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Focuses on Collective Responsibility

24 WHY WE NEED WILD PLACES

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How to Invite Nature Back into Our Lives and Landscapes

28 BUZZ-FREE DRINKING The Healthy Rise of NonAlcoholic Beverages

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Storytelling Connects Kids to the Natural World

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have been writing publisher letters every month for 12 years. It is always exhausting when I wait till the last day to get started, but here I am again. I find myself not remembering if or how much I have written on change, life, gratitude, etc., and this always presents a challenge in being creative. This time will be no different. Yet, in some ways, it works for me.

Asta & Joe Dunne, Publishers Today I have been pondering Earth Day and the impact our thinking and decision-making has on our lives and on this planet. These important issues have measurable consequences that affect us all and the generations of children that will follow.

Several years ago, I wrote a piece about plastics. The spark came from walks in Breezy Point, New York, during low tide. Pens, cups, bags, containers, gallon milk jugs, and every other conceivable plastic product was scattered along the beach. Unrecognizable objects sitting in tar, seaweed and ocean straw seemed to be asking to be picked up and cleaned up. It almost looked like the environment was crying. That was 30+ years ago. We have come a long way since then; however, there is still much left to address. What can we do? As always, personal responsibility is the starting point.

For me, volunteering to clean a river, walk a beach, get involved in our communities, spread awareness is a good place to start. Getting involved making a difference feels right to me.

Another impactful moment happened when I was 23 and living in Chicago. In those days, smoking was normal. We smoked everywhere—restaurants, buses, cars, theatres, on the plane—and we littered. Discarding stuff and emptying car ash trays in a parking lot or on the sidewalk was common until the signs and fines for littering started to appear. Television commercials promoted the idea that we all share a common space, so we all need to take care of it a little better. This was pointed out to me directly during a walk on Michigan Avenue in Chicago one bright sunny day. As I was strolling along without a worry in the world, I tossed the core of an apple into the street near the curb without thinking. Within a minute, someone tapped me on the shoulder and asked me if I lived here in the city. “No,” I replied, “I do not.” “Well, I do,” he said, “and this is like my living room. Would you throw your trash in your living room?” I did not know what to do or say. He looked at me, kind of shrugged his shoulders, and turned, depositing the apple core in a trash collection bin right next to us. As you can see, I have never forgotten that teaching moment. It has shaped my thinking and decision-making ever since.

We have come a long, long way, but awareness, personal responsibility and actions are still in front of us. There is much to do to clean up living rooms and our houses.

Our Earth, our responsibilities, to be good stewards should be part of our norm.

As a side note, cigarettes thrown in the streets are still litter. And now, discarded masks are everywhere. Please, let’s not make this our new norm.

If we want to spread something around, let it be peace. Unlike litter, spreading peace around, talking about it, praying for it, living it, thinking it, believing in it, would be a great New Normal.

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usy parents know that trying to find both quality childcare and educational services can be daunting.

Knowing your child is in an interactive and welcoming space to learn, laugh, and play brings outstanding benefits for the entire family. Gumedia Nutritional Sciences School (GNSS), a newly opened, private preschool, is commited to sparking students’ interest in STEM/ STEAM subjects at an early age.

Kids who are excited to go to school become lifelong learners. The school’s phenomenal STEM/STEAM curriculum in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics is designed to engage curious minds. Additionally, the childcare center has an outdoor edible garden. The school uses ingredients from the garden in recipes prepared in its onsite gourmet kitchen. Students get to take home what they helped grow.

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reen Life Market is excited to welcome everyone to the Grand Opening Celebration of its newest store in Wayne, New Jersey, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., on April 23. This special event includes raffles, giveaways and free goodie bag to the first 100 customers along with the opportunity to explore all that this large and easy-to-shop-in store has to offer.

With great selections of organic food and products that fit many diets including those with food allergies, outstanding deli and bakery departments, coffee/teas and a 100% organic juice and smoothie bar, and a strong commitment to local suppliers, the new store continues the Greeen Life Market standard of bringing excellence to the local market experience.

The family-owned and operated market is designed to be a one-stop shop for a healthy lifestyle. Owner Kamel Yassin shares that they take pride, not only stocking the highest quality products, but also in having a staff that’s knowledgeable and enthusiastic enough to ensure patrons find the best item for their specific needs. Customers are encouraged to ask for guidance as they explore options.

Conveniently located near Willowbrook Mall, it serves surrounding area near and far including Montclair and Cedar Grove. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. Additional markets are located in Butler and Andover, and coming soon to Hamburg and Stockholm. Check out their ad and website for discounts and special offers.

Location: 29 Route 23 South, Wayne. Additional markets located in Butler and Andover.

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Hypnosis Counseling Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary

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ver 5 million women experience hair loss at some point in their lives. Some of the conditions may be hormonal imbalance, thyroid disorder, autoimmune disease, stress and a unique disorder called trichotillomania (hair pulling).

The Hair for Life Center has developed a non-surgical solution called the Intralock Process™. After years of research and testing, this proprietary method of hair enhancement blends real human hair strands between fine thinning areas to make hair full again. The procedure can take as little as 2 to 3 hours to restore a full head of hair without the use of glue or damage to existing hair. Since 100% real human hair is applied, clients can wash, condition and use any styling tools desired on their newly restored head of hair. There are no special restrictions or limitations put on day-to-day activities.

The Hair for Life Center offers free private consultations with a free demonstration. The center’s hair experts want clients to actually see how they could look with their hair restored. “We know how important hair is for women. We feel that for women hair is not a luxury—it’s a necessity!”

or more than 35 years, Hypnosis Counseling Center (HCC) has helped individuals achieve lasting and positive life changes—overcoming issues like smoking, overeating, and stress—to lead healthier, happier lives. Founder Barry Wolfson, BA, MS, is justifiably proud that HCC programs have been offered in over 30 adult education schools in NJ and PA. “As the regional authority in hypnotherapy, we work closely with clients to achieve lifechanging goals with a high degree of attention, encouragement and personal support,” states Wolfson. “Even after all these years, it’s exciting to see people learn through hypnosis how to make significant changes in their lives and well-being.”

HCC is a full-service counseling service that offers traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in both private and group settings. Its diverse clientele includes acting as consultants for the State of New Jersey and providing tailor-made programs for Fortune 500 corporations. It also regularly holds adult education seminars, works with hospitals and fitness centers, and meets with individuals that want to better their lives.

Virtual and in person hypnosis classes will be held on April 9 and April 11. Please see the calendar on page 40 for details.

Location: 163 Engle St., Bldg. 4A, Englewood. For more information and to schedule a free private consultation, call 201-731-3530.

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Location: Offices in Flemington, Princeton and Livingston, NJ, and virtual appointments are available. For more information, call 908-303-7767, email barry@hypnosiscounselingcenter.com or visit HypnosisCounselingCenter.com. See ad, page 13.

New You for 2022 at Modern Acupuncture

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n addition to its exceptional wellness services, Modern Acupuncture announces New You for 2022, a one-hour event featuring four speakers from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 12 and April 26 at its Florham Park clinic. During this two-part series, attendees start anew and learn simple and healthy ways to feel better each day. Attendees will also be entered to win one of 8 raffles!

Speakers at the April 12 event include Barb Minemier on hidden ingredients that block weight loss and feeling healthy, John Allen Mollenhauer on the what and why of proactive recovery, Michael Ciardella on financial wellness, and Doreen Steenland on how to change patterns and habits.

Speakers at the April 26 event include Joan Arata on the hows and whys of acupuncture, Mary Ellen Zung on food as medicine and information to our bodies, Paul Kochoa on how to fix the root cause of pain, Lois Manzella Marchitto on how to set yourself up for a healthy 2022.

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Fenugreek, an herb used in Indian curries and Middle Eastern cuisine, has been shown in studies to increase breast milk production in women, and a 12-week study of 100 men has found that it also boosts male testosterone and fertility. A research team at King George’s Medical University, in Lucknow, India, gave 500 milligrams a day of an extract made from fenugreek seeds to men that ranged in ages from 35 to 60. Sperm motility, or movement, significantly increased at eight and 12 weeks of treatment, while abnormal sperm morphology significantly decreased at 12 weeks. Testosterone levels, cholesterol markers and libido also improved. Higher levels of alertness were documented, along with lower blood pressure.

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When used together, the plant alkaloid berberine and the probiotic Bifidobacterium breve work synergistically to significantly improve total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, reports a new study in Gut Microbes from Shanghai Jiao Tung University, in China. Researchers tested 365 diabetes patients at 20 centers throughout the country, giving them either a placebo, one of the two substances or both. Comparing post-meal blood samples after 12 weeks, patients that had taken both the berberine and the probiotic had significantly better cholesterol readings and experienced positive changes in the gut microbiome, as well as better fatty acid metabolism.

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Workers exposed over years to formaldehyde may experience thinking and memory problems later in life, researchers at the University of Montpellier, in France, have concluded. Their study published in the journal Neurology surveyed and tested more than 75,000 people with an average age of 58. Of those, 8 percent were exposed to formaldehyde through their occupations as nurses; caregivers; medical technicians; workers in the textile, chemistry and metal industries; carpenters and cleaners. The risk of developing thinking and memory problems was an average of 17 percent higher in people that were exposed to formaldehyde on the job than those with no such exposure.

People exposed to formaldehyde for 22 years or longer had a 21 percent higher risk of cognitive impairment.

Spring into Shape with Hypnosis It’s Springtime! You’ve been hibernating over the winter and it’s now that time to get back into shape, especially before the bathing suit season.

If you diet, you know the routine: you get serious and lose some weight, feel better and relax, and the lost weight comes back. How can we stop the yo-yo dieting?

Hypnosis, that’s how. It’s been proven the most effective way to lose weight by Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Mt Sinai, Dr. Oz and Dateline NBC. The problem lies not in the body, but the mind. Attitudes toward ourselves and food lead to our behaviors and resulting physical health. If we can get beneath the surface and look at psychological factors involved, we can change our relationship to food forever. Hypnosis teaches how to eat satisfying, healthy meals, get to an ideal weight, and stay there.

At the Hypnosis Counseling Center, we assess your past experiences your current patterns. We identify the subconscious elements that contribute to unhealthy attitudes and develop a plan unique to your needs. Each client receives

a personalized audio tape that reaffirms the positive messages needed to get healthier each day.

Imagine putting down the guiltand-reward approach to weight loss, enjoying a variety of foods again, and seeing the pounds you want to lose drop away! Joseph, after losing 105 pounds, writes, “I feel confident that I am not going to gain back the weight…I wish I had attended this class years sooner!”

Hypnosis is safe, medically approved, and best of all, it works. Barry Wolfson, MS is the Director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center which has been in practice 35 years.

The center also provides classes to help people build confidence, overcome anxiety, and quit smoking. So, if you have the desire to change something in your life and the willingness to do it… you can, with hypnosis.

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UPTIS, in development for more than a decade, combines an aluminum wheel with a special “tire” around it comprised of a plastic matrix laced with and reinforced by glass fibers. This outer tire is designed to be flexible, yet strong enough to support the car. Michelin Technical and Scientific Communications Director Cyrille Roget says, “It was an exceptional experience for us, and our greatest satisfaction came at the end of the demonstration when our passengers ... said they felt no difference compared with conventional tires.”

Goodyear has announced that the Jacksonville, Florida, Transportation Authority will be piloting the company’s own version of an airless tire on its fleet of autonomous vehicles.

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The results show broad support for a campaign led by Oceana and more than 300 other environmental organizations which sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking the parks to end the sale and distribution of plastic beverage bottles, bags, foodware and cutlery, and plastic foam products.

The proposed Reducing Waste in National Parks Act would see such a policy enacted if passed. “The National Park Service was created to preserve these natural and historic spaces, and in order to truly uphold that purpose, it needs to ban the sale and distribution of single-use plastic items, many of which will end up polluting our environment for centuries to come, despite being used for only a moment,” says Leavitt.

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The Himalayas are home to nine of the world’s 10 highest peaks, including Mt. Everest, and the source of Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze. They contain the third-largest deposit of ice and snow in the world, after Antarctica and the Arctic. Study co-author Jonathan Carrivick, deputy head of the University of Leeds School of Geography, says, “Our findings clearly show that ice is now being lost from Himalayan glaciers at a rate that is at least 10 times higher than the average rate over past centuries ... and coincides with human-induced climate change.”

These glaciers release meltwater that forms the headwaters of several major rivers, and their disappearance could threaten agriculture, drinking water and energy production in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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hile exploring Seattle, Jackie Lentz Bowman noticed some bushes filled with pink and orange berries. She discovered she could safely eat them by using the smartphone nature app called iNaturalist (iNaturalist.org). “I learned they were salmonberries and edible,” says the Chicago area photographer and birder. “I just had to try them. They were very similar to raspberries.”

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na. “Whether it is to help identify a plant I’ve taken a photo of or to familiarize myself with what a bird looks like and sounds like, these are tools I’m always glad to have in my back pocket,” she explains.

At least 6,300 nature apps were available in 2015, according to Paul Jepson and Richard Ladle, Oxford environmental scholars and co-authors of “Nature Apps: Waiting for the Revolution,” a research paper published in the Swedish environmental journal Ambio. Such programs are only beginning to scratch the surface of what is possible. They write, “As most people own a mobile phone today, the app—though a small device—is a major way conservationists could be reaching a huge audience with transformative possibilities.”

Right now, some apps allow the user to point a smartphone to a plant or animal to get instant feedback on its common or scientific name. Others ask the user questions about what they are seeing and suggest an identity based on the answers. Some allow the user to interact with scientists, share their knowledge, record their observations and contribute to science.

Perhaps the most popular nature app is iNaturalist, which has all those features and more. “Our mission has been to connect people to nature through technology,” says Scott Loarie, co-director of iNaturalist, a joint initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society. “By 2030, we want to connect 100 million people to nature to facilitate science and conservation.”

The app began as a master’s degree project at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2008, and today 2 million people have recorded about 100 million observations, covering one in six species on the planet. “iNaturalist has grown to the point where it’s helping take the pulse of biodiversity,” he adds.

Newcomers are often mentored and helped with identifications by volunteers that are experts in different fields. One example is a worldwide competition called the City Nature Challenge in which beginning and advanced naturalists document urban flora and fauna for several days.

During the event, people share their photos of plants and animals on iNaturalist.

During Chicago’s Challenge, Eric Gyllenhaal, who blogs about nature on the city’s west side, found an uncommon species. “A Canadian expert helped confirm the identification as a bronze ground beetle native to Europe,” says Cassi Saari, project manager of natural areas for the Chicago Park District. “It’s an introduced species in Illinois and could have implications for wildlife in the region down the line.”

Two other nature apps that Loarie likes are eBird (eBird.org) and Merlin (Merlin.

AllAboutBirds.org), both administered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, New York. With eBird, users can report on their phones a list of birds they’re seeing in the wild, including when and where, and the sightings are added to a database for scientific research.

Merlin is a field guide app to help folks identify the birds they are seeing. “Merlin has taken on authoring content with great descriptions of birds, something iNaturalist doesn’t do,” Loarie points out. “Merlin also just released sound recognition in the app, so people can identify birds by sound. It’s huge for birders.”

Award-winning nature photographer Adriana Greisman, of Phoenix, says she uses both Merlin and iBird (iBird.com), another field guide app, to identify birds in the wild and when processing photos. “These are great resources to identify unknown species and to learn about their behavior.”

The favorite app of Joyce Gibbons, a volunteer at the Natural Land Institute, in Rockford, Illinois, is Odonata Central (OdonataCentral.org), which focuses on her passion—dragonflies and damselflies, collectively called odonates.

“I’ve loved solitary walks in the woods, prairies and other natural areas since I was a child,” she says. “I’ve always taken photos and tried to ID the many species I’ve observed. Now, with these apps on my phone, I feel like I am actually contributing to the scientific body of knowledge and connecting with other enthusiasts and not just keeping all this joy of discovery to myself.”

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ith degrees in natural resource management, environmental science, religion and business administration, Mennonite Reverend Brian Sauder is an adjunct professor at two Illinois seminary schools, as well as president and executive director of Faith in Place, a Midwest nonprofit headquartered in Chicago that helps diverse faith-based groups become community leaders in a shared quest for environmental, social and racial justice.

spiritualities calling out environmental racism and organizing the community to take action. We view ourselves in that historical lineage, with a mission to provide the tools, resources and programming for our faith partners to continue to advance these valuable pursuits.

How does Faith in Place work?

It’s very grassroots. We believe in a Green Team model, which is a core group of people within a faith community, anywhere from three to 30 individuals, depending on the size of the community.

Through coaching, we help teams evaluate the community’s needs and assets, set goals for the year, and create a strategic plan to address needs through programming, advocacy and a network of nonprofit partners.

Why are Green Teams effective in bringing about change?

The messenger matters. When you work with a community, it’s the people in that community that are going to understand the culture, the theology, the context, the history, the politics of the local body; so they understand how to meet people where they’re at and how to talk about these issues in a way that’s effective and attainable.

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Can you describe a noteworthy Faith in Place project?

How are places of faith uniquely positioned to address environmental and racial justice?

If you look at the history of the U.S. environmental justice movement, from Warren County, North Carolina, where black church women laid their bodies on the road to stop toxic waste dump trucks in their community, to Dr. Benjamin Chavis’ coining of the phrase “environmental racism” through the United Church of Christ, there’s a legacy of people of faith and diverse

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We partnered with a Green Team that wanted to address the need of hunger in their community by turning four acres of land that they had into a congregation-supported agriculture project (CSA), where people paid upfront to get a weekly bushel of produce grown on the land, while the church tithed 10 percent of it to local food pantries. Over several years, we helped them write a business plan, approach the committee structure of the church, hire a farmer, set up a legal structure and launch Sola Gratia Farm, which today is employing a bunch of people and stocking local food pantries with fresh tomatoes, kale, fruits and vegetables grown right there in the community. Once Faith in Place shared this story, other faith partners wanted to replicate it. We now support five different CSAs across Illinois.

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being reevaluated and reshaped, cover sustainable food and land use, climate change and energy, environmental advocacy, youth empowerment, and water and flooding prevention. We also advocate to policymakers. Last year in Illinois, Green Teams helped pass the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act by convincing legislators to not only reduce carbon emissions, but also prioritize employment opportunities in the new green economy for high-unemployment neighborhoods.

tradition, people are bringing the wisdom of the ages to bear on understanding the moment we’re in. Everything is connected, and the ecological crisis is a spiritual crisis. The healing of me and the healing of you and the healing of Earth are bound together, and this mutuality is core to all our different spiritualities and traditions. At our annual Green Team summit, people from different regions, backgrounds and religions come together, all united by the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land where our food is grown and a deep sense of calling and purpose. It’s hope-inspiring in a world that is so divided.

What is your philosophy concerning the intersection between faith and environmental and social justice?

We’ve got to be committed to the transformation that we seek.

Our spirituality calls us to remember how connected we are. One way to describe justice is love in action—a love that begins with ourselves—and as we love ourselves more deeply, it spurs outward action that seeks to dismantle injustice.

What areas of environmental justice do you focus on?

A Green Team might say, “We have an issue with lead pipes in our communities,” or, “We have an issue with high schoolage youth needing employment.” Our programs, which are shaped by the needs of our Green Teams and are constantly

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As 1 billion people around the globe gather to mark Earth Day on April 22, they will be focusing on an increasingly critical goal: the need for everyone—governments, citizens and businesses—to do their part to combat climate change.

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“Everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable,” is the day’s emerging motto.

While Earth Day themes over the past 52 years have often centered on specific issues, such as plastic pollution and deforestation, this year’s broader theme, “Invest In Our Planet,” reflects a growing consensus that, at such a critical point for the Earth’s future, governments will not solve the climate crisis by themselves. “Like the industrial, space and information revolutions, all sectors of society can and must play major roles—this time with the extraordinary responsibilities to get it right,” reads a statement from EarthDay. org. Activism involves not only lowering carbon emissions, but also making sure that the benefits of the coming Green Revolution are spread evenly throughout society, the statement says. “In 2022, we all must enter into one partnership for the planet,” says Earth Day President Kathleen Rogers.

Events, such as rallies and social media campaigns, aim to encourage action and legislation, as well as educate on corporate and personal sustainability. Art shows allow attendees to visualize a better future while data collection for citizen-based science research and workshops find ways to build local green economies. All are appropriate ways to participate this Earth Day, as well as clean-up campaigns and tree plantings. To learn about personal actions, including step-by-step instructions on how to organize an event, visit EarthDay.org.

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Saving wild places is critical for human health and well-being, say both scientists and environmentalists. But defining what a wild place is or what the word wilderness means can be difficult, says Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places. “If wilderness means a place untouched by humans, then

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none is left,” he says. Even the set-aside wildernesses where no one may have ever stepped have been altered through climate change, acid rain and other human interventions.

Humans are also losing the wilderness that is defined as land set aside solely for plants and creatures other than humans. Prominent naturalist David Attenborough, whose most recent documentary is A Life on Our Planet, says that in 1937, when he was a boy, about 66 percent of the world’s wilderness areas remained. By 2020, it was down to 35 percent.

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3,500square-mile national park in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, filled with hot springs, canyons, wolves, and elk. It can also be as simple as a sky filled with a murmuration, or gathering, of thousands of swooping starlings, which once caused two teens to stop taking selfies and photograph the natural scene above them instead, as Hoffman witnessed in Great Britain.

Such regions that offer vast tracts of natural beauty and biodiversity are even found in and around major cities like Chicago, says Chicagoland nature blogger Andrew Morkes. “A wild place is also where you don’t see too many people, or any people, and you can explore,” he says. “You can walk up a hill and wonder what’s around the next bend.”

“A wild place could be a 15-minute drive from home where we can walk among plants in a meadow, or a tree-lined street, or front and back yard, if landscaped with wild creatures in mind,” says Douglas Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts with Your Yard.

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redwoods are still with us today because people in the early 1900s fought to protect and preserve what they could already see was rapidly diminishing,” Hoffman says. “In the year 2022, we are the beneficiaries of those past actions. Yet less than 5 percent of those old-growth redwood groves are left, and we live in an age where we’re losing an extraordinary range of wild species; for example, 3 billion birds have disappeared from the skies of North America in just the past 50 years. That’s why people need to continue to fight for wild spaces.”

“We need these places to save ourselves,” says Tallamy, who heads the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. “Humans are totally dependent on the production of oxygen and clean water, and that happens with the continued existance of flowering plants, which are dependent on the continued existence of all the pollinators. When you lose the pollinators, you lose 90 percent of the flowering plants on the Earth. That is not an option if we want to stay alive and healthy.”

Our mental and emotional health is also at stake. According to a recent overview in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, studies have shown that natural settings can lower blood pressure, reduce depression and anxiety, and help the immune system function better.

People have saved wild places over time, of course. “The world’s ancient

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Community Crusaders In researching his book, Hoffman went looking for wild-space struggles. In Glasgow, Scotland, he met people that fought to save an urban meadow from being turned into a luxury home development. “I’d never experienced as much joy in any one place as when I spent time with the community fighting to preserve this tiny meadow,” he recalls. “They campaigned and lobbied politicians, and eventually, the government backed down. And now the whole community is able to enjoy this site where a lot of urban wildlife thrives.”

Once-wild places may also need human help to again become wild refuges. The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, where Hoffman saw the buffalo, “was once an arsenal for the production of extraordinary quantities of ordnance for a number of wars,” he says. After hundreds of die-hard volunteers dug out invasive plants, scattered seed and documented wildlife on the 18,000-acre prairie, visitors can now walk among big bluestem and golden alexander, and listen for the sweet song of meadowlarks in the grasslands and chorus frogs in the wetlands.

Conservation volunteers working to save wild places hail from every state. In fact, nearly 300,000 volunteers contribute more than 6.5 million hours of volunteer service a year to the U.S. National Park Service, from leading tours to studying wildlife and hosting campgrounds.

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CREATING A WILD SPACE AT HOME In their book The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, University of Delaware ecology professor Douglas Tallamy and landscape designer Rick Darke show how to create wild spaces in yards, including what and where to plant and how to manage the land. They advise homeowners to: Stop using pesticides and herbicides.

Replace non-native plants with those native to the region.

Reduce lawn space, converting it to native plants.

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“Mourning cloak butterflies overwinter as mature adults. If you say, ‘Hey, let’s just clean up all of that so-called leaf litter,’ you could be cleaning up the habitat of mourning cloaks and killing them,” says Darke, who has served as a horticultural consultant for botanic gardens and other public landscapes in Texas, Maryland, New York, Illinois and Delaware. “That’s not litter. It’s meaningful habitat.

“A dead tree in your home landscape, called a snag, often contributes as much to the local ecology as a living tree,” he adds. “For example, woodpeckers build nests in holes or cavities in a snag, and countless insects find shelter and nourishment in the organic material of the snag.”

One doesn’t have to be an environmental crusader to save wild places, Hoffman stresses.

Exploring local wild places and sharing them with others can help save them, as well. “We can only protect those places that we love,” he says. “And we can only love those places that we know.”

Sadly, roughly 100 million people, including 28 million children, do not have access to a quality park within 10 minutes of home, according to The Trust for Public Land. Projects, such as the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, which enables urban communities to create outdoor spaces, can help. The U.S. Department of the Interior committed $150 million to the program in 2021. “Every child in America deserves to have a safe and nearby place to experience the great outdoors,” says Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

A Homegrown National Park Tallamy says one of the most important ways to get people to appreciate and save wild places is to begin in their own yards. “We have wilderness designations. We have national forests. We have national parks. We have 12 percent of the U.S. protected from development,” he says. “Yet, we are in the sixth great extinction. Our parks and our preserves are not enough. My point is that we have got to focus on the areas outside of parks and preserves.”

He urges what he calls a “homegrown national park,” in which homeowners, land managers and farmers create a habitat by replacing invasive plants with native species.

Tallamy speaks from experience. He lives on a 10-acre former farm in Oxford, Pennsylvania. “It had been mowed for hay and when we moved in, very little life was here,” he says. “We have been rebuilding the eastern deciduous forest here, getting invasive plants under control and replanting with species that ought to be here.” He’s now counted more than 1,400 different species of moths on his property and documented 60 species of birds nesting within the landscape. “We have foxes who raise their kits in the front yard,” he says.

Lots of acreage is not required, he says. In Kirkwood, Missouri, homeowners created a wild place on six-tenths of an acre on which they’ve documented 149 species of birds.

“If one person does it, it’s not going to work,” he stresses. “The point is to get those acres connected. When everybody adopts this as a general landscape culture, it’s going to help

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tremendously. By rewilding your yard, you are filling in spaces between the true wild places and natural areas. The reason our wild spaces are not working in terms of conservation is because they are too small and too isolated. Even the biggest national parks are too small or too isolated.”

Tallamy says people can create wild spaces in their yards by reducing the amount of lawn they have or even getting rid of it. They can grow native plants and discontinue the use of pesticides and herbicides, which are disrupting ecological function of wild places the world over, as research shows. Hoffman agrees, “We’ve cultivated a culture of tidiness. It’s actually very easy to welcome wildlife into your home places, often by doing fewer things, by not bringing the leaf blower out and by leaving some dead wood where it fell, which creates important shelters for insects, for example.

“Such wild yard spaces encourage wonder. Suddenly, the kids are out there and they can be absolutely fascinated by a small glittering beetle. For me, to experience the wild is to go to the shore of a lake, to be present in the mystery, to be among the lake’s reed beds, to see a marsh harrier sleek out of those reeds and to know you’re part of something much larger,” he says. “There’s so much joy and beauty and complexity in being in the presence of other lives besides human.” That in itself is reason enough to save wild places.

Sheryl DeVore has written six books on science, health and nature, as well as health and environmental stories for national and regional publications. Read more at SherylDeVore.wordpress.com.

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Buzz-Free Drinking THE HEALTHY RISE OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

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s a former bartender, Katie Cheney enjoys mixing drinks for friends, and one night recently, in her San Francisco apartment, she tried out something new: an alcohol-free “Noquila Sunrise” made with a distilled, plant-based spirit. “I was actually pleasantly surprised.

Even though we were drinking non-alcoholic drinks, we still had just as much fun as usual!” recalls Cheney, who blogs at DrinksSaloon.com.

In New York City, Marcos Martinez has begun drinking virgin piña coladas when out on the town with friends. “The feeling is surprisingly great since I don’t wake up with hangovers. More importantly, I’ve realized that I don’t have to use alcohol as a

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crutch for my social anxiety,” says Martinez, who owns the black gay lifestyle blog TheMenWhoBrunch.com.

At Chicago’s Kumiko Japanese cocktail bar, owner Julia Momosé offers a menu of what she calls “Spiritfrees,” crafted without alcohol and with ingredients like yarrow, ume—a Japanese fruit—and cardamom.

“Folks comment on how they appreciate that it is ‘more than just juice,’ or how surprised they are at their depth, texture and complexity,” she says.

The “sober-curious”—people experimenting with alcohol-free beverages as a way of prioritizing their health and fitness over a short-lived buzz—are changing America’s drinking culture. For the first

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time in 20 years, fewer Americans are regularly drinking, reports Gallup, and tipplers are drinking measurably less than they did 10 years ago.

No longer stuck with a seltzer while dodging questions from inquisitive imbibers, today the sober-inclined can sip from a vast array of sophisticated choices—from faux vodka in exotic, crafted drinks to prize-winning sparkling wines to low- and no-alcohol craft beer. No-booze options can be easily ordered at restaurants, picked up at supermarkets or delivered at home with a few online clicks.

“The best part about having a fun, non-alcoholic beverage in hand is that you get the taste and experience of a cocktail or beer, just without the alcohol and potential negative side effects,” says dietitian Kerry Benson, co-author of Mocktail Party: 75 Plant-Based, Non-Alcoholic Mocktail Recipes for Every Occasion. “You have your wits about you, you can drive if necessary, you are less likely to say or do something you might regret and you won’t have a hangover the next morning. And alcohol-free drinks are usually less expensive than their alcoholic counterparts.”

Sober-curious strategies range widely. Some people start tentatively, but increasingly turn to non-alcoholic drinks because they prefer the taste, price and lower calorie count, as well as the diminished risk of heart and liver disease.

Others may go cold turkey for a month or two to break a pandemic-induced habit, alternate alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at a game or bar to avoid getting tipsy, or drink a Bloody Mary for a weekend brunch and virgin versions during the week to enhance work productivity.

The sales of non-alcoholic beverages

shot up 33 percent to $331 million in 2021, reports Nielsen, and online sales of nonand low-alcoholic beverages skyrocketed 315 percent. To compete for the Millennials-heavy market, distillers like Seedlip, Suntory and Lyre’s have created beverages evoking tequila, Campari and vodka; breweries like Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg and small crafters are offering robust-tasting near- and no-alcohol beers; and wineries are using distillation and reverse osmosis to produce fine, low-alcohol Cabernets, Chardonnays and other varieties. Niche products are growing: for example, Los Angeles-based Optimist Botanicals bills its gin-, vodka- and tequila-like botanical blends as being vegan, gluten-free and paleo- and keto-friendly.

On the home front, people are making their own concoctions, often with natural and herbal ingredients, such as pears, tomatoes, cilantro and spices.

“Garden-grown produce, windowsill herbs and farmers market finds are the ideal foundation for recipes, from tea sangrias to shaken mocktails,” says New Jersey cooking instructor and recipe developer Vanessa Young, creator of ThirstyRadish. com. As an example, she says, “A slice of brûléed fruit gives a non-alcoholic drink a touch of smoky sweetness, plus it is so appealing in the glass.”

Substance abuse counselors caution that beverages that mimic alcohol may not be a good route for recovery from serious alcohol abuse because they can reawaken destructive patterns. And consumers are advised to look carefully at labels. “Alcohol-free” beer contains 0.0 percent alcohol.

“Non-alcoholic” beer can contain up to 0.5 percent alcohol, but some have been found to contain up to 2 percent—not desirable if pregnant or in recovery.

Still, says Karolina Rzadkowolska, author of Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You, “The popularity of alcohol-free drinks is changing a culture.

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Nature Speaks STORYTELLING CONNECTS KIDS TO THE NATURAL WORLD

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hildren are natural storytellers with imaginations that shape their play and learning. In outdoor settings, everything from puddles to pine cones can engage children and draw them closer to the natural world, opening up a lifelong appreciation of natural environments. Connecting with nature also improves creativity, academic performance and attentiveness, while reducing stress and aggressive behavior, a body of research shows.

Organizations, like the Wilderness Awareness School, a Duvall, Washington-based nonprofit, work to help children and adults cultivate healthy relationships with nature, community and self. “We find that children who feel at home in the outdoors are often more resourceful, creative and allow for curiosity to naturally unfold,” says Leah Carlson, director of marketing and communications at Wilderness Awareness School. “Allowing them to play freely and explore in nature is a wonderful way to build resilience and

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resourcefulness. When children can be intrigued through a story, it also allows them to understand their own outdoor experiences. They become more adept at finding new solutions to problems using the tools they have access to and creative thinking.”

Weaving storytelling into their programs helps children understand their outdoor experiences. “Regular time spent with experienced nature mentors, playing games, exploring unique plants and animals and getting excited about the possibilities of

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nature is how a connection begins. When children are outside, the characters of these stories are the plants, animals, rocks and landforms around them. The suburban tree that was always an obstacle on the sidewalk can be seen through new eyes as a dragon, monkey bars or a red alder,” Carlson explains.

Megan Zeni, a public school teacher in Steveston, British Columbia, says there is a global body of research that shows every measure of wellness is improved through time spent outside. She teaches solely outdoors, ensuring that her students have exposure to nature regardless of which neighborhood they live in. “In our modern world, higher-income families generally have better access to green spaces. Incorporating outdoor activities into the school day gives children equitable exposure to nature and outdoor learning,” she explains.

Zeni uses both non-fiction and fiction storytelling approaches to teaching. “To learn about water cycles, I’ll have kids jump in puddles, observe where the water goes and track where it is in the community. They’ll then relay a fact-based story based on their observations and experiences. For a lesson on squirrels, I’ll ask the students to imagine where their habitat is, who their family is and what they eat. We use loose parts, which are open-ended items, such as pine cones and sticks, to creatively illustrate the story.

“By using storytelling as a measure of knowledge, it is more equitable for students who don’t perform as well using traditional test and essay methods,” she says. Listening to a child’s story can also reveal misconceptions that can be clarified through further exploration and instruction.

Storytelling can take on many forms and be enhanced with the use of props. As the artistic director of Rootstock Puppet Co., based in Chicago, Mark Blashford performs puppet theater rooted in stories that promote mutual kindness and ecological awareness. “Puppets are remarkable storytelling agents because, not only can they play characters and support narrative through movement, they can also tell a story from the very material they inhabit,” he says. “Puppets invite kids to exercise empathy by compelling them to accept and invest in the thoughts, feelings and life of another entity.”

By making puppets out of wood and using them to weave environmental awareness into his shows, Blashford helps to put the natural world in perspective. “My show TIMBER! is about an entire forest and a single tree which is home to a family of spotted owls. I want children to see the role of both the forest and the

tree in the lives of an owl family. When they fall in love with little wooden puppet owls, they are able to convert the giant concept of deforestation into a manageable scale,” he says.

He encourages parents to regularly engage their children with their natural habitat. “Go to your local forest or park, find a tree, name it and check on it as often as you can. Prompt children to ask questions about who they think lives in that tree, why the branches stretch out how they do and what happens at night. As children learn to see the outdoor world as part of their own characters and setting, the stories will develop naturally,” he advises.

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Four Corners

by Nicole Zornitzer

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ecently, I had a conversation with one of my clients who described how yoga and mindfulness have transformed her. We discussed the power of the four corners of the mat, while seemingly elementary in concept, quite the contrary is true. As I listened to how she feels yoga has affected all aspects of her mind, body and overall wellness, I was inspired to analyze the idea further and relate it to my past articles regarding the power of the yoga mat.

A new student often arrives to a yoga class unsure of what to expect both physically, energetically, mentally or spiritually. It is through dharma discussion and words of inspiration that we (the yoga professionals) attempt to teach the true philosophy behind yoga—the why.

Once we get past the asana and physicality of the practice, we go much deeper into the encouragement of mindful habits.

Mindful behavior may include breathing techniques, methods of managing fear, anxiety, depression, healthy eating habits or simply finding stillness. Through the

physical asana practice we are changing the energetic pathways of the body on all levels. A yoga practice retrains the mind and how to walk the journey of life in a more accepting and peaceful manner.

I like to refer to my mat as my sanctuary, a place where I find peace and acceptance within myself, separate from ego.

This concept does not negate the moments of frustration or self-criticism, however, over a period of an hour I am often able to relinquish the need for perfection and instead evolve to a place of serenity. When we delve into our lives without reservation and witness our thoughts without attachment, when we release the need for judgement, the need to fix or change a situation, we have mastered yoga. What transpires on the mat is nothing short of a miracle each moment we step into a yoga practice.

The therapeutic aspect of a consistent practice enables all who participate the opportunity to view life differently with rose colored glasses. This may cause you to ponder what I am saying, because there are many people who differ in opinion

wondering why I would want to view life through a more colorful screen as opposed to what they may consider “reality”. The four corners of my mat have shown me that my reality is fueled by the inspiration I find on the mat. And if my vision of life and community is shaded in beautiful rainbow hues, my intentions and actions will reflect same. Perhaps being a light for others is motivation enough for me or you.

In summary, I beckon you all to step onto the mat, feel the power of the four corners that will surround you. The transformation that will occur over consistent practice and commitment is subtle and yet equally as powerful.

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.

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Pest Control KEEPING DOGS SAFE FROM TICKS AND FLEAS

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leas and ticks are different types of pests; so, when considering how best to protect a dog, it is important to make a distinction—fleas are an annoyance, but ticks can be life-threatening. Many veterinarians recommend specific chemicals as a preventive solution, but this is often just a knee-jerk approach that uses chemicals to control nature. Instead, consider more natural alternatives that are both effective and non-toxic.

Fleas 101 Fleas are related to ants and beetles, feed on blood, and their bites can lead to irritation and skin allergies. They aren’t typically attracted to healthy pets; so, one of the best defenses against flea infestations is to feed a dog a nutritionally balanced, species-appropriate, fresh-food diet that will help keep their immune system functioning optimally.

It is also important to remove the environmental factors that can negatively impact immunity, including: n Poor water quality. Make sure to provide fluoride- and chlorine-free drinking water. n Too many vaccines. Insist that the veterinarian runs titer tests instead of giving unnec-

essary shots.

n Toxic household chemicals, including cleaning products and dog beds treated with

flame retardants.

n Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers used in the yard. n Toxic levels of electromagnetic fields from electrical devices in the home.

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The Trouble with Ticks Ticks are a type of arachnid related to mites, spiders and scorpions. Because ticks feed on many different animals (including humans, dogs, cats, squirrels, mice, opossums and deer), they are quite good at acquiring and transmitting diseases, some of which can be life-threatening.

Unfortunately, a single tick bite can expose a dog to multiple pathogens, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and babesiosis. Luckily, most dogs mount an effective immune response.

Up to 90 percent of dogs may have been exposed to tick-borne pathogens, but most are able to fight off infection on their own.

The only way to know if a dog has effectively eliminated harmful bacteria is to follow up the typical blood test with a second test called a quantitative C6 that differentiates exposure from infection.

Large numbers of dogs each year are unnecessarily treated with extensive antibiotic therapy because their veterinarians panic after seeing a positive exposure and fail to check for infection.

To catch tick-borne infections before they take hold, ask the veterinarian to replace the standard annual heartworm test with the SNAP 4Dx Plus (from Idexx Labs) or the Accuplex4 tests (Antech Diagnostics), which screen for heartworm, Lyme disease and four other vector-borne diseases. Completing one of these simple blood tests every six to 12 months is the best way to protect a dog. In tick-infested areas, if a dog tests positive on either of those two tests, it should also be screened for babesia exposure with a polymerase chain reaction test.

Before Reaching for a Chemical Pet parents should not automatically apply potentially toxic chemical agents to their dogs or around their home to repel or kill pests.

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Neem oil is not an essential oil; it is an expelled or pressed oil. It is effective because fleas and ticks are repelled by it, and it doesn’t bother pets sensitive to odors. Catnip oil can also be used since it has been proven to be as effective as diethyltoluamide (DEET), the mosquito and tick spray humans use that has a number of toxic side effects. To add extra punch to the mixture, add five drops of lemon, lemongrass, eucalyptus or geranium essential oil.

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Nature’s Virus Killer Copper can stop a virus before it starts

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Now thousands of people When he felt a tickle in his nose are using it against viruses and bacteria like a cold about to start, he rubbed the that cause illness. copper gently in Colds and his nose for 60 many other seconds. illnesses start “It worked!” when viruses get he exclaimed. in your nose and “The cold never start multiplying. got going. That If you don’t stop was 2012. I have them early, they had zero colds spread and take since then.” over.

“We don’t Copper kills viruses almost In hundreds of make product instantly studies, EPA and health claims,” university researchers confirm copper he said, “so I can’t say cause and effect. kills microbes almost instantly just by But we know copper is antimicrobial.” touch.

He asked relatives and friends to try That’s why ancient Greeks and it. They reported the same thing, so he Egyptians used copper to purify patented CopperZap® and put it on the water and heal wounds. They didn’t market. know about microbes like viruses and Soon hundreds of people had tried it. bacteria, but now we do.

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Scientists say the high conductance Users say: of copper disrupts the electrical balance “It works! I love it!” in a microbe cell by touch and destroys “I can’t believe how good my nose it in seconds. feels.”

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Preserve Our Planet This Earth Day

By Jared Zornitzer

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arth Day, an annual event in April, brings people across the planet together through their common views on policies and practices which impact the environment. In honor of this year’s Earth Day, it is fitting to discuss some of the reasons why I believe that we should care for the environment.

I grew up as a child of the outdoors.

The fondest memories from my childhood revolve around spending time outside— time spent at school recess, going on bike rides with my family, and learning to play sports with my dad in the backyard are just a few. Nature was my space to explore, learn and make friends. The possibility of a world without nature or where nature comes second hand to our industrialized existence is hard to fathom but is quickly coming true.

If I could make one wish besides the health, safety and happiness of my children, it would be that they have a yard with trees and wildlife. I would hope for them to be able to go outside and take their first steps, learn to ride a bike, and complete other rites of passage in the outdoors like I did. Nature has been a steadfast companion in my life, and it is my absolute favorite place to be. It would be tragic if future generations do not have access to clean air, natural bodies of water or a healthy

environment.

On top of the connection which humans have with nature, its health is vital to our existence on this planet. Through photosynthesis, plants produce the oxygen which we breathe. Our food comes from plants and animals. Simply put, we could not survive without nature. We must curtail deforestation, loss of ecosystems and pollution (microplastics in the ocean enter fish, resulting in humans ingesting toxins when they eat the fish) to maintain our

symbiotic relationship with nature.

Additionally, by damaging the environment we are causing the death and extinction of numerous other living organisms. Whether it be cutting down plants to build on land or reducing an ecosystem to such a debilitated state that no animal can live there, humans are complicit in loss of life at a large scale. In short, we can be much better stewards of life and the environment.

Scientific studies demonstrate just how important it is that we implement more environmentally friendly practices.

Projections show temperatures and sea levels rising at dangerous rates, and air quality rapidly decreasing. For the sake of our happiness and livelihoods, we must take immediate action and stop hurting the environment. Soon it will be too late to turn back.

Jared Zornitzer is a full-time college student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY studying engineering. An advocate of balancing work and school with exercise and healthy living, he loves hiking, biking, running, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and learning in his classes.

It’s our world, all of us.

Reduce, re-use, recycle.

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Toltec Mitote Shamanic Overnight Spring Retreat – 4/2-3; 12 noon. We gather in a safe loving sacred space in nature to awaken more clarity, peace, joy, and love in your life. Private location in Southwestern Morris County, NJ. The Mitote is a profound ceremony in death and rebirth; this transformation which opens a new level of healing for you. $325. For information, call 973-647-2500, email Janet@BeTheMedicine.com or visit BeTheMedicine.com.

Change Your Life with Hypnosis – 6:309:30pm; VIRTUAL. 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 – 6:30-7:30pm. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. Lose Weight with Hypnosis – 7:30-8:30pm.

Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Better Sleep with Hypnosis – 8:30-9:30pm.

Imagine leaving life’s cares and worries behind at the end of each day. $60 each session. Sponsored by Marple/Newtown Sq. Rec. Dept. For more information, contact Barry at 973-378-7620 or 908-3037767, or barry@hypnosiscounselingcenter. com, or call Rick Ehnow at 610-353-2325.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Gordon Lightfoot: The Legend in Concert – 7:30-9:30pm. Celebrate the man who defined the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ‘70s; is beloved by other musical giants including Bob Dylan; and is perhaps THE most prolific and greatest Canadian singersongwriter of all time: Gordon Lightfoot.

Tickets start at $59. The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville. 610-9171228. TheColonialTheatre.com/events/ live-music/gordon-lightfoot-the-legendin-concert-night-one.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Yin Yoga Sound Bath – 5:30pm. Join the Niyama Tribe for a beautiful restorative Yin Yoga Program all while being surrounded by the therapeutic sounds created by traditional Tibetan Bowls and Crystal Bowls. You will leave balanced, calm and restored. $40.

Niyama Yoga Shalas, 1250 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph. For information call 973-5002939 or email niyamayogastudio@gmail.com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Change Your Life with Hypnosis – 9-12noon.

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 – 9-10am. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis – 10-11am.

Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. Better Sleep with Hypnosis – 11-12noon. Imagine leaving life’s cares and worries behind at the end of each day. $60 each session.

Hypnosis Counseling Center, 28 Mine St., Flemington. For more information, contact Barry at 973-378-7620 or 908-303-7767, or barry@hypnosiscounselingcenter.com.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Palo Santos & Frankincense Energy Cleansing – 6pm. Spring is a season of birth, new beginnings, renewal, and growth—a time for the earth to make manifest the latent potential within all things. Seeds are germinating, flowers budding, insects buzzing, leaves unfurling.

Join the Niyama Tribe for a sacred practice that will fuse together medicinal Palo Santo and Frankincense Sacra as we prepare for this season and the changes that will occur physically, mentally, energetically and spiritually. $35. Niyama Yoga Shalas, 161 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland. For information call 973-500-2939 or email niyamayogastudio@ gmail.com. NiyamaYogaShala.com.

New You for 2022 at Modern Acupuncture – 6-7pm. New You for 2022 is a one-hour event featuring four speakers from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 12 and April 26 at its Florham Park clinic. During this two-part series, attendees start anew and learn simple and healthy ways to feel better each day. Free. Space is limited.

RSVP at Eventbrite.com/e/new-you-for2022-tickets-229820287667. 176 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park. For more information, call 973-765-9500. ModAcu.com/nj001.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Monthly Movie Matinee: “West Side Story” (2021 Version) – 1pm. Please join us for a screening of the film West Side Story (2021).

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Free to attend, refreshments

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SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Grand Opening Celebration for Green Life Market in Wayne – 9am-6pm. This special event includes raffles, giveaways and free goodie bag to the first 100 customers along with the opportunity to explore all that this large and easy-to-shop-in store has to offer.

Conveniently located near Willowbrook Mall.

Check out the ad on page 9 and website for discounts and special offers. Location: 29 Route 23 South, Wayne. For information, call 973-837-8337 and visit GreenLifeMarket. com.

Health Yeah With Michelle at Shad Fest – 4/23-24; 11am - 5pm. Visit Michelle’s booth to see all that Health Yeah! has to offer, and be sure to sign up for a drawing on Sunday to win a month of free sessions. Shad Fest, Lambertville’s Historic Shad Festival, features the area’s finest artists and crafters, great food, and family entertainment.

Rain or shine event. Festival attendance is free. For information about Health Yeah with Michelle, call 973-420-9220 or visit HealthYeahWithMichelle.com. For festival details, visit LambertvilleChamber.com/ shad-fest.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Reiki Level I Class – 10:30am-5pm. Join Sue and Leslie for this Reiki Level I class.

Learn about the history, benefits, chakras, plus more. We teach about the essential oils that work well with Reiki and you receive two attunements from each of us. Receive a handbook and a certificate. A great class to open you to energy healing. Learn the hand positions and how to do a session for self-Reiki and to use on friends and family.

Those who attend in-person will have an opportunity to practice. Energy Exchange: $195 with a $95 deposit to reserve your space in class. In-Person or Virtual available. $195. Blossoming into Light, 31 Fairmount Ave Suite 105, Chester. 862-222-4268. blossomingintolight-chester.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 New You for 2022 at Modern Acupuncture – 6-7pm. New You for 2022 is a one-hour event featuring four speakers from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 12 and April 26 at its Florham Park clinic. During this two-part series, attendees start anew and learn simple and healthy ways

to feel better each day. Free. Space is limited.

RSVP at Eventbrite.com/e/new-you-for2022-tickets-229820287667. 176 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park. For more information, call 973-765-9500. ModAcu.com/nj001.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Light Language Activation & Meditation – 3:30-5pm. Join us at Blossoming into Light for a Light Language Activation and Meditation! We are excited to have Katherine of Light return! Light Language is the language of our soul and those who bring this light in may speak and/or write it. It activates our DNA to help us remember who we are and for us to have the ability to hold more light.She will also have several one-on-one appointments available. Reach out to us at info@blossomingintolight-chester.com for more information. $44.00. Blossoming into Light, 31 Fairmount Ave Suite 105, Chester.

862-222-4268. blossomingintolightchester.com.

plan ahead THURSDAY, MAY 5 Sound & Gong Bath – 6pm. Come relax and receive the therapeutic benefits of sacred sound with the Niyama Tribe as we enter a new season and release what no longer serves us. $55. Niyama Yoga Shalas, 270 Sparta Ave., Sparta. For information call 973-500-2939 or email niyamayogastudio@ gmail.com. NiyamaYogaShala.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 Spring Renewal “Awakening Our Being Human” 1 Day Mini Retreat – 10:30am-5pm (check in begins at 9am). Enjoy pampered luxury at Woolverton Inn, nestled on 10 park-like acres, surrounded by 300 acres of preserved farmland and forest. Retreat features two asana classes, meditative vinyasa flow to renew the mind, body, spirit connection, restorative yin yoga practice, Energy Cleansing Pranayama & Meditation workshop, workshop on applied yoga philosophy and goal setting along with body mapping and journaling to foster home practice and take what we learn on the mat off the mat into our daily lives. Plus the opportunity to explore the amazing grounds and absorb the beautiful surroundings. $450.

Fee includes lunch and cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres. Location: 6 Woolverton Rd., Stockton. For details and to reserve your spot, visit NiyamaYogaShala.com/springrenewal-awakening-our-being-human.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Shamanic Medicine Wheel Retreat – 7/29-31; 2pm. Experience a unique blend of ceremonies from several traditions worldwide for a deep healing and awakening experience. The medicine wheel tells the

story of our lives. The medicine wheel also brings in all directions, elements, inner and outer guidance, ancestors, and all of nature. Healing through the medicine wheel offers us profound new ways to look at our life, heal, and move forward with ease and grace. Led by Shaman Janet StraightArrow. $495/$545. Art Farm, 33 Fawn Ln, Accord, NY. For information, call Janet at 973-6472500 and visit BeTheMedicine.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 Summer Shamanic Vision Quest – 8/2628; 3pm. A Sacred Rite of Passage. A time for you. Pause and get off the track of your life to go inside and discover your authentic voice, needs, and choices, and your inner wisdom as a gift you give yourself. Are you moving through a significant change this year?

Come for a powerful weekend of ceremony, journeys, transformation, and rebirth with Shaman Janet StraightArrow in this entire retreat space and sacred land in the Catskills.

Sign up today to begin preparation for this life-changing ceremony. Fee: $575 by May 15; $625 thereafter. For information, call 973647-2500, email Janet@BeTheMedicine. com or visit BeTheMedicine.com.

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daily Qi Gong for Beginner Series – Times and days vary. Four 1-hour classes. Begin the gentle movements of a Qi Gong Tai Chi journey featuring Patty Pagano live online. First 1-hour class is Free! Check schedule or register at https://forms.gle/k2kcv9tVJ6X1QfpD8.

For information contact Patty at 908-3921313 or PattyQigongforHealing@gmail.com.

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sunday Mastering Mindfulness with Amy Arvary – Sundays; 2/6-4/10; 7-8pm, ZOOM. It’s Not Therapy, It’s Empowerment! Mastering Mindfulness is a series of weekly small-group live Zoom sessions on Sunday evenings designed to provide an immediate sense of relief, clarity and purpose. $50. Sign up now at AmyArvary.com/MasteringMindfulness.

wednesday New Year, New You ‘22 – 6-7pm. 4th Wed. Let’s get together in a group session setting, the last Wednesday of every month to focus on making 2022 your best year yet. We will focus on all attributes of life to create positive and life-affirming changes. If you are interested in becoming a client of mine, you could attend these monthly events free of charge. . $49 per person/each session . Health Yeah! with Michelle, 243 N. Union

St., Ste 201, Lambertville. 973-420-9220. healthyeahwithmichelle.com.

Spiritual / Intuitive Development (Beginners) – 7-8:30pm. This circle is designed to assist your spiritual growth and develop your psychic/mediumship abilities. $25 registration; $15 per class. Inner Soul Wellness LLC, 3108 Rt. 10 west, Denville.

973-747-9404. InnerSoulWellness.com.

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HOUSE CLEANING HEADING HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE: More than reasonable rates for cleaning your home. In this business for over 35 years, and old school habits, polish rather than dust, flexible agreements, by the hour rather than a day or half day. Sussex county location perfered, but will travel reasonable distances. Reliable, experienced, references are me talking points. Call Karen @ 862-293-0285.

METAPHYSICAL SHOP OFFERINGS: A unique gift shop for the mind, body and soul. Check out our collection of angels, candles, cards, crystals, crystal soaps, jewelry, sage, salt lamps, solar wind chimes, tea, t-shirts, tumbled stones and more. Card readings, classes and workshops available.

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Advanced Soul Shamanism Bi-Weekly Class – 7-9:15pm. 2nd & 4th Wed, ZOOM. Join us for a great night of profound experiences. For all graduates of Soul Shamanism 101 and other Soul Shamanism classes. Experience new energy levels, wisdom, knowledge, healing, tools, and practices within this practice Zoom link is provided upon signing up. $60. Be The Medicine (Online In-Person-SessionsClasses-Retreats), 247 North Rd., Chester.

973-647-2500. BeTheMedicine.com.

thursday Holistic Dentistry: Materials Reactivity Testing – 8am-4pm. Learn about and discuss Materials Reactivity Testing with the expert holistic dentists at Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics and Implants. Biocompatibility testing can be a good way to learn what dental materials may be best suited to your oral health needs. This free consultation has a $152 value. It’s your opportunity to benefit from the decades of experience we offer all of our patients. For patients who so choose, we can arrange the testing process. Free.

Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics & Implants, 11 Chambers Street, Princeton.

609-924-1414. PrincetonDentist.com/ holistic-dentistry.

Soul Shamanism 101-Be One with Your Soul – 4/21-5/19; 7-9:30pm ET; ZOOM. Initiations and Training. This class offers a profound experience and practice that is life changing.

Discover your inner space of peace, wisdom, and divine connection. Knowing who you are as a soul and personality allows you to choose and live more fully each day. Led by Shaman Janet StraightArrow. Be on the lookout for next class. Be The Medicine (Online In-Person-Sessions-Classes-Retreats), 247 North Road, Chester. 973-647-2500.

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Self Awareness is the Key to Ascension – 3rd Thurs.; 7-9pm; In person or Zoom. This interactive workshop carries the intention of assisting participants in their personal evolutionary process. Each workshop includes Healing Meditations, Ascension Techniques and Soul Psychology. Facilitated by Debbie Carcuffe. $25. Portal of Healing, 50 Main St., Top Flr., Chester. For information, visit PortalOfHealing.com.

Intuitive Development Circle – 2 nd & 4 th Thurs; 7-9pm. On-going interactive workshop series, Maureen will guide you in building your intuitive muscle. Each week focuses on different techniques and development lessons. All levels welcome! $15. Portal of Healing, 50 Main St., Top Flr., Chester. For information, visit PortalOfHealing.com.

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He is passionate about helping people with degenerative eye diseases. Learn of his astounding work in this area— call now to qualify for your free copy of his groundbreaking book, Recover Your Vision. Additional specialties include glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetic retinopathy. See ad, pages 15.

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Joan Arata 176 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park 973-457-4467 ModAcu.com/nj001 Modern Acupuncture is revitalizing the ancient practice of acupuncture with enhanced full-body treatments using tiny needles (smaller than human hair) to access distinct points to help restore the body’s balance, alleviate pain, reduce stress, promote relaxation and/or improve overall well-being. See ad, page

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David Scott Bartky, CLOALC 973-444-7301 David@LifeCoachDavid.com LifeCoachDavid.com

David is a certified and experienced Law of Attraction life coach. His clients all have great success because he teaches them powerful processes and techniques so they can attract what they want, instead of what they don’t want in all areas of life (both materialistically and emotionally). The Law of Attraction is always responding to you, so if you’re ready to say “Yes!” to attracting what you want, and/or improving your life in some way, contact David today. Coaching sessions are held over the phone and the first session is always free.

Susan Richter, RN, Nutritionist, CCH, LDHS Denville • 973-586-0626 NextLevelHealing.com Enzyme nutrition is rapidly becoming a sought after therapy for the underlying digestive issues related to autism, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, skin problems, mood disorders, bowel issues and allergies. The system of analysis is scientific, non-invasive, and based on anatomy and physiology. The methods of correction are foodbased, drug-free, and have no side effects.

Regardless of age or diagnosis, correcting digestion, supporting the immune system, and following guidelines for healthy choices are the backbone of Susan’s successful private practice of 36 years. If you are looking for a gentle approach to healing, call her.

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.”

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Dr. Andy Rosenfarb, ND, LAc, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine; Board Certified in Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine 332 South Ave East, Westfield 908-928-0060 • AcuVisionTherapy.com

Dr. Rosenfarb is world renowned in the field of holistic eye health.

He is passionate about helping people with degenerative eye diseases. Learn of his astounding work in this area— call now to qualify for your free copy of his groundbreaking book, Recover Your Vision. Additional specialties include glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and diabetic retinopathy. See ad, pages 15.

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Services include: Wellness Gift Store, Massage, Holistic Treatments, Psychic Readings, Life Coaching, Mediumship, Past Life, Sound Therapy, Reiki, Shamanic Healing, Aromatherapy, Personal Growth and Development Classes, Teaching Programs, Ministerial Services, Workshops, Retreats, Events See ad, page 23.

Holistic Dental Center Vladimir Gashinsky, DDS 91 Millburn Avenue, Millburn 973-457-4688 HolisticDentalCenterNJ.com

Holistic dental care that is good for the body as well as teeth and gums. By treating the cause, not just the symptoms, Dr. Gashinsky helps improve his patients’ quality of life through dental care that respects and honors the body.

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Linda Sercarz Certified Heartmath Coach Serving North Jersey & surrounding area 973-714-8650 • Sercarz@aol.com Heartmath+ consists of simple heart-focused, sciencebased meditations. The techniques are designed to change the way your body responds to stress by learning to self-regulate. They create more resilience, coherence, clarity (even in stressful situations), and the capacity to self-regulate. Heartmath+.

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Experience perfect relaxation at our premier spa and wellness center. Modalities include therapeutic massage, acupressure, reiki, cryotherapy and infrared saunas, yoga, floation therapy, workshops and more. See ad, page 7.

Hypnosis Morris Hypnosis Center Linda West, BA, ACH 55 Madison Ave, Morristown 973-506-9654 MorrisHypnosisCenter.com

Advanced Clinical Hypnosis using an interactive, personalized technique; based on a lengthy interview at first session and dialogues at following sessions.

Specializing in weight, stress, smoking, chronic pain, releasing the past, performance, obsessive thoughts, substance use, sleep, fears, confidence and attention issues. If you have constraints that you can’t seem to break through, hypnosis can free you and put you back in charge. Come for a free consultation to learn how you can reframe your past and design your future.

Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy Hypnosis Counseling Center Barry Wolfson 28 Mine St, Flemington 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 908-303-7767

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New location in Wayne, NJ next to the Willowbrook mall now open. Green Life Market is your next-level for a healthy Lifestyle. We are the source for quality Health foods that fits many diets and Vitamins and Supplements. Our Juice and Smoothie bar features 100% Organic fruits, Vegetables, plant based proteins and much more. Our full Service Deli features fresh made foods every day. In our Grab’N’Go section in all of our stores have lots of delicious foods from wraps, salads, raw foods and even prepared dinner entries. Green Life market is like no other store. See ad, page 48.

Meditation Summit Transcendental Meditation Program Randy Mackenzie and Alice Brickman 12 Bank St. Suite 104, Summit 908-522-0820 summit@tm.org

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The Transcendental Meditation Technique™ as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is a uniquely different meditation that easily provides a deep state of rest that enhances brain functioning and eliminates accumulated stress and fatigue. This scientifically proven tool practiced twice a day for 20 minutes, improves mental, physical and emotional health in a spontaneous manner. Personal and virtual instruction with a lifetime of follow up. See ad, page 31.

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 13.

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