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20 HOPE IN A TIME OF CRISIS

Communities Organize to Fight Opioid Addiction by Jack Firneno

26 BREAK FREE OF CHRONIC PAIN

Natural Ways to Feel Much Better by Kathleen Barnes

30 PROVEN RELIEF FOR SHINGLES

Six Drug-Free Ways to Preempt the Pain

by Margie King

33 OPENING EMOTIONAL DOORWAYS TO PAIN

Hypnosis and Healing by Beth Allyn Herman

36 MARIE KONDO ON THE JOY OF TIDYING UP

Simplicity Invites Happiness into Our Lives

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37 THE SOUL ALCHEMY OF CLEANING

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38 ON FATHERHOOD

The Lifelong Lessons of Being a Dad by Ben Greenman

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letterfrompublisher PAIN has an element of blank; It cannot recollect When it began, or if there were A day when it was not. It has no future but itself, Its infinite realms contain Its past, enlightened to perceive New periods of pain.

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reason people go to doctors in the U.S., costing the nation upwards of $635 billion a year—more than cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine. WebMD explains how vast and amorphous the condition can be, saying, “Chronic pain can be mild or excruciating, episodic or continuous, merely inconvenient or totally incapacitating…the signals of pain remain active in the nervous system for months or even years.” Sometimes the cause is known, or eventually discovered; sometimes the source remains a mystery. In this month’s issue, we are starting a conversation on the pain problem and celebrating the pockets of hope that are emerging. It begins by looking at opioids and the public health crisis that has resulted. Local writer Jack Firneno provides an “of the moment” look at how local officials and residents in Bensalem and elsewhere in BuxMont are taking on the issue and helping to rebuild communities most impacted. The complementary health community has much to offer toward building a culture of pain relief beyond opioids. Alongside prescribed, conventional medical treatments, a wide spectrum of relief alternatives exists to enhance overall outcomes of pain management. Self-care, exercise and nutrition, acupuncture, yoga, yoga therapy and meditation, Healing Touch and reiki, massage, biofeedback, chiropractic care, cognitive and behavioral therapies (including counseling and hypnosis) and CBD therapeutics represent just some of the holistic, noninvasive approaches that are demonstrating their efficacy as powerful pain management tools. Patients can receive these treatments under the care of excellent, integrative, naturopathic and functional medicine specialists and the independent medical and wellness practitioners with whom they partner. It’s our vision that the BuxMont community come together with purpose in the years ahead to help address the pain crisis, and to provide resources and compassion to those in need of support. We are grateful for your readership and for supporting our efforts to take on this challenging and important topic. Together we are “Making the Awakening” in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

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Alzheimer’s Awareness Event, The Longest Day, is All About Love

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he Society for Metaphysical Enlightenment invites participants to tune into their body, mind and spirit and experience the love of higher consciousness at the Ninth Annual Solstice Expo & Holistic Fair, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on June 17 and 18, at New Hope Eagle Firehouse. Guest speakers are scheduled every hour and will include presentations by Annabella Wood, John Schaeffer, Rose Moyer with Judy Kay, Thalia Alexiou, Suzanne Werfelman, Elizabeth Joyce, Corbie Mitleid, Chris Gage, Katherine Wolff, Susan Stein and Sera Hwang. Topics will range from decluttering the mind to embracing spiritual frontiers, and everything in between. “This is our ninth year of presenting quality programs, products, people and services to the general public. We are especially pleased that we have new holistic programs and vendors,” says expo founder and organizer Tony Kenton. “Come join us and experience new thoughts, concepts and products. This is all about you and your future. Enjoy the highest level of the Solstice energy in a festive, fun-loving consciousness of environmentally like-minded people.” Area energy healers and practitioners, along with mindbody therapists and holistic practitioners, will offer massage and stress management techniques and many more healing modalities. Artwork, jewelry and crystals will also be displayed for purchase, along with a natural food court. Cost: $7. Location: 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope. For more information, call 267-261-2768 or visit WeAreSME.com. See ad, page 25.

this year’s summer solstice, June 21. To honor those living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, for whom every day can truly be the longest day, Alzheimer’s Association supporters around the world will spend the day doing something they love. It’s the culmination of a month-long commemoration of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. “Last year, we saw bridge players, knitters, golfers, hikers and many other enthusiasts taking part in these activities as a way to have fun and do good,” says Sue Wronsky, the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter’s consultant for The Longest Day. “You can do anything you love to do, from swimming to scrapbooking.” More than five million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s—a progressive brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia. It is the sixth leading cause of death, and the only one of the top 10 that has no cure and can’t be prevented or even slowed. In the Delaware Valley, nearly 300,000 individuals have some form of dementia. “Participating in The Longest Day is easy,” says Wronsky. “Just start or join a team, register online, then choose a fun activity and begin raising funds for research and families in your community affected by Alzheimer’s.” For more information, email SWronsky@Alz.org or visit Alz. org/TheLongestDay.

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elebrate the spirit of yoga and community—from the grassroots of the 60s counter-culture, to the modern yoga and transformational arts gatherings at the Lovelight Yoga and Arts Festival. The second annual festival will be held August 18 to 20, in Darlington, Maryland, just a few hours from BuxMont. The festival draws some of the most beloved national teachers, kirtan, music and yoga headliners, including Krishna Das, Dharma Mittra, Trevor Hall, Dana Trixie Flynn, Tina Malia and MC Yogi, as well as many other well-known, regional teachers. Throughout the festival, attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy musical performances, yoga classes, flow arts, themed campsites, drum circles, vegan and vegetarian food vendors, art installations, live painting, interactive art projects, workshops, fire dancing, wholesome libations and high vibrational food. This is a family-friendly festival with children more than welcome at the G-rated event. Kidding Around Yoga and Haris Lender will be presenting a children’s village featuring yoga, meditation, kirtan, music, arts and crafts, hooping, magic shows and more. More than an ordinary festival, Lovelight seeks to engage attendees in a wholly interactive environment, with the goal to enlighten and empower as well as encourage expression and participation. The team responsible for the festival notes that “The line between performer and participant is blurred… with everyone having a part in a cosmic passion play that creates inspiration, knowledge and fellowship. We share the light inside of us and know that we are warmed by the light in others.” Early-bird tickets are available online now and include camping. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit LovelightFestival.com. See ad, page 40.

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oylestown Community Programs, the educational, nonprofit branch of Doylestown Food Market, presents the last talk of its FED Talks 2017 series, from 7 to 9 p.m., June 8, at Doylestown Mennonite Church. Connie Guerin, MA, MS, will present Mental Health Myths and Food Addiction. Complimentary snacks will be provided as Guerin discusses the growing mental health epidemic and its connection to food addiction. Attendees will learn about the relationship between food and emotional states, the effect that the food industry has on mental health and how eating clean, natural food creates a sound mind and body. “Studies show a balanced approach to mental health provides a dramatic increase in energy, better mood, decreased stress and an easing of physical symptoms,” says Guerin, whose presentation will include case studies revealing how clients have taken well-being into their own hands and the impact it has had on their lives. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged; however, last-minute attendance is welcomed. Cost: $5 for co-op members/owners, $8 for non-members. Location: 590 N. Broad St., Doylestown. To purchase tickets and for more information, call 215-348-4548, email Info@Doylestown.coop or visit Doylestown.coop/fed_talks_2017. See ad, page 30.

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he importance of calcium for bone health in women is widely known. Now a new study suggests that a diet of foods considered low-inflammatory, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains, may help reduce bone loss and fracture risk. Researchers from Ohio State University calculated the dietary inflammatory index (DII) of 160,191 participants using data from the Women’s Health Initiative clinical trials’ baseline food frequency questionnaires. Comparative DII data were then recorded three and six years later among 10,290 study participants to determine any changes in their individual scores. Results were also compared with the number of hip fractures reported annually for the subjects, along with bone mineral density levels from the subgroup. Women with lower DII scores had less bone loss in their hips after six years.

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Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan has ruled that the state of California will require Monsanto to place a cancer warning label on the company’s Roundup weed killer. The ruling is the first of its kind in the U.S. and comes after a branch of the World Health Organization labeled the product’s primary ingredient, glyphosate, as a “probable human carcinogen.” Glyphosate, an odorless and tasteless toxin, has been manufactured by Monsanto for more than 40 years and sold in more than 160 countries. Monsanto will have one year to affix the warning label to all relevant products. NABuxMont.com

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athleen Tooley, owner of Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, in Lederach, has a simple mission: to show that yoga is accessible to anyone. Tooley, a teacher of Kripalu-style yoga for seven years, became a yoga teacher to do just that. “People who felt like they couldn’t do yoga inspired me to become a teacher so I could show them that they actually can,” she says. “When folks come into the studio apologizing for being inflexible, I say, ‘I know, that’s why you’re here!’” Kripalu yoga, which originated at the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania in 1965 and was named after kundalini yoga master Swami Kripalvanandji, uses standard yoga poses and breathwork to encourage inner focus, meditation and relaxation. At Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center (“Anahata” is the Sanskrit word for the heart chakra), yoga is taught from a more therapeutic perspective rather than a fitness perspective. “You’ll get fit from your practice, but we don’t teach power or hot yoga,” says Tooley, noting that while the center does offer vinyasa classes, it specializes in modalities that are accessible to all. In addition to its weekly gentle and intermediate yoga classes, it offers yin yoga, restorative yoga and yoga nidra (guided relaxation). Class sizes are small so that individualized attention and support can be given. This accessibility has led the studio to its recent expansion. After operating from a 750-square-foot space with just two rooms shared for both practice and treatment, Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center now operates out of a new building, just across the street, in an 1,800-square-foot space with six rooms. “Now we can offer multiple functions at the same time, including yoga, workshops, massage and reiki, going on all at once,” Tooley says. “The new space will also lend itself well to our yoga teacher training programs.” The next yoga teacher training begins in September and is a 200-hour training with Kripalu-style influence. Training is done in a small group of eight to 12, so early registration is suggested. The training is taught by five certified yoga professionals of varying backgrounds and styles to help provide all the tools needed to prepare students for teaching. “It’s a very methodical process, and the teachers are there to support trainees and guide them so they graduate with the confidence they need to begin their teaching,” says Tooley. She notes that in addition to giving students the basic foundations for anatomy, philosophy and teaching techniques, the training also touches on trauma sensitive yoga,

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r. Bruce D. Nicholson, the director of Pain Specialists of Greater Lehigh Valley, as well as the medical director for the Division of Pain Management, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, acknowledges and understands that chronic pain is a complex problem, and treating it successfully requires a unified, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach. “The human body is an amazing system of well-orchestrated parts. Like a machine, each part contributes to the harmony of the whole. When illness or injury strikes, however, the entire system is affected and pain is often the result,” explains Nicholson. “Pain is actually the body’s way of signaling a breakdown of one of its parts. Although unpleasant, pain provides an important warning to protect the body against further injury.” Nicholson is also a clinical associate professor at Penn State’s College of Medicine at Hershey Medical Center, and board certified in anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He consistently researches treatments that can confidently be recommended for patients, taking into consideration their long-term health and well-being.

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r. Andrew Persky, DC, is advancing the science of upper cervical realignment and whole-body health through his work approaching pain relief holistically. Persky, whose research has been submitted for peer-reviewed publication, received a U.S. patent for his work in three-dimensional image analysis and developed the LifeAligned treatment protocol. He assures all who will listen that relief from many forms of chronic pain is possible without drugs or surgery.

In your practice, is there a typical pain patient? No, there isn’t. Every day, I see patients that have been living with chronic pain. There are those that have suffered with headaches for decades. Other patients arrive with pain, numbness or tingling in their face, arm, leg, neck, ear or shoulder blade. There are also “non-pain” patients: the ones with neurologic issues such as dizziness, seizures or brain fog. Many have spent months or years going through the standard pipeline of doctors, specialists, imaging and treatments.

With so many differences, is there a root cause of their chronic pain? What if I told you that all of the cases just mentioned have one thing in common, something that had been overlooked? That “something” turns out to be a measurable misalignment of

the joint between the head and the top of the neck, a region of the body referred to as the craniocervical junction. “Cranio” means skull, and “cervical” refers to the neck region of the spine. Each of these patients experienced symptoms of craniocervical syndrome. This misalignment affected their nervous system or body, or both.

What happens when the craniocervical junction becomes misaligned? The craniocervical junction is a very complicated region of the human body and typically overlooked as the underlying cause of numerous pain and neurologic symptoms. Neurologically, misalignment of the head can cause pressure, tension or constriction of the brain stem, spinal cord, nerves, cerebrospinal fluid, blood vessels and muscles in this region. This can lead to a wide range of symptoms. Structurally, a misalignment can result in postural changes as the brain attempts to balance the nine- to 15-pound weight of the head atop the spinal column. The overall effect can set off a cascade of health problems seemingly unrelated to the neck, such as nerve pain in the face or extremities, low back or hip pain, headaches, seizures, tremors and improper bodily functions.

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Can this treatment help everyone with chronic pain? Upper cervical treatment cannot help everyone, because unfortunately not every issue stems from the craniocervical junction. But for those it helps, the results are often incredible. It has changed the lives of professional athletes, celebrities and thousands of everyday people. Dr. Andrew Persky is the founder of LifeAligned Upper Cervical Treatment at 1432 Easton Rd., Ste. 4A, Warrington. For more information, call 215-4914200, email Info@LifeAlignedHealth. com or visit LifeAlignedHealth.com. See ad, page 38. Julie Vitto is a Pennsylvania-based writer and editorial associate to Natural Awakenings BuxMont. Connect at Julie.Vitto@gmail.com.

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t’s impossible to talk about pain management in 2017, and in Southeastern Pennsylvania, without also exploring the opioid crisis. The Drug Enforcement Agency’s analysis of drug-related deaths in 2015 shows a continued rise in overdoses statewide, especially from opioids. Published last July, it documents 3,383 drug-related deaths across Pennsylvania that year. Heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid often mixed with heroin, were present in 54.6 and 27 percent, respectively, of all overdose deaths. That means, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, that opioid overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death—not just drug-related fatalities—in the state. Bucks and Montgomery counties, with their mix of densely populated and rural areas, ranked in about the middle of the list, with 117 deaths in Bucks and 136 in Montgomery. However, that changed in 2016. According to U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8), Montgomery County had a “staggering” 240 opioid-related deaths last year. Bucks saw 185. “The fact is, our nation’s opioid crisis transcends politics, and so must our re-

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sponse. Any response to this challenge must treat the whole person, not just the addiction,” says Fitzpatrick. While the crisis is complex, experts ranging from Thomas Farley, Health Commissioner for Philadelphia, to the National Institute on Drug Abuse trace the roots of the problem back to doctors over-prescribing opioid-based painkillers like Vicodin and Percocet. Many people using these drugs, even as directed, become addicted and seek more to combat withdrawal symptoms. Often, users turn to heroin, which is much less expensive than those pharmaceuticals. So far, 2017 has seen two big pushes at the state and federal levels. In January, Pennsylvania enacted the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Now, by law, all doctors and pharmacies must register prescriptions for controlled substances in a database. The idea is to curb doctor and pharmacy shopping, where people go to multiple doctors for duplicate prescriptions and fill them at different locations to avoid suspicion. The database can also be used by law enforcement to investigate and prevent fraud, abuse and criminal activity surrounding the drugs. At the federal level, the announcement was NABuxMont.com

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made in April that Pennsylvania will receive $26 million in federal grants through the 21st Century Cures Act to combat the crisis. It’s still going to be some time before big programs like these show results. Fortunately, they’re far from the only efforts. In recent years, community members and local leaders have volunteered their time and used their professional resources to launch programs aimed at curbing opioid abuse. “I wish I had the magic formula,” says Cathy Messina, who knows all too well the dangers of opioid abuse. In 2014, she found her two children overdosing on heroin. Her son, David, didn’t survive. In his memory, Messina formed Drug Addiction oVerdose Education, or D.A.V.E. The nonprofit distributes naloxone (Narcan), a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose long enough for the person to get medical attention. Thanks to other efforts and funding, naloxone is now in virtually every junior high and high school in Bucks County, and in the hands of police and EMTs across the state. Since 2015, D.A.V.E. has held more than 20 information and distribution sessions, from Levittown and Northeast Philadelphia, to Horsham, Roslyn and even Pottstown. “There’s definitely a need, and definitely a want, sadly,” Messina says. D.A.V.E. stresses that bringing someone back from an overdose is, at best, only the first step toward recovery. But it’s a hard lesson to impart sometimes, even as widespread as the problem has become. “There’s still a

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stigma. People are under the impression that the stigma’s dying down, but it’s not,” Messina notes. “People are scared to speak out or scared to ask for help. There are a lot of people out there that have a lot to learn.” She hopes her own effort, and presence, helps others to break their silence and get the help they need— either for themselves or their loved ones. “I’m proud of my kids. They struggled; they fell into something that’s out of their control,” says Messina. “But we’re allowed to love them. We’re allowed to be proud of them.” She’s not the only one spreading that message. At the end of April, attorney Robert Whitley launched what he calls the Bucks County Drug Epidemic Blitz. The founder of TruthSpeaks.net, which educates people about drug abuse and addiction, Whitley organized seven informational sessions and town halls over 10 days across the county to help raise awareness. “Almost everybody knows someone who has wrestled with addiction. That being said, sometimes… the issue is so ugly that people don’t want to deal with it, or see it, and they push it off to the side,” says Whitley. It’s a commonality he’s seen in densely populated places like Bristol or Levittown, and in more rural areas like Perkasie or near Doylestown. “You bring up the problem and people go, ‘Really? But this is beautiful Bucks County.’ They see the pastoral, beautiful surface, but they don’t want to see the cancer underneath.” In Lower Bucks, turning a blind eye isn’t as easy. At least not for Fred Harran, director of Public Safety for Bensalem. The Bensalem Police Department is essentially on the front lines of Bucks County’s struggle with drug abuse. The township borders Philadelphia, is close to I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and boasts a population of nearly 60,000 people—the most in the county. That puts it in the crosshairs of drug traffickers, dealers and users. Harran goes on record regularly, stressing the need for more treatment options for addicts, noting that the police “can’t arrest their way out” of the problem. However, while he’s advocated for more “beds”, or slots available at rehabilitation centers, that’s only one part of the problem.

contraband, but won’t arrest them. Instead, each person is paired with a community volunteer that accompanies the individual to a drug treatment facility, and stays to provide support and encouragement throughout the lengthy evaluation and, if qualified, intake process. Launched last spring, BPAIR boasts 60 volunteers and has helped 38 people. “It’s a slow start. I thought we’d get a lot more folks,” admits Harran. “I think some people are still a little hesitant because it’s the police department.” Still, the program has worked well enough that Harran and others are working to make this a countywide program by the end of the year. To do so, Bucks has applied for a federal grant for all 39 police departments in the county. That’s where the 21st Century Cures Act can come in: Some of that $26 million may be allocated to a program like BPAIR. For now, however, it’s a matter of time—something that people like Harran don’t see as on their side. “[The epidemic] doesn’t take a break,” he says. “I had two more overdoses this morning. In the last 24 hours, three fatal. And that’s just in Bensalem.” Until there’s a major change, he warns, “We’re just putting a Band-Aid on a bleeding artery.”

“There’s not enough treatment for the amount of addicts there are. What no one is looking at is that we’re not shutting off the supply,” says Harran, stressing the need for police to have more resources to go after dealers and suppliers. “If you have a leaky faucet, the beds are the buckets. We have to get to the main.” Thanks to support from local government, Bensalem regularly spearheads new programs, like an in-house DNA identification program and database that has spread to the rest of the county. One of its newest initiatives is Bensalem Police Assisting in Recovery, or BPAIR. Based on a similar program in Massachusetts, BPAIR offers nearly unconditional help to anyone that comes to the police station seeking addiction treatment. Police will check those that come forward for drugs and

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Holistic Alternatives to Pain: PAOLO PROPATO Acupuncture

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How does chiropractic work to address pain?

rom a scientific point of view there are many studies that show the efficacy of acupuncture for pain, as well as for other symptoms. New theories and observations are frequently coming to light, backing up acupuncture’s time-tested, 2,500-year-old reputation. For example, acupuncture has the ability to reduce inflammatory chemical messengers like TNF-α and increase levels of natural painkillers called endorphins. Although it’s exciting to learn about the physiological reactions that acupuncture produces on a cellular level, as acupuncturists we find the traditional theories and diagnostics are what make acupuncture so effective. The only course of treatment offered to many chronic pain patients is pain killers. In contrast, in Eastern Medicine theory the body is always trying to heal; we sometimes just need to give it a nudge in the right direction. All symptoms are considered closely by the acupuncturist in order to properly treat a condition, even something as simple as lower back pain. For some patients treating the syndrome may require supporting their immune system; for others, a pelvic imbalance; for still others, the issue might simply come down to too much stress! A correct diagnosis and course of acupuncture treatment will often help immensely with the reduction of pain. At its best, acupuncture will help eradicate the root cause of the pain entirely—something painkillers sure can’t do. Paolo Propato is a licensed acupuncturist, certified under the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He practices at Bridge Acupuncture, 30 Garden Alley, Doylestown. For more information, call 215-348-8058 or visit BridgeAcupuncture.com. See ad, page 14.

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ain is the number one reason why people come in to see chiropractors. Thankfully, chiropractic is very effective at treating both acute and chronic pain. But how? Well, first, we need to find out why you are in pain. Pain is one of the ways the body communicates that something is wrong. It may be from a slip and fall, which could result in obvious tissue injury, but sometimes pain starts without provocation. In either case, we need to do some investigating. This includes getting to know your history, followed by an exam, imaging, blood work or muscle testing. Once the cause is determined, chiropractors usually recommend a series of adjustments to correct the dysfunction in the joints and remove the nerve interference. This can help relieve muscle tension as well as correct and stabilize the affected joints. In addition to adjustments, chiropractors may use other modalities to further assist in their treatment plan, such as heat, ice, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, massage therapy, cold laser or stretching. Frequently, exercises are prescribed to help strengthen the muscles to prevent further injury. Many chiropractors will also use nutrition or diet recommendations to help reduce inflammation. I see the best results in my practice by complementing traditional chiropractic care with a variety of tools to help the healing process, such as applied kinesiology, kinesiotaping, Brimhall technique, and Ayurvedic pulse diagnosis, to understand the root cause of the issue. Katie Samsel is a licensed chiropractic physician and founder of Samsel Integrative Health at 305 Corporate Dr. E, Langhorne. For more information, call 215-9448424 or visit SamselIntegrativeHealth.com. See ad, page 11.

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How do yoga, yoga therapy and meditation work to address pain?

How do massage and bodywork work to address pain?

hrough breathcentered meditation and movement meditation, or yoga “asana” postures, the vagus nerve can be toned and the parasympathetic relaxation response can be turned on. It’s commonly said that there’s a “smoothing out” that happens when breath is focused on the places where pain is experienced. The phrase “send your breath to your knee” refers to the act of sending the energy, expansiveness and calm that can create that smoothing effect. It’s all because of the power of the mind, which doesn’t necessarily take away the actual pain but gives the person a different relationship to the pain by putting some space between them and the sensation. An important thing to note in pain management is that everyone’s pain is different. That has to do with the wiring of the brain, but also the stress response and how that amplifies pain. The relaxation response may not change the physicality of what’s happening, but rather the person’s experience of what’s happening. Many older people that may not have been in touch with their bodies throughout their lives may not know the difference between stiffness, sensation and pain. Yoga helps bring to light and discern what one is feeling. Blakey Elkhart Kornfeld is founder of Elkhart Yoga Therapy, teaches with Transformation Yoga Project and has completed trainings in trauma sensitive yoga and yoga therapeutics. For more information, call 501-5748703 or visit ElkhartYoga.com. See ad, page 45.

ain starts in the brain, and clinicians have had to get creative with how to reframe pain in the body. I work on the acupuncture meridians that calm the nervous system and the organs in the body that deal with detoxification: kidney, liver and lung. Helping these organs do their job, whether they are underactive, overactive or stagnant, can take a lot of pressure off how we process our environment and our pain. Cranial sacral work helps with the many symptoms that linger in chronic pain: muscle tension, spasms, stiffness, inability to relax, not to mention emotional pain. I am relieved when I can open a client’s central channel, or spine, to allow the spine to release, which promotes deep breathing that adds to their relaxation. Myofascial release is a way to help patients release old stress patterns that often come up when new stress is added to old trauma. More than anything, the power of touch is something that is missing in society today. The comfort of touch is why I do what I do; nothing can center and bring someone back to the present quite like it. Laurie Van Valkenburgh is a licensed massage therapist, certified bodywork therapist and founder of Shiatsu Shin Tai Bodywork Therapies at 6064 Upper Mountain Rd., New Hope. For more information, call 267-566-6056 or visit ShiatsuBodyworkTherapies. com. See listing, page 52.

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How does reflexology work to address pain?

How does energy healing work to address pain?

eflexology works with the nervous system. The action of a reflexology session directly addresses the more than 8,000 nerve endings in the feet. Through the alternating pressure of reflexology technique, your nerves become relaxed, and a few wonderful outcomes occur. As your nerves relax, pain naturally subsides. Sometimes this is temporary symptom relief. Depending on the situation this can be enough to allow the body to create more permanent relief. In this state, your body is triggered to move into physiological relaxation, which is essentially “maintenance mode”. While in this mode, your body kicks into self-repair, and that is the real magic. General inflammation is reduced and your body is allowed the time and energy to work to heal itself. The body is designed to self-correct; however, our lifestyles keep us much more frequently in the “stress” or “alert” mode of functioning—something our bodies were never intended to endure. By the nature of working on the feet, reflexology also inspires a significant improvement of circulation and lymphatic flow, spreading oxygen, warmth and nutrients while ridding your body of things it does not need or want. The better the motion for those processes works, the better healing and feeling for you.

nergy healing works well for both chronic and acute pain. Among the most popular are reiki and Healing Touch. As a Healing Touch practitioner, I look at pain from a holistic standpoint and understand that some physical pain might not have solely physical roots, but roots in the subconscious, or stored at the cellular level, where energetic disruptions occur. Some potential causes may include challenging life circumstances, ruminating thoughts, unpleasant memories, emotional perturbations or unsettling past experiences. From an energy medicine perspective, a disruption starts in the individual’s energy field. Pathology develops, followed by the experience of physical symptoms, such as pain. Therefore, the symptom of pain is a feedback signal from somewhere in our human system indicating there is a problem. Healing Touch partners with an individual and uses heart-centered intention along with touch to remove energetic blocks while connecting, opening and balancing the energy system to restore energetic balance and harmony. This elicits the innate tendency for self-healing. Although current science does not yet fully understand the exact mechanisms of energy medicine, there are ample clinical trials supporting that Healing Touch reduces the intensity of pain in diverse conditions. The best evidence is to get on a table and experience a Healing Touch session for yourself!

Tracy McGovern is a National Board Certified Reflexologist and the founder of Essential Connections at 600 W. Broad St., #3, Quakertown and at 246 Collegeville Rd., Skippack. For more information, call 215-858-8195 or visit EssentialConnections.biz. See ad, page 36.

Kathleen Fennelly, RN, is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and owner of Healing Touch by Kathy at 1062 E. Lancaster Ave., Ste. 13-A, Bryn Mawr. For more information, call 610-698-8643 or visit Healing TouchByKathy.com. See ad, page 8.

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nstrumental sound therapies and meditation exercises awaken the parasympathetic nervous system and can decrease stress hormones, calm the body and bring openness to lessen tension from personal histories and physical distress. Art therapy, a powerful relaxant, provides a platform with which to externalize the physical and emotional pain of life transitions; in a feeling of emptiness, it can spark insights and self-knowledge. The practice of yoga, with its heritage of healing and supportive technologies, can empower a broken heart, impassion our lives and goals and grace a wounded body with fluidity and flexibility. Pain is different for everyone; it has a multitude of inner and outer manifestation, from acute pain after injury, to private pain from loss or major life change, to lifelong pain from past traumas and events. But pain’s infinite recesses all share a constant: the truth that we cannot work through pain without giving honor, time and thoughtfulness to the process. When a shapeless pain haunts our internal landscape, the question, “How do you feel?” can seem unanswerable. As a therapist and wellness practitioner, I welcome ambiguous answers, or an “I don’t know” as a gateway to exploring alternative, safe approaches to self-care, self-expression and self-understanding. John Muraco is a Registered Art Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher and founder of Heartwell House at 58 E. Oakland Ave., Doylestown. For more information, call 267-733-7261 or visit HeartwellHouse.com. See ad, page 36.

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treated in emergency rooms for misusing prescription opioids, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A majority of Americans feel pain on a daily basis.

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ccording to the National Center for Health Statistics, 25 percent of Americans, or 76.2 million, are suffering from pain that lasts more than 24 hours at this very moment: Ouch! Lower back pain alone keeps Americans from going to work a total of 149 million days each year, costing the U.S. economy $100 to $200 billion, reports the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Other common types of chronic pain affect musculoskeletal tissues, knees, hips or the neck. Migraines and severe headaches plague 16.6 percent of adults over 18, per a National Health and Nutrition Survey. Neurological discomfort can reach as high as 12.4 percent, estimates a study from the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. Even visceral or organ pain associated with heart disease, cancer and pelvic diseases occur in at least 20 percent of the global population, according

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to the International Association for the Study of Pain, in Seattle. If chronic pain is affecting you, you feel it and want relief—right now.

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Unfortunately, conventional medicine often has little to offer most pain patients. Even for something as pervasive as back pain, surgery and steroid injections are usually an unsatisfactory first line of defense, having mixed results at best, seconded by prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers. Dr. Nora D. Vokov, director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, told the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in 2014 that there were an estimated 2.1 million people in the U.S. suffering from substance abuse disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2012. The problem is worsening. Every day, 1,000 people are NABuxMont.com

Such statistics expose the magnitude of the problem of chronic pain. “It’s daunting, but there are many natural ways to address it that are inexpensive, effective and with what I call side benefits rather than negative side effects,” says Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, of Kona, Hawaii, author of the smartphone app Cures A-Z. Complementary, integrative or functional medicine, all names for a holistic approach to health care, offer a comforting wealth of gentle ways to address chronic pain, most of which the vast majority of conventional medical doctors are unaware, says Cherkin, Ph.D., senior investiDaniel C gator emeritus with the Group Health Research Institute, at the University of Washington, in Seattle. “Effective natural treatments include yoga, acupuncture, chiropractic, meditation, lifestyle changes and exercise,” notes Cherkin. “But since they’re not in most doctors’ medical training or learned repertoire for pain relief, patients aren’t offered the opportunity to try them.”

What Helps Relieve Pain

Here are just some of the many natural and affordable forms of pain relief.

Try the Yass method: Mitchell Yass, Ph.D., of St. John’s, Florida, author of The Pain Cure Rx, is busting the myth that musculoskeletal pain is often caused by osteoarthritis. “Arthritis or joint deterioration is rarely the cause of joint pain,” says Yass. He points out that 90 percent of people over 60 have herniated discs, but no associated pain. Yass treats patients based on his observation that in up to 98 percent of the cases he sees, weak muscles are the underlying cause of joint pain, and strengthening them provides relief. He says his prescribed exercises are usually effective in days or a few weeks. “Pain is an indication of tissue in distress. For example, pain in the

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shoulder area is often an impingement of the bicep,” he says. His prescription is strengthening exercises using hand weights for the trapezoid, tricep and serratus anterior muscles. His book suggests a detailed self-diagnosis program and the necessary exercises to strengthen muscles and relieve joint pain (more at Tinyurl.com/YassIntroInfo). Address underlying trauma: Osteopath Maud Nerman, of Novato, California, author of Healing Pain and Injury, has broad experience in treating neurological problems and brain injuries and often focuses on physical and emotional trauma as an underlying cause of chronic pain. She explains that the autonomic nervous system that directs unconscious body functions like breathing, digestion and heartbeat is interrupted by such trauma. “Trauma literally shocks the nervous system,” she says. “The body cannot turn off the ‘fight-or-flight’ reaction, causing a firestorm of inflammation that can lead to a variety of serious diseases, overwhelming the body’s ability to manage its own healing.” Her work has showed how readjusting the body, restoring breathing and reactivating the autonomic nervous system can provide relief in short order.

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Consider lifestyle, diet and supplements: “Pain is like the ‘check oil’ light on a car’s dashboard. It signals that something needs attention,” says Teitelbaum, author of Pain Free 1-23. “If the oil light goes on, putting a Band-Aid over it or smashing it with a hammer won’t help.” Teitelbaum recommends an energy optimization approach he dubs SHINE that addresses underlying causes of chronic pain that has worked for 91 percent of the people he’s treated for fibromyalgia and muscle pain. Sleep—Eight to nine hours a night helps replenish energy and heal muscles.

Hormones—Treat hormone imbal-

Effective natural treatments include yoga, acupuncture, chiropractic, meditation, lifestyle changes and exercise, but since they’re not in most doctors’ medical training or learned repertoire for pain relief, patients aren’t offered the opportunity to try them. Nutrition—In Teitelbaum’s studies, op-

timizing nutritional support, especially B vitamins, vitamin D, ribose, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and magnesium, was helpful. A healthy, high protein, low sugar diet is effectively complemented by a variety of herbs and nutrients, primarily curcumin, boswellia, willow bark and fish oil, nutrients that widespread studies show stop pain better than pharmaceuticals. He’s also a strong proponent of eliminating sugar entirely because it causes inflammation.

Exercise—Daily exercise speeds the healing process and after 10 weeks following the first four SHINE steps, will increase the capacity to exercise. For migraines, Teitelbaum advocates vitamin B2 (riboflavin). Numerous studies support the effectiveness of

dosages of 400 milligrams per day to prevent migraines. After just six weeks of use, a German study published in the European Journal of Neurology shows thats taking a daily riboflavin supplement cut the number of migraine days in half for participants and significantly reduced the amount of migraine medication needed.

Tap for Relief: Also known as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Tapping Solutions founder Nick Ortner, of Newtown, Connecticut, says “Tapping sends a calming signal to the amygdala in the brain, turning off the fight or flight stress response and allowing the body to heal.” The physical tapping opens up the body’s energy meridians and allows them to relax so the natural healing process can take place, Ortner explains. EFT combines tapping on specific body points while repeating appropriate affirmative statements such as: “Even though I have this [pain], I love, accept and forgive myself.” He recalls a woman that arrived at a seminar he led with a toothache that had lasted for years. Doctors had done X-rays, seen an infection and prescribed antibiotics to no good effect. He asked her if she recalled when the pain began; without hesitation, she answered, “When my mother passed away unexpectedly.” “So we started working together and the pain reduced significantly right away and eventually disappeared completely,”

Yogic Breathing Brings Relief

n ancient yogic breathing practice, or pranayama, is used to rebalance the autonomic nervous system. Dr. Maud Nerman strongly recommends alternate nostril breathing for those that experience chronic pain caused by physical or emotional trauma. Here’s a basic practice: n After folding the middle two fingers of the right hand down, press the right nostril closed. n Inhale to the count of four. n Hold both nostrils closed for a count of eight.

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says Ortner. A follow-up with her dentist showed no sign of the former problem. Up to now, the EFT research is positive. One study from the Energy Medicine University, in Mill Valley, California, found it helped people with chronic pain (some coping with severe fatigue and fibromyalgia) feel physically and emotionally better in as little as a month; another from the Foundation for Epigenetic Medicine, in Santa Rosa, California, showed substantially reduced trauma in institutionalized abused teenagers after just one EFT session.

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Meditation may not resolve the underlying cause of chronic pain, but research from the University of Alabama demonstrates it can interrupt pain signals to the brain. It’s at least as effective as opioid painkillers in relieving chronic pain, according to a study led by Cherkin at the University of Washington. His team’s 342 subjects that had experienced back pain weekly for at least a year were offered either eight meditation and yoga classes, eight cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) sessions or just keeping up their own regular daily routines that did not include yoga and meditation. The results, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, confirm what numerous other studies have reported: 44 percent experienced a “meaningful reduction” in pain within six months of the meditation or CBT sessions, equal to results reported by people taking addictive opioid pharmaceuticals. More, the pain relief continued for up to two years, even if the subjects stopped doing actual sitting meditation. “Meditation changes the way people think about pain and how they develop skills to keep it from becoming a major focus in their lives,” observes Cherkin. Regardless of the mechanism, experts in a holistic approach to chronic pain relief agree that encouraging self-control, self-determination and self-empowerment makes a huge difference in patients’ abilities to control pain more naturally and effectively. Kathleen Barnes is author of numerous natural health books, including Our Toxic World: A Survivor’s Guide. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

Reveal and Heal the Source of Pain with Zero Pain Now by Rebecca Antsis and Karen G. Meshkov

ccording to a 2015 study published by the National Institutes of Health, nearly 50 million Americans—one in every five people— suffer from severe or chronic pain. The wide variety of pain management techniques varies from physical therapy and surgical procedures to the most controversial and widespread approach: the use of prescription opioids. But the persistence of chronic pain has forced even more conservative-leaning patients to seek relief options that fall outside the confines of the traditional medical model. One such alternative method is the Zero Pain Now program. Zero Pain Now is founded upon the discoveries of Dr. John E. Sarno, a physician and professor of rehabilitation medicine at New York University School of Medicine. During the 1970s, Sarno discovered a mind-body connection between certain forms of pain and repressed emotion. Dan Buglio, a certified Zero Pain Now coach whose work is based on Sarno’s initial discovery, points out that we encounter proof of this relationship daily: “We cry, we blush, we get nervous stomachs; these are all very real, universally accepted physical changes to our bodies that happen as a result of emotion stimulus. So why not pain?” Sarno called the pain it produced tension myositis syndrome (TMS). He published his findings and, in more

than 45 years of practice, cured countless chronic pain sufferers, and did so at little cost to the patient. But as is common to those ahead of their time, Sarno’s work remained in obscurity until it was resurrected three decades later by Rapid Life Change coach Adam Heller, who healed himself from a long bout with severe back pain by studying the work of Sarno and other mind-body advocates. Through extensive research and lived experience, Heller improved upon the processes with his program Zero Pain Now, a step-by-step coaching protocol to help those afflicted with chronic pain end it completely. Over 1,000 private coaching clients have gone through the private Zero Pain Now coaching program and 97 percent were able to eliminate their pain completely, a metric unrivaled by other pain management techniques. Further, a pilot study conducted at the Mayo Clinic at the end of 2015 was designed to measure how effective Zero Pain Now would be for longtime sufferers of chronic pain, including those with lower back pain, degenerative disc disease, fibromyalgia, shoulder pain, groin pain, spinal stenosis and migraines. The pilot participants started the program with reported pain levels of mid- to highintensity. The results showed that every single patient was pain free by the end of the 28-day program.

Bucks County resident Dan Buglio is thrilled to be among that 97 percent. For over a decade, Buglio suffered with debilitating back pain and sciatica. Frustrated by ineffective treatments offered by his doctors, he sought out alternatives. Zero Pain Now was the protocol that finally ended his pain, and he has remained pain free for the past six years. Buglio has made it his life’s mission to help others end their pain through the Zero Pain Now program, which includes education on the nature of pain, a customized pain assessment, and a proven process to reverse the body’s physical response to suffering caused by the emotional world. “It is that process that ends the pain,“ says Buglio, who works one-on-one with clients in person, via video chat and email. The first step, he asserts, is becoming proactive about your health. “Many people delegate their health to their doctors, where it does not require any thinking or ownership on the patient’s part.” Another hurdle Buglio helps his clients over is the shift in mindset. “It’s hard to accept the reality that pain is actually caused by the body’s real physical reaction to intense emotions and stress. The pain is real, but so is the cure.” For people interested in learning more, there is a free, online diagnostic pain test available at YourPainTest.com that quickly ascertains whether the sufferer is a candidate for the program. “The test takes only about five minutes and is free. You can access it from your smartphone. If you are in pain and you’ve been told there’s no hope, I encourage you to take it. You have nothing to lose and, potentially, so much to gain.” For more information, call 800-5806530 or visit DanBuglio.com. See ad, page 17. Rebecca Antsis is a Pennsylvania-based writer, performer and editorial associate for Natural Awakenings BuxMont. Connect at RebeccaAntsis@gmail.com. Karen G. Meshkov is publisher and director of advertising partnerships for Natural Awakenings BuxMont.

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Vitamin C Therapy: According to Dr. Thomas E. Levy, vitamin C has been successfully used in treating shingles’ skin rash and blisters. In one study by Dr. Frederick Klenner, eight such patients received 2,000 to 3,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C by injection every 12 hours, supplemented by 1,000 mg in fruit juice every two hours. Seven reported complete pain relief within two hours of the first of five to seven injections. As early as the mid-20th century, a study by Dr. Mohammed Zureick of 327 shingles patients demonstrated that vitamin C injections effected complete resolution of the outbreaks in all of them within 72 hours.

Fruits and Vegetables: Diets low in micronutrients including vitamins, minerals and antioxidants can increase the risk by depressing the immune system. In a British community-based study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers followed

243 shingles patients in 22 general practices in London with a control group of 483 individuals with no history of the ailment. Those eating less than one piece of fruit a week had more than three times the risk of herpes zoster versus those eating more than three a day. The same pattern occurred when they looked at combined fruit and vegetable intake.

Capsaicin: Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of shingles that can last long after initial symptoms disappear. Topical capsaicin, the spicy compound in hot peppers, may be an effective treatment. In a double-blind study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 32 elderly patients with chronic postherpetic neuralgia were treated with either capsaicin cream or a placebo. After six weeks, almost 80 percent of capsaicin-treated patients experienced relief. The researchers noted that because capsaicin avoids problems with drug interactions and systemic toxicity, it should be considered a first choice in management. A study of 143 Canadian patients in Clinical Therapeutics yielded similar results. Then, in a two-year followup of 77 of the patients, 86 percent showed continued benefits from the single six-week trial with no serious adverse effects.

Acupuncture: In a Chinese study of acute shingles cases in the journal Zhongguo Zhen Jiu, 72 patients were randomly divided into two groups. One received acupuncture around the margins of the outbreak. The others received acupuncture plus moxibustion—a traditional Chinese therapy that burns dried mugwort near the skin—of the area around the needling. The acupuncture group had a relief rate of 85.3 percent, with the cessation of herpes eruptions, quicker scab healing and reduced residual neuralgia. Moxibustion-treated patients were cured within three days with a rate of 97.4 percent.

Tai Chi: A study in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society found that tai chi boosts immunity to the varicella zoster virus. In a randomized trial of 112 healthy adults, one group did tai chi for 25 weeks while another received health education. After 16 weeks all were vaccinated with VARIVAX, the live, attenuated Oka/ Merck varicella zoster virus vaccine. Results showed the tai chi group had nearly twice the levels of cell-mediated immunity to the virus compared to the control group; tai chi alone increased immunity about as much as the shingles vaccine plus yielded significant improvements in physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality and mental health.

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Opening Emotional Doorways to Pain: Hypnosis and Healing by Beth Allyn Herman

hen pain arises, the assumption is that it’s a true medical issue, injury or disease. If we visit the doctor and a medical cause cannot be identified, it might receive a diagnosis like fibromyalgia or an autoimmune disorder, which can be treated symptomatically, but often not with full relief. The experience of not being able to identify or treat the reason for our pain can lead to disappointment and frustration. New research confirms a breakthrough in thinking on pain that could put an end to this predicament, and could mean relief for so many living with unexplained pain. Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, in his book titled The Body Keeps the Score, presents a theory predicated on the realization that physical pain can in fact stem from an emotional nature. He describes how traumatic and other emotionally charged experiences store themselves in the cells of our bodies. “Our bodies record every single emotion we experience and oftentimes the pain we have in our bodies is related to an unresolved and perhaps even unremembered earlier experience,” he says. It is suggested that emotional pain suffered as a child, during birth or, for those that believe, in a previous lifetime, is still carried in our cells, operating in a survival pattern that is no longer necessary. The longer we hold off on dealing with it, the more complex it becomes. Moreover, this can occur on a subconscious level, beyond one’s own awareness.

For example, there is a case of a woman with vaginal pain with no clinical findings that ultimately learned through hypnotic regression that she was sexually abused as a child. The body held those painful memories, as the mind had stowed them away in the unconscious. There are a number of possible mind-body connections: allergies can represent feelings that the environment is unsafe or toxic; arthritis can represent rigidity; cancer often expresses something “eating away” at a client; colitis and Crohn’s disease may be related to “holding everything in”; heart problems often equate with long-standing grief; lower back problems can arise from a feeling of not being supported in life, and TMJ can be a representation of anger or self-blame. Though it might seem counterintuitive, getting connected to and re-experiencing the painful emotion in a visceral way is the path to healing.

Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy is one type of mind-body therapy, wherein upsetting memories that manifest as physical pain can be accessed and released. In the safe space of hypnotherapy with a trained and skilled therapist, clients are guided into a hypnotic trance where the traumatic event and source of distress can be safely uncovered, and the power of suggestion used to “remap” the mind’s response to the memory. The deeper we go into the unconscious, the greater the chance for self-discovery and, ultimately, healing. Beth Allyn Herman is a clinically trained, boardcertified therapist who practices in Doylestown. To find out more about Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, call 215-348-8900, email Info@ BethHermanCounseling.com or visit BethHermanCounseling.com. See ad, page 15.

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effrey Griffin, founder of the Center for Natural Healing, in Doylestown, was a practicing doctor of chiropractic with over 15 years of clinical experience when, in 2003, he was introduced to the work of influential chiropractor and nutritional scientist, Howard F. Loomis. Loomis’ approach focuses on the importance of digestion and, specifically, the assimilation, absorption and elimination systems of the body and their relationship to overall health and wellbeing. The encounter opened Griffin’s mind and made a profound impact on how he approaches healing. Since then, he has successfully used the Loomis System in combination with chiropractic techniques to ease pain and achieve optimal health for patients at his busy Doylestown office.

What is the Loomis System, and how do you use it? The Loomis System relies on the art and science of enzyme nutrition to maintain

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the delicate balance in the body known as homeostasis. We do this by combining our knowledge of the human body with nutrition, biochemistry, neurology, physiology and structural imbalances. This system is the basis of how I understand what’s happening for my patients, and it provides me with a safe, non-invasive, reliable tool for identifying and eliminating or reducing the problems in the body that are causing the symptoms.

What is enzyme deficiency, and why does it cause illness? Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals are the building materials required by the body to be healthy. Food enzymes are a natural and important component found in food, yet since World War II, they have been systematically removed from foods in an attempt to extend shelf-life. This has created nutritional deficiencies in people. Enzymes are the “construction workers” of the

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body and are needed to deliver nutrients from food to different body systems–– and it is simply not happening. That’s why I suggest that my patients take a specific digestive enzyme supplement.

How does this holistic approach differ from traditional medical methods? Enzyme nutrition is a drug-free approach that works with the body’s innate intelligence to bring it into optimal health using whole foods that contain proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals rather than manipulating it with chemical compounds that often produce side effects. Also, unlike conventional practices where everyone with a certain condition is given the same prescription or protocol, this is personalized medicine. We take the perspective that everybody is biochemically unique, and that optimal health can only be attained when we view each person in that way. .

What does it mean to look for “root causes” or “sources of stress”? Each person’s body tells me––through specific symptoms and findings––how stress is exhausting normal functions and processes. The more exhausted and nutritionally depleted a person is, the more symptomatic the person becomes. My job is to identify and go straight to the source of the stress to heal the body rather than treat individual symptoms by temporarily covering them up with medication. Specific signs and symptoms and dietary imbalances combined with physical examination and lab tests are used to determine the stress and how to eliminate or reduce its effects. This is key, because until the cause of the stress is identified, healing simply cannot occur.

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How can someone that’s looking for answers get started? I encourage people to call and talk with me. I am always available for a free, no pressure phone consultation. If the person chooses to continue with treatment, an office visit is scheduled and a more thorough exam is completed so that I can recommend a customized and affordable healing program. Center for Natural Healing is located within the Bailiwick Office Campus at 252 W. Swamp Rd., Ste. 26, in Doylestown. For appointments, call 215-348-2115. For more information, visit Center4NaturalHealing.com. See ad, page 16. Gisele M. Siebold is is a frequent contributor to Natural Awakenings magazine. Connect with her at Gisele@ NABuxmont.com.

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apanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo helps us discover happiness through tidiness. Already perusing home and lifestyle magazines by age 5, she spent her childhood “tidying” up her surroundings rather than playing with toys. The organizing system Kondo went on to develop, the KonMari method, defies most long-held rules of organizing, such as installing clever storage solutions to accommodate stuff or decluttering one area at a time. Her New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has been published in 30 countries, demonstrating that her methods speak to universal desires, including a hunger for order and simplicity. She’s now released a companion book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up. Kondo’s principles, including vertically stacking clothing and using special folding methods for socks, can seem quirky, yet her approach gets results. Kondo claims a nearly zero percent “clutter relapse” rate among clients because they’ve become surrounded only by things they love.

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so that you can picture what it would be like to live in a clutter-free space. Start by identifying your bigger goal. Ask yourself why you want this, repeating the question to get to the root of the answer. As you explore the reasons behind your ideal lifestyle, you’ll realize that the ultimate reason is to be happy. Then you are ready to begin. I recommend cleaning out and organizing your entire space in one go-around. When completed, the change is so profound that it inspires a strong aversion to your previously cluttered state. The key is to make the change so sudden that you experience a complete change of heart. By discarding the easy things first, you can gradually hone your decision-making skills, including knowing who else can use what you don’t need. I recommend starting with clothes, then move to books, documents, miscellaneous items and finally anything with sentimental value.

Is it important to touch every single object in the decision process? At one point in my life, I was virtually a “disposal unit”, constantly on the lookout for superfluous things. One day, I realized that I had been so focused on what to discard that I had forgotten to cherish the things I loved. Through this experience, I concluded

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that the best way to choose what to keep is to actually hold each item. As you do, ask yourself, “Does this spark joy?” When you touch something, your body reacts, and its response to each item is different. The process of assessing how you feel about the things you own—identifying those that have fulfilled their purpose, expressing your gratitude and bidding them farewell and good wishes for their onward journey—is a rite of passage to a new life.

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Must keepsakes be included? Mementoes are reminders of a time that gave us joy, yet truly precious memories will never vanish, even if you discard the associated objects. By handling each sentimental item, you process your past. The space we live in should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.

What do you recommend for organizing what remains after a purge? The secret to maintaining an uncluttered room is to pursue simplicity in storage, so that you can see at a glance what you have. My storage rules are simple: Store all items of the same type in one place and don’t scatter storage space.

How does this process change us and our relationship to things? Through it, you identify both what you love and need in your home and in your life. People have told me that decluttering has helped them achieve lifelong dreams, such as launching their own business; in other cases, it has helped them let go of negative attachments and unhappy relationships. Despite a drastic reduction in belongings, no one has ever regretted it, even those that ended up with a fifth of their earlier possessions. It’s a continuing strong reminder that they have been living all this time with things they didn’t need. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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t starts and ends with a simple exercise: hold it in your hands and ask, “Does this bring me joy?” If “yes”, it stays. If “no”, bye-bye. This is the Spark Joy process, the powerful method that starts with tidying one’s surroundings and ends with transforming one’s life. The concept of Spark Joy is based on the KonMari Method by author Marie Kondo and outlined in her runaway bestseller, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. What began as a modest book has spawned an entire movement. Those that embark upon the journey of “tidying up” find the results nothing short of life-altering. One such champion is Doylestown native and SparkJoy.Space creator Christina Rosenbruch, who discovered Kondo’s work in early 2015. She says the results were astonishing. Positive impacts rippled throughout her life; she felt awash in spaciousness; her decision-

making acumen grew sharper, personal boundaries clearer. She felt creative, present and empowered to be at the helm of her life instead of at the whim of outside forces. “The sensitivity you reawaken translates into all spheres of your life,” says Rosenbruch. “You house clean on so many planes.” She realized this was no mere closet organizing program, but an alchemical transmutation from material to spiritual. In 2016, Rosenbruch enrolled in Kondo’s first training program to become a certified KonMari consultant. “As consultants, we are the guides. There is no right or wrong and no judgement,” she says. Unlike other clearing practices, Spark Joy is, first and foremost, practical. “Physical decluttering leads to mental decluttering,” Rosenbruch states. Dissimilar to minimalism, Spark Joy is based on fostering connection to your objects as opposed to negating them. Joyfully, one learns to reconnect with clarity of purpose so that “you know who you are and where you are going.” For more information, call 267-5447171, email Christina@SparkJoy.Space or visit SparkJoy.Space. See listing, page 55. Rebecca Antsis is a multimedia performer and editorial associate for Natural Awakenings BuxMont. Connect at RebeccaAntsis@gmail.com.

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On Fatherhood The Lifelong Lessons of Being a Dad by Ben Greenman

eyes, beaming thoughts that we hope hat is being a father? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, at are received, translated and appreciated, least in part, about beginwaiting for a beam to come back to us. ning. It is rejuvenating to Child rearing is worked toward, clumsily, locate ourself near the start of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperfectly, with a deep and near life. There are so many chances to get religious faith in trial and error. Children it right. The thought that we might also are refined over time with the assistance get it wrong flits across our mind, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone before we can even shiver at its of many imperfect philosophies. When our second child opted in, my presence. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about returning to that wife and I compared baby pictures of the question again and again, each time two boys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They look different,â&#x20AC;? I said. failing to acquire additional insight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being a father?â&#x20AC;? is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not why Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking at them,â&#x20AC;? better question. Being a father isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t indif- she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to remember this.â&#x20AC;? I remember looking at the pictures with her ference, but neither is it a steady stream only because she has told me about it. of calm wisdom or a place of consistent If, in part, fatherhood is rememself-control or a clearly delineated set bering things that did not exactly of exercises engineered to help produce happen, it is also forgetting things that self-knowledge in offspring. Bridges are Ad_Persky.MFINAL_1832.2017.qxp_Persky.spine AM Page 1 transformative to a did9:31 happen, some engineered. We stare into our little oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s1/9/17

degree that I could not have imagined five seconds before they occurred. Afterwards, I knew I would never be the same again. But I was. As children grow, they are not the same again. Parenting boys instead of babies is already a grand departure from everything I have learned up until now and I am just coming to see that it will always be this way. Recently, in trying to figure out when a man that is not a father becomes a man that is a father, I remarked to my sons, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though I know being a father has changed me forever, I remember certain things that happened, but not as many as I would have thought.â&#x20AC;? My older son explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because you are thinking of us more than yourself. Maybe you want time to pass so we can get to the next thing in our lives.â&#x20AC;? My younger son zeroed in, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problem is that you think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parenting when really itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childing.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right. What is being a father? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letting someone else be a child. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suffering through certain kinds of abstract pain so that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bearing the brunt of disappointments so that they can go on feeling invincible. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching how to forget as much as it is teaching how to rememberâ&#x20AC;Ś but it is still very near the beginning. Ben Greenman is a widely published author and journalist in Greater New York. Connect at BGreenman.com.

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n order for small businesses to succeed with social media, they need to have a consistent presence and accept that it is here to stay. Social media is not going away anytime soon, and it will only get better. The first thing anyone must understand about social media is that it is about building the “know”, “like” and “trust” of followers. The idea is to let people know there is a human being behind the brand. The other thing to understand is that people are talking about businesses, products and services on social media. Rather than ignoring these conversations, business owners should jump in and have a say in where that conversation goes. If someone complains about products and services, owners can find out why and learn from it in order to better serve current and potential customers. Planning how to use social media to support a business is like creating a blueprint to a dream home—it should be designed to suit the homeowner’s preferences and needs. Each social media network has its own culture, best practices and purpose. We can think of each one as a different room in a dream home, each needing to be planned and designed for its specific purpose. Here are some quick and easy strategies that can be implemented right now.

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You may not have heard of it yet, but pickleball is a mixture of tennis, squash and table tennis, and it’s one of the fastestgrowing sports in the country. The USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) at usapa.org estimates that 2.5 million players are active now, with the number expected to multiply to 8 million by next year. Regulation tennis courts especially marked for pickleball facilitate its smaller, 20-by-44-foot playing area. The need for less running about appeals to older players and others, as does the distinctive thud when the hard paddle hits the plastic ball. (Sample video at Tinyurl.com/Winning PickleballShot.) Christine Barksdale, 48, of Vancouver, Washington, USAPA’s managing director of competition and athlete services, played league tennis from childhood into adulthood until she transferred her passion to pickleball. She assesses that half of participants are “totally focused on pickleball,” while the rest see it as a way to improve their volleying skills for tennis. “It definitely improves reflexes. It’s easy for beginners to pick it up and have fun.” It also introduces kids to racquet sports. 40

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Stretching the shoulders before playing is advised by licensed sports massage therapist Brian Horner, who works with athletes at pickleball, tennis, racquetball and beach volleyball tournaments in Arizona, California and elsewhere. The shoulder is like the handle of a whip in these sports, says Horner, who authored the new ebook Complete Guide to Winning Pickleball (PickleballTournaments. com). “If it isn’t operating normally, when more pressure is applied it can strain the elbow and wrist.” Swimming, especially backstrokes, is advised because therapists regard water as a friend of shoulders. “Sixty to 70 percent of the people that play [here] are retired,” says Steve Munro, owner of the West View Tennis Center, in Morgantown, West Virginia. He also sees the sport as a nice transition for older tennis players. Pickleball was invented in Washington’s Bainbridge Island in 1965 by then Congressman Joel Pritchard and businessman Bill Bell. Along with the Pacific Northwest, some other major pockets of popularity include Chicago, Phoenix, southern Utah, Orange County, California; and Collier, Lee and Miami-Dade counties, in Florida.

Tennis Goes Cardio Participants of Cardio Tennis, a Tennis Industry Association program, benefit from high-intensity, aerobic, interval training, using functional movement to run to return shots and move around the court in preparatory footwork drills. It also increases stamina and endurance, which enhances both regular tennis performance and overall fitness. According to CardioTennis.com (which includes a sample video), men can burn between 500 and 1,000 calories in one, hour-long class; women, between 300 and 500. Estimates put the number of players currently engaging in such clinics at 1.82 million nationwide. “Tennis is a chief component of Cardio Tennis, but it’s much more. It’s a group fitness activity, a major workout that increases the heart rate,” says Chris Ojakian, a global Cardio Tennis trainer and executive director of racquet sports with Elite Racquet Sports, of Marina del Rey, California. They manage and operate tennis programs at facilities nationwide. A session often consists of a five-to-seven-minute dynamic warm-up including stretching, tossing tennis balls and light tennis play; more tennis lasting 10 to 12 minutes, including “cardio blast” sideline activities like quick footwork drills and jumping jacks when changing sides; 30 minutes of point-based tennis games with constant rotation of players and more cardio blasts; and a five-to10-minute cool down. “Participants are moving during the times they’d be waiting their turn to hit the ball in regular tennis clinics, and it works on the kind of quick footwork that’s done in competition,” explains Ojakian, the 2011 U.S. Professional Tennis Association California Pro of the Year. Sessions, which also include party music and heart rate monitors, are “so fast paced and fun, people often can’t believe when they’re over,” he enthuses. “It accomplishes so much in one hour.”

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inecraft. Pokemon. Snapchat. Digital media dominates childhood. That time youngsters used to spend playing with friends, being with family or sleeping has been zapped. According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 8-to-10-year-olds are daily exposed to nearly eight hours of onscreen media and heavy media users are twice as likely to report poor grades. Conscientious and concerned parents are setting limits on screen time and reclaiming family time. Experts, too, are working to define a “new healthy” at a time when many activities, from homework to shopping, are moving online. “How can you begin to limit kids’ screen time when teachers are increasingly using media?” queries Pediatrician Corinn Cross, who practices in Los Angeles. “It’s hard. None of us grew up with this level of technology, and it’s moving faster than any advice can.”

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shifted from strict time limits to greater flexibility for and within different age groups. For children under 18 months, the recommendation is to avoid media altogether outside of video chats with loved ones. In the older age ranges, the guidelines are less prescriptive and more about setting individual limits that ensure getting enough sleep and physical activity along with achieving other developmental needs. Cross believes excessive screen time is particularly detrimental for younger kids that have fewer waking hours and more developing to do. “Toddlers don’t learn well from screens, so you will have limited return from using screens for education,” she observes. Kathy Marrocco, an Oakland Township, Michigan, blogger with YourOrganicChild.com, initially worried about her kids’ potential adverse exposure to radiation from cell phone use. Her concern soon turned to other big impacts of digital media encroaching on their lives. She cites a study of 3,000 parents of grade-school-aged kids, which found that nearly two-thirds of the children are using

their devices at night instead of sleeping, with a corresponding drop in concentration, memory and energy. Marrocco maintains firm boundaries with her daughter, 13, and son, 18, prohibiting the use of electronics at the kitchen table and in their rooms at night, in line with AAP recommendations. “They can only have devices in their room at night if they are in offline ‘airplane mode’ so they won’t be tempted to check or respond to incoming messages,” she says. Kids don’t sleep well next to their phones, agrees Cross, a mother of three, ages 4, 6 and 8. “They have trouble falling and staying asleep.” She also doesn’t let her children use e-readers instead of books.

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Psychotherapist Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D., an addiction expert and executive director of The Dunes, a rehab clinic in East Hampton, New York, is even firmer about screen time, having seen some kids go off the digital deep end. Delaying the onset of screen ex-

Media and screens are best used purposefully, to achieve a specified goal. ~Corinn Cross posure is the most critical step a parent can take, suggests Kardaras. “There’s no evidence to suggest media exposure is beneficial to child development. Most tech geniuses, including the founders of Google, Amazon and Apple, were not exposed to it until adolescence. “Treating digital addiction is challenging because you can’t be digitally abstinent in this society,” he continues. “Prevention is the key.” Digital media abuse can have lasting developmental impacts, according to Kardaras, author of Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking our Kids and How to Break the Trance. DrKardaras.com cites numerous studies on the effects of such intensive use, from increased prevalence of attention deficit disorder to higher rates of depression. Brain imaging studies from institutions

such as the medical schools at Indiana University and University of Utah have shown how heavy exposure to digital media has effects on the brain similar to substance addiction, reports Kardaras, affecting areas of the brain linked with functions like impulse control, brain connectivity and processing speed. In his practice, red flags for potential digital addiction include strong reactions when devices are taken away, disinterest in “offline” activities, worsening of interpersonal relationships and dropping grades. Modeling good practices is as important as monitoring kids’ behavior, suggests Cross. In her household, all electronic tablets and cell phones are kept in a drawer when not in use. “If I have work to do or have to take a phone call, I’ll go to another room, then come back and be present with the kids,” she says. “Quality, face-toface time is important.” Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

Four Ways to Set Digital Limits my boys’ elementary school not to give them portable devices until they were 10,” says Nicholas Kardaras, the father of 9-year-old twins.

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tell them to put their devices away,” advises Pediatrician Corinn Cross. HealthyChildren.org/MediaUsePlan offers a free interactive online tool to create a personalized family media use plan. If kids don’t comply with rules, Kathy Marrocco suggests turning the Wi-Fi off at night or taking away devices altogether. But don’t leave a void, cautions Cross. Substitute fun, fulfilling activities.

eeping the family in sync about the amount of digital media use is challenging. Here are some expert tips on maintaining a healthy balance.

Decide the ground rules — “Determine rules that make sense for everyone, and it’ll be much easier to get your kids on board, as they won’t see it as arbitrary when you

Be wary of even “good” screen time — Test educational apps before approving them for kids to ensure their quality and so parents can help reinforce the learning, says Cross. She likes CommonSenseMedia. org for parental reviews and information to filter media of all kinds, from apps and games to TV shows. Consider advocating for limiting screen time in local schools. “I asked

Watch out for rewards — Some screen time is more mesmerizing for kids than others, according to Kardaras, who treats such addictions. Most video games are designed on a variable reward schedule, similar to slot machines, which intentionally stimulates players to chase future rewards. Consider stricter limits on such media.

Play first in the real world — Because it reduces overall exercise, screen overuse can contribute to obesity. Cross recommends prioritizing exercising before daily allotted screen time; after being online, it’s more difficult to engage kids in physical activity.

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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 Yoga Vibhuti 77 2nd Street Pike, Southampton 215-514-6065 YogaVibhuti.com Yogasphere 18 Swamp Rd, Newtown 215-579-6130 Yogasphere.net Yoga Tree at PWC 1281 Rt 113, Blooming Glen 215-257-3938 YogaTreePWC.com EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY Amma Yanni Yoga Center & School 827 Glenside Ave, Wyncote 215-572-9881 AmmaYanniYoga.com The Buddha-Bar Yorktown Plaza 160 Yorktown Plz, Elkins Park 215-901-2835

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Dana Hot Yoga 2278 Mount Carmel Ave, Glenside • 610-667-3262 832 N Bethlehem Pk, Spring House • 267-974-9805 DanaHotYoga.com* Dhuni Yoga & Pilates 1458 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley • 215-917-0501 DhuniYoga.com

Jenkintown Hot Yoga 409 Old York Rd, Jenkintown 215-478-1701 JtownHotYoga.com 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

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Local Yoga Whole Body Yoga Studio 103 E Walnut 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

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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 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.co

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1 Dairy, Calcium and Vitamin D Update – 1-2pm. Adults. June is Dairy Month! Join us as we discuss the latest information, plus try some calcium-rich dairy foods. Free. Giant Food Stores Cooking School, 315 York Rd, Willow Grove. To register, call 215-784-1960. Beauty by the Bite – 5:30-6:30pm. Adults. Your skin is your largest organ and taking good care of it should be an important part of your beauty and nutrition regimen. Join Christina as she explores the best foods and beverages to care for your skin from the inside out, all year round. In addition, you will learn how to make skincare products from everyday pantry staples like sugar, oil and oatmeal. Free. Giant Food Stores, 1201 Knapp Rd, North Wales. To register, call nutritionist Christina Fava, 215-661-1025. Femininity Workshop Series – 6/1-6/22. 7-8:30pm. Learn ways of health and youth, beauty, magnetism and power. Experience this 4-week workshop to learn practices that teach you to honor the sacredness of your feminine body. Embrace your wonderful and powerful self by connecting to the body you have in love and joy with other women. $90. Whole Body Yoga Studio, 103 E Walnut St, North Wales. Patty Ferry, 215-661-0510. Patty@ WholeBodyYogaStudio.com. WholeBodyYoga Studio.com/workshops.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 Doylestown Farmers Market – 7am-noon. We are 40 years old this weekend. Visit your farmers as you stock up on fresh, beautiful, local food at the Doylestown Farmers Market. Vegetables, plant starts, fruit, homemade goodies, breads, pastries, pastured meats, eggs, music with Michael Notarangelo and so much more. Buy Local; Save Bucks. Doylestown Farmers Market, at S Hamilton St between W State St and Oakland Ave, Doylestown. Phil Heft, 267-221-3258. PHeft@hotmail.com. BucksFoodShed.org.

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Free DUSC Demo – 3:30pm. Are you or someone you love struggling with infertility, menstrual pain/ irregularity or incontinence? Learn how to do the Displaced Uterus Self Check at the Bellows Health Systems complex community resource room. 107 N Main St, Mansfield. 607-742-8707. Download a free DUSC guide at In-FertilityCenter.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 5 Free Auricular Medicine Demo for Fertility Challenges – 10am. Wanting a safe and effective treatment for fertility challenges? Join us for this free demonstration to learn about the nervous system and reproductive system connection. 107 N Main St, Mansfield. 607-742-8707. For more information, visit In-FertilityCenter.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 6 Free Information Session on dTMS – 6-7pm. 1st Tuesday. New Vitae Wellness and Recovery

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Center will host free information sessions on Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS), a holistic, non-invasive, FDA-cleared option to treat depressive symptoms. Learn how dTMS works and who can be treated. Hear patient testimonials. Refreshments served. New Vitae Wellness and Recovery Center, 16 S Main St, Quakertown. Preregister: Tracy Semmel, 215-538-3403 ext. 314. NewVitaeWellness.com.

Association, 12 Morris Rd, Ambler. Patty Ferry, 215-661-0510. Patty@WholeBodyYogaStudio.com. WholeBodyYogaStudio.com. Yoga Hike – 1-3pm. Today, we will take yoga to the trails. Participants in this program will get to enjoy the beauty of nature while engaging in walking meditations and yoga postures to balance mind and body. Families, individuals, all ages welcome. $10/ person or $8/person for Friends of SLNC Members. Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol. 215-785-1177. SilverLakeNatureCenter@Bucks County.org. SilverLakeNatureCenter.org.

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Holistic Business Card Exchange – 6-8pm. The Natural Life Business Partnership will be holding a special night of networking and card exchange with host Dr. Andrew Persky. Meet other holistic practitioners, spiritualists and earth-centered business owners. Make connections that help link your business to others. Free to prospective members. LifeAligned Upper Cervical Treatment Center, 1432 Easton Rd, Ste 4A, Warrington. Camille Miller, 215-491-4200. Camille@TheNaturalLife.org. Web. TheNaturalLife.org/events.

Yoga Tune Up: Deep Release – 2-4:30pm. Enjoy a full-body rolling experience and end with blissful yoga nidra. From the soles of your feet to the crown of your head, you will massage the micro-regions of your body with Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls and excavate tension from your joints and tissues while uncovering your body blind spots. $40. Whole Body Yoga Studio, 103 E Walnut St, Lansdale. Patty Ferry, 215-661-0510. Patty@WholeBodyYogaStudio.com. WholeBodyYogaStudio.com/workshops.

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Food For Thought Book Club – 6:30-8pm. Join us to discuss The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson. We meet every second Tuesday of the month. The Doylestown Book Shop offers a 20% discount on book selections for the club. Everyone welcome. Doylestown Bookshop, 16 S Main St, Doylestown. 215-348-4548. Info@Doylestown. coop. Doylestown.coop/events.

Raptor Run 5K and Family Fun Run – 6:309pm. Run through forests, fields and streams in our first 5K or bring the whole family to participate in our 1 Mile Fun Run. Prizes will be awarded. After the race, join us for an after-party filled with food around the campfire. Prices increase after May 22, so register today. $25. Bucks County Audubon Society, 2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope. Marissa Farra, 215-297-5880. MFarra@bcas.org. BCAS. org/event/raptor-run/.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 Mental Illness & Food Addiction – 7-9pm. Join Connie Guerin, MA, MS as she leads a FED (Food Education) talk and about the growing mental health epidemic and its connection to food addiction. Sponsored by Doylestown Community Programs. Connie will discuss case studies to show how you can take your well-being into your own hands. Doylestown Mennonite Church, 590 N Broad St, Doylestown. 215-348-4548. Info@Doylestown. coop. Doylestown.coop/events.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 Doylestown Farmers Market – 7am-noon. Visit your farmers as you stock up on fresh, beautiful, local food at the Doylestown Farmers Market. Vegetables, plant starts, fruit, homemade goodies, breads, pastries, pastured meats, eggs, mushrooms, music by Backporch Jug Band and much more. Make this your regular Saturday visit to Buy Local; Save Bucks. Doylestown Farmers Market, at S Hamilton St between W State St and Oakland Ave, Doylestown. Phil Heft, 267-221-3258. PHeft@ hotmail.com. BucksFoodShed.org. Summer Yoga Jam – 9am-4pm. Join us for this fun-filled day of yoga and wellness held at the beautiful property of the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association. Enjoy multiple yoga classes and workshops as well as vendors specializing in clothing, handmade jewelry, soaps, chiropractic adjustments, yoga accessories, essential oils and henna art. Don’t miss this event. $45. Wissahickon Valley Watershed

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Mirrors with Karolee Schloth – 6:30-9pm. Mirrors are the reflections of our energy, of everything in our lives. What we are feeling and thinking consciously and unconsciously creates our world. Want to get to the unconscious energies easily and change your life? Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 690 Harleysville Pike, Lederach. 215-740-1354. Anahata YogaWellness.com. Coffee with Spirit Group Reading – 7-10pm. Join psychic medium Kimara for a special evening as she delivers incredibly accurate evidence and messages from your loved ones in Spirit. Enjoy a steaming hot latte and delicious snacks with an intimate group of only 12 people. Don’t delay, online sales only. Seats will fill quickly. $55. The Zen Den, 20 Donaldson St, Doylestown. Kimara, 609-353-7210. TheBlessed Self@gmail.com. TheBlessedSelf.com/events.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Free DUSC Demo – Noon. Are you or someone you love struggling with infertility, menstrual pain/ irregularity or incontinence? Learn how to do the Displaced Uterus Self Check at the Bellows Health Systems complex community resource room. 107 N Main St, Mansfield. 607-742-8707. Download a free DUSC guide at In-FertilityCenter.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Anti-Aging Seminar – 6-8pm. How bio-identical hormones can slow the aging process. Pura Vida Wellness Shop & Studio, 2651 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley. Pura Vida, 215-9388541. Hello@PuraVidaRemedies.com. PuraVida Remedies.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Doylestown Farmers Market – 7am-noon. Celebrate Father’s Day weekend with your farmers as you stock up on fresh, beautiful, local food at the Doylestown Farmers Market. Vegetables, plant starts, fruit, homemade goodies, breads, pastries, pastured meats, eggs, mushrooms, music by George Thompson and so much more. Buy Local; Save Bucks. Doylestown Farmers Market, at S Hamilton St between W State St and Oakland Ave, Doylestown. Phil Heft, 267-221-3258. PHeft@ hotmail.com. BucksFoodShed.org.

savethedate Solstice Expo & Holistic Fair June 17-18 • 10am-6pm 9th annual event. Tune up your body, mind and spirit. Experience the love of higher consciousness. Featuring guest speakers every hour, area psychics, energy healers, shamanic practitioners, mind/body therapists, holistic practitioners, massage & stress management, artwork, jewelry, crystals, stones, gems, natural food court.

Cost: $7 Admission New Hope Eagle Fire House 46 N Sugan Rd, New Hope Society for Metaphysical Enlightenment 267-261-2768 WeAreSme.com In-Person Psychic/Mediumship Readings – Noon-4pm. Enjoy the cozy atmosphere and delicious coffee at The Zen Den while receiving an amazingly accurate reading with psychic medium Kimara. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to receive a generously discounted in-person reading with Kimara, who reads for clients worldwide. Pre-pay for your session or pay cash at the door. $20. The Zen Den, 20 Donaldson St, Doylestown. Kimara, 609-353-7210. TheBlessedSelf@gmail.com. TheBlessedSelf.com/events.

savethedate Foundations of Trauma Sensitive Yoga June 17 • Noon-7pm Transformation Yoga Project is offering a special training for yoga teachers, social workers and committed yoga practitioners interested in working with people who have been impacted by trauma and/or addiction.

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Limited to 35 participants. Yoga Garden Training Center 114 Forrest Ave, Narberth 484-730-1999 Cheryl@TransformationYogaProject.org TransformationYogaProject.org Beekeeping 101 – 1-3pm. Learn about the wonderful world of beekeeping. Participants will also get a chance to meet some bees up close, as well as their yummy handiwork, the honey. Families & indi-

viduals of all ages are welcome. $10/person or $8/ person for members of Silver Lake Nature Center. Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol. 215-785-1177. SilverLakeNatureCenter@BucksCounty.org. SilverLakeNatureCenter.org. MSIA Soul Awareness Seminar – 5:30-7:30pm. A home seminar of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. We will feature a DVD with John Roger DDS, founder of the movement as we gather in the light of learning. Small snacks and community. Please arrive 10 minutes earlier. Learn of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. Free. The Room at Meadowbrook, 4089 Durham Rd, Ottsville. Sue Walski, 215-813-4073. SRW@epix. net. TheRoomAtMeadowbrook.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Open House – 9am-2pm. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center invites you to its new, expanded studio. Free yoga classes in the morning followed by a potluck lunch. Visit our website, AnahataYoga Wellness.com, for class schedule. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 690 Harleysville Pike, Lederach. 215-740-1354.

MONDAY, JUNE 19 Summer Eco-Camp at BCAS – 9am-3pm. Schools have just let out and you still have a couple of weeks before vacation. What do you do? BCAS added June weeks of Summer Eco-Camp, so sign your child and their friends up today. June 19-23: Ooey Gooey Science and June 26-30: What’s Your Habitat? Visit website for registration/price info. $280. Bucks County Audubon Society, 2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope. Marissa Farra, 215-297-5880. MFarra@bcas.org. BCAS.org/product/summercamp-nature-camp/. Child Custody & Child Support Class – 7-9pm. The Law Offices of Jennifer J. Riley is offering a seminar as part of the Community Education Program. The class will cover topics including how custody is shared between parents, LGBT custody arrangements, step-parent rights, alternative custody schedules to benefit children, important factors the court considers when awarding custody, how child support is calculated, paid and how expenses are shared. $45. Perkiomen Valley High School, Rm 134, 509 Gravel Pike, Collegeville. Francesca Reismiller, 610-489-8506. FReismiller@pvsd.org. JJRLawFirm.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Nut Milks – Are they for you? – 6-7pm. Adults. Almond, cashew, and hazelnut milk – there are several varieties of nut milk on the market now. Our in-store nutritionist breaks down the nutritional components of these different milks and offers samples. Free. Giant Food Stores, 1874 Bethlehem Pk, Flourtown. To register, call nutritionist Rabiya Bower, 215-836-4300.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Holistic Business Gathering – 8:30-9:30am. Coffee and conversation about creating business partnership among the holistic community. Learn about The Room at Meadowbrook, The Natural Life Business Partnership and chat with a like-minded community of people. Meet holistic practitioners, spiritualists and earth-centered business owners. Make a business connection that helps link your business to others. The Room At Meadowbrook, 4089

savethedate Susan Duval Seminars and Sacred Journeys Doylestown • 215-348-5755 SusanDuvalSeminars.com Register online or call Susan. Sign up on website to receive weekly newsletter with updates on seminars and trips. June 3 by appointment Psychic Mediumship Readings Lisa Dantuono can help you with questions about finances, career, relationships, romance, health, life mission and your spiritual path. She can also connect you with loved ones on the other side. Bring photos, if you’d like. $80 for 30 minutes, Doylestown. June 16 6:30-9:30pm Metatron’s Awakening Breath Gene Ang, PhD, will teach a breathing technique which will allow you to access deep states of consciousness and come into contact with your “I am” presence. Benefits include awakening the pineal gland and kundalini energy. In addition, there will be an energy activation invoking the consciousness and frequencies of the spiritual hierarchy and metatron. $75 Pipersville. July 16-21 Swim with the Dolphins in Bimini Located just off the coast of Florida, Bimini is a small island in the Bahamas, renowned for the pods of Atlantic spotted and bottlenose dolphins. We will go out in Captain Al’s boat every afternoon to swim with (but not touch) the dolphins in the sea. We will also snorkel over the Bimini road, reputed to be part of ancient Atlantis. Kelly, a dolphin researcher, will join us on land and sea to share her knowledge of the dolphins. Free time is available to explore the island on golf carts, visit the Healing Hole in the mangroves, see the exquisite Dolphin House, tour the Bimini Museum, relax at the gorgeous beaches and shop at the local markets. Our private chef will prepare three delicious gourmet meals for us every day. We have comfortable lodging close to the airport by water taxi. We can match you with a roommate, or single rooms are available. Passports are required. For more details, visit Susan’s website. November 28-December 3 Wonders and Wildlife of Panama Designed for nature and animal lovers, this trip will focus on the exotic wonders of Panama. We will be staying at the delightful Canopy Lodge and the Canopy Tower, with its amazing observation deck. In addition, our tour takes us to Sobernaia National Park Rainforest where we will see the Butterfly Farm, Frog Garden and Orchid Nursery. One of the highlights of our trip is a visit to the eighth engineering wonder of the world, the world-famous Panama Canal, where we will board a 20ft. boat for a spectacular tour. Limited to eight people, there are four spaces left. For more details, contact Susan 215-3485755 or SusanDuvalSeminars@gmail.com. See Susan’s website for other upcoming events and sacred journeys!

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Decoding Food Labels – 1-2pm. Adults. In this class, we’ll compare the information on product packaging to the information on a nutrition facts label and learn how to interpret both. Then, Mary Ann will show us her favorite products and offer samples. Free. Giant Food Stores Cooking School, 315 York Rd, Willow Grove. To register, call 215-784-1960.

FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE – Quaint old building, Newtown. Affordable. Ideal for healers. Available partial or full days–Tuesdays, Wednesdays, evenings, &/or weekends. 215-970-1534. 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. ROOM FOR RENT in growing Newtown wellness center. Energy workers, acupressure, acupuncture and other healing arts welcome. 1-day rentals +, flexible availability. 215-847-5659. SPACE RENTAL in prime Huntingdon Valley Yoga Center/Holistic Boutique. Email Sharon at Hello@PuraVidaRemedies.com.

HELP WANTED Are you a COMMUNITY CONNECTOR IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS in Main Line (Montco), Plymouth Meeting/Kop/Conshohocken? Consider becoming a Community Liaison. NABuxMont seeks passionate, self-motivated people to become a part of our growing outreach team. Part-time, flexible hours, commission-based pay for living what you love. Help be a part of “Making the Awakening” in BuxMont. Email Publisher@NABuxMont.com. Seeking licensed full- and part-time HOLISTIC AESTHETICIANS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS with following for growing Newtown wellness center. Benefits and 401k available. Call 215-847-5659.

OPPORTUNITIES NOW TRAINING – Attention yoga teachers, massage therapists, nutritionists, reiki and healing practitioners: supplement your income and expand your repertoire of expertise as a colon hydrotherapist. This unique healing modality has immediate earning potential. Train and work locally within months. Christine@InnerSpa.org.

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

Nature Lover’s Book Club – 6:15-8pm. This month, we shall be discussing H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald. This group is open to anyone who has a passion for the environment and wants to share and discuss with like-minded individuals. Visit our blog site for discussion questions and a link to the discounted book. The Doylestown Bookshop, 16 S Main St, Doylestown. Heidi Shiver, 215-297-5880. HHShiver2016@gmail.com. NatureLoversBook Club.blogspot.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 23 Heartwell House Open House Party – 3-7pm. Everyone is welcome at Heartwell House. Join cocreators John and Laura Muraco and friends for live music, refreshments, crystal grid design and art making. Come together with community to help unveil this new healing space and boutique in downtown Doylestown. Heartwell House Expressive Therapies & Boutique, 58 E Oakland Ave, Doylestown. John Muraco, 267-733-7261. John@HeartwellHouse. com. HeartwellHouse.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Doylestown Farmers Market – 7am-noon. Meet and greet your farmers as you stock up on fresh, beautiful, local food at the Doylestown Farmers Market. Vegetables, plant starts, fruit, homemade goodies, breads, pastries, pastured meats, eggs, mushrooms, musician Peter Black and so much more. Buy Local; Save Bucks. Doylestown Farmers Market, at S Hamilton St between W State St and Oakland Ave, Doylestown. Phil Heft, 267-221-3258. PHeft@hotmail.com. BucksFoodShed.org. Self-Care Day Retreat – 7:30am-9pm. Luxuriate in a full day of self-care practices. A healing treatment, healthy food, a practical self-care plan, informative learning and rest. “How Lovely to Be Queen” inspires practical ways to daily self-care and healing transformation for woman. This is an intimate gather, all treatments and materials included. $250. The Room At Meadowbrook, 4089 Durham Rd, Ottsville. Lyn Hicks, 215-813-4073. Lyn@HarmonyHillGardens.com. TheRoomAtMeadowbrook. com/spiritual-and-personal-retreats.html. Hello Yoga: Beginners Workshop – 11:30am1:30pm. You’ll learn the foundational poses, breathwork and relaxation techniques that can help you cultivate awareness, reduce stress, increase strength, improve flexibility and bring more joy, balance and ease into your life. You’ll leave feeling confident enough to step into any yoga class or practice safely on your own. Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center, 690 Harleysville Pike, Lederach. 215-740-1354. AnahataYogaWellness.com. Hello Summer Campﬁre and Camp Out – 7-9pm. Enjoy the crackling of the bonfire, gooey s’mores and campfire music as we celebrate summer. Afterwards, pitch a tent, watch the stars and fall asleep to the sounds of nature. We’ll serve breakfast in the

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morning. Separate admission if you plan on staying over. See website for admission details. $20. Bucks County Audubon Society, 2877 Creamery Rd, New Hope. Marissa Farra, 215-297-5880. MFarra@bcas. org. BCAS.org/event/hello-summer-campfire-andcamp-out/.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25 Usui Reiki Level One – 8:45am-3pm. 6/25 & 7/2. Gentle, supportive two days of class. Working with William Rand’s Reiki I & II manual, hand-outs and attunements (separated into two days). Certificate upon completion of this course. Registration due by June 17. You must attend both days for completion of this class. $250. Reiki Light 4 Peace, 303 N 6th St, Perkasie. Gwynn McGroggan–Usui Karuna Reiki Master, 215-470-0176. ReikiLight4Peace@ yahoo.com. ReikiLight4Peace.massageplanet.com. BucksCo Lyme Disease Support Group – 4pm. CDC report that Lyme is 10x’s more common than reported. There were 120,000+ new cases of Lyme in 2016 alone in Pennsylvania. This is predicted to be a bad year for ticks and Lyme Disease, come and learn about how to recognize the symptoms and prevention techniques for your family. Middletown Municipal Bldg, 3 Municipal Way, Langhorne. Evelyn, 215-741-5902. EThrone@PaLyme.org. BucksCoLyme.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 Free Auricular Medicine Demo for Fertility Challenges – Noon. Wanting a safe and effective treatment for fertility challenges? Join us for this free demonstration to learn about the nervous system and reproductive system connection. 107 N Main St, Mansfield. 607-742-8707. For more information, visit In-FertilityCenter.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 Grilling for the 4th of July – 1-2pm. Adults. Join Mary Ann and Chef Dan for a discussion on proper grilling techniques for meats, veggies and starches. Then sample some of these delicious, nutritious foods in our cooking school. Free. Giant Food Stores Cooking School, 315 York Rd, Willow Grove. To register, call 215-784-1960.

plan ahead savethedate International Theosophy Conference August 10-12 • 10am-8pm The ITC 2017 Philadelphia conference theme is A Nucleus of Universal Brotherhood, The World’s Healing Force. Join us as we study and work together to bring harmony to a divided humanity. Registration includes programming and meals (90% vegetarian, 10% vegan). Discount accommodations are available at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel.

Friends Center 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia Nancy Bragin, 215-512-2900 NBragin@mac.com www.TheosophyConferences.org

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Molecules of Emotions/Changing Body Memory – 9:30am-12:30pm. Biweekly classes with bodypsychotherapist Ute Arnold. Our cellular bodystories hold on to abuse, trauma, abandonment, chronic pain, relationship issues, etc, therefore creating illness and interfering with wellness. Unergi body-psychotherapy changes belief systems and, therefore, the body story. Pt. Pleasant (near New Hope). UteBArnold@gmail.com. Unergi.com.

sunday Transformation Yoga Donation Class – 5-6pm. Every Sunday, Transformation Yoga provides mindfulness-based, trauma-sensitive yoga to develop skills to navigate life with comfort and ease. Perfect class for beginners. Suggested donation $10 to benefit Transformation Yoga Project, a nonprofit that serves people impacted by trauma and addiction. Twisters Wellness Center, 131 E Butler Ave, Ambler. 215-654-5394. Cheryl@Transformation YogaProject.org. TwistersYoga.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 that suffer from mental illness. Aldie Medical Arts Building, 11 Welden Dr, Doylestown. 4TheMINDS@gmail.com. 4TheMINDS.org.

tuesday Monthly Multi Media Art Class with Ute Arnold, MFA – 10am-2pm. Last Tuesday of each month. Composition and color studies with drawing, printing, water color, pastel, painting on silk, collaging and journal making. No experience necessary. $90 each for a series of six, drop ins $130. Work study possible. Blue Bamboo Studio, Pt Pleasant. Ute BArnold@gmail.com. Unergi.com. Free Information Session on dTMS – 6-7pm. 1st Tuesday. New Vitae Wellness and Recovery Center will host free information sessions on Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS), a holistic, non-invasive, FDA-cleared option to treat depressive symptoms. Learn how dTMS works and who can be treated. Hear patient testimonials. Refreshments served. New Vitae Wellness and Recovery Center, 16 S Main St, Quakertown. Preregister: Tracy Semmel, 215-538-3403 ext. 314. NewVitaeWellness.com.

wednesday Community Acupuncture – 3-6pm. Seated in a serene group environment, receive affordable acupuncture for stress management, detox, routine health/pain issues and overall wellness. Mention NA to waive initial $15 paperwork fee. Online scheduling via BridgeAcupuncture.com or call 215348-8058 to reserve a spot. Bridge Acupuncture, 30 Garden Alley, Doylestown. Paolo Propato, 215-3488058. BridgeWellness@gmail.com. MetaFriends Support Group – 6-7pm. This group is intended for those individuals with Stage IV cancer.

Meets first and third Wednesday of every month. Holy Redeemer Women’s Healthcare Center, 45 2nd St Pike, Southampton. Dr. Pam Ginsberg, 215-3400608. GinsbergCoaching@aol.com. Guided Meditation – 7-8pm. Come one, come all to destress your body and mind, feed your soul what it’s really looking for and 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/Spiritual EvolutionGroupHatboro. Chronic Pain? Learn to End it Fast– 7-8:30pm. If you are struggling with chronic pain, it is likely because you were misdiagnosed. Most chronic pain is not caused by the structure of the body. Pain is caused by a very real physical reaction to chronic states of overwhelming, unbearable and unacceptable repressed emotions. Learn more at PainFree Webinar.com. Dan Buglio, 800-580-6530. Contact@DanBuglio.com. DanBuglio.com.

thursday Bucks County Breast Friends Meeting – 7-9pm. First Thursday of every month. Bucks County Breast Friends (BCBF) general meeting. This group is intended for those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Meetings focus on providing men and women with educational support and peer support.

Transformation Yoga Donation Class – 5:306:30pm. Provides mindfulness-based, traumasensitive yoga to develop skills to navigate life with comfort and ease. Perfect class for beginners. Suggested donation $10 to benefit Transformation Yoga Project, a nonprofit that serves people impacted by trauma and addiction. Anahata Yoga & Wellness Center, 690 Harleysville Pike, Harleysville. 215740-1354. Cheryl@TransformationYogaProject. org. AnahataYogaWellness.com.

saturday Shiatsu Community Clinic – 9:15am-4:45pm. 1st Sat. 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. Shirley Scranta, 215-766-2800. LearnShiatsu@gmail.com. Shiatsubo.com. Theosophical Principles – 10-11:30am. Reading and discussion of Universal Theosophy by Robert Crosby. Presented by Tom Kehoe. Free. Southampton Friends Meeting House, 710 Gravel Hill Rd, Southampton. 215-512-2900. NBragin@mac.com. Ancient Wisdom Traditions – Noon-1:30pm. Exploring Ancient Wisdom Traditions thru comparative religion, philosophy and science. Reading and discussion of The Key to Theosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Also, individual members will present lectures on these topics. Southampton Friends Meeting House, 710 Gravel Hill Rd, Southampton. 215-512-2900. NBragin@mac.com.

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Let’s make pain a part of your past. Integrative chiropractic care in a warm, familiar setting. Applied kinesiology, lifestyle support, ayurveda, nutrition and weight loss. See ad, page 11.

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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 28.

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Psychic Medium, Reiki Master, Soul Coach TheBlessedSelf.com • 609-353-7210 Facebook.com/TheBlessedSelf Kimara empowers clients to discover purpose, develop intuition and find clarity. Connect with loved ones who’ve crossed over for healing, closure and forgiveness. In-person or virtual, private and group readings available.

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Jonathan Flowers 413 Conshohocken State Rd, Bala Cynwyd 610-724-2540 JDFlowersMusic.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.

NATURAL FERTILITY SPECIALIST (IN) FERTILITY CENTER

Brit Reed, DC 107 N Main St, Ste 5, Mansfield 607-742-8707 • In-FertilityCenter.org D r. R e e d s p e c i a l i z e s i n reproductive challenges, preconceptive care and women’s pelvic health. She uses customized, non-invasive methods, techniques and protocols to restore optimal female function. See ad, page 34.

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 2325 Heritage Center Dr Bldg 100, Ste 115, Furlong 267-406-0782 • 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 18.

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

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 16.

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SALT – HALOTHERAPY HIMALAYAN SALT & WELLNESS CAVE

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LAST ACT OF LOVE

Dr. Don Shields 215-485-8780 Donna Shields 215-485-8782 Serving Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia Gentle, compassionate veterinarian on-call for pet euthanasia. Say a peaceful goodbye in the privacy and comfort of your home. Crematory service available. See ad, page 51.

PHYSICIAN - INTEGRATIVE BCIM

Julia Helstrom, DO 10 S Clinton St, Ste 101, Doylestown 267-454-7262, BCIMedicine.com Bucks County Center for Integrative Medicine: where traditional family medicine and alternative modalities combine for an individualized plan. Come attain your personalized optimal wellness.

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