment for one year shows significant mental health benefits for children, according to a Stanford University study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Reviewing results from a mental health survey completed by more than 35,000 Danish parents, the researchers saw that youngsters held back from kindergarten for as little as one year showed a 73 percent reduction in inattentiveness and hyperactivity for an average child at age 11, compared to children enrolled the year earlier.

Measuring inattentiveness and hyperactivity reflect a child’s ability to selfregulate. The generally accepted theory is that young people that are able to stay focused, sit still and pay attention longer tend to do much better in school.

“This is some of the most convincing evidence we’ve seen to support what U.S. parents and policymakers have already been doing—choosing to delay entry into kindergarten,” says Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Thomas S. Dee. In addition to improved mental health, children with later kindergarten enrollment dates also exhibited superior emotional and social skills.

The number of U.S. children entering kindergarten at age 6 instead of 5 has progressively increased to about 20 percent, according to the study. Many parents are opting to delay kindergarten enrollment for a year to give their children a leg up in physical and emotional maturity and social skills.

Grape Juice Boosts Memory and Driving Skills

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esearch from the UK University of Leeds has confirmed that drinking just one glass of grape juice a day increases spatial memory and driving abilities. The researchers attribute the brain boosting benefits to the polyphenols in the grapes.

The study followed 25 healthy mothers between the ages of 40 and 50. Each had young children and worked more than 30 hours a week. The mothers drank 12 ounces of Concord grape juice every day for 12 weeks and had their driving skills tested before and after the study period using a computer simulator.

Louise Dye, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Leeds and senior author of the study, notes, “This research is very promising, as it suggests that the cognitive benefits associated with Concord grape juice are not exclusive to adults with early memory decline. We saw these benefits even after the grape juice was no longer being consumed, suggesting a long-term effect of dietary flavonoids.”

Breastfed Babies Have Fewer Colds and Ear Infections

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study from the University of Texas has found that increased breastfeeding decreases ear infections among nursing children. The researchers followed 367 babies between 1 and 12 months old from 2008 through 2014.

The scientists analyzed family history traits of smoking, ear infections, breastfeeding and formula feeding. Nose and throat mucosal samples were taken throughout the study period to identify infections, and parents informed the researchers whenever the baby experienced an infection.

The study was led by Dr. Tasnee Chonmaitree, a pediatrics professor from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. “We clearly showed that frequent upper respiratory infections, carriage of bacteria in the nose and lack of breastfeeding are major risk factors for ear infections,” he states. “Prolonged breastfeeding was associated with significant reductions in both colds and ear infections, a common complication of colds.”

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Scrambling Species

Climate Change Favors Some Birds over Others Decades of data show that climate change is manipulating the way avian species move across continents. For instance, the orchard oriole is losing prime habitat in the South, but gaining more up north. Thousands of species worldwide face the same dilemma. Specific birds need a particular habitat, such as open spaces or groves of trees, and some of their traditionally preferred spots are becoming unlivable.

England’s Durham University ecologist Phillip Stephens, along with researchers from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the U.S. Geological Survey, have compiled nearly half a century’s worth of occurrence data from thousands of citizen scientists. Birders submitted their observations to the Pan-European Common Birds Monitoring Scheme and the North American Breeding Bird Survey for 145 terrestrial bird species native to Europe and 380 species native to the United States.

“We used that information to generate a prior expectation for whether the species would’ve been advantaged or disadvantaged by climate change,” says Stephens. The predictions were compared with actual bird abundance data from 1980 through 2010, and the populations that were expected to lose suitable habitat declined, while those expected to find their habitats improve increased. He states, “Recent climate change has already favored one set of species over another.”

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Low-Cost Jewelry May Harbor Cadmium In recent years, the European Commission has banned cadmium in all jewelry sold in Europe, but those shopping for low-cost jewelry in North America from popular fashion chains may be wearing products made with cadmium, a heavy metal that can be particularly toxic for kids. There are no known risks for people that wear contaminated jewelry, but swallowing or chewing on a piece containing high concentrations of the toxic metal could allow it to seep into the body.

James Van Loon, director of risk management at Health Canada’s consumer product safety branch, says that children’s bodies more readily absorb the toxic metal, and because they are more likely to put things in their mouths, jewelry that is marketed to those under 15 should contain virtually no cadmium.

Dr. Gérald Zagury, who performed tests and has published several studies on heavy metals in jewelry, says one sample contained the highest amount of cadmium ever reported in Canada for such a product. “It’s pretty close to pure cadmium,” he says. According to Health Canada, cadmium is cheap and melts at a lower point than more commonly used zinc, lowering energy costs for product makers.

According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, cadmium is a known carcinogen that can also lead to kidney failure, bone loss and other complications in those that are chronically exposed over time.

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Good Reads

Fiction Readers Have More Empathy The love of books may begin at any age, but for most, it starts in childhood.

Now, scientists are studying the effects of reading on the brain with MRIs, polls, surveys and experiments.

The results indicate that readers of fiction are more empathetic toward others.

By engaging with a story, they are temporarily placing themselves in a character’s shoes, thus fostering empathy in real life, and literary reading amplifies this effect.

According to a Stanford University study, reading a challenging book also helps us become smarter, as well as more empathetic. By attempting to tackle harder books, we create new connections in our minds that we might not have done otherwise. Neuroscientist Bob Dougherty remarks, “The right patterns of ink on a page can create vivid mental imagery and instill powerful emotions.”

David Comer Kidd, author of another related study, observes, “Like opening a window to let fresh air into our home, literature opens up our minds to the myriad ideas that we wouldn’t be able to experience on our own. We can pause to analyze the experiences depicted as if they were our own, expanding our experience of the world.”

Green Serenity

Sikkim Now a Wholly Organic State Sikkim, the northeastern Indian state located between Bhutan and Nepal, has rid its agricultural land of pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified crops and other artificial inputs on around 75,000 hectares, or about 300 square miles, of agricultural land, making it its country’s first organic state. Instead, farmers use natural alternatives such as green manure and compost.

Twelve years ago, the Pawan Chamling-led government decided to make Sikkim an organic farming state through a declaration in the legislative assembly. After the entry of chemical inputs for farmland was restricted and their sale banned, farmers had no option but to go organic.

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GROWING UP EMPOWERED Helping Kids Step into Their Best Selves

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he plugged-in, stressed-out world that challenges adults can be even more difficult for teens in the throes of hormones, peer pressure and a selfie culture. Parents can help their children thrive and become empowered individuals by nurturing desirable character traits such as resourcefulness, resilience, perseverance, self-reliance, independence, empathy and social competence.

Child psychologist Michele Borba, Ed.D., of Palm Springs, California, is a former classroom teacher and the mother of three grown children who dispenses advice at MicheleBorba.com/blog.

Her main parenting focus is character education, as reflected in her latest book, Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World. “Tune in to what your kids love,” advises Borba. “Then find learning experiences that help them develop traits they need to be happy, productive adults.”

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This positive parenting approach—accentuating youthful desires and strengths, instead of deficiencies and weaknesses—helps young people develop a secure footing in life. “Kids are driven by their hearts,” observes Borba. “A positive parent doesn’t do the cookie-cutter approach, as in, ‘That’s what worked for other kids in the neighborhood,’ nor even reference what the parent did as a teen.” Teens also impose upon themselves, thinking that being trendy, beautiful, rich and famous are valuable life goals. “The positive parent looks at each child as an individual, listens to what really makes them light up, and then supports that.”

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Josselyne Herman-Saccio, a Landmark program leader in New York City, remarks, “Every one of us has a dream, yet too many of us choose our path with fear, disguised as practicality. Our kids might get the message that, ‘You don’t do your dream as your career.’”

That thought can leave anyone feeling like something is missing.

After putting off her own career as a singer and ultimately deciding to go for it, Herman-Saccio recorded That’s What Love Can Do with her group Boy Krazy. The song rose to the top of the pop charts in 1993.

That empowering experience helped her decide to help others—including her own three children—fulfill their dreams. Today, Herman-Saccio leads the Landmark Forum for adults, and the company also offers a version of the course for 13-to-17-year-olds, an interactive, three-day program in cities across the U.S. It helps teens first understand their existing patterns of thoughts and behaviors and then move forward to create new possibilities and face new challenges and discover a new level of power, freedom, self-expression and peace of mind. For a teen to register, a parent or legal guardian must register for or have completed the organization’s adult forum and provide permission.

Teens planning for life after high school get help identifying their career passion at schools such as Upland Hills School, in Oxford, Michigan.

Its emphasis on experiential learning culminates in a senior project the teen produces, whether it’s writing a novel, building a storage shed or volunteering at the local senior citizen center. Each must someway contribute to the community. Beginning with the student’s dream, they must work their way through obstacles, setbacks and all the steps required to bring a dream to reality.

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Sometimes parents need to address a teen’s longing for friends and social connections. For youths that especially need to nurture their social skills, such

as high-functioning kids with autism or Asperger’s syndrome, film school might be an answer. At the Joey Travolta Film School and summer camp, in Lafayette, California, kids work together to make a movie; they start with a script, create sets, operate the camera, act and direct.

At the Hunter School, in Romney, New Hampshire, kids dealing with attention challenges can nurture mindbody awareness, energetic mindfulness and sensory integration. It all helps them get to know themselves and relate better to others.

Outdoor skills can help teens develop healthy risk-taking behaviors, as well as teach resilience, perseverance and self-reliance. SheJumps (SheJumps. org), in Salt Lake City, offers young women 6 to 18 years old an opportunity to master outdoor living skills, boost confidence and encourage leadership via collaborating with strong female role models. Fun activities include mountain biking, skiing and trailblazing.

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Teens already on track and wanting to develop additional leadership skills can tap into motivational speaker and self-help author Tony Robbins’ annual Unleash the Power Within youth leadership program event. Groups of youths

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A way for youngsters 5 to 19 years old to become empowered is by joining a 4-H group in urban, suburban or rural areas.

If we envision a farm kid raising a calf to show at the state fair, that’s still one facet of today’s 4-H, but far from the entire scope. Founded in 1902, 4-H is a global nonprofit dedicated to learning by doing; specialties now range from computer science and graphic design to leadership, healthy living and the performing arts.

Positive mentoring by adults and developing community spirit ground 4-H clubs, camps and programs.

Research by Tufts University’s Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development and America’s land-grant colleges and universities shows that people with a 4-H background are more likely to give back to their communities than others (see Tinyurl. com/YouthDevelopmentStudy).

For Grammy-winner Jennifer Nettles, of Nashville, 4-H meant learning to perform at an early age, even flying to Chicago to do it. “I don’t know that I would be where I am today without 4-H,” she says.

“Mentors there help you. They helped me with the skills of performing and learning about being on stage; they also taught me the importance of giving back.”

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Growing food for themselves and others can be a great adventure for teens, while fostering resourcefulness, perseverance and ecological awareness. Seventeenyear-old Katie Stagliano launched Katie’s Krops, in Summerville, South Carolina, several years ago based on her desire to fight hunger by growing food for people that need it. Today, the enterprise offers grants for youth in any area to start and maintain a local garden, provided they give away the produce to the hungry.

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Both Mobile Urban Growers, in Mobile, Alabama, and Closer to Earth, in Oklahoma City, empower youth through exercising organic gardening skills, environmental and food justice advocacy and personal mentorship.

Empowering experiences for teens don’t have to cost a lot or involve travel.

“Dream big, but start small. Look around your own backyard, in your community,” says Borba. “Teens can learn to pay it forward in all kinds of ways. They can get together with their peers and take on a doable project to help others. They may even need to start by learning to self-regulate and manage stress by getting away from their phones and instead being outside getting exercise.”

Casual family activities can provide opportunities for conversations about what teens want in life or what they’re worried about, and that opens the door for adults to step up to help mentor and empower their children.

“Boys are more likely to talk while they’re doing something, like shooting baskets with you in the driveway,” observes Borba. “Girls are more likely to talk if it’s one-on-one.”

Positive parents actively listen and then clarify what they heard from their teens, says Herman-Saccio. This information helps point the way forward, to more interactive dialogue, brainstorming, problem-solving, helpful experiences and eventually, youth empowerment.

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magine a small high school class where the teacher and students practice being fully present, where they focus on listening carefully to each other’s perspectives. Imagine, at the end of that class session, that there is an opportunity to take a few breaths, and each student becomes aware of what it was like to be in that class. They saved take time to let the learning and the exmy husband’s life; thing—the he has other perience of the whole been kids, in good health under Dr. their Meshthe teacher, the topics, own ’s carecontributions—sink for 20 years now in.

Perhaps what is next is a martial arts or yoga class, where concentration and movement come together, rather than competition and self-consciousness.

Then maybe it is time to help in the kitchen, prepping the vegetables from the garden, or to pitch in and clean up a classroom.

The goal of this mindfulness—a kind of awareness and openness—is to allow for more relaxed, and therefore deeper, learning.

Mindfulness is what would be classified today as a “trending topic”, increasingly embraced by major corporations, sports teams, celebrities, politicians and even the United States military. The practice of focusing awareness on the present moment, both internally and externally, is said to provide myriad physical and mental health benefits.

Its use in schools is also growing, often as an add-on to a lesson, or as a program designed to improve conduct in the classroom. As part of an overall school culture, with trained teachers and students actively participating in the well-being of the school, mindfulness has undeniable results. Teachers can maintain an environment where students have time to notice their experience, and can integrate the whole experience more effectively.

In high school, particularly, the academic and social pressures are so intense that young people are constantly worried about what just happened or what is about to happen. Chasing after worries becomes the norm. Rather than standing by as they get lost in the whirlwind around them, we can encourage students to mindfully experience it, then let it go and make room for whatever is next. But very, very few people are able to do this alone. It takes, as they say, a village.

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No matter how amicable, necessary or even desirable for a child’s wellbeing, a divorce rocks their world.

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he first day of school can hold a mix of excitement and dread.

Children will have new teachers, classrooms and schedules. Finding a place on the playground or in the cafeteria may be fraught with anxiety.

It’s even more difficult for a child to navigate back-to-school jitters after a summertime separation or divorce. But there are steps parents can take to make a child’s transition easier.

Recognize Emotions

Children whose parents are divorcing may feel scared, angry, insecure or depressed. They often try to hide negative feelings to avoid making the situation worse.

Younger children may feel embarrassed or afraid of crying if they talk about it. Older children may affect a nonchalance that belies the turmoil they feel, and act as if it’s no big deal.

Encourage children to talk about their feelings. Ask if they are nervous about seeing old friends, and if they’re afraid to tell them about Mom and Dad getting a divorce. Be sensitive to the physical and hormonal changes that may affect a teen’s volatility.

Rehearse Strategies

If the divorce resulted in a change of address, walk young children around the

new neighborhood. Make a map together of the streets and include landmarks like the golden retriever’s house, the park and the mailbox painted red. Be sure to include a tour of their new school.

Help older children work out how to talk to their friends about the divorce. Robert Emery, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, suggests statements such as, “You know what really sucks? My parents are getting divorced,” and “Thanks for listening. I really need a friend right now.”

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Let children know that one or both parents will continue to attend sports events, class plays and parent-teacher conferences.

Apprise the school’s administrators, guidance counselors, social workers and coaches of the family’s situation.

Informed adults can more readily recognize any need for specific support.

Commit to co-parenting by keeping routines as consistent as possible.

Share apps such as Our Family Wizard or TeamSnap to track class schedules, homework assignments and after-school activities. Make every effort to attend school conferences together. Ask teachers to alert both parents to changes in a child’s behavior that may not be apparent at home.

The best predictors of a child’s successful re-entry to school after divorce are parents that are prepared to guide, monitor and support them.

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hether it’s playing dress-up, making forts from sofa cushions or drawing pictures, creative moments can define and distinguish a happy childhood. Yet it’s not all just fun and games, according to experts. Childhood creativity, nurtured both in the classroom and at home, is crucial for developing qualities such as sound decision-making, flexible thinking and mental resiliency.

Analyzing more than 150 studies across the fields of psychology, neuroscience, education and business management, the Center for Childhood Creativity, in Sausalito, California, found many important life skills are affiliated with a creative upbringing.

The resulting white paper, Inspiring a Generation to Create, underscores that rather than simply being an innate trait, creativity can be taught.

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Cameron wrote the book in part to guide her own daughter, actress and film director Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, in her creative journey through motherhood.

While many such works focus on art projects for kids, Cameron’s book emphasizes activities that put creative fuel in the parental tank. For example, she recommends parents take up the ritual of “morning pages”; writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness thoughts the first thing each morning.

Jean Van’t Hul, author of The Artful Parent, started a daily sketchbook practice for herself and to set an example for her kids. “I like that the kids see me creating regularly and they’ve joined in a couple times. I also want to get over my self-limited belief that I’m not a good artist,” remarks Van’t Hul, who blogs at ArtfulParent.com.

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A family ritual, like a bedtime story or relationship with a pet, can be re-imagined to inspire household members to co-create together. “Instead of always reading to my kids, we take turns making up stories by ‘giving’ each other three things, like an airplane, a shovel and a pair of pants, which we have to use in a story,” says Nicole Corey Rada, a working mother of two in Richmond, Virginia. “Sometimes, we pretend our pets are having conversations, and use different voices and accents to express what they might be saying, given their

Every child and parent is creative. Exercising our creativity is an act of faith. ~ Julia Cameron circumstance at the time. This is a family favorite; we laugh constantly.”

Mark Runco, Ph.D., a University of Georgia professor of gifted and creative education, founder of the Creativity Research Journal and advisor to the Center for Childhood Creativity, notes the importance of balancing unstructured and structured activities, creating space for both individual expression and creative collaboration.

To foster the former, Van’t Hul encourages “strewing”, which she refers to as “the art of casually yet strategically leaving invitations for learning and creativity out for kids to discover on their own.” Invitations to play could be a basket of non-toxic blocks, a recycled-paper sketchpad opened to a blank page or some nature finds from a walk in the woods.

As an example of the latter, Cameron suggests that parents lead kids on a weekly creative expedition, allowing the kids to choose a new place to aimlessly explore such as a park, bookstore, pet shop or museum. According to the author, that sense of shared adventure, fostered in a safe space, naturally nurtures the creative process, both for now and the future.

“If you make art the center, insisting that kids be creative, they may feel a sense of pressure,” advises Cameron.

“If you make inspiration the center, it spills over into art.”

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t age 6, climate change activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez gave his first speech to a packed crowd in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado.

Raised in the Aztec tradition, he was taught that as indigenous people, they are descendants of the land and inherit a duty to protect it.

“I felt such sadness that my generation inherited this crisis to clean up.

That night, I saw that those emotions could be channeled into action and my voice could make a difference,” says Martinez, founder and youth director of the nonprofit Earth Guardians.

Ten years later, his impassioned message has sparked a global movement. More than 2,000 “youth crews”

from Bhutan to Brazil are fighting climate change and improving their communities in other ways.

These activists aren’t yet old enough to vote, but are still making their voices heard by global policymakers. On their behalf, Martinez delivered a plea to representatives from 192 countries at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on climate change last year, asking for stronger measures to protect both the planet and its people. He particularly pointed to the ever-increasing “climate refugees” that have lost their homes to rising oceans and other havoc caused

by Earth’s warming trend.

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At home, Martinez is working with Boulder County community and environmental organizations to locally eliminate pesticides from parks, charge for plastic bags at retail, regulate coal ash emissions and ban fracking.

EarthGuardians.org offers many ways anyone can plug into the movement, whether taking individual actions to lighten our carbon footprint, creating school gardens or signing its Silence into Action pledge, inspired by Martinez’s younger brother Itzcuauhtli’s 45-day silence strike for climate action.

“The most important thing you can do is educate yourself. Whatever makes you come alive, use that passion to make a difference,” says Martinez, whose performances as a pianist and hip-hop artist inform and enliven music festivals worldwide. “Together, we can create a legacy we can be proud to pass on to the next generation.”

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ilmmaker Barnet Bain’s credits include writer/director of Milton’s Secret, due out this fall, starring Donald Sutherland and Michelle Rodriguez and based on Eckhart Tolle’s book, producer of the Oscarwinning What Dreams May Come, executive producer of the Emmy-award nominee Homeless to Harvard and writer/producer of The Celestine Prophecy movie. Now, as author of The Book of Doing and Being: Rediscovering Creativity in Life, Love, and Work, he offers tools that everyone can use to develop a creativity practice designed to move us beyond our unconscious hand-me-down worldview, escape mental and emotional straightjackets and unlock great reservoirs of imagination. In so doing, we discover we can create anything we like; from a work of art to a fulfilling relationship.

Why is creativity so vital now?

More than ever before, the nature of human consciousness today is making it apparent that we live inside stories and are pushing up against their edges. Strategies we’ve used to try to attain control, success or empowerment—structured ideas about how the world works, false assurances and guarantees about life— may not be working. As a result, we are mired in anxiety, stress and crises. It all offers us the opportunity to wake up to a larger truth that supersedes everything else: We must discover where our true safety resides, in building newly intelligent relationships within, as well as with NABuxMont.com

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Why do we need an internal sense of safety?

Safety found within shows up in our experiences of the world. As we become increasingly reliant on and confident in our creative skills to survive and thrive, we give ourselves the gift of resilience in chaos.

Humanity’s creativity must be awakened in order to meet the challenges of a changing world and effectively address problems that appear to have too few solutions. The same inner awareness and skill set that give birth to the creative process can be applied to all aspects of life. Only through creative acts can we rise above unworkable paradigms, group thinking and earlier conditioning to create new and more fluid stories that grow from revised thoughts, beliefs, choices and attitudes that mature from the inside out.

Deep, compassionate understanding of how we arrived at this point allows us to shed restrictions. It begins with facing the whys and wherefores of our most intimate consciousness.

How do male and female energies play into this?

Everyone possesses both masculine and feminine energies; neither is better or less valuable than the other. Doing and acting characterize masculine energy, which makes things. It builds, structures, orders and files. Being

characterizes the feminine, womb-like energy, pregnant with possibilities and subsequent manifested outcomes. The capacities to imagine, feel and receive also are feminine. In the dance with the masculine, the harmony of these feminine qualities is the primal desire for and the impulse of creativity itself.

When the masculine and feminine energies are balanced and intimately joined, they express the ability to act, create, manifest, build and bring order.

When we learn how to balance them, we become more creative and effective, individually and collectively. We are better at meeting challenges and responding to opportunities.

How does chauvinism block creativity?

Chauvinism, an elevation of masculine over feminine energy, would separate us from our feelings. It does violence to femininity and castrates legitimate masculinity. The mildest trace of such subordination diminishes and reduces primal creative energies to second place, so that nothing new can arrive. Civilization suffers from this systemic disorder to the degree that we believe our needs won’t be met unless we are controlling or relying disproportionately on action principles. A culture that elevates doing over being is ignorant of how to pop the clutch and shift into neutral, and so keeps driving down the same road without hope of changing direction.

When spirituality was more alive inside religious traditions, we honored the sanctity of the Sabbath and the importance of putting aside doing in order to be intimate with the mystery of life. It’s what breathes new life into our thoughts and feelings, arousing body, mind and spirit to new heights.

Every creator understands that all creativity is a gift of the feminine energy and a gift of the gods. Integrative masculine energies are always constellated around such a gift. Allowing ourselves to become intimate with a greater state of being rather than doing, we open ourselves to receiving a new relationship with life.

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While eating too much salt is bad for the body, breathing it is a healthy activity. The Greek word for salt is halos, and halotherapy provides a welcome alternative to conventional pills, sprays and injections.

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The room’s walls are covered in salt, with blocks of backlit Himalayan pink salt at floor level. Clients wear disposable booties to walk through inches-deep, loose, mineral-rich Dead Sea salt to reclining chairs. The lights dim, soft music plays and salt, rich in negative ions, infuses the air for a 45-minute session.

“We have a second, smaller room where the walls and floor are not salted, so a child and parent can move around or play without disturbing others.

Our youngest client was 2 weeks old,” says Juracsik.

With the help of specially designed machines and software, microscopic salt particles one to five microns in size are circulated through the air to be deeply inhaled. As a natural anti-inflammatory agent, salt helps

For a partial list of U.S. salt rooms, see Tinyurl.com/SaltSpaLocations. reduce swelling of throat tissues and nasal passages, making breathing easier for individuals suffering from such respiratory ailments as allergies, asthma, bronchitis and sinusitis.

“True halotherapy is based on using 99 percent pure sodium chloride in the halogenerator,” says Leo Tonkin, co-founder of the Salt Therapy Association, in Boca Raton, Florida. “Dead Sea, Himalayan or other salts can be used as décor.”

“My husband, Gary, had three sinus surgeries before he discovered a salt room during a trip to London and had a eureka moment,” relates Ellen Patrick, owner of four Breathe Easy salt rooms in New York City and nearby Westchester County.

“A client’s 4-year-old son tells Mom when he needs a treatment to ‘make his nose work better,’” reports Lisa Cobb, owner of Luxury on Lovers, in Dallas, Texas. “He uses a salt bed similar in style to a tanning bed and large enough for his mother to be with him for a 20-minute treatment. Pilots and flight attendants like salt rooms to counteract the recirculated air on planes. Athletes use them to increase lung capacity. A treatment works like a visit to the ocean.”

A recent pilot study conducted at The Salt Room, in Orlando, Florida, and published in the International Journal of Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, concluded, “Halotherapy is associated with improvement in symptoms of sinus disease in cystic fibrosis and should be explored as an adjunct treatment.”

Salt’s anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial properties may also reduce skin swelling and itchiness, and even acne, without drying the skin. Increased lung capacity aids blood circulation, which also helps improve skin health. Salt room operators note that frequent treatments are needed during early stages of therapy or during acute outbreaks of conditions, but can be reduced to a maintenance level over time.

Juracsik remarks, “The best success I’ve seen is with respiratory ailments like bronchitis and pneumonia. We don’t need a new, fancy pill for every illness. Salt is historically proven to be a natural and effective way to improve respiratory health.”

Options go beyond basic treatments. “Meditating in the salt room allows double relaxation,” comments Patrick.

“Salty yoga is one of my favorite therapies because clients can exercise and breathe easier at the same time. Another option comprises a sound bath, during which crystal bowl music creates a vibration similar to piano notes to quiet and focus the mind during a salt session.”

Salt treatments can be experienced regularly, seasonally or as needed. For those free of respiratory issues, a salt room visit provides a refreshing way to relax, sit, chill and breathe.

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ven mainstream media have picked up on the many physical and mental benefits of walking, including weight loss, reduced stress, increased energy and better sleep, and that’s only the beginning. These additional compelling effects may well catalyze us to consistently step out for a daily walk, understanding that cumulative steps count, too. For more inspiration, check

out this month’s race walking at the Summer Olympics.

Walking helps heart health and diabetes. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Walking program launched last fall, the risk of heart disease and diabetes can be significantly reduced via an average of 22 minutes a day of brisk walking. “Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of

heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and even depression,” says Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of the division of preventive medicine at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “Can you imagine if there was a pill that could simultaneously have all those benefits? Everyone would be clamoring for it.”

Walking reduces anxiety and clears thinking. The results of a national survey of nearly 3,000 women between the ages of 42 and 52 published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that those that walked as part of a regular physical activity showed fewer signs of depression compared with inactive women. The more physical activity a woman logged, the less likely she was to exhibit such symptoms, suggesting that moderateto-intense levels of exercise may help protect against mental illness. The survey further revealed that 85 percent believe walking helps reduce any present anxiety and feelings of depression, while two-thirds reported that walking stimulates their thinking.

Walking facilitates doctor-patient communication. Columbus, Ohio-based Walk with a Doc (WalkWithADoc.org) helps organize free walking events each month via 230 chapters nationwide.

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Walking boosts life performance.

“Until the late 1960s, 90 percent of America’s children that lived up to a mile away walked to school. Today, that figure is 30 percent,” says Sheila Franklin, of the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, in The Walking Revolution documentary (scroll to the video at EveryBodyWalk.org). Experts warn that less walking by youngsters can create sedentary habits and lead to shortened life spans.

Daily walks to school boost cognitive performance in students, according to Mary Pat King, the National Parent Teacher Association director of programs and projects. Dr. Richard Jackson, a pediatrician, professor and chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles,. and former environmental health director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, reports that walking improves children’s learning ability, concentration, moods and creativity.

Even lifelong walkers are moved to walk more by using a pedometer to track their steps and distance traveled, says Dr. Lauren Elson, a physical medicine and rehabilitation instructor at Harvard Medical School, who is also the medical editor of the recent Harvard Special Health Report Walking for Health (Health.Harvard.edu/walk). A metareview of 26 studies found that using the device raised physical activity levels by nearly 27 percent, adding about 2,500 steps per day. Most stores that sell exercise equipment offer inexpensive pedometers, while smartphone users can download an app such as Moves, Breeze or Pedometer++. Apple’s iOS includes the free app Health.

Walking leads to meaningful exchanges. Social connections and honest conversations between two people can be aided by walking outside instead of

sitting inside. Clay Cockrell, a licensed clinical social worker in New York City, began walking with clients 12 years ago. He notes that casual venues like parks have been especially helpful for men. “They sometimes have a more difficult time making eye contact in sessions. Outside, they are looking where they are going, looking at nature, other people—the pressure is less. My own health has improved, as well,” he says.

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While food waste is a big problem, social entrepreneurs see a big opportunity. Around the country, they are working to reduce, recover and rethink discarded food valued at more than $160 billion a year. In the process, they are not only cutting food costs, but also creating jobs and fighting climate change.

University of Maryland College Park alumna Cam Pascual co-founded the nonprofit Food Recovery Network (FRN) after watching hundreds of pounds of food hit the trash in her campus dining hall every night. Pascual and her colleagues mobilized a volunteer network to shuttle leftovers from the university to soup kitchens, donating 200 meals a night to feed the hungry.

In the last five years, FRN has recovered more than 1 million pounds of food from 184 campuses in 42 states, proving that ingenuity and philanthropy can together fight the food waste travesty. “There are two major barriers to recovering leftover food; one is awareness, like helping businesses to understand the laws that protect them from liability,” says

We as individuals have real agency in helping minimize wasted food in America. ~Jonathan Bloom

Food waste reduction can be engineered in ways less noticeable to consumers, such as doing away with dining hall trays or using smaller plates. ~Cam Pascual Pascual, the organization’s current director of innovation and operations. “The other is the labor involved. Universities are the perfect ecosystem for food recovery because college students have flexible schedules and are community serviceminded, offering a ready supply of volunteers.”

The latest FRN initiative is a certification program to verify that farms and restaurants are engaging in food recovery that includes creating a toolkit to help restaurants safely recover leftover meals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture recently set a goal of slashing food waste in half by 2030, with several supporting bills approaching the floor in Congress. The EPA food recovery hierarchy calls for reducing food waste first and foremost, with recovering food to feed people or animals as a fallback and utilizing landfills only as a last resort.

“It’s one thing to set goals, but to realize those reductions in food waste, we have to change our behavior,” says Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It). Farms and households are the two largest generators of food waste, according to Bloom, whose blog at WastedFood.com offers dozens of beneficial tips for keeping food out of the trash bin.

Fighting food waste starts before we go to the grocery.

Bloom recommends consumers organize cupboards to know what’s already in stock, plan meals and stick to the shopping list.

Post-purchase, easy tips include serving smaller portions, freezing leftovers and sharing surplus with friends and neighbors.

Bloom’s website fans contribute more ideas like mixing veggie scraps into pet food or making them into soup stock.

Using a smaller refrigerator keeps shoppers from bulking up while saving energy costs. The battle against wasted food needs to start at home, where small steps add up to big change.

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Since ancient times, gardens have been employed as a place of healing for body and spirit. Japanese healthcare providers prescribe shinrin-yoku, meaning, “walking in forests to promote health” or “forest bathing”. Its intent is to use sight, sound and smell to connect with nature through stress-reducing, meditative walks.

Based on a program created by the Morikami Japanese Gardens, in Delray Beach, Florida, Washington state’s Bloedel Reserve, on Bainbridge Island, conducts Strolls for Well-Being. Participants sign up for a free, 10-week session of 12 self-guided walks and three group meetings. A companion workbook is provided to encourage journaling on themes such as forgiveness, gratitude and joy.

“Public gardens are a safe place where people can focus and do the work,” says Erin Jennings, with Bloedel.

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Hope Hill Lavender Farm, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, adds lavender to soap, sugar scrubs, lotion and essential oil. “It takes 11 pounds of hand-picked fresh blossoms to make one ounce of essential oil,” says Troy Jochems, coowner with his wife, Wendy. A member of the mint family, lavender adds distinctive flavor and fragrance to both sweet and savory dishes (find recipes at HopeHillLavenderFarm.com). Visit the farm on summer weekends through mid-August and plan to partake of the annual lavender festival next June.

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Tea Wellness classes and tastings of fair trade heirloom varieties are a big draw at Light of Day Organics, in Traverse City, Michigan. They’re taught by founder and horticulturist Angela Macke, a registered nurse. It’s the only dual-certified organic and Demeter Biodynamic commercial grower of tea plants in North America.

The Boiron Medicinal Garden at the Rodale Institute, in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, emphasizes the importance of plants in homeopathy. Maggie Saska, plant production specialist with the research farm, explains, “Walking tours with educational signage in the garden let visitors know which species to look for when planting their own organic healing garden. Plants from a store may not be organically grown or of the correct species,” although a nursery may afford more options.

Christophe Merville, D.Pharm., Boiron USA director of education and pharmacy development, attests that many familiar plants can offer benefits beyond beauty, such as reducing stress, promoting healing or easing congestion. He cautions, “People think plants are naturally safe, but they can be dangerous. St. John’s wort extract, for example, can relieve mild depression, but interacts with prescription medicines. It also reacts to light, so users may experience rashes from sun exposure.

“Lemon balm can be made into an antioxidant tea. It can be grown in a garden, on a balcony or indoors, and combines well with chamomile or lavender.

We like it for helping to relieve anxiety or to improve mental performance.”

Merville suggests steeping German chamomile tea for relaxing sleep.

He says breathing in the steam helps a stuffy nose. When used as a compress, it can relieve pain and itch from rashes. “Don’t drink too much or make it too concentrated,” he warns,

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Vicki Nowicki, founder of Liberty Gardens, in Downers Grove, Illinois, observes, “The world is seeing the first generations that don’t have a relationship with the land or know how to grow their own food.” Its seed-lending library, classes and tours, along with other healing gardens throughout the country, aim to get everyone back to basics including going outside.

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hen encountering a bird or animal that appears to be abandoned, take only minimal steps to help. “People mean well but a lot of rescues we see, didn’t need help,” says Lacy Campbell, wildlife care center operations manager for the Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon.

Make sure the animal is away from traffic or predators, and then call a local wildlife rehabilitator before taking further action, especially if the animal is injured.

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Baby squirrels can fall out of the nest.

“Leave him at the base of the tree,” says Jennifer Keats Curtis, author of the children’s book Squirrel Rescue. “Mom

will rebuild the nest before coming to get her baby. If it’s cold, put it in a box with a towel. Once squirrels have been treated as a pet, they can’t be released.”

Tiny, not-yet-feathered nestlings should be returned home; it’s a myth that human scent poses a problem.

If the nest is out of reach or can’t be located, make one with a box and soft cloth. Put it in the tree, so the parents can resume feeding. Leave the area so as not to frighten them.

“After young robins, scrub jays, crows and owls leave the nest, they typically spend up to a week on the ground before they can fly,” says Campbell. “At night, the parents will escort the fully feathered fledglings to safety beneath a bush.”

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A box turtle operates on innate GPS. “It lives in an area the size of a football field,” explains Curtis. “It will go onward, no matter how many times people try to redirect it. If injured by a car or lawn mower, the shell can be mended by a rehab center.”

Bunnies eat at dusk and dawn. Inbetween, the nest may look abandoned.

“Wild baby rabbits are difficult to keep alive if injured,” says Curtis. “At sundown, see if mom returns; if not, they need a wildlife rehab expert.”

A lone, young raccoon is either old enough to climb a tree by itself or the mother will carry it. If we feed a raccoon, it will become a beggar.

Opossums are dramatic actors. When cornered, they hiss and fall over and play dead in a coma-like state for up to four hours. Check back later. If a mother possum has been killed by a car, call a rehab official to check her pouch for potential babies.

“If you find a young deer fawn or moose calf, leave it. The mother comes back several times each day to nurse,” advises Amanda Nicholson, director of outreach for the Wildlife Center of Virginia, in Waynesboro. “Its coloring helps it remain undetected by predators.”

Other Unexpected Encounters “Don’t feed wild animals or leave out food or accessible comestible trash.

Bobcats, wolves, bears and coyotes will avoid people unless food is involved,” cautions Jennifer Place, program associate for Born Free USA, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. “Wild animals protect their space, food and young, so stay on marked trails when hiking and never turn your back on them.”

For unexpected meetings, stay calm. “Make sure there’s an escape

Wildlife Transport Tips If a wild animal is injured, wear heavy gloves in its vicinity to avoid being bitten or scratched. Completely cover the animal with a blanket so it stays relatively calm, and place it in a carrier for transport to a rehabilitation facility. A warm hot water bottle can help ward off shock.

Do not give the animal water, milk or food. Time is of the essence to ward off dangers of stress. Wild animals can carry disease without appearing to be ill. Fleas, ticks and mites are likely, so keep injured wildlife away from pets and children. route for the animal,” says Place. “With foxes or coyotes, throw sticks or small rocks, but don’t hit the animal. Make yourself look large and yell.” With snakes, sidestep away slowly for more than six feet before walking in the other direction. Bears require a different response. “Speak in a low voice so the bear realizes you are not prey. Never climb a tree,” says Place. “Bears know the terrain, can run faster than a horse and can climb trees, too. Sidestep away, remaining carefully upright, calm and unthreatening. If the bear moves toward you, keep talking until he moves away.

Running kicks in its prey drive.”

Yellowstone Park regulations require visitors to stay 25 yards away from most wildlife and 100 yards away from bears and wolves. Selfie photos with animals can result in injury or death for humans and animals through carelessness; safety depends on good judgement, respect and common sense.

Friends of wildlife know beforehand how to contact local rehabilitators if there’s an emergency, observe before taking action, and protect pets. “Always leash dogs when going into the yard at night and keep cats indoors,” says Place. “Peaceful co-existence allows for the safety of both people and animals, domestic and wild.”

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Local Yoga BUCKS COUNTY Bikram Yoga Doylestown 1717 S Easton Rd, Doylestown 570-977-6689 BikramYogaDoylestown.com Blossom Yoga 2324 2nd Street Pike, Newtown 215-416-3252 Blossom-Yoga.net

Cornerstone Health & Fitness 740 Edison Furlong Rd, Doylestown • 215-794-3700 415 S York Rd, New Hope 215-862-2200 419 S York Rd, New Hope 215-862-2200 847 Easton Rd, Warrington 215-918-5900 CornerstoneClubs.com Dragonfly Yoga Studio & Massage Therapy 156 Green St, Doylestown 215-622-4612 DragonflyYogaStudio.com Moondog Yoga Studio 44 Front St, Quakertown 267-374-4046 MoondogYoga.com Park Club Fitness and Wellness 620 W Chestnut St, Ste 101, Perkasie • 215-257-8877 Facebook.com/ParkClubFitness Prancing Peacock 524 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley 139 Zimmerman Ln, Langhorne 267-679-0791 PrancingPeacock.com River Yoga 5667 York Rd, Lahaska 215-794-1890 RiverYoga.org

Shine Yoga Center 601 W Market St, Perkasie 267-221-0980 ShineYogaPerkasie.com Sun Dog Yoga Studio 17 W State St, Ste 1, Doylestown 215-230-4031 SundogYogaStudio.com Tristana Yoga Studio 4095 Ferry Rd, Doylestown 267-245-4140 Facebook.com/TristanaYogaStudio Yoga Vibhuti 77 2nd Street Pike, Southampton 215-514-6065 YogaVibhuti.com Yogasphere 18 Swamp Rd, Newtown 215-579-6130 Yogasphere.net

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY Amma Yanni Yoga School & Center 827 Glenside Ave, Wyncote 215-572-9881 AmmayanniYoga.com The Buddha-Bar Yorktown Plaza 160 Yorktown Plz, Elkins Park 215- 901-2835 Facebook.com/The-Buddha-BarYorktown-Plaza Dana Hot Yoga 2278 Mount Carmel Ave, Glenside • 610-667-3262 832 N Bethlehem Pk, Spring House • 267-974-9805 DanaHotYoga.net* Dhuni Yoga & Pilates 1458 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley • 215-917-0501 DhuniYoga.com

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Nourishing Storm 124 N York Rd, Hatboro 215-394-8152 NourishingStorm.com SSP Yoga 400 Commerce Dr, Fort Washington • 610-656-6041 SSPYoga.com Tara Yoga 1134 Easton Rd, Abington 215-305-8325 TaraYogaPhilly.com Twisted Monkey 501 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge 215- 379-1046 TwistedMonkeyYoga.com Twisters Wellness Centers 131 E Butler Ave. Ambler 717 Bethlehem Pike, Erdenheim 215-654-5393 TwistersYoga.com

Whole Body Yoga Studio 213 N Main St, North Wales 215-661-0510 WholeBodyYogaStudio.com Yoga Evolution/MomentOM 261 Old York Rd, Jenkintown 215-885-1800 MomentOM.me

WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY Aim High Studio 3015 W Germantown Pike, Norristown • 484-686-0067 AimHighStudio.com Anahata Yoga 703 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville 215-740-1354 AnahataYogaWellness.com Art & Soul Yoga & Pilates 1690 Valley Forge Rd, Eagleville 610-220-8572 ArtAndSoulYoga.com Collegeville Yoga Bar 50 Second Ave, Ste 3, Collegeville • 610-409-2696 CollegevilleYogaBar.com Moyo 4335 Skippack Pike, Schwenksville 610-584-1108 Moyo-Yoga.com Sol Yoga Studio 117 W Ridge Pike, Conshohocken 610-636-0391 SolYogaStudio.com Stillpoint Yoga Studios 217 W Church Rd, King of Prussia 610-213-3280 StillpointYogaStudios.com The Yoga Den 303 E Church Rd, King of Prussia 484-368-7409 DenYogi.com Yoga Home 424 E Elm St, Conshohocken 484-344-5040 OurYogaHome.com Yoga-Cise2 533 S West End Blvd, Quakertown 267-718-6444 Yoga-Cise2.com YogaOne Park Ridge Ctr, 4 N Park Ave, Trooper • 610-761-3620 Yoga-One.com

Local Yoga MAIN LINE Dana Hot Yoga 244-246 Bala Ave, Bala Cynwyd 267-689-8578 DanaHotYoga.com Focus Fitness 1111 Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr 610-525-5515 FocusFitnessMl.com Hummingbird Yoga and Massage 2606 E County Line Rd, Ardmore 610-955-3328 HummingbirdHeals.com New Leaf Club 1225 Montrose Ave, Rosemont 610-525-1711 NewLeafClub.org

Prana House Yoga 385 W Lancaster Ave, Haverford 610-896-9642 PranaHouseYoga.com The Yoga Garden 131 N Narberth Ave, Narberth 610-664-2705 YogaGardenNarberth.com Thrive Yoga 519 Lancaster Ave, 2nd Fl, Malvern • 610-889-1615 ThriveYogaCenter.com

NORTHWEST PHILLY Àse Yoga 4054 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia 267-886-8600 AseYoga.com YOGA ON MAIN 4363 Main St, Philadelphia 215-482-7877 YogaOnMain.com

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savethedate Greenshire Arts Consortium 3620 Sterner Mill Rd, Quakertown Event Details: GreenshireArts.org Please register for all activities.

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Sacred Sounds, Healing Touch and Gentle Yoga First Thursdays: August 4, 6:30-8:30pm From chaos to harmony: Restorative yoga, reiki, tuning forks, bells and music relax the physical body, release stress and quiet the mind. This amazing combination brings you to a state of harmony and peace to enhance your daily life. Tobie Szelagowski, Yoga Instructor. Rev. Sharon Kachel, Sacred Sound. $30 (Also September 1, October 6).

First Sunday: Community Gathering August 7, 12:30-3pm Join us as we celebrate the blessings of community.

Midst fellowship you are welcome to enjoy the gardens at Greenshire, meditation areas, Stone Amphitheater with the spontaneity of music and drumming. Bring your favorite culinary delight to share, business cards and flyers, musical instruments, and anything else that will help make our gathering a heartwarming event. Please let us know you’re coming and how many people you’ll be bringing. Love donation.

Children’s Yoga, Storytime, Aromatherapy: Ages 6 to 9 August 8, 9-11am A fun-filled morning includes: yoga; story time; games; learning about plants, the earth and growing cycles; and aromatherapy crafts. Activities will take place in the Greenshire gardens, weather permitting.

Otherwise, we will be under a large covered porch and inside. Parents: Drop-off is at 9am, pick-up at 11am. For extra fun, pack a lunch and enjoy a picnic in the beautiful gardens after the workshop. Deanna Nagle, Child Light Yoga Instructor, Librarian.

Stephanie Borzio, Science Teacher and Wellness Advocate. $30.

Midsummer Night: Sacred Sweat August 9, 6:30-8:30pm Bare feet on the earth, dance, sweat and laughter: We attune to earth energies, moving them through our energy centers and enlivening our entire body.

The music from ancient cultures brings us to celebration and honors our walk upon the earth. Rev. Kristen Allis Urffer, M.Ed., Certified Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master. $30.

Soul ART Painting August 16, 5-8pm September 18, 2-5pm Recapture the joy and freedom of expression as you are guided in reawakening your inner child’s rhythm by creating paintings by hand and using meditation and the gentle touch of craniosacral therapy. We will also engage in team building with our “community canvas project.” ART: Awakening the senses of the body; Reconnecting to your inner child; and experiencing Transformational energy.

Elisa Maggio, Soul ARTist. $45.

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Vinyasa Beginnings Series – 8/2-8/18, 11:30am12:45pm. Want to take your basic practice to the next level? This workshop builds upon the foundations of breath and yoga postures to help you develop a beginning vinyasa practice. We will use our breath to link movements together in flowing sequences. Sixclass series, three Tues & three Thurs. $108. Whole Body Yoga Studio, 403 E Walnut St, 3rd Fl, North Wales. Patty Ferry, 215-661-0510. WholeBody Yoga@hotmail.com. WholeBodyYogaStudio.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 Farm Tour at Manoff Market Gardens – 6-8:30pm. The evening’s potluck meal runs from 6-7pm, with the tour to follow. Visitors are expected to bring a dish to share with others and their family’s own eating equipment and seating, and they should expect to carry out their own trash. While the tour is free, donations are encouraged. Manoff Market Gardens, 3157 Comfort Rd, New Hope. Renee Cauller, 215-621-8967. Info@BucksFoodshed.org.

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James E Kinney Senior Center 165 Township Rd, Richboro I will be sharing my personal story of my husband’s murder. I hope you will all share your stories. We will learn that your loved ones are still with us. Looking forward to meeting you. Blessings, Donna.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 Fun First Friday at the Market – 5-8pm. Join us for live music and wine as we celebrate the first Friday in August. What a great way to start your weekend. Shop for your weekend treats to some great tunes and a wonderful community vibe. Doylestown Food Market, 29 W State St, Doylestown. 215-348-4548. Info@Doylestown. coop. Doylestown.coop/events.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Transcendental Meditation Program – 11am1pm. Free public introductory lecture on the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) Program.

Find out why over 6.5 million people worldwide practice this technique to reduce blood pressure, decrease anxiety and naturally reduce tension, stress and strain. Start enjoying your life to the fullest.

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Email CSmith@tm.org to reserve a seat. The next four-day course will be from August 13-16. 5792 Carversville Rd, Doylestown. TM.org/doylestown.

Carole Smith, 215-783-4629. TM.org/doylestown.

Pearl with Pearls of Nature Demo – 1-3pm. Come sample these spa-quality, locally produced natural skin and body-care products. Pearls of Nature is handcrafted from the bounty of beautiful raw ingredients from nature to give our skin what it needs to flourish. You can feel the difference. 10% discount on Pearls of Nature products during the demo. Doylestown Food Market, 29 W State St, Doylestown. 215-348-4548. Info@Doylestown. coop. Doylestown.coop/events.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 Weight Loss & Energy – 6:30-8pm. All are welcome for a free lecture with Gina Forgione, food educator with In Balance Health Coaches. Learn how to lose weight with lifestyle changes, de-crave those cravings, self-esteem, bio-individuality diet programs.

Increase your energy and vitality; have success at reaching your goals. Wood Lane Wellness Center, 930 Town Center Dr, Ste G10, Langhorne. Gina Forgione, 267-767-3973. InBalanceHealthCoaches2@gmail. com. InBalanceHealthCoaches.com.

Beginner Yoga 101 – 8/8-8/31, 7:30-8:45pm. Learn the basics of yoga postures. This four-week series meets on Mondays and Wednesdays for four weeks.

This class is for newbies, to learn the foundations of yoga postures and proper alignment, yoga breathing and relaxation. This series fills up quickly; sign up today. $108. Whole Body Yoga Studio, 403 E Walnut St, North Wales. Patty Ferry, 215-6610510. WholeBodyYoga@hotmail.com. WholeBody YogaStudio.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 Transcendental Meditation Program – 6:308:30pm. Free public introductory lecture on the benefits of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) Program. Find out why over 6.5 million people worldwide practice this technique to reduce blood pressure, decrease anxiety and naturally reduce tension, stress and strain. Start enjoying your life to the fullest. Email CSmith@tm.org to reserve a seat. The next four-day course will be from August 13-16. 5792 Carversville Rd, Doylestown. Carole Smith, 215-783-4629. TM.org/doylestown.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 Grand Opening Weekend – 8/12-8/14. Come celebrate the grand opening of Himalayan Salt & Wellness Cave. Specials for this weekend only: a free salt session with a yoga, reflexology or reiki session booked; buy one salt session, get one free; 10 percent off all packages. Walk-ins welcome. Call to schedule a no-wait appointment. Himalayan Salt & Wellness Cave, 1494 N Charlotte St, Pottstown.

610-310-3884. HimalayanSaltNWellness.com.

Drum Circle with Mike Pfeiffer – 7-8pm. Join us in a circle of drumming lead by musician Mike Pfeiffer. This is the first of our monthly drum circle to share in creating harmonious sounds together.

Bring a drum if you have one or come partake of this exquisite sound journey, we will have extra. Healing and fun. $15. The Room at Meadowbrook, 4089 Durham Rd, Ottsville. Lyn Hicks, 215-813-4073.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Ribbon Cutting – 10am. Cheer with us as we cut the ribbon for Himalayan Salt & Wellness Cave.

Part of our grand opening weekend celebration. See listing, August 12. Himalayan Salt & Wellness Cave, 1494 N Charlotte St, Pottstown. 610-310-3884.

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Naturalist Skills Class: Insects – 10am-2pm.

For adults that wish to further their natural history knowledge in a fun and hands-on learning environment. Dress for the weather, pack water and bring a lunch. $30 members/$40 non-members; preregistration required. Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol. 215-785-1177. SilverLake NatureCenter@buckscounty.org. SilverLakeNature Center.org.

Grand Opening Health & Wellness – 1-3:30pm.

Join Gina Forgione, certified wellness coach, and Cheryl Litzke, family therapist, for our open house.

One-on-one attention from weight loss with a integrative nutritionist, de-craving those craves, better sleep & energy, self-esteem. Dr. Litzke has been serving our community for over 25 years, working with families, couples and individuals. Park Terrace, 275 S Main St, Ste 10, Doylestown. Gina Forgione, 267-767-3973. InBalanceHealthCoaches2@gmail. com. InBalanceHealthCoaches.com.

savethedate Celebrity Chef Farm to Table Dinner August 13 • 6-9pm Doylestown Food Market’s annual fundraiser features twin chefs, Chef Keith Blalock of PA Soup and Seafood and Penn Taproom, and Chef Kevin Blalock of Lookaway Golf Club.

Enjoy a showcase of seasonal preparations from Bucks County Farms; local beer, wine and Kimbucha mocktail sampling; a silent auction; music by Cherry Lane Jazz Band.

Cost: $75/member; $95/non-member Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow 2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope

John LaSala, 908-337-9670 FarmToTable.doylestown.coop

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 Sandbrook Meadow Farm at the Co-op – 1-3pm.

Primarily a CSA Farm, Sandbrook Meadow Farm is in Stockton, NJ. Farmers Alex and Eileen and landowners Brent and Deirdre partner to produce certified organic vegetables. They are committed to preserving the integrity of the land and the joys of farm community through responsible organic farming practices. Come meet farmer Eileen. Doylestown Food Market, 29 W State St, Doylestown. 215348-4548. Info@Doylestown.coop. Doylestown. coop/events.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Intro to Kayaking Class – 9-11am. Learn basic strokes and proper techniques, on land and on water.

Fee per person per class: $22 Friends of Silver Lake members; $27 non-members. Pre-registration is required. Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol. 215-785-1177. SilverLakeNatureCenter@ buckscounty.org. SilverLakeNatureCenter.org.

2nd Chakra Workshop – 9:30am-12:30pm. The 2nd chakra is the energy center in your body that connects to pleasure, desire, sensuality, passion, movement, flow and emotions. Participants will learn how to determine excess or deficiency and leave with tools to help bring balance to the chakra. $30. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 703 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville. Kathy Tooley, 215-7401354. AnahataYogaWellness.com.

Come celebrate the evolution of yoga culture with headliners: yoga musician Trevor Hall, kirtan icon Krishna Das and legendary yogi Dharma Mittra. Enjoy camping; over 40 workshops and yoga classes; three stages with more than 30 musicians and bands; swimming, hiking and canoeing; fire dancers, bonfires and drum circles; live painters, art gallery, dance parties and interactive art experiences; children’s and family programming; and more.

Spring-fed lake and olympic-sized pool.

Tickets: $85-$325 Camp Ramblewood Darlington, Maryland

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 Reiki I Class – 11:30am-5:30pm. Do you feel the call to become a Reiki Practitioner? Reiki can be used anytime to bring healing energy to yourself, clients or loved ones. Participants will learn the history of Reiki, Reiki hand placements, receive Reiki I Attunement and practice sending and receiving Reiki energy. Includes manual and Certificate. $120. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 703 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville. 215-740-1354.

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Fri 5-9pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm Enjoy inspiring lectures, meditations, yoga, alternative healing treatments like reiki, massage and reflexology, as well as angelic and intuitive readings. Try healthy food samples, and purchase natural products for personal and home care. Empowered Light Holistic Expo will focus on healthier lifestyles, including food, physical activities, stress reduction and self-care.

All events held at Quakertown Integrative Health Center, 600 W Broad St, Quakertown

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Reflexology Practitioner Program Open House Saturday, August 20, 11am Interested in becoming a Reflexologist? Want to find out more about the upcoming fall session of the Reflexology Practitioner Program? Meet the instructors. Chat with graduates of the program.

Hear details. Ask questions.

Cost: Free Email to register in advance (required).

Reflexology Practitioner Program September 2016 - March 2017 Saturday & Sunday, 9am-7pm One Full Weekend per Month

If you have a passion for helping others, feel a connection to the holistic mindset, hold an appreciation for the energies of the body and its ability to self-heal, then becoming a reflexology practitioner may be a great fit for you. Learn this gentle healing art and become a facilitator of wellness. 7-month, 150-hour professional program is NCBMTB CE approved. Easy payment plan available.

Cost: $2,325. Pay-in-full discount.

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Free Info Session: Aug 27, 11:30am-1pm Training: Sept 10, 2016 - May 14, 2017 We are a Kripalu-Affiliated Yoga studio, one of only 16 worldwide, and a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School. Our trainees learn everything needed to teach all levels of Hatha Yoga in accordance with YA standards. Our unique training emphasizes yoga as a tool for self-healing and transformation.

Cost: $2,100 (before August 10)

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Thursday Evenings, 6-9pm + 5 Saturdays If you have a passion for helping others, feel a connection to the holistic mindset, hold an appreciation for the energies of the body and its ability to self-heal, then becoming a reflexology practitioner may be a great fit for you. Learn this gentle healing art and become a facilitator of wellness. 7-month, 150-hour professional program is NCBMTB CE approved. Easy payment plan available.

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Kathleen Tooley, 215-740-1354 AnahataYogaWellness.com Pearl with Pearls of Nature Demo – 1-3pm. Come sample these spa-quality, locally produced natural skin and body-care products. Pearls of Nature is handcrafted from the bounty of beautiful raw ingredients from nature to give our skin what it needs to flourish. You can feel the difference. 10% discount on Pearls of Nature products during the demo. Doylestown Food Market, 29 W State St, Doylestown. 215-348-4548. Info@Doylestown. coop. Doylestown.coop/events.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 Reflexology Practitioner Program Fall 2016 Evenings September 2016 - May 2017

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Health and Healing Fair – 12-3pm. Free to attend. Sign up for 20 minutes of energy healing, reflexology, massage or card readings for just $20. Many wonderful healing arts practitioners to choose from. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 703 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville. 215-740-1354.

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Sandbrook Meadow Farm at the Co-op – 1-3pm.

Primarily a CSA Farm, Sandbrook Meadow Farm is in Stockton, NJ. Farmers Alex and Eileen and landowners Brent and Deirdre partner to produce certified organic vegetables. They are committed to preserving the integrity of the land and the joys of farm community through responsible organic farming practices. Come meet farmer Eileen. Doylestown Food Market, 29 W State St, Doylestown. 215348-4548. Info@Doylestown.coop. Doylestown. coop/events.

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FOR RENT PEACEFUL COUNTRY SETTING – Building includes four gathering rooms, kitchen and covered porch. Wooded paths, meditation gardens.

Perfect for workshops, weddings, retreats. 215538-0976. GreenshireArts.org.

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SERVICES HOLISTIC SERVICES – Life counseling, reiki, energy healing, psychotherapy, spiritual mentoring, weddings, memorial services, holistic workshops and more. 215-538-0976. Greenshire Arts.org.

UNIQUE NUTRITION PROGRAM – How much does the guy at the vitamin store really know about your body? Introducing a Nutrition Program as unique as you are. Call 267-9922519 or visit MyIDLifeRocks.com for your free personal assessment.

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August 19-21, 9am-5pm daily Arcturian Alchemy: Creating the Indestructible Light Body This is the official course for the spiritual practices and meditations associated with the Arcturian Healing Method, created by Gene Ang, PhD. This line of study helps practitioners of this modality to develop along their spiritual path. These practices of internal alchemy are designed to raise the vibration of each practitioner’s subtle bodies and consciousness.

Pre-requisite: Levels 1, 2, 3 of the Arcturian Healing Method. $597. Pipersville.

August 20, 6:30-9:30pm Telepathy: Developing Sensitivity in the Age of Conscious Awakening Gene Ang, PhD, will teach practical exercises to develop your capacity for sensing the subtle realms.

Sometimes referred to as clairvoyance, telepathy and clairsentience, this capacity is occurring in more people due to the awakening of consciousness occurring on a global level. Furthermore, it is important that people consciously open these abilities as they move along in their spiritual path. The class will cover developing the Third Eye. $75. New Britain.

August 21, 6:30-9:30pm Quantum Spoon Bending: A Model for Healing and Transformation This popular and exciting class is about using the power of intention and visualization to alter physical reality. The principles demonstrated by Gene Ang, PhD, access quantum mechanics and the unified field, used by accomplished healers. Experience first-hand that techniques based on energy can soften the metal of spoons and forks, causing them to become miraculously malleable. Not only are the results cool, but these same principles can be used for major shifts in healing and transformation. $55.

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September 21, 6:30-9:30pm Initiates of Mani: The Alchemy of Transforming Evil into Good Taught by Gene Ang, PhD, this initiation class helps people remember their connection to the spiritual stream, started by the being known as Mani, Manu or Melchizedek. The Manichaeism stream is known as a redemptive stream and initiates of this lineage have dedicated their lifetimes towards transforming evil into good through love. There will be three parts: a discussion of the Manichaeism stream and how it fits into your spiritual path, an activation to dedicate our mission towards helping humanity, and a meditation to strengthen our column of energy through focus and will. $75. New Britain.

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JourneyDance of the Chakras September 10 • 7-8:30pm Online Class: Awaken Your Intuition August 24 • 7-9pm Intuition is a natural ability to “sense” something or know the best solution for yourself. In this class we will begin to get clear on what types of intuitive abilities you have and enhance them.

This “hands on class” that is so fun to enhance your skill set. Via computer.

As energy points throughout the body, chakras can become blocked in day-to-day living. One powerful and fun way to clear them is through dance. Learn the JourneyDance release techniques as we move our bodies to highvibing music, raising our vibrations enough t o clear any chakra blocks.

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Monthly Women’s Radiance Circle September 19 • 7-9pm

“Learn” Less – “See” More August 22 • 6:30-8:30pm Beautiful themed card decks – So many. Tarot, Oracle… etc. Do you “need to know” things to utilize a deck? Do certain decks draw you in?

How do intention and vibration relate? Spend an evening exploring how you can learn much from “learning” less. Bring your favorite deck and explore others.

The global shift toward the feminine is in its tumultuous backlash phase. How do we participate? Handle the negative? What is our role? Using books as a medium we will explore concepts of feminine energy, history, lore, future possibilities. 3rd Monday each month. This is more than just a book club.

Cost: $13

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sunday Meditation Class with Lyn Hicks – 10-10:50am.

Seeking more peace, calm and serenity? Amidst our busy culture we often forget the rest or pause that is so important to centering and balancing life.

A class to explore and review ways to settle the mind, go inward and journey toward peace and soul awareness. $15. The Room at Meadowbrook, 4089 Durham Rd, Ottsville. Lyn Hicks, 215-813-4073.

Lyn@HarmonyHillGardens.com. TheRoomAt Meadowbrook.weebly.com.

monday Mental Health Support Group – 6:30-7:30pm.

Join 4 The M.I.N.D.S. for its weekly peer-to-peer support group. We welcome family, friends and individuals who suffer from mental illness. Aldie Medical Arts Building, 11 Welden Dr, Doylestown.

4TheMINDS.org. 4TheMINDS@gmail.com.

tuesday Shin Tai Tuesdays – 2-7pm. By appointment.

Laurie Van Valkenburgh brings Saul Goodman’s shiatsu/shin tai to Medicine in Balance. It is a precise and highly effective touch therapy designed to integrate the subtle bodies to relieve pain via structural, fascial, meridian and cranial sacral work.

Release and rejuvenate. Medicine In Balance, 940 Town Center Dr, Ste F-90, Langhorne. Laurie Van Valkenburgh, 215-741-1600. lavabigail@gmail. com. ShiatsuBodyTherapies.com.

wednesday Ayurveda Consultations – 9am-7:30pm. Discover your constitution, your doshas. Learn how imbalances in the doshas can manifest in illness, physical discomfort or mental afflictions such as insomnia or anxiety. Dr. Moore is an ayurvedic

yoga specialist who can teach you how to bring your doshas back into balance for optimum health and well-being. $80. Diana T Moore, PhD, 196 Ashland Ave, Doylestown. 267-753-9262. Diana@DianaT MoorePhD.com. DianaTMoorePhD.com/ayurveda.

Self Empowerment through Creativity – 6:308pm. Use your voice, express and be heard through character development. Using techniques from the Royal and National Shakespeare Companies in London, The Eastman School of Music, HB Studios, NYU. Kathleen has 38 years of experience acting, writing, directing, teaching. monologues, on-camera commercials, scene study, audition skills. Singing. $60. Main St, Lambertville, NJ. Kathleen Downey, 858-401-3144. DowneyActingAndVoice@gmail. com. DowneyActingAndVoice.com.

Guided Meditation – 7-8pm. Come one, come all to destress your body and mind, feed your soul what it’s really looking for, learn how to live more in balance, enjoying your life. You deserve it. Experienced and inexperienced welcome. 122 N York Rd, Ste 6 (rear), Hatboro. 215-858-4448. Dotgnot@gmail. com. meetup.com/SpiritualEvolutionGroupHatboro.

Chakra Yoga – 7-8pm. Enjoy an evening of yoga poses used to awaken and enliven the chakra points in your body. Weather permitting, we will be in the gardens experiencing yoga outside as we develop flexibility, grace and flow. Bring a mat and open mind to explore this healing art. $15. The Room at Meadowbrook, 4089 Durham Rd, Ottsville. Erin Range, 215-813-4073. FreeRangeYogasup@gmail. com. TheRoomAtMeadowbrook.weebly.com.

Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditation for relaxation and balance. You will be guided by Lavender Green to a serene place where your daily stress will melt away. Soft music and candlelight will soothe and relax you. Theme changes weekly. $5. Rina’s Rocks, 42 S York Rd, Hatboro. 215-443-7625.

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Group Meditation – 6:45-7:30pm. Meditation – Does your mind need to be guided? Cultures through all time and across all the world have practiced this ancient art, regardless of the language. Led by Ian Heim. The Solebury Club, 4612 Hughesian Dr, Buckingham. BShymon.SoleburyClub@gmail.com.

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saturday Yoga at the Pool – 9-10am. New Hope’s cool new way to namaste. Yoga and a splash in the pool with Kathleen and Courtney Downey. Strengthen your core, find balance with free pool time afterwards.

Bring towel and mat. Starts at 9:15 every morning Monday through Sunday. Healthy is Delicious organic juices. $10. Rodeway Inn Pool Patio, 6426 Lower York Rd, New Hope/Solebury. Kathleen Downey, 858-401-3144. CoreLevelHealing@gmail. com. CoreLevelHealing.com.

Summer Yoga Jam – 9am-4:30pm. Join the fun.

A day of yoga and shopping. 9am Soul Energizing Yoga Flow; 11am Find Your Bliss, Yoga Tune Up; 1pm Open Hips, Open Heart with Essential Oils; 3pm Balance your Chakra with Sound Healing and Yin Yoga. Live music with Samuel Haines, Eric Labacz and Shakti Devi. $65. Whole Body Yoga Studio, 403 E Walnut St, North Wales. Patty Ferry, 215-661-0510.WholeBodyYoga@hotmail.com.

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Shiatsu Community Clinic – 1st Sat, 9:15am4:45pm. First Saturday shiatsu sessions offered in supervised clinic setting. Each student will interview, assess energy and create individualized shiatsu session to balance the body. Wear loose comfortable clothing, preferably cotton. Wear socks. No cell phones, no perfumes. $40. International School of Shiatsu, 6055C Kellers Church Rd, Plumsteadville.

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Grace Rollins, MS, LAc, NTP Paolo Propato, LAc 30 Garden Alley, Doylestown 215-348-8058 BridgeAcupuncture.com

Kelly Thomke, JourneyDance Certified Facilitator The Authentic Self, Ottsville 215-534-4989 JourneyDance.com

Schedule a complimentary consultation to learn more about acupuncture and our warm, joyful wellness center. 10% off your first treatment for NABuxMont readers. Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine can safely and effectively relieve chronic pain, stress and anxiety, restore sleep, boost energy, promote healthy digestion, balance the immune system and regulate hormones.

Meditation classes, qigong, nutritional counseling, massage therapy, pediatric acupressure and more.

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JourneyDance is a whole-body experience that tickles the mind and nourishes the soul. It is freestyle movement to world music where self-expression releases tension. Visit the website for upcoming dances or to book a JourneyDance for a group. No dance experience needed to feel this wild freedom.

DIVORCE MEDIATION ALPHA CENTER FOR DIVORCE MEDIATION

AlphaCares@Alpha-Divorce.com 800-310-9085 Alpha-Divorce.com AlphaResourceCenter.com

BUSINESS COACHING JACQUELINE FOX, MS

Professional Development Services JFox@JacquelineFox.com 267-935-9097 • JacquelineFox.com

Retain your choices with true mediation services. Unique, proven model, fully supporting clients through every stage of divorce and recovery. 20 years of experience and 95% satisfaction rating. See ad, page 3.

Office organizer and “next actions” coach for business professionals in their homes or business offices, including high-level administrative support services, program coordinating, project management.

EDUCATION CRYSTAL – COLOR – LIGHT HEALING JOHN OF GOD CRYSTAL BED HEALING Evolving Soul, LLC Elaine Berk, MEd Counseling & Energy Psychology 110 North State St, Newtown 215-970-1534

John of God Crystal Bed Healing cleanses, opens and invigorates the body and soul by balancing and clearing one’s chakras and energy field. Colored lights, chosen to match the chakra colors, radiate light and energy through precision crystals, activating the body’s own natural healing mechanisms. Gain insight & enhanced emotional, physical & spiritual well-being. See ad, page 25.

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THE LOTUS SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS

85 Sherman Rd, Ottsville Help@LotusLA.org 484-312-0011 • LotusLiberalArts.org A holistic, mindfulnesscentered independent school for grades 9-12, incorporating meditation and martial arts with quality academics.

Our students become lifelong learners and are ready for life’s challenges.

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ENERGY THERAPY HEALING TOUCH BY KATHY

Kathy Fennelly, RN, CHTP 1062 E Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, Ste 13-A 610-698-8643 • HealingTouchByKathy.com

Relax, restore and rebuild with a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. Appointments available in my office, satellite locations or your home. Also o ff e r i n g g r o u p o u t r e a c h programs. See ad, page 4.

GREEN LIVING ENVIRONMENTAL HOME STORE 320 N Broad St, Doylestown 267-880-6791 Nick@EnvironmentalHomeStore.com

Our mission is simple: to make sustainable living and working accessible and affordable. We want to make healthy, responsible and beautiful building practices available to everyone. We pride ourselves on representing the finest manufacturers of sustainable building supplies. Visit us at our one-stop-shop and we will work with you to help you “go green” for any of your rooms. See ad, page 30.

THE ORGANIC MATTRESS STORE

1075 Main St, Hellertown Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm; Sat, 9:30am-3pm TheOrganicMattressStore.com Celebrating our 12th Anniversary, doing business since 2004. Why an organic mattress? Remove toxic chemicals from the bedroom, naturally flame retardant, repels dust mites, mold and mildew, naturally regulates temperatures and improves spinal alignment. Say goodbye to toxic gases, allergies, night sweats and back pain with an environmentally friendly mattress. See ad, page 16.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING SUSAN BURGER, DC

215-736-3803 DrSusanBurger@gmail.com LiveWithVitality.com Let the masterpiece that is you e m e rg e . P r o v i d i n g n e u r o emotional technique, lifestyle and wellness coaching, creative chiropractic care, energy healing, mind/body healing education and workshops. See ad, page 5.

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HEART HEALTH ABINGTON CARDIOLOGY

Arnold B Meshkov, MD 1077 Rydal Rd, Ste 307, Rydal 215-920-0815 • AbingtonCardiology.com Board-certified cardiologist with 35 years in private practice.

Offering a holistic approach to cardiology with an emphasis on outpatient management, prevention, diagnosis, lifestyle and treatment. See ads, pages 47 and 18.

HOLISTIC DENTISTRY DENTAL WELLNESS CENTRE

Hyo J. Lim DMD 216 Mall Blvd, Ste 11, King of Prussia 610-265-4485 DentalWellnessCentre.com Dr. Hyo Lim provides a holistic approach to exceptional dentistry, in a warm and caring environment. At Dental Wellness Centre, mercuryand metal-free restorations are used for the most biocompatible results.

Biocompatibility testing for dental materials is available. Invisalign is offered as an alternative to metal braces. Zirconium and titanium implants are offered to replace damaged or missing teeth. Free digital X-rays with initial consultation. See ad, page 7.

HERITAGE DENTAL

Dr. Beth Skovron 595 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville 215-822-3860 Enjoy an anxiety-free dental experience. You no longer have to be nervous about going to the dentist. From the moment you open the doors, our friendly and courteous team will make you feel comfortable in our relaxing spa atmosphere. Choose from a wide range of holistic services. See ad with special offers, back page.

LANAP & IMPLANT CENTER OF PA David DiGiallorenzo, DMD 184 W Main St, Collegeville 610-422-3120 PerioImplants.us

Dr. David DiGiallorenzo focuses on providing oral health solutions through holistic, biologically compatible and organic practices.

It is one of the world’s most accomplished centers for periodontal and implant care, which integrates wellness services into their therapeutic approach. He is experienced at immediate total tooth replacement with metal-free dental implants, treating gum disease with LANAP, a no-cut, no-sew method of treating gum disease, comfortable gum grafting with PRGF, implant denture solutions, and chronic pain management. See ad, page 23.

HYPNOSIS – METAPHYSICAL

SHIATSU SHIN TAI BODYWORK THERAPIES

Laurie Van Valkenburgh, ACBT, LMT 6064 Upper Mountain Rd, New Hope lavabigail@gmail.com • 267-566-6056 ShiatsuBodyTherapies.com

LISA GERCIE

MEd, LPC, NCC 484-634-6743 TheHypnoticHealer.com People experience miracles when they work with Lisa, the Hypnotic Healer. Her sessions include connecting with loved ones while promoting spiritual, physical and emotional healing.

IRIDOLOGY

Experience Shiatsu/Shin Tai Bodywork, in New Hope. Align your body’s structure using muscle energy and fascial release techniques, central channel release to allow free-flowing spinal alignment, and cranial work. This releases hidden trauma trapped in the body, and life force is then able to return.

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Birgit Lueders, MH, CCII Herbalist, Certified Iridology Instructor Intuitive Wellness Coach, Colorpuncturist 484-222-1441 • BirgitCare.com

Customized wellness improvement plans that combine iridology, herbs, custom teas, tinctures, super foods, vitamins, supplements, exercises and intuitive healing to improve overall health and healing. See ad, page 33.

MASSAGE & BODYWORK BACK IN BALANCE

Nita Keesler, LMT, BCTMB Langhorne/Bensalem/Cheltenham 267-980-1727 • iNitaUnwind@gmail.com Back-In-Balance.MassageTherapy.com Board-certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork. 22 years of experience. Therapeutic, deep tissue and Thai Massage with an intuitive touch. Corporate onsite programs; couples massage; YogaDance, posture, flexibility classes. See ad, page 9.

IN YOUR HANDS, LLC

Megan Downs, LMT, E-RYT Center for Natural Healing Bailiwick Office Campus, Ste 26, Doylestown • 215-206-3394 InYourHands.MassageTherapy.com

MINDFUL MUSIC, LLC

Jonathan Flowers 413 Conshohocken State Rd, Bala Cynwyd 610-724-2540 JCFlowersMusic.com Discover the musician you are meant to be. Patient, personalized instruction in piano, voice and music theory/composition. All ages and levels, including children, teens and adults. Holistic approach incorporates mindfulness practices to cultivate relaxation, mental focus and creativity.

NATURE CENTER SILVER LAKE NATURE CENTER 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol 215-785-1177 SilverLakeNatureCenter.org

Silver Lake Nature Center (SNLC) is the home of the area’s first Earthship, a carbon-zero structure built with recycled products, that heats and cools itself, that gathers its own water, recycles its own waste, and produces food. Education, recreation, research and advocacy.

NATUROPATHY LICENSED NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

Megan’s therapeutic massage technique works deeply by targeting specific problem areas while keeping in mind the whole. She incorporates a variety of methods including Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stones, Bellabaci Method of Cupping and Aromatherapy, and also offers Therapeutic Yoga instruction. Relieve pain and stress, increase body awareness, heal and relax.

Julie Lachman, ND LLC 196 W Ashland St, Ste 112, Doylestown 267-895-1733 • DrLachman.com

Julie Lachman, ND, graduated from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and is a member of the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society; Naturopaths are specialists in complex diseases, ie, autoimmune.

She has additional training in women’s health and pediatrics and certification as a CEASE (Complete Elimination of Autistic Spectrum Expression) practitioner. She sees patients of all ages. See ad, page 19.

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NATURAL HEALTH OPTIONS

Lynn Feinman, Doctor of Naturopathy 53 Darby Rd, Ste C, Paoli 610-608-1430 • NaturalHealthOptions.us

A holistic and natural approach to women’s health issues, hormonal balance, digestive health, natural immunity, anxiety/depression and many other health conditions. Dr. Lynn Feinman also developed “The Nutritional Cleanse” and the “Mindful Eating” customized coaching programs for succeeding at personal health goals. Call for a free phone consultation. See ad, page 16.

PAST LIFE REGRESSION THERAPY KATHLEEN DOWNEY, CSCP

Past Life Regression and Nutrition Therapy New Hope/Lambertville/Worldwide 858-401-3144 • CoreLevelHealing.net CoreLevelHealing@gmail.com Certified holistic counselor, soul retrieval, past life therapy, energy clearing, nutritionist, bestselling author of Healthy is Delicious, certified yoga and qigong instructor, voice and life coach. 25 years of experience guiding selfempowerment with compassionate care.

NATURAL HEALTH PROMOTION, LLC Tina Stashko, ND, PhD, MIfHI Emmaus • 610-965-8132 NaturalHealthPromotion.net

EVOLVING SOUL, LLC • ELAINE BERK

Specializing in preventative healthcare, digestion and nutrient absorption, and thyroid and adrenal health. Modalities such as i r i d o l o g y, s c l e r o l o g y a n d biochemical balancing enable the development of your unique program for optimum health.

These programs are easy to follow and incorporate into your daily life. Reach your full health potential. See ad, page 21.

NUTRITIONAL HEALING CENTER FOR NATURAL HEALING Jeffrey L Griffin, DC Bailiwick Office Campus, Ste 26, Doylestown • 215-348-2115 Center4NaturalHealing.com

Certified Past Life Regression Therapist Certified Hypnotherapist MEd, Counseling Psychology 110 North State St, Newtown 215-970-1534 • PastLifeRegressionPA.com

PLRT is a unique therapeutic process that helps you recall and resolve emotional trauma from previous lifetimes which, unbeknownst to us, is often the root cause of issues we’re struggling with in this lifetime. As a trained psychotherapist and PLR therapist, I work with clients to address these complexes and bring about transformation and healing. See ad, page 25.

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Dr. Jeffrey Griffin is a chiropractor with 31 years of practice experience in chiropractic care that is blended together with enzyme nutrition.

This combination of treatment modalities allows Griffin to successfully treat a wide variety of health complaints, ranging from neck and back pain to headaches, digestive maladies and fibromyalgia. Call him today for a complimentary phone consultation or visit his website. See ad, page 13.

FULL LIVING: A PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE Multiple Locations 215-494-7818 • FullLiving.com Info@FullLiving.com

Expertly p l a c i n g interested clients with one of our 15 seasoned and varied therapists throughout the city and surrounding areas to find the best fit for you. See ad, page 17.

SALT – HALOTHERAPY HIMALAYAN SALT & WELLNESS CAVE

1494 N Charlotte St, Pottstown 610-310-3884 HimalayanSaltNWellness.com A spa-like experience, tapping into the therapeutic properties of pure Himalayan salt for physical and emotional health.

Individuals and groups. Also offering reiki, reflexology, yoga. See ad, page 26.

SOUND HEALING AND RELAXATION JOHN MURACO, ATR, RYT

HeartWell House Expressive Therapies The Resiliency Center 1811 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown Classes in additional locations 315-329-9838 • HeartWellHouse.com Deep relaxation, self-expression and activation of your highest potential can be reached with individual therapeutic work.

Within a unique and light-hearted atmosphere, John integrates art therapy, sound, individualized herbal preparations, and skills for stress reduction. We’ll create a program that meets your needs and fits your lifestyle.

SPA – HOLISTIC INNER SPA

4 Terry Dr, Ste 12 Atrium Bldg, Newtown Info@InnerSpa.org 215-968-9000 • InnerSpa.org InnerVitalitySpa.com A fully organic, holistic, ecofriendly wellness spa featuring an array of detoxification, cleansing and therapeutic services. The spa is one of the only facilities in the area to offer colon hydrotherapy. See ad, page 17.

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A welcoming, cozy, Kripaluaffiliated studio with the sacred mission of serving from the h ear t. O ff er in g y o g a an d ayurveda classes and workshops, meditation and energy healing sessions. See ad, page 37.

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