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Men Redefine Their Emotional Power

16 HEALING TRAUMA

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y father was a person book writers dream about, a mystery unto himself. I remember him always looking for work and, when he found it, working all the time. Throughout his life, one or two or even three jobs were the norm. He was a bit on the small side with a big chip on his shoulder and a left hook that surprised many (fighting was an expression and a statement for him). He was cheerful and angry, content and non-content, irritable and quick-tempered, loving in his way and hurting. We didn’t hug in those days. Saying I love you came Joe Dunne, Publisher late to the family. In some ways, kids were ignored. My father didn’t share much of his life. I don’t know his heritage, grandmother or grandfathers. His brother was rarely mentioned, and his stepsister’s history didn’t happen around the family get-togethers. There were no stories of the past. I believe they contained shame that many owned; I’m sure my dad’s did. Our family lived in the traditional roles that mother and father played in the past. There wasn’t time for bonding with my dad. I felt alone, detached and distant, and I lived in my own separated world. Fending for myself with little guidance, direction or knowledge of what to do next. What was expected of me? Yet somehow this man that couldn’t say “I love you”, hug you or share a true feeling or emotion made me secure in knowing that I was protected, loved and important. How he did that I do not know. I know now that people love in different ways, shaped by situations, timing and circumstances. How could my dad pass to me a hug, express an emotion that he had never experienced? Growing up through the Great Depression he was alone. He had no real mom or dad in his life— they were gone for reasons that were never shared. I do know he ended up on the streets, fighting for food in clubs, sleeping in parked cars. I wonder if he ever felt loved. I guess I got carried away with this and need a point. People mostly do the best they can with what they have been given. My dad did his best, and I appreciate him for that. I love him for teaching me without education, worldly knowledge or book smarts. He made me feel loved. Through the years I have come to appreciate him so much more. I am so lucky that I never had a resentment toward my parents or a need to forgive them, because I believe there is nothing to forgive them for. I can only speak for myself, and for me, my dad did the best he could. Looking at his life allowed me to see his way of loving, of giving in the only way he knew how. Work, provide, be there. I hope this doesn’t come across as a bit sad. For it was really a story of appreciation and exposure. As with all things, we have new awareness of the role fathers play, and today I am proud of the men I see—involved, responsible, loving the art of being a father and embracing the journey of fatherhood. Men—keep going, make the memories, enjoy and set the examples for our future, for it is the family that still is the backbone of society. Join hands with the moms and make a difference together. But this is about Father’s Day, so I will leave you with this. One day is not enough time to say thank you to our dads. In peace, love and laughter,

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It is widely known that heavy drinking harms the brain, but even drinking as little as a few beers or glasses of wine per week will reduce brain volume, according to a new study of 36,000 adults. Researchers led by a University of Pennsylvania team reported in Nature Communications that alcohol consumption even at modest levels may carry risks to the brain, shrinking it in ways similar to the aging process. The study was conducted using the UK Biobank, a dataset from 500,000 British middle-aged and older adults that includes genetic and medical information, including white and gray matter volume in different regions of the brain. The researchers found that the more alcohol people consumed on average, the greater the brain damage. Going from zero to a daily average of one alcohol unit (half a beer or half a glass of wine) is linked with the equivalent of a half a year of aging in 50-year-olds. Drinking an average of two units a day (a pint of beer or glass of wine) produces changes in the brain equivalent to aging two years. The difference between zero and four units (two beers or glasses of wine) was equal to more than 10 years of aging. “It’s not linear,” says study co-author Remi Daviet. “It gets worse the more you drink. There is some evidence that the effect of drinking on the brain is exponential. That means that cutting back on that final drink of the night might have a big effect in terms of brain aging.”

For the one in three Americans that are sleep-deprived, working out with resistance exercises to strengthen muscles may produce longer and deeper shuteye than aerobics, new research from the American Heart Association shows. In a 12-month study, researchers randomly assigned 386 inactive, overweight adults with high blood pressure to one of several groups that worked out for an hour three times a week. A resistance exercise group did three sets of eight to 16 repetitions on 12 machines; the aerobics group used treadmills, bicycles or elliptical machines; a combo group used both; and a control group did no supervised exercise. Among the 42 percent of participants that were not getting at least seven hours of sleep at the study’s start, sleep duration increased by an average of 40 minutes for the resistance exercise group compared to an increase of about 23 minutes in the aerobic exercise group and about 17 minutes in the combined exercise group. “If your sleep has gotten noticeably worse over the past two stressful years, consider incorporating two or more resistance exercise training sessions into your regular exercise routine to improve your general muscle and bone health, as well as your sleep,” says study author Angelique Brellenthin, assistant professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, in Ames.

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Because our national parks and protected areas are feeling the pressure of increased demand for outdoor recreation, the National Park Service (NPS) has cracked down on some recreational activities to better manage the human impact on natural environments. In 2021, the national park system hosted nearly 300 million recreational visits, and 44 parks set visitation records. The high number of cars creates congestion, pollution and collisions with wildlife. Overcrowding on trails can lead to higher risk of hiking accidents and illegal off-roading. Two Utah national parks will start requiring reservations. At Zion, Rocky Mountain and Glacier national parks, guests need a permit to hike certain routes. Arches National Park guests will have to book timed entry tickets during the high season. Acadia and Zion announced the temporary closure of some popular climbing sites starting this month to ensure that peregrine falcons can nest without disturbance. In 2021, the NPS gave park superintendents the authority to ban e-bikes if they adversely impact natural resources or other visitors, as well as scenic air tours at dawn or dusk or within a half-mile of the ground. Biologically important behaviors for many species occur during sunrise and sunset such as foraging, mating and communication. The hours of operation provide quiet periods of the day during which visitors can enjoy natural sounds and preserve opportunities for solitude in designated wilderness areas.

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A group of biologists in the northern Rockies published a paper in 2018, “A fence runs through it: A call for greater attention to the influence of fences on wildlife and ecosystems.” In 2020, a meta-analysis in BioScience looked at all the studies of the effects of fences and found that their profound impacts are often ignored or greatly underestimated. The impacts extend far beyond blocking animal migration routes and include furthering disease transmission by concentrating animals, altering the hunting practices of predators and impeding access to key areas of water and forage. Fences are going up rapidly as border barriers and livestock farming increase. In the case of the U.S./Mexico border wall intended to prevent illegal immigration, “The main threat ... is the landscape-level impacts of curtailing or completely precluding wildlife movement and eliminating landscape connectivity at large scales,” says Aaron Flesch, a wildlife biologist at the University of Arizona, who has studied the wall’s impacts. Bighorn sheep and jaguars are cut off from their kind on the other side of the border. That means that the genetic interaction needed to keep small populations of jaguars or ocelots healthy may be affected. It also means bighorn sheep in Mexico may not be able to migrate north to escape a hotter and drier climate.

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or generations immemorial, men have been builders of culture, solid providers and inspired adventurers, but gender roles and sometimes-conflicting cultural expectations have taken a heavy toll on both the individual and community. The pervasive “tough guy” paradigm has denied half the human race its full emotional expression, resulting in amplified stress levels, compromised physical health, toxic aggression, broken families and a higher risk for addiction. According to research published in the American Journal of Men’s Health in 2020, death by suicide among men is almost four times higher than that of women and is partly attributed to the stigma of seeking treatment for depression. African American men carry the additional burden of racial and economic inequality, and their depressive symptoms are often more persistent and incapacitating. Contrary to common myth, men are deeply emotional and responsive beings by nature. Centuries overdue, restrictive cultural definitions are slowly shifting to a broader psychosocial view of authentic manhood. Thanks to guy-friendly mental health resources, virtual and in-person support communities and diverse options in the alternative health 12

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field, more men are taking responsibility for their well-being and learning how to embody emotional freedom. They are stepping up to the plate as strong, sensitive leaders, something our world needs now more than ever.

Breaking the Chains and Choosing Authenticity The masculine expectation and requirement have been for most boys to “buck up and tough it out” during childhood and adolescence, and this overt or sometimes very subtle conditioning can promote

disproportionate power plays, homophobia and resistance to emotional intimacy well into adulthood. “Every society has ‘feeling rules’ that govern how emotions can be expressed publicly,” says psychologist Michael Reichert, executive director of the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University of Pennsylvania and author of How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men. “Research tells us that boys are born as emotionally expressive as girls, but in a short time receive constant messages from their loved ones, schoolmates and TV shows that only certain emotions are okay for boys.” Such emotional restrictiveness has a profoundly negative impact on male development, he says. For Todd Adams in Elmhurst, Illinois, cofounder of MenLiving. org and a Tony Robbins-certified life coach, recognizing societal trappings is key. “The first step is to have the awareness that we have been lied to for as long as we can remember about what it means to be a man. We have been conditioned to stay in the ‘man box’, which means if we show any type of vulnerability, our value from the outside, as well as from the inside, plummets.” Reichert concurs. “My belief is that tragic outcomes—addictions, violence, suicide and premature mortality—are a reflection of how men’s human natures are thwarted by cultural norms. Being confined to a man box is hazardous. We humans, including men, are built to express our hearts in close connections to others we love and who love us.” The notion of going the distance solo is discouraged by Adams, whose organization helps men from all walks of life find support and connection through online meetings and adventure outings. “Once the awareness is there, I would invite family, partners, et cetera, to invite us to show up in a more authentic and human way,” he says.

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Stress and the Physiology of Feelings For many men, emotions—other than “socially acceptable” anger and irritation—rarely see the light of day and instead morph into physical maladies such as digestive trouble, headaches, chest pain and high blood pressure. Unmanaged stress can also zap any zing in the bedroom. “I’m certainly not a doctor, but I’m sure there is a correlation for some about their emotional/mental/financial wellbeing being related to erectile dysfunction. The men that I work with often have a habit of not taking good care of themselves, and that lack of self-care ripples into other parts of their life, including their sexual life,” observes Adams. In spite of the fact that many others are struggling with the same condition, out of shame, it is often kept in the shadows. “My advice is that men find safe spaces to discuss these challenges with others. My hope is that men can discuss sexuality and intimacy as openly as women do.” Josh Beharry, project coordinator of HeadsUpGuys.org, in Vancouver, Canada, an online resource hub for men battling depression, has spearheaded online stress assessment tests for more than 26,000 men over the age of 18 and found surprising consistency. “The results suggest that the two most common stressors faced by the men are a lack of meaning and feelings of loneliness, followed by financial strain, relationship difficulties and problems at work,” he says.

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According to data gathered by Tulane University, human connection boosts immunity and wards off cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression and cognitive impairment. For men especially, social bonds are critical in coping with life stresses. Forging new alliances and maintaining old ones can be challenging with or without a pandemic, but online communities offer additional support, camaraderie and nonjudgmental sharing, which can be especially helpful for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction and depression.

Beyond Talk Therapy Male depression can be hidden in plain sight, disguised as hitting the bottle to “relax”, or by working compulsively, engaging in highrisk behaviors or easily flying off the handle at loved ones. Beharry knows firsthand how insidious the disease can be and why seeking help sooner than later is vital. After miraculously surviving a horrific suicide attempt, he unexpectedly found hope and the will to live through walking, breathwork and human connection. Being honest with others, as well as himself, was a turning point in his recovery. “For a lot of men, talking about dealing with depression feels like an admission of weakness or something to feel guilty about,” he says. “Try to think of emotional pain like physical pain. If you get cut, you bleed; that’s part of being human. Then 14

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you do something to treat the wound. Or if it’s deeper, you go to a doctor or a hospital. Denying painful emotions is like trying not to bleed when you get cut or trying to pretend you’re not bleeding.” For family members or friends concerned about a man’s mental health, he advises, “Vague assertions like, ‘You seem depressed,’ can make a guy feel attacked or put on the spot. Instead, it’s helpful to start by pointing out specific observations you’ve had about changes to his mood or behavior, such as, ‘You seem stressed out,’ or, ‘You haven’t been eating much,’ or, ‘You’ve been isolating yourself from friends or turning down plans more than usual.’” It is estimated that 4 percent of men suffer from the physical and psychological consequences of trauma, and PTSD is certainly not reserved for combat veterans. While traditional therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy are excellent for treating depression, other modalities offer light at the end of the tunnel for men plagued by traumatic overwhelm. Somatic Experiencing, developed by PTSD psychologist Peter Levine during the last 50 years, targets trauma stored in the nervous system and gently helps a person to increase their tolerance for difficult physical sensations and buried emotions. It is also highly useful in addiction recovery. Therapeutic massage, yoga and regular exercise are all allies for men to combat stress, anchor into their bodies and access unconscious feelings. In the end, little things add up to a whole lot of change for a man. “You are not alone. Take your responsibility in how you experience life. Empower yourself with resources—podcasts, books, therapy, coaching—whatever support might look like for you,” advises Adams. There is no better time than now for the masculine to rise to a new level of greatness. “There is ample evidence that we are in a paradigm-shifting moment in the history of manhood,” says Reichert. “When I speak with parents, I say that there has never been a better time in all of human history to raise a son.” Marlaina Donato is an author and multimedia artist. Connect at WildflowerLady.com.

HELPFUL RESOURCES MenLiving, MenLiving.org A national program of virtual and in-person opportunities for men to forge healthy and nourishing connections. EVRYMAN, Evryman.com An online men’s community group. Good Men Project, GoodMenProject.com Includes articles on many topics including relationships, dads and families, advice and confessions, and ethics. HeadsUpGuys, HeadsUpGuys.org A program at The University of British Columbia that provides support for men to prevent and manage depression.

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efugee children with tear-stained faces, the frail elderly being wheeled away from floods or fires, the sobbing families of gunshot victims—the faces of trauma are seen in every heartbreaking newscast. And the faces are even closer to us than that, walking down the street: a woman that recoils from touch, a child that has withdrawn into himself, a man with incoherent bursts of anger. The trauma of death, cruelty and destruction has always been part of the human experience. In the U.S., surveys show that as many as 60 to 70 percent of people report being traumatized by sexual assault, accidents, violence, war combat or other causes, and as many as one in 11 may be diagnosed in their lifetime with the more severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The encouraging news is that in the last few decades, a revolution has occurred in the recognition of how widespread trauma is and how deeply embedded it can be, not only in our behaviors but in our bodies. That, in turn, has led to effective and ever-evolving approaches to heal what’s been broken. “Although trauma and PTSD are visible in the culture everywhere now, from films to popular literature and from legal to mental health fields, until 1980 the topic was virtually nonexistent,” says San Francisco psychologist, PTSD researcher and author Harvey Schwartz, Ph.D., who has treated trauma clients in clinical practice for 35 years. “After it became a legitimate diagnosis in 1980, long-overdue research and development of clinical protocols occurred, and today, almost every tradition and subculture within the mental health field has its own model of how to treat trauma.” Shaping the ongoing dialogue has been the research of Boston psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, whose 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score, has occupied the top rung of The New York Times bestseller list for three years. In magnetic imaging studies, he found that when a person is thrust into a terrorizing incident, the cognitive functions in the brain’s temporal lobe shut down and activity shifts to the self-defense mode of the amygdala. When the person responds by fighting, fleeing or freezing, physiological reactions kick in, which armor the body and trap emotions and thinking in that fraught moment, distorting future perceptions and experiences. He argues that any true healing of trauma must include “bottom-up” modalities focusing on the body rather than only mental “top-down” insights. He also insists that no single treatment alone is likely

TRAUMA TREATMENT OPTIONS Dozens of approaches are available for treating trauma, and experienced therapists often mix and match cognitive and experiential modalities to meet a patient’s needs. “Choose the therapist over the method, as research repeatedly shows that the therapeutic relationship is the most important factor in any successful therapy,” advises internationally recognized PTSD specialist Babette Rothschild, author of The Body Remembers, Revolutionizing Trauma Treatment and 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery. Some primary approaches, with links to practitioners, are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works to process the traumatic event and change negative thought patterns connected to it. Usually involving 12 to 20 sessions, it is the most thoroughly studied approach and has been shown to be effective for about half of patients with good, long-term retention of outcomes. Some variations are Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Find a practitioner at Tinyurl.com/CBTpractitioner. Prolonged Exposure Therapy helps a patient overcome the fear and anxiety of a trauma by re-experiencing elements of it in a safe environment, using imagination and sometimes virtual reality. It is often used by cognitive therapists. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) uses sound, motion, touch, even a pencil to direct a client’s eyes back and forth, thus integrating parts of the brain; memories emerge, but without a heavy emotional charge. A key part of Veterans Administration therapy, it is recommended by the World Health Organization. Some studies show that 84 to 90 percent of single-trauma victims no longer have PTSD after three, 90-minute sessions. Find a practitioner at Emdria.org/directory.

Psychedelics are emerging therapies for PTSD, with psilocybin (magic mushrooms), ketamine and LSD potentially offering deep healing when administered under the supervision of a trained therapist. MDMA is the closest to obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval: carefully designed Phase 2 and initial Phase 3 clinical trials show twothirds of PTSD patients shedding debilitating symptoms. For more information, visit Maps.org/mdma. Trauma-informed Yoga focuses on grounding practices to restore disrupted physical sensations rather than emphasizing poses themselves and has proven helpful for sexual assault victims and veterans. Dozens of teacher certification programs exist, and it can be done virtually at home.

Brainspotting is an emerging outgrowth of EMDR that involves helping a client fixate on a location in the eye that pinpoints specific traumatic memories. Research is scant, but suggests it may be as or more effective than EMDR. Find a practitioner at Brainspotting.com/directory. Somatic Experiencing has a client pendulate between subtle sensations of trauma in the body and safe, peaceful feelings, which allows the trauma to be gently released. Although extensive research remains to be done, more than 120,000 professionals in 30 countries have been formally trained in it. Find a practitioner at Directory.TraumaHealing.org.

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Internal Family Systems explores different “parts” of a personality held together by a benevolent core consciousness, which allows those parts damaged and hurt by trauma to express themselves and feel self-compassion. It is recommended by leading trauma theorist Bessel van der Kolk. Find a practitioner at Ifs-institute.com/practitioners. Emotional Freedom Technique shows a client how to tap certain rhythms related to acupuncture meridians on the face and the rest of the body while actively reframing traumatic memories. In a small study of veterans with PTSD, 86 percent no longer met diagnostic criteria after six, one-hour sessions. Find a practitioner at Members.iceeft.com/member-search.php.

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enough and no combination of treatments will be the same for every person. Christine Songco, a Los Angeles dental hygienist and wellness coach, used cognitive therapy, journaling and meditation to relieve the trauma of a grueling bout with cancer, but hearing loud and angry voices still made her panic. What ultimately proved healing was an hour-long session of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), in which she followed a therapist’s prompt to move her eyes back and forth while memories surfaced. “It got to the root of my fear and anxiety and the source of my trauma without hours of therapy talking sessions, but I do think the other work I did set the stage for EMDR to be effective for me,” she says. Schwartz says that two major approaches to treating PTSD have emerged: cognitive and experiential. Cognitive, or “talk therapies”, supported by academic research and insurance companies, emphasize mentally processing painful memories to manage such symptoms as nightmares, flashbacks and explosive anger, often using anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications. They can include such strategies as narrative recall, slowly increasing exposure to the traumatic material, mindfulness training and deep breathing exercises. “Cognitive approaches help survivors learn how to become an expert of themselves so that they can respond to their trauma in a healthier way,” says psychologist Sabina Mauro, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, author of The Mindfulness Workbook for PTSD. This type of therapy can take months to years and effectively treats about half of PTSD sufferers. Experiential approaches, which have been researched less, but have engendered substantial therapist enthusiasm, do a “deep dive” to work through traumatic patterning embedded 18

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in a person’s mind, body and psyche. “They help people restore not only their nervous systems, but their capacity for self-trust and self-forgiveness and their capacity for connection to their bodies and others,” says Schwartz. These modalities mostly focus, at least at first, on physical sensations rather than intellectual comprehension. For example, Somatic Experiencing defuses deeply held, fear-based contractions in the body by integrating those sensations with peaceful alternatives. EMDR, once an outlier but now practiced globally and endorsed by the World Health Organization, uses eye movements to lower the emotional charge of a traumatic memory. Internal Family Systems repairs a wounded psyche by relating a person’s deeply felt, damaged “child parts” to their essential goodness. To re-inhabit parts of the body frozen in the past by trauma, patients may be encouraged to use somatic meditations, traumainformed yoga, acupuncture, massage and martial arts, as well as art, music, dance and other forms of expression. Psychedelics, which if used carefully can open a trauma sufferer to a larger sense of purpose, may become a legal option in a few years. In a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved Phase 3 clinical trial on MDMA (previously called ecstasy), 67 percent of participants no longer met the criteria for PTSD after three therapist-guided sessions. Says Schwartz, “It can feel like a supermarket of options out there, so people need to read, become informed consumers and combine treatments at times. We have to think of the mind, the body and the spiritual as all needing attention and integration.” Health writer Ronica O’Hara can be contacted at OHaraRonica@ gmail.com.

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leaning oceans of over 20 billion tons of plastic waste is a daunting task and passionate commitment for Boyan Slat, 27-year-old Dutch inventor and entrepreneur. Age 18, he conceptualized a way to use the natural forces in the oceans to passively gather plastic so cleanup time could be reduced to years instead of millennia. Slat targeted an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first big clean up, however, he needed to know more about the plastic in that area to know how to build the system he imagined. Researchers had been mapping data on ocean plastic since the 1970s, but the data was scattered and biased toward smaller pieces due to the methods used in sampling. To gather the information he needed, an unprecedented mapping project was initiated. By coordinating 50 boats taking samples at the same time, he was able to gain critical information for designing an effective system. To safely collect floating plastic without harm to fish or plankton, Slat designed a system of floating booms and processing platforms. Once gathered, plastic can be brought to shore for repurposing or recycling. In September 2018, Slat and his team the launched the world’s first ocean cleanup system from San Francisco, and deployment inside the Great Pacific Garbage Patch followed soon after. Increasing efficiency is ongoing, and its latest system iteration, System 002 (a.k.a. Jenny), began cleanup in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in late 2021. In the first five months of operation, 40,273kg of plastic was collected and reported effects on marine life were more negligible than expected. Slat is CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. He gives lead to a team of about 80 people, but spends most of his time on research and engineering. Slat has received recognition and multiple awards for his innovative accomplishments including the UN’s highest environmental accolade—Champion of the Earth. The Ocean Cleanup is also working on scalable ways to efficiently intercept plastic in rivers before it reaches the oceans.

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he familiar adage, “No pain, no gain,” doesn’t really apply to e-bikes. Although a pedal-assist electric bicycle is zippier and easier to ride than a conventional model, researchers are finding that as long as we’re pedaling, we’re still getting our heart pumping, building stamina and experiencing some of that cardio magic. That’s good news for those of us that like to work smarter, not harder. What’s more, that battery-enabled oomph supplies riders with the enjoyment, motivation and self-confidence to venture out more frequently and for longer periods of time, give hills and inclines a try and even pedal to work for an active, eco-friendly commute. It’s a win-win-win. In 2018, researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU), in Provo, Utah, sought to quantify just how good a workout was possible on an e-bike, and they discovered that the average heart rate was only 6.21 beats per minute lower than on a conventional cycle. “The e-bike and conventional bike averages both fell within that 50 to 70 percent maximum-heart rate threshold which is indicative of moderate-intensity cardiovascular activity, so there seems to be a similar amount of benefit for heart health when riding an e-bike, despite the fact that the perceived exertion was significantly lower than on a conventional bike,” says Taylor Hoj, lead author of the study published in the journal JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. The college-aged men and women that participated in the study rode the same 10-mile trail on each type of bike, so it was easy to compare how much faster the e-bikes were. 24

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Cyclists averaged 12 miles per hour (mph) on the conventional bike and 16 mph on the e-bike, reaching top speeds of 22 mph and 27 mph, respectively. On average, the same route took 54 minutes to complete on the conventional bike and only 39 minutes on the e-bike—a 30 to 40 percent time savings. For people considering using an e-bike to commute to work, that reduction might make it easier to give it a shot. Using questionnaires given before and after each ride, the BYU researchers found,

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“In general, participants agreed that they could ride an e-bike on most days, in the cold, when they were tired or dressed in formal attire, while carrying groceries or books, or on hilly terrain,” says Hoj, a health equity epidemiologist at the Utah Department of Health and adjunct faculty member at the BYU College of Life Sciences. Notably absent from the study were e-bikes with throttles, which with a twist of the handle or the push of a button, provide a boost even when the rider isn’t pedaling. These bikes would probably not provide the same level of exercise benefits. In 2019, the same BYU researchers conducted a similar study with experienced mountain bikers, published in the JMIR Formative Research Journal. “Our results in that study supported the idea that using a pedal-assist electric mountain bike (EMTB) retained the cardiovascular benefit and that the participants overwhelmingly perceived the potential of EMTB use to be positive,” Hoj says. “Some of them said an EMTB could help get them out on the trails more or perhaps get them to ride longer and go further, and also would allow older, injured, disabled or less-fit riders to enjoy mountain biking on dirt trails, whereas maybe their age, injuries or fitness levels limited their capability on a conventional mountain bike.” According to Hoj, e-bikes offer a great set of benefits for fitness buffs. “Even if you’re a very serious athlete and in training programs, there are days where maybe you’re recovering from a more intense ride and your muscles are really sore, but you still want to continue to train your heart and that aerobic side of things, and an e-bike could be a great use for a more laid back aerobic day while the legs are recovering,” he says. “And if someone is wanting to get into mountain biking but doesn’t feel like they have the fitness to get there or doesn’t know how to start, that pedal assist could remove that initial barrier.” Ultimately, the decision to buy an e-bike—good ones start at $1,000—may come down to emotional considerations. “They’re a lot of fun to ride,” Hoj says.

or many of us, Dad was the first person to throw us a ball, take us fishing or treat us to ice cream after a game. If we were fortunate, he was the one who made a bad day better, was a strong protector who kept the metaphorical wolves from the door and, by example, secured our place in the world. Fathers give us many “firsts”, and for some of us, that also means a broken heart. Parents, like all human beings, are fallible, learning as they go, never quite getting it right, but doing the best that they can. Sometimes their “best” is tangled in a net of unresolved personal trauma, addiction or mental illness, and we learn to bear the bitter with the sweet. “Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift,” wrote poet Mary Oliver, and her words can be a beacon as we journey through healing the father wound. Once we come out the other side of childhood, it might be difficult to love someone that destroyed our trust and even more difficult to love ourselves. This “gift” might take decades for us to unwrap. Children of difficult dads sometimes blossom like lotuses into more compassionate beings from the mud of absence, cruelty or indifference. Perhaps with a shift in perspective, we may realize how their weaknesses might have given us survival tools and resilience. Flipping the coin to examine what they have done right and giving credit where it is deserved can also help us to open that dead-bolted door to forgiveness. Taking inventory, both positive and negative, can encourage us to become a different kind of parent. In a black-and-white world, the heart’s gray areas can teach us how to lean into our own healing. We inherit a lot from our wounded fathers, including an energetic opportunity to change the familial emotional code, and it can be beautiful. Marlaina Donato is an author, composer and painter. Connect at WildflowerLady.com. June 2022

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Some useful tips to maintain balance are: n Eat light foods and smaller meals frequently n Be fully present while eating food to avoid overeating n Enjoy sweet, bitter and astringent tastes to assist in cooling the internal agni (fire) n Eat fresh fruits, salads, dairy products such as milk, butter or ghee n Drink a lot of water and add some mint or lime to further cleanse and cool n Avoid spicy foods as they will aggravate the agni Having a personal sadhana practice is important in any season. A sadhana practice encourages us to be on a routine of self-care to create wellness of body and mind. During the summer season, some recommendations when creating your daily sadhana are: n Use of pitta balancing oils to conduct self-massage such as coconut oil or sunflower oil n Incorporating cooling essential oils such as jasmine or lavender n Dress in cool, light colors to reflect the sun n Shower or bathe prior to bedtime to create a sense of relaxation Keeping in mind the importance of maintaining a sadhana practice includes a yoga practice to cool the body and help release the natural internal fire that accumulates. Some common yoga asanas that one may enjoy during this season are:

Nicole Zornitzer n Cat/Cow to encourage release of fire/ heat in the solar plexus n Twists of any kind n Child’s Pose n Moon Salutations n Avoid hot yoga during the height of the day (12-3pm) In summary, it is essential for one to maintain balance throughout all months of the year. Ayurveda calls us to become aware of how our bodies are affected by temperature, food and earth’s elements to become present in our experience on earth. When a balance is created, we are taking measures to avoid unrest or dis-ease in the body. Ayurveda and yoga go hand in hand, one cannot exist without the other when we are living an authentic yogic lifestyle. Nicole Zornitzer, ERYT 1000, yoga therapist, founder of Niyama Yoga & Wellness Shala, located in Randolph, New Jersey; Upper Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey; Roseland, New Jersey; and Delray Beach in Florida. NiyamaYogaShala.com. June 2022

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25 Reiki Sound Bath Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. Join Lori from Full Circle Energy Therapies for an hour of intention setting, breathwork, somatic movement, Reiki and sound healing. Location: River Rock Healing Arts, Carriage House, 1 S. Main St. Rear, Yardley, PA. $25. Register at https://linktr.ee/fullcircleenergy. For information contact Lori at 908-2687169 or feelslikesunshine124@gmail.com. FullCircleEnergy.net.

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Be Here Now: Embodiment – 9:30-10:30am. Together, we create space to cultivate a relationship with our bodies in the present; using a mix of tools like breathwork, somatic movement, self-energetic practices and guided meditations. $25. Location: Body Language Company, located in Peddlers Village, 100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA, Shop #163 by Giggleberry Fair. Register at https://linktr.ee/ fullcircleenergy. For information contact Lori at 908-268-7169 or feelslikesunshine124@ gmail.com. FullCircleEnergy.net.

First Peoples Festival – 12noon-4pm. Opening remarks by Chief Gentlemoon Chuck DeMund. Music (native, folk, rock) by Brother Sun Band (formerly Jim Beer Family Bank, and Jim Beer is a multi-award-winning recording artist). Host Drum: Itchy Dog Singers. Native themed crafts and activities for children. Native American storytellers and presenters, vendors and raffle. Collection of new socks and shoes for the Lakota. Free, donations appreciated. Location: Pebble Hill Church, 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown. For more information call 267-808-0809 or visit Arrows4AmericanIndians.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 Change Your Life with Hypnosis – 6-8:45pm. Barry Wolfson leads three one-hour sessions. Take any or all for tools to help you change your life for the better. Stop Smoking with Hypnosis – 6-7pm. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Lose Weight with Hypnosis – 7-8pm. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Better Sleep with Hypnosis – 8-8:45pm. Imagine leaving life’s cares and worries behind at the end of each day. $60 each session. Upper Merion Community Center, 431 W. Valley Forge Rd., King of Prussia, PA. Register at 610-265-1071 or 908-303-7767. For more information, contact Barry at 908-303-7767 or barry@hypnosiscounselingcenter.com. HypnosisCounselingCenter.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Reiki Sound Bath Meditation – 7-8pm. Join Lori from Full Circle Energy Therapies for an hour of intention setting, breathwork, somatic movement, reiki and sound healing. Location: River Rock Healing Arts, Carriage House, 1 S. Main St. Rear, Yardley, PA. $25. Register at https://linktr.ee/fullcircleenergy. For information contact Lori at 908-2687169 or feelslikesunshine124@gmail.com. FullCircleEnergy.net.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 18 Summer Food Truck Frenzy – 11am-5pm. Food trucks offering culinary treats from cuisines around the world will be in attendance. The best of BBQ, Mexican, burgers, desserts, Philly favorites and more will be tantalizing your tastebuds! Enjoy Bill Currier Duo while you dine and dance the afternoon away to the hopping sounds of The Ultimates. Hayrides, train rides, Pick-Your-Own fruit and face painting. Ship Bottom Brewery beer and wine. Linvilla Orchard, 137 W Knowlton Rd., Media. For more information, call 610-876-7116 or visit Linvilla. com/Family-Fun/Food-Truck-Frenzy.

SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Summer Soul - Solstice Workshop – 6:30-8pm. Shift your focus to self-care and individual intentions as we dive into a nourishing sequence of somatic practices, breath and light movement, easing minds and bodies into a restful state of bliss. Embrace the energies of the season as we open our hearts to the beauty within and around us. Includes Reiki Sound Bath and gift bags. Location: Body Language Company, located in Peddlers Village, 100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA, Shop #163 by Giggleberry Fair. $50. Register at https://linktr. ee/fullcircleenergy. For information contact Lori at 908-268-7169 or feelslikesunshine124@ gmail.com. FullCircleEnergy.net.

Inclusion Festival – 11am-11pm. This unique, immersive and fully inclusive experience aims to use music and recreation to normalize disability and strengthen unity among diverse populations. Sensory-friendly live music and recreational and educational workshops designed to make everyone feel welcome and safe to participate with mindful modifications to meet individual needs. $45/adult; Free/under age 12. Kempton Community Center, 83 Community Center Drive, Kempton. For information, visit InclusionFestival.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Full Moon Musing – 7-8pm. A time to release, a time to celebrate. Come, let’s set our intentions and sink into our bodies with guided breath and energetic techniques. Sinking into a long shavasana, bathing in the healing tones of crystal singing bowls. Experience the magic in the everyday. Location: The Healing Journey at MFR & Holistic Arts, 11 Lower Center St., Clinton. $25. Register at https://linktr.ee/ fullcircleenergy. For information contact Lori at 908-268-7169 or feelslikesunshine124@ gmail.com. FullCircleEnergy.net.

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Life is full of symptoms stemming from just one cause… MEN! Mechanical, Emotional and Nutritional Stress. Wellstudied, documented and very treatable provided the cause is known. That’s where we come in. Let our 37 yrs of experience help you begin feeling better today! Free phone consultation available when you mention Natural Awakenings magazine! See ad, page 3.

For over 35 years The Hair For Life Center has been helping women who experience hair loss.In as little as 2 to 3 hours we restore your hair to its natural state safely without using glues or extensions. For more information, visit at TheHairForLifeCenter.com. See ad, page 7.

Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Hypnosis Counseling Center Barry Wolfson

28 Mine St, Flemington 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 908-303-7767 HypnosisCounselingCenter.com Over 35 years of experience. We offer traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings, in person or virtual, for weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement, public speaking, and more. See ad, page 9.

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Delivering messages of love and guidance from deceased loved ones and spirit guides via readings and intuitive reiki sessions. A certified life coach, Linda also offers intuitive coaching packages to help you navigate life, jobs and relationships. Psychology degree, former teacher, 30 years business experience. Telephone or in person.

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Experience peace of mind, enlightened awareness and physical restoration. The connections between physical pain and emotional trauma are often revealed during an intuitive reiki session. It is a practice of compassion and spiritual connection. See ad, page 21.

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