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The Power of Friendship It Sustains, Nourishes and Supports Us

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How Our Oral Health Offers Clues to Whole-Body Health

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February

is Heart Healthy Month!

Join Wheaton Cosmetic Dentistry this month as we honor

Valentine’s Day and your heart. It is important to know that you have control over your health and your heart.

It’s all about being happy! docBeri talks about how essential oils can help you keep a healthy and happy heart.

For questions or to register, contact Audree Lee, nutritionist and holistic cancer conqueror at 630-215-3276 or email wcd1275@gmail.com.

You can sign up in the office at your visit.

Give the gift of health to your loved ones and family.

Wednesday, February 3rd & February 17th

1275 E. Butterfield Road, Suite 202, Wheaton, IL 60189

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bring A Friend And Receive A FREE Sample Bottle Of Essential Oil Happy Heart Blend For Your Heart This Month. Value $50!

Your Overall Health and Wellness Is Our First Concern Are You Looking For A

Healthy Natural Smile?

Our Office Provides a Blended Care Approach of Informed Dental Expertise with Whole Health Care Dr. Beri has forged an outstanding reputation, combining personalized care and holistic, patient-centered service along with clinical excellence and state-of-the-art technology.

He is known for his warm personality, honest nature and sincere desire to provide the best overall dental experience for his patients.

“People don’t care how much you know. They want to know how much you care.”

– Sumeet Beri, DDS

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(630) 653-5152

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Intention Keeper Intend it and the Universe will respond.

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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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APPROACH TO DENTISTRY

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by Sheila Julson

22 THE POWER

OF FRIENDSHIP

It Sustains, Nourishes and Supports Us

by Judith Fertig

25 CREATING REALISTIC

RELATIONSHIP GOALS

by Lee Giacalone

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26 HYPNOTHERAPY AND HYPNOANALYSIS

Power of the Subconscious Creates Positive Outcomes

by Linda Sechrist

Organic Hair Salon

28 YOUR MOUTH

TELLS A STORY

Functional Dentistry Connects Oral Health to Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease

by Linda Sechrist

30 TREATING AUTISM NATURALLY

Plus Strategies for Prevention

by Meredith Montgomery

32 ANCIENT GRAINS

FOR MODERN PALATES Gluten-Free and Eco-Friendly Grains Gain Favor

by Judith Fertig

34 GLIDING ACROSS SNOWSCAPES

Cross-Country Ski to Explore Winter’s Wonders

by Randy Kambic

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Did You Gain Weight This Holiday Season?

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IT’S OKAY TO ADMIT IT! Where Did Your Hormones Put All The Extra Weight You Gained?

Learn how to lose this once and for all!

Join Us: Tues, Feb 9 at 6:30 pm Sat, Feb 20 at 10:30 am

Dr. Kori Feldman is Offering FREE Seminars on Stress, Hormones & Health at Adventist La Grange Hospital

Call 708-340-6184 to RSVP as space is limited.

Mention Natural Awakenings to receive a FREE gift.

Kori Feldman, MD Dr. Feldman is a licensed, board-certified physician specializing in integrative care that combines the best of traditional and alternative modalities to achieve optimum health and wellness.

Integrative Family Health Associates

4727 Willow Springs Rd, La Grange • IntegrativeFHA.com

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letterfrompublisher The Chinese philosopher Mencius once said, contact us Publisher Elaine “Lainey” Doremus Editor Sheila Julson Editorial Assistant Kelli Doremus Contributing Writers Lee Giacalone Sheila Julson Linda Sechrist Ad Design Helene Leininger Design & Production Melanie Rankin Director of Distribution Kevin Lewis Natural Awakenings of Chicago Western Suburbs P.O. Box 487 Glen Ellyn, IL 60138 Phone: 630-857-9496 Fax: 630-733-8800 NAChicagoWest.com Info@NAChicagoWest.com Follow us on: Facebook.com/ Natural Awakenings Chicago West and Twitter: @NAChicagoWest

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“Friends are the siblings God never gave us,” and this rings so true for me. I was blessed with two brothers whom I adore, even though it meant I watched a lot more Star Trek, Superman and Batman than I did The Brady Bunch or I Dream of Jeannie while growing up. I also tried to horn in on big brother John’s baseball games and often got into mischief with my little brother Pete. Yet, I always yearned for a sister.

Thankfully, girlfriends came along to fill the void.

Our feature article this month, “The Power of Friendship,” got me thinking about how grateful I am for both old and new friends. In fact, this year marks 40 years that I’ve called Rebecca, in New Jersey, my BFF. We met on the school bus as freshmen in high school. New to the area, I was scared and alone; but we quickly bonded and spent many, many hours over those four years driving around in her car, talking all night during sleepovers and listening to Bruce Springsteen together. All these years later, we can pick right up where we left off even when we haven’t talked for a while. Her 22-year-old daughter, Hannah, recently observed, “You and Aunt Elaine don’t talk for months, and then you talk for 10 hours.” Her insight was spot on and made me laugh.

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of wonderful girlfriends. While I’ve lost touch with some, as we’ve moved away from one another or our lives have taken different paths, I hold every one dear in my heart and cherish the memories of each. And, while I’ve heard people say that it’s hard to make new friends when you get “older,” I haven’t experienced that at all. After relocating to the Western Suburbs last year to launch Natural Awakenings, I found myself 50 miles from any close friends. But along came Miriam, Susan, Linda and Susie, to name a few, and I find I have new girlfriends to meet for tea or a cup of soup or even to help me pack during a recent move. Even as I write this, I am anticipating a long weekend getaway with another BFF, Patty (aka Cricket), to Florida. How lucky am I?

Last but not least, I value the friendship of the man in my life, Kevin. When we met, the first thing he said was that he was looking for a new best friend. I think he’ll agree that we have become that, and so much more, for one another.

The fact that our relationship has a solid foundation of friendship helps us weather ups and downs and be there for one another as we would for a close girl or guy friend.

I want to close with the lyrics to the scouting song that resonated with me the very first time I heard it (a long, long time ago!): “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other gold.”

In friendship and in health,

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newsbriefs Tree of Life Chiropractic Hosts Free Monthly Workshops

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arents that want to learn more about ear infections, one of the most prevalent childhood maladies, are invited to a free workshop, Ear Infections and Antibiotics: What Every Parent Should Know, on February 9 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at Tree of Life Chiropractic Center, in Elmhurst. The workshop will address the causes of ear infections, antibiotics and their safety, alternative courses of treatment and other common concerns.

Kelly Synowiec-Moroney This is one of several free community workshops regularly offered at Tree of Life Chiropractic. A workshop is held the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m., with complimentary lunch and child care provided. “Educating the community about various topics on health and wellness is a passion of mine,” says Kelly Synowiec-Moroney, DC. “I believe that members of the community are better able to reach their health and wellness goals if they know the natural means by which they can achieve them.”

Healing Circle with Mark Earlix

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ealer Intuitive Mark Earlix has returned from the West Coast and will be conducting a Healing Circle at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Dance Building, in Des Plaines. The Healing Circle is an opportunity to become free from the body’s distress, aches, pains or sickness. For more than 40 years, Earlix has worked with thousands of people with his gift of healing.

There will be a brief introduction and Q&A. Some people like to express what has happened with them since the last appointment or Healing Circle, and then people can come up and receive a healing.

Earlix is a nationally known healer, intuitive, teacher, author and ordained priest who, at the age of 20, was given a profound gift that dramatically transformed his life and purpose. He has since been initiated into two orders of Gnosticism.

Healer Apprentice training, spiritual workshops on healing and intuition, and personal appointments for healing and intuitive counseling are available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Holistic House Calls IL, brings Earlix to any home, hospice or hospital in the Chicagoland area.

Open to the public and is by donation. Location: 1330 Webford Ave., Des Plaines. For more information, call 888-3806388, email Mark@MarkEarlix.com or visit MarkEarlix.com.

See ad, page 13.

Upcoming 2016 workshop topics will include the following: • Detoxification and Completing a Detox Program explains the benefits of completing a detox and how it works to purify the body.

Our First Priority is Your Health!

• Raising a Stress-Free Family in a Stressed-Out World addresses the different types of stress, stress-management techniques and how chiropractic can help.

• Food Testing: Are the Foods You Eat Making You Sick? details the benefits of completing a food intolerance panel, the process of food intolerance testing and interpreting the results.

• Instrument Adjusting with Impulse iQ explains a new technology that facilitates more precise, targeted chiropractic adjustments that get to the root cause of pain.

• Do You Suffer from ‘iPosture’? details how our posture while we’re engaged with electronic devices can affect our overall well-being.

Offering:

• Nutrition Response Testing • BioEnergetic Assessment • Morphogenic Field Testing • Acupuncture • Activator Methods Technique

• Wellness Orientation Workshop explores different types of stress, how lifestyle changes affect overall health and well-being and how chiropractic care can help change health for the better.

Tree of Life Chiropractic will donate an hour of massage to a local business during lunch hour. The center is located at 551 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst. For questions about these workshops, call 630-941-8733 or visit ChiroTree.com. See ad, page 11.

Announcing Our 2nd Location

Serving Wheaton, Winfield, Warrenville & West Chicago SPECIAL OFFERS: Initial Chiropratic Evaluation $50 (Value $200) Nutritional Assessment $50 (Value $200)

Call 630-377-3202 • HestrupFamilyWellness.com • 525 Tyler Rd., Suite A, St. Charles, IL 60174

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Yoga and Pilates

chicago’s western suburbs YOGA/PILATES FUSION Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga 22W550 Poss St

GLEN ELLYN 630-469-2911 MindfulMovementsPilates.net

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newsbriefs Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy Presentation in Wheaton

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octor of Pharmacy Kristin Klocko, owner of Health His Way, in Wheaton, will host an Open House from 7 to 8:30 p.m., February 16 with a free presentation on Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy during the event.

The presentation will educate attendees about mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and how it enables the plasma as well as other essential fluids in the body to absorb additional oxygen. Klocko will discuss the many benefits of this increased oxygen uptake by the cells, tissues, glands, organs, brain, lymphatic system and fluids of the body for cell function and overall health.

Heated Vinyasa

Location: 1492 Pebblestone Cove, Wheaton. For more information or to register, call 630-254-0766 or visit Health-His-Way.com. See ad, page 15.

ELMHURST GLEN ELLYN HINSDALE LAGRANGE NAPERVILLE NORTH NAPERVILLE SOUTH

Inspired Health Center Hosts Healthy Happy Hour to Feature IDLife

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nspired Health Center, in Warrenville, will introduce a new product line, Individually Designed Life (IDLife), to the Chicago area at its Healthy Happy Hour from 4 to 7 p.m., February 19. Visitors can sample the product line and enjoy massage, reflexology, acupuncture and more from local vendors.

A fully customized nutrition program, IDLife clients take a free, thorough, confidential and HIPPA-compliant online assessment of diet, lifestyle, body type, physical condition, health issues and medications. The team uses this information to create a personalized supplement recommendation, including IDNutrition, the company’s core supplement. Packaged in convenient, portable morning and evening packs, IDNutrition is designed to deliver the right nutrients at the right time. Other product offerings include meal replacement shakes, energy drinks and chews, appetite chews and sleep strips.

New customers can take advantage of the 28-Day IDTransformation program designed by IDLife Partner and Celebrity Trainer Jen Widersrom. Clients choose the flavor combination they prefer and the team will put together a personalized base kit that includes protein shakes, a natural weight-management product and an energy supplement. All products are certified organic, pharmaceutical-grade, non-GMO, and contain no gluten, lactose or casein.

Cost: $10 suggested donation for Open House to support Documenting Hope (DocumentingHope.com). Location: 28379 Davis Pkwy., Ste. 803, Warrenville. For more information, call 630-465-6685 or visit InspiredHealthCenter.com. See ad, page 9.

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Join Us For A FREE Gourmet Dinner Seminar!

Stress, Hormones and Health - The True Cause Of Belly Fat

Presented By Dr. Justin Coop, DC, Spirited Speaker and Wellness Expert

Discover The Hidden Causes Of Belly Fat That Most Doctors Fail To Diagnose And Address!

Tuesday, Feb. 2nd

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RSVP: 630-465-6685

Call Now as Seating is Limited.

Adults Only - Bring a Spouse or Guest

• Learn how Hormone Imbalances can affect your sleep cycles, carbohydrate cravings, and fat burning.

6:30PM - 9:00PM • Learn how Hormone Imbalances —man Cooper’s Corner or woman— can distort your midsection into a large belly and prevent weight loss 27W150 Roosevelt Rd, Winfield even with dieting and exercise.

• Learn why “Counting Calories” doesn’t Thursday, Feb. 11th work for belly fat.

• Learn the Biggest Mistake that people 7:00PM - 9:00PM make with Exercise that prevents weight Inspired Health Center loss.

• LEARN WHAT REALLY WORKS for 28379 Davis Pkwy, Ste. 803 permanent loss of belly fat and bulges.

Warrenville Dinner Provided by LifeDish Safely. Healthfully!

Free Dinner Seminar: THYROID, Tues, Feb. 16, 6:30PM- 9:00PM Cooper’s Corner • 27W150 Roosevelt Rd, Winfield

SOLUTIONS TO UNRESOLVED THYROID SYMPTOMS

• Learn key differences between synthetic vs. bio-identical hormones and why it may not matter which one you are actually taking.

• Discover why 90% of thyroid patients are virtually guaranteed to fail if thyroid replacement is the only treatment they get.

• Discover simple things you can do on your own to support your health and thus, improve your thyroid symptoms.

• Discovery WHY your lab tests may read normal but you still suffer with ALL the same thyroid symptoms (IT IS NOT IN YOUR HEAD AS SOME DOCTORS WOULD RUDELY SUGGEST).

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newsbriefs Katie Johnson Now Offers Micronutrient Testing

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atie Johnson, a doctor of chiropractic and licensed acupuncturist who practices integrative medicine in St. Charles and Downers Grove, is now offering a simple, non-fasting blood test that reveals nutrient deficiencies at the cellular level. Johnson says these deficiencies can cause various chronic health problems, from infertility, fatigue, hormone imbalance and thyroid disease to headaches, weight-management issues and diabetes.

Katie Johnson Advanced micronutrient testing from SpectraCell Laboratories is designed to take an in-depth look at cellular nutrient status and uncover the root causes of many conditions, she says. “It’s an amazing look into the inner workings of the cell and provides greater insight into the treatment of various conditions. For example, vitamin B12 deficiency can be a factor in adrenal fatigue, anemia, hormone imbalance, infertility and inflammatory disease in general.”

SpectraCell Laboratories offers a variety of advanced test panels, including micronutrient status, cardio-metabolic risk, hormone imbalance and genetic abnormalities. “In particular, the micronutrient test is an evaluation of intracellular nutrient status, which is more accurate than serum testing,” Johnson says. Patients that take the micronutrient test can expect results in seven to 10 business days.

For more information, call 630-474-2720 or visit LotusHealthCenter.com. See listing, page 46.

Networking and Women’s Spa Day at Whole Self Nourish Event

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hole Self Nourish Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 20, at the Grillhouse by David Burke, in Schaumburg. Refreshments will be served throughout the day, with a cash bar and networking.

The Wellness Experience includes presentations by Charisse Sisou, of Claim Your Feminine, on movement; Julie Ostrow, of Find the Funny, on stress relief; and Elizabeth Gronert, of Comfort for Life, on embracing the physical changes of aging.

The Inner You Experience includes presentations by Christine Suva, of Thrive Coach Service, on passion; and life architect Denise Hansard on purpose.

Chicago professional coach Shannon Bednowicz will lead an interactive Speed Confidence-Building workshop.

The Spa & Beauty Experience will feature more than 15 practitioners offering beauty, relaxation and wellness experiences, including image consultations on hair, makeup and clothing; brow waxing; natural manicures; massage; acupuncture; reiki; and chakra balancing.

Bednowicz has created an event where spa day meets women’s networking retreat. “Not another expo, not a vendor fair, not a girls’ day out,” she says.

Whole- and half-day tickets are available. Use code NATURALAWAKENINGS to save 10 percent. For more information and tickets, visit ShannonBednowicz.com.

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The Wellness Sanctuary Hosts Grand Opening February 14

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ongtime holistic healing practitioner Cathy Baldwin and her associates, Alanna Kaihara and Sandra Vojoshevich, have opened the Wellness Sanctuary Spiritual Teaching and Healing Center at 400 West Roosevelt Road, Suite LC, in Wheaton. The center provides customized, personal plans designed to meet all the healing needs of what Baldwin calls “the four-part body system”: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. A grand opening event on February 14, from 1 to 5 p.m., will include live music and gong along with healthy appetizers.

“The Wellness Sanctuary is committed to your total healing,” she says.

“Through organic and whole food plans, essential oils, emotional re-patterning, spiritual teaching and workshops, Chios Energy Healing and the Midwest Chios Energy Healing School, it is the complete healing center. It’s our mission to serve, nurture and provide the tools and highest level of support to achieve your life path.” The center will offer regular events, such as monthly gong baths (with personalized one-onone gong baths available), four types of yoga weekly and children’s meditation.

Baldwin has been a holistic practitioner for 17 years, providing emotional re-patterning, spiritual teaching, Chios Energy Healing and teaching with master certification. “After experiencing a near-fatal accident in February 2015, I used all of my knowledge and holistic tools to completely recover from a severe head injury and six back fractures with no medication,” she says.

For more information, contact the Wellness Sanctuary at 815-263-4537 or visit WellnessSanctuary.net. See listing, page 45.

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Rebalance Chakras at Intuitive Resources

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ntuitive Resources, in Elk Grove Village, will be holding a monthly psychic fest with a variety of gifted and talented psychics and healers, including psychic palm tarot card readings. The events will also feature medium readings and energy healing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., February 6 and 7 and March 12 and 13.

During February, clients can also benefit from a recharging chakra balancing special offer of just $60 ($120 value) to realign for the new year.

Owner Candace, who has more than 22 years’ experience as an intuitive healer, medium Candace and reader, says, “Balanced chakras can lead to positivity. The dawn of the new year brings a desire to set goals to guide our personal development. Many of us make resolutions to lose weight, de-stress, eat healthy and simplify life.” Candace uses crystals and her intuitive abilities to assess the client’s chakras, and then rebalance them using reiki, aromatherapy, crystal therapy and sound healing, among other methods.

Natural Awakenings readers receive $30 off any intuitive reading, with unlimited time and unlimited questions, in Feb. Location: 650 Meacham Rd., Elk Grove Village. For appointments, call 847-564-6159. See ad, page 36.

Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis Seminar

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he Lightheart Center, in Winfield, will host Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis: How You Can Benefit, a seminar, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., February 12 and on March 11. The center’s Co-Director and Founder Ryan Elliott will teach the seminar.

Attendees will learn hypnosis basics and dispel common myths about the practice. Elliott will discuss the relaxation response in the body and its ability to heal, and compare and contrast many theories and models, including the Triple Allergenic Theory, the Subconscious Mind Model for Health and Happiness, the human BIOS, the computer model, the medical model versus the alternative health model and more. ParticiRyan Elliott pants will learn to connect with their spiritual selves, how to change a bad habit, rejuvenate their appearance and more.

A board-certified Medical Hypnoanalyst, Elliott specializes in healing clients by redirecting their subconscious mind toward greater prosperity, performance and success. His book, The Secrets from Your Subconscious Mind, is suggested reading material for the seminar.

Cost: $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Participants should bring a blanket and pillow. Location: 165 S. Church St., Winfield. For more information or to register, call 630-202-6401 or email SeeLight@juno.com.

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Matthias Merges, Pilot Light Chef

Celebrate Local, Sustainable, Humane and Fair Food

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he 12th annual FamilyFarmed Good Food Festival & Conference will be held from March 24 through 26 at the Chicago UIC Forum, bringing together consumers, producers, buyers, top chefs, experts and investors to celebrate the fast-growing Good Food movement.

Visitors can shop for local foods at the Good Food Marketplace; learn from chef demonstrations by Rick Bayless, Paul Kahan and others; attend do-it-yourself workshops on the Organic Valley Good Food Commons; introduce kids to Good Food at the Purple Asparagus Kids’ Corner and get lunch at the Good Food Court at this family-friendly event.

There’s even an Urban Farm Bus Tour. Those with a business interest in Good Food or who just want to learn more about the movement’s key issues may attend the Thursday Good Food Finance and Innovation Conference and the Friday Industry, School Food and Policy Day, which includes the oldest and biggest industry showcase focused on local and sustainable food.

Location: 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Buy tickets online and save at GoodFood Festivals.com.

Intentional Jewelry Made Locally

Spiritual Matters

Healing Circle with

Healer-Intuitive Mark Earlix Starting in February Every 2nd and 4th Thursday 7:00pm

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ade As Intended started manufacturing jewelry locally in 2010, based on the intentional words “I Am,” with the intention of awakening the wearer to the magical possibilities of life. Each clothing and jewelry item they produce and sell at 2,500 local outlets and online serves as a symbol for something bigger.

They are expanding their collection in 2016, the year of intention. Founder Dawn Sprong says, “Being intentional to us entails that one is present and conscious in each moment, breath and action. When you make a point to hold gratitude and love for all that is in your heart as you go through life, you will see that those things manifest through you and become the building blocks of your surroundings. Your thoughts and actions create the world around you, and the Intention Keeper necklace allows you to write your own intentions for the life you want and literally keep them close to your heart inside the necklace.”

To shop, visit MadeAsIntended.com.

See ad, page 4.

The Dance Building

1330 Webford Avenue, Des Plaines 60016

Mark Earlix

For the Public and by Donation

ou will have an opportunity to Y experience an experiential healing with Mark Earlix.

For over 40 years Mark has worked with many thousands of people with his Gift of Healing.

The Healing Circle is your opportunity to become free from your body's

distress, aches, pains or sickness.

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eti pots, used for centuries in Asian cultures to support nasal health and eliminate toxins from the nasal mucosa, have become increasingly popular in the Western world.

People use the small Aladdin’s lamplooking pots to help flush sinuses, usually by pouring a mild solution of unrefined sea salt and water from one nostril through the other (avoid common table salt because it can irritate mucous membranes). The process flushes out unwanted mucus, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms.

Frequent nasal flushing is credited with preventing and relieving sinus infections. Some experts recommend a stronger remedy if an infection is present.

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“We needed to determine if oleocanthal was targeting that protein and causing the cells to die,” says Paul Breslin, Ph.D., a professor of nutritional sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers and co-author of the study, published in Molecular and Cellular Oncology.

The research also found that the olive oil compound didn’t damage healthy cells. Breslin states that the compound merely “put them to sleep” for a day, after which they resumed their normal, healthy functioning.

Senior author David Foster, Ph.D., of Hunter College, points out that additional studies are necessary to determine if the compound halts tumor growth. “We also need to understand why it is that cancerous cells are more sensitive to oleocanthal than non-cancerous cells,” he says.

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n a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that supplementing with bifidobacteria probiotics will reduce colds and flu. The study followed 581 college students for six weeks as they prepared for their final exams. During the study period, the students consumed a placebo or a daily supplement with one of three probiotics, including Bifidobacterium bifidum.

The students given the bifidum supplement experienced significantly fewer cold or flu infections, and when they did succumb, the infection was generally less severe. The other probiotic supplements did not reduce colds or flu compared to the placebo for the six weeks.

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The study measured the types of soft drinks consumed, eliminating risks related to known asthma relationships such as smoking. The researchers found those that drank five or more HFCScontaining sodas per week had an 80 percent increased incidence of chronic bronchitis. Greater intake of HFCS has also been linked with higher risk of other health conditions, including diabetes and obesity.

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The researchers tested children between 16 and 24 months old in two phases. The first utilized action play among 25 kids and the second utilized verbal play among 40 children. The parents and children pretended to do activities such as washing their hands with no soap or creating situations using a toy.

During the second phase, the children and parents played around jokingly by using words, identifying things in funny ways and making believe they were doing things.

The researchers found that joking and pretend play allowed the kids to distinguish cues that helped them communicate and develop skills to understand intentions. The study also found that older toddlers relied more on verbal cues to understand pretending and joking communications.

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Lions Untamed

Shrine Circus Ends Wild Animal Acts Bill Cunningham, CEO of Dallas-based Fun Time Shows, the largest Shrine Circus producer in the country, says he’ll no longer produce shows featuring elephants, tigers, lions or other wild animals. Cunningham says, “These animals are very special; we cohabit the Earth with them and they are deserving of our respect and awe. They’re not here to perform tricks for our entertainment.”

He says, “I’ve tried to listen to the mothers that said they didn’t want their kids to grow up and learn that the animals they saw had been probed, poked, prodded and chained to a floor.” The move has received an outpouring of support from outside the industry, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Cunningham’s Shrine Circuses will still feature high wire acts, human cannonballs, trapeze artists and motorcycle tricks, along with performing horses and dogs.

“The horses and dogs act in true collaboration with their owners,” says Cunningham.

“We feel the audience still wants to see domestic animals.”

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Ocean Wear

Adidas Using Plastic Ocean Debris to Make Shoes Athletic shoemaker Adidas has teamed up with New York-based Parley for the Oceans, a multidisciplinary organization with a passion for protecting the oceans, to make footwear out of garbage. Available soon, the soft upper part of the shoe is knitted entirely from waste and debris pulled from the ocean, including yarn and fibers—just some of the estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of trash in the sea. With no extra material left over, nothing goes to waste; the shoes also incorporate illegal fishing nets taken from poachers.

Adidas executive Eric Liedtke suggests the technology could move beyond shoes and find its way to T-shirts, shorts and other apparel. A full line of similar consumer-ready products will be integrated into the Adidas line this year.

The larger issue goes beyond recycling and repurposing to avoid waste altogether. Plastic takes more than 450 years to decompose, so conservationists and researchers at Parley for the Oceans hope to re-imagine plastics by designing a renewable solution. In cleaning up our oceans, we protect ecosystems, food sources, jobs and local economies.

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McCormick Going Non-GMO McCormick, the world’s largest spice company, plans to eliminate almost all genetically modified (GMO) ingredients from their product line by 2016. In response to increased consumer demand for healthier options, 80 percent of its overall gourmet herb and spice business in the U.S. will be both organic and non-GMO by 2016, as well as all McCormick-branded herbs, spices and extracts sold in the U.S.

They will voluntarily label the updated products to inform consumers as part of a commitment to transparency and consumer education. The first product introduced, a non-GMO vanilla extract, is already available.

McCormick also uses steam treatments in its processing to preserve the health benefits of spices instead of the ionizing irradiation used by competitors. Although food radiation is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, some studies link it to significant health problems.

“Our consumers are increasingly interested in quality flavors with pure ingredients in their food,” says McCormick President and Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Kurzius. “Our efforts prove that we are listening to consumers and are committed to continuing to evolve.”

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At the Expo, Bischoff James will offer the workshop, Make This The Best Year of Your Life, in which she engages the audience in highly effective, dynamic exercises design to help them feel what it is like to be truly authentic, and transform from lack and limitation to wholeness and joy. “Another wonderful workshop is offered by Sandy Rueve, in which participants will roll their own clay beads to manifest the power of their intentions,” says Bischoff James. “I highly recommend the workshops for anyone who wants to create a new you in this new year.”

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he fifth annual Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference will be held June 3, 4 and 5 at Camp Helen Brachman, in Almond, Wisconsin, between Milwaukee and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Speakers include internationally acclaimed herbalists and authors for both newbies and experienced herbalists. Winona LaDuke, Susun Weed, Isla Burgess, Dr. Jody Noe and many others complement more than 60 workshops, plant walks and a kids and teen camp.

Serving the Great Lakes and beyond, the conference is a “wholistic” gathering of the feminine, including a wide spectrum of Midwest herbalists and Earth-based speakers on topics that include herbs for family health, wild edibles, fermentation, permaculture, movement, herbal wisdom, the Wise Woman way, personal growth, spirituality and much more.

Highlights include swimming, evening entertainment, a marketplace, Red Tent and roundtable discussions on building herbal community. The organizers have experienced herbal apprenticeships in the Wise Woman tradition, and the Red Tent is a communal space invok-

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In addition to the main conference, three-day immersion certificate programs include Clinical Herbalism, with Isla Burgess, and a Radical Doula program with Whapio, of the Matrone.

Just prior to the conference on Friday morning, five, three-hour preconference workshops will be held: Herbs for Digestive Health; Herbal Pharmacy: Outside The Box; Recovering the Sacred; Arrow in Her Bow; Initiating the Next Step in Your Life’s Promise; and Rhythm, African Dancing and Drumming.

In celebration of the fifth anniversary, an additional event will be held October 7, 8 and 9 with elder herbalist Rosemary Gladstar and friends. Discounts are offered for those registering for both of these events.

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For many, getting a coffee to go at a favorite spot on the way to work or while dropping the kids off at school and running errands is a weekday ritual.

It also warms up the body on cold mornings in northern regions this time of year. The java might taste even better if we reduce the amount of waste traditionally involved. Here are a few ways to better cherish Earth’s resources.

Avoid the paper cup; carry a reusable thermos or insulated bottle instead as a matter of routine. Author and activist Beth Terry, in her book Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Habit and How You Can Too suggests both stainless steel beverage containers and mugs. She also recommends glass mason jars and points out that EcoJarz recently began making stainless steel caps and lids instead of plastic. Learn more at MyPlasticFreeLife.com. Terry further cites the unhealthy aspects of continual use of paper cups because, “Many are lined with plastic, and the plastic lids are often the equivalent of Styrofoam.”

If caught without a favorite reusable container, Treehugger.com’s Katherine Martinko recommends at least giving an old paper cup one more turn. “It’s not a zero waste solution, but if you’ve already got a paper cup in your car or kitchen, you might as well extend its life. Wash and hand it over the next time you get a coffee,” she suggests. “It will still do the job.”

For those that add cream, milk or sugar to coffee, consider the waste involved just in the plastic and wood stirrers provided by the shop that are tossed in the trash after serving their one-time function. “Avoid all of them,” advises Terry. “Carry a clean utensil in the car,” such as a bamboo tableware or a spork (combination spoon and fork).

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A Different Approach to Dentistry

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uring his understarted my journey tograd studies at ward the holistic arena, the University of as I began looking at Toronto Scarborough, my care from a different in Canada, Sumeet Beri, approach,” he recalls. doctor of dental surHe started researching gery, had a passion for nutrition and the brain/ animals and originally body relationship. wanted to become a During his quest veterinarian. He trained for holistic modalities, as an assistant vet techhe heard of Daniel G. nician for four years, but Amen, M.D., a psyinstead decided to purchiatrist, brain disorder sue dental school. The specialist and founder veterinarian he worked of Amen Clinics. Amen Sumeet Beri with offered many is best known for his procedures, including studies of National canine dental work, and Beri became Football League-related concussions, intrigued by those processes. “That’s and he was one of the key consultants kind of where my interest in dentistry for the movie Concussion. started,” he reflects.

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He moved to the United States to patient, and in that process I really valattend University of Iowa College of ued what Amen did for patients,” Beri Dentistry. Upon graduation in 1995, he says. “He used single photon emission relocated to Tucson, Arizona. There he computerized tomography (SPECT), a practiced dentistry and also volunteered specialized scan for brain function. I dentistry services for indigent persons saw value for my patients, so I went for through St. Elizabeth Health Center. He training and certification.” also spent one day per week running a

Beri’s certification through Amen mobile clinic to serve kids.

Clinics reaffirms his whole person ap In 2000, Beri moved to Chicago, proach to patient care. He does a coneand a year later he purchased an estabbeam computed tomography (CBCT) lished practice and transformed it into scan on every patient. “The CBCT Wheaton Cosmetic Dentistry. A forward shows images from the sinus to the lowthinker, Beri made changes such as er jar line. It captures not just the actual converting paper records to digital and tooth, but also if there’s a tumor or changing the clinic ambiance to be infections—there’s lots of hidden stuff more aesthetically pleasing with warm, not shown in the typical dental X-ray,” comforting tones. he says.

Twelve years later, Beri experi Beri went on to complete a fellowenced personal health issues. “That ship in dental surgery and implants in

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2014. In 2015, he completed the mastership and diplomat in advanced dental surgery and implants through the International Dental Implant Association.

Within the last year, Beri applied knowledge gained from Amen Method Professional affiliate (AMP) training and applied that to the healing power of essential oils. “I looked at how essential oils work, and they’re designed to work on emotions. A good therapeutic grade essential oil is very effective, and I started using them in my practice,” he explains.

For example, he uses essential oils on his patients to help reduce high blood pressure and to alleviate headaches caused by dental anxiety. He also holds classes on how to use and blend essential oils.

Beri offers platelet rich plasma therapy for surgical and cosmetic procedures. The technique enhances bone and tissue recovery to prepare for a future tooth implant. Platelet therapy can also be injected into the face to stimulate collagen growth, which can reduce wrinkles, reduce pore size and repair other skin damage.

During his entire career, Beri has always used mercury-free fillings and has never used “silver” amalgams.

“When I was still in school, I was involved with extensive research and realized that mercury fillings do not make sense,” he says. “You’re putting a hunk of metal—not even silver, but a blend of mercury, tin and copper—in a tooth that is flexible, and over time the tooth breaks and causes problems.

Internal cracks can go unseen. Bacteria get through, causing hidden abscesses or infections, which is what we see on the CBCT scan.”

Beri believes that an emphasis on oral health and brain health plays a vital role in overall well-being. “The mouth is the gateway to your body,” he says.

“We’re not looking at just the teeth, we’re looking at patients’ whole health.”

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THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP It Sustains, Nourishes and Supports Us

by Judith Fertig

For a reason, a season or a lifetime, friends help us cope with challenges, motivate our best work and celebrate life. Friendships take many forms, crossing generations and self-imposed boundaries, and even spring up between unlikely confidants.

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hildhood friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck collaborated on the Oscar-winning screenplay for Good Will Hunting. Fierce tennis competitors Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki like to get together for a gal-pal getaway after a major match.

Country music artists Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood married following an 18-year friendship; “We had a lot more in common than I ever dreamed we did,” says Brooks.

Rafts of research confirm how friendship enriches us. Carlin Flora, of New York City, spent years as a Psychology Today writer and editor before penning Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are. She notes that among the varied and perhaps unforeseen benefits, friendships can help us “shed pounds, sleep better, stop smoking and even survive a major illness.”

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An ongoing, two-decade-plus study of nearly 1,500 seniors by the Flinders University Centre for Ageing Studies, in Australia, found those with a large network of friends outliving others with the fewest friends by 22 percent. The University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center also reports people with five or more close friends as 50 percent more likely to describe themselves as “very happy” than those maintaining fewer confidants.

“Friends past and present play powerful and often unappreciated roles in determining our sense of self and the direction of our lives,” says Flora. “Even in a supposedly meritocratic society, friends give jobs and assignments to each other, so having friends that share your career interests and aspirations can get you much farther than you could ever get on your own.”

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Make New Friends, Keep the Old Today, making and keeping friends can be challenging, due to distance, frequent life changes, overprotective parenting and substituting social media for more intimate face time. It all makes friendship more fluid than we might realize, says Shasta Nelson, the San Francisco founder of GirlFriendCircles. com, a women’s friendship matching site and author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen: The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of Girlfriends, plus the upcoming book, Frientimacy, about deepening such relationships.

“Most of us replace half of our close friends every seven years,” says Nelson. Although this might seem alarming, she considers it a natural ebb and flow. “We all need a couple of very close friends, while others that come and go might just be what we currently need—at work or school, among firsttime parents, in a new neighborhood, starting a job, in retirement or during some other life change,” she says.

Canadian Greg Tjosvold, a married middle school teacher in Vancouver, Canada, has enjoyed great friendships with women, including his wife, partly because he doesn’t relate to men’s generally competitive nature and interest in sports. But when a close female friend moved away, he wanted to expand his circle to include men. He joined a group called The Barley Brethren that sample craft beers and talk about life. Although not into suds, he values “having a safe and enjoyable place to discuss deep issues, victories and temporary setbacks.” He admits, “That’s over-simplification, though.” Finding a group of men he can feel a part of has validated him, making this unique man still feel like one of the guys.

Nelson categorizes the concentric circles of developing friendship as starting with a mutually agreeable acquaintance or contact, and then moving emotionally closer with someone that we find similarities with. Then the original bond can enter the confirmed friend category. A group of friends, like a longtime book club, can constitute a community. The highest level is the committed friend that has evolved into a trusted and valuable life companion.

Sarah Huntsman Reed, a medical counselor in Kansas City, Missouri, has such a lifelong friend. She met Doug Reed, now a pharmacist, when both were in their high school musical, Once Upon a Mattress. Reed had a great sense of humor, Sarah remembers. “He’s still the most honest yet kindest person I’ve met,” she says. Soon, their mothers became friends, too, and the two teens would pair up for family weddings. Then she went to college and married and he moved away; yet they stayed in touch through mutual friends and their moms, catching up in person when he returned to his hometown.

Seventeen years after they first met, by which time Sarah was divorced, the two discussed taking their friendship to the next level and soon married. “It was a big decision to commit, because we knew so much about each other,” she says. “But we prefer each other’s company, and it was the best thing we ever did.”

Safety Net In trying times, friends can surround us with positive energy, says Madisyn Taylor, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the spiritual blog DailyOm, in Ashland, Oregon. “The people we love form a protective barrier that buffers and shields us from many of the world’s

Everyone from contemporary scientists to ancient philosophers agrees that having strong social bonds is probably the most meaningful contributor to happiness. ~Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

more crippling blows,” including receiving hurtful slights from others.

How we make friends has been altered by today’s social landscape, which includes working parents and Amber Alerts. The days of children freely roaming their neighborhood discovering friends to play with are, unfortunately, over, says Jennifer S. White, a Toledo, Ohio, blogger and author of The Art of Parenting: Love Letters from a Mother.

“My long-term friendships from childhood were all built around being neighbors and playing together just because we wanted to,” recalls White.

With today’s safety concerns and work-life challenges, parents now set up playdates, a more structured, less organic way of fostering childhood friendships, and they must be proactive to ensure success.

White has some misgivings about this modern-day approach. “When I think about that one little gleaming seed of truth at the heart of why, it’s often because I don’t think it’s fair that I have to be a popular ‘playdate mom’ for my kid to have some friends.”

Besties and Buddies Automatic playdates—with siblings—often enhance family ties through lifelong friendships. Sally Ekus is a culinary talent representative in Florence, Massachusetts.

Her younger sister, Amelia, is the general manager of Twitter Cafe, in New York City, and lives in Brooklyn. Both foodies have knife-and-fork tattoos. Sally is more into meal ingredients and preparation, while Amelia loves pouring wine and making sure everyone is comfortable.

“Together,” says Sally, “we create total hospitality, from lavish Passover seders to Friday nights with friends.”

She notes that her sister is the only other person who understands what the world looks like through the Ekus girls’ perspective.

Some adults might never meet faceto-face, but become friends via social media. American Jamie Schler, co-owner of the Hotel Diderot, in Chinon, France, with her native-born husband, says, “Social media [especially Facebook posts] is how I meet and make personal friends and keep in touch on a daily basis. As an expat, this is important because I often feel far from family and friends

How to Make Good Friends

by Shasta Nelson

Three Necessary Ingredients

Both friendship and romantic bonds are developed when three things occur: We feel satisfied, which happens when an interaction has more positivity than negativity. We feel safe, which comes when we commit to consistent time with each other.

We feel seen, which we experience when we practice revealing ourselves and expressing vulnerability.

Here’s a formula for creating meaningful connections: Positivity + Consistency + Vulnerability = Frientimacy.

Two Steps

It usually takes most people six to eight interactions with someone new before they start feeling like friends.

The sooner they schedule such occasions, the sooner the rewards. c Be open to making new friends. c Make the first move; repeat.

One Ratio

To keep a friendship going, remember that it has to have a positivity-to-negativity ratio of at least five-to-one. That means sharing five times more fun and feel-good moments than stressors that can range from disappointments and frustrations to jealousies. By definition, to be and keep a good friend requires that both parties bring satisfying positivity to the relationship.

Source: Adapted from Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Intimacy by Shasta Nelson; scheduled for release in March.

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Nelson remarks, “No one is saying Facebook should replace visits, nights out and phone calls, but in a world where most of us wish we felt closer to a few more people, it doesn’t hurt to use every tool at our disposal for creating connections.”

Differences in age needn’t be a hurdle in forging friendships. Candelaria Silva-Collins, an arts marketing professional in Boston, attended area social gatherings where she regularly encountered a museum director and his wife. “They seemed like a fantastic couple,” she says, and began a friendship with the older woman, despite their being from different generations.

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Becoming friends with people of different ages, languages and social standing gives us a spiritual workout, advises Nelson.

With a master’s degree in divinity, Nelson views friendship as a type of health club in which we develop our empathy, forgiveness and compassion muscles through practice. “Friendships are the way we become better people,” she says.

Furthermore, the process, especially with people unlike us, leads to a better world. “Being able to inherently care for people we know makes it easier to do the same for people we’ve not met yet,” says Nelson. World peace happens one friend at a time.

Freelance writer Judith Fertig also blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot. com from Overland Park, KS.

Creating Realistic Relationship Goals

Produce the Right Balance

by Lee Giacalone

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uman beings are wired for social connection. We are constantly creating relationships at home, at work, at school, at the store, and even while sharing the roads with other drivers. In order to have a positive experience in every relationship, there are two things we need to create:

Who We Want to Be

The law of attraction simply says what we give out comes back to us.

Thus, the person we desire is the person we need to be. If we desire a loving and supportive partner, an accepting and understanding friend and a helpful neighbor, we need to consciously become that kind of partner, friend and neighbor. When we use our desires as our guide, we become more deliberate with every thought, feeling and action.

How We Show Up to Love and Accept Others

We need to recognize that it is easy to accept and love someone when they are loveable. But our love and support is needed the most when that person is the least desirable. It is here we are called to rise to the occasion so that person knows that he or she is loved and accepted, no matter what.

Our only natural state of being is peace, love and joy. We can have the kind of relationship we want to have by being conscious of who we want to be and how we show up.

Lee Giacalone is a certified parent educator, Gottman Seven Principles Program educator and a life coach at The Alive Center, in Naperville.

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Relationship Tips Some ways to ensure being a loving and supportive person that shows up in a loving and accepting space include: n Focus on our emotional wellness: Make sure our emotional needs are met and find healthy ways to express all our feelings, especially negative ones. n Change our self-talk: Be gentle and kind to ourselves. n Be intentional with everything: Set ourselves up to be abundant, not only with success but also with joy and happiness. n Express gratitude: This is mindfulness work because we are telling our brain to look for positive things to be thankful for, and, since like attracts like, we will in turn bring more of what we want into our lives. n Daily success habits: Do something, big or small, such as meditating, practicing yoga, going for a walk, journaling, or substituting water or tea instead of soda to take care of ourselves on a daily basis. n Time for ourselves: Spend time in solitude to recharge.

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Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis Power of the Subconscious Creates Positive Outcomes

by Linda Sechrist

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he 1984 Summer Olympic Games made Mary Lou Retton a household name as the first American woman to ever win a gold medal in gymnastics. Afterward, the diminutive champion surprised many Time magazine readers by sharing one of her secrets in a magazine interview. During the nights leading up to her win, she lay in bed, mentally rehearsing her routine hundreds of times, visualizing a perfect performance down to every minute detail. In effect, she was practicing self-hypnosis.

Practitioners explain that hypnotherapy can help an individual access their belief system anchored in the subconscious, a storehouse of memories, habitual self-talk and negative messages. Then, guided by professional counsel, the person is able to create new behavior patterns that help them reach their fullest potential.

The gold medalist believed in the process of mental conditioning and affirmation. “Since the mind doesn’t know the difference between fantasy and reality, Retton’s self-hypnosis helped her to do more effectively what she was already good at,” says Master Hypnotist George Bien, a nationally recognized professional hypnotherapist, with a doctorate in educational psychology and communications. “Often the best candidates for hypnosis are highly motivated and intelligent people like Retton because of their ability to focus and concentrate.” Since the introduction of hypnosis in the18th century, outdated images of a hypnotic trance-like state, induced by swinging watches and spiraling devices, have been replaced with the concept of concentrated focus and visualization techniques. The belief that the unconscious mind was creative and solution generating led Milton H. Erickson (1901-1980), an American psychiatrist and author, to elevate the use of hypnosis in his practice; he became known as the father of modern hypnotherapy.

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in 1960. Today, this natural state of heightened awareness, in which an individual easily relaxes, accepts suggestions and listens to the profound guidance of their own inner wisdom, is used as a powerful tool by practitioners of healing arts.

Ryan Elliott, who holds a master’s degree in social work, is a hypnoanalyst and the author of the book The Ryan Elliott Secrets of Your Subconscious Mind. To work with clients, he uses a more advanced form of therapeutic hypnosis, known as hypnoanalysis. In his book, Elliott explains: “Hypnoanalysis, the wedding of the concepts of hypnosis and analysis, has proven to be an effective instrument for helping people move through those blockages when their problems are too difficult to resolve alone, with self-hypnosis, or in talk therapy.”

Hypnoanalysis, also called medical hypnosis, is a very structured approach to resolving the cause of the problem rather than just the symptom. According to Don HardyHolley, board certified by the American Academy of Medical Hypnoanalysts: “It combines both hypnosis and hypnotherapy and adds additional advanced techniques and tools.

In the relaxed hypnotic state, the subconscious mind is more accessible. Hypnoanalysis uses various techniques to allow the subconscious mind to reveal the original cause of the problem so that, working together, the client and therapist can understand and resolve the origin of the problem rather than just treat the symptom.”

Elliott further clarifies: “The hypnoanalytic process, though, is more than just hypnosis. It combines hypnosis with the analysis of the subconscious. Hypnosis opens the door to the subconscious; analysis opens understanding to the cause of the problem; and patient and therapist together open up options toward solutions and pull out the negative suggestions from their subconscious minds, nullifying the negative suggestion and guiding reeducation and rehabilitation through positive suggestions.” Also, hypnoanalysis is frequently a quick process, according to Elliott. “Smoking cessation generally takes about six sessions over a month’s time. Problems such as phobias and depression may take 12 to 20 sessions to resolve. The most intricate of problems can usually be treated in 30 sessions or fewer with medical hypnosis,” says Elliott.

“Hypnoanalysis is particularly helpful in achieving permanent positive results for problems such as low self-esteem, depression, guilt, anxieties and phobias. There is no more effective forum in our culture to affect such transformational change than intensive hypnotherapy,” advises Elliott.

Ryan Elliott, MSW, is a board-certified medical hypnotherapist and co-director and founder of the Lightheart Center, in Winfield. For more information, call 630-260-1084, email SeeLight@juno.com or visit TheLightheartCenter.org.

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he focus of functional medicine—whole person health care—easily expands to include dentists trained in oral systemic health.

Currently embraced by a small percentage of today’s farsighted dentists and doctors, this relatively new field of prevention and wellness views the mouth as a key portal when considering the status of the whole body. Similar to the way doctors of Oriental medicine assess the heart’s pulse to help diagnose health issues throughout the body, these systemic health dentists consider the gums, tongue, teeth and throat to be key signals of overall health.

American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH) Executive Director Bobbie Delsasso was a periodontal hygienist for more than 30 years before becoming a consultant and public speaker on the larger perspective.

“I taught patients about the importance of good nutrition and alerted them to consult their physician regarding what their mouth health might indicate about their body’s health,” she says. While the academy educates dental professionals to understand the internal workings of nutrition and what the mouth reveals about overall well-being, “Less than 6 percent of physicians even learn adequate basics of nutrition in medical schools,” she notes.

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Doneen, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, co-founders of the Bale/ Doneen Method for the prevention of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Mike Milligan, a doctor of dental medicine, founder of Eastland Dental Center, in Bloomington, Illinois, and AAOSH president, explains that heart attack and stroke are triggered by an inflammatory process which can be initiated or exacerbated by periodontal disease and abscessed teeth.

Thomas Nabors, a doctor of dental surgery and an authority in molecular analysis and genetic risk assessment for periodontal diseases, provides clinical proof that supports the growing association between medicine and dentistry. “Since our inaugural AAOSH conference [in 2010], Bradley, Amy and Tom have continued to provide

the current science and clinical backdrop to the oral/systemic connection to cardiovascular wellness,” says Milligan.

Respiratory Health Links

Other vital advances in oral systemic health involve treating airway concerns such as snoring and sleep apnea. “Snoring is typically caused by muscles and tissues relaxing in the throat and mouth, resulting in decreased space in the airway passage and vibration of tissues. Eventually, individuals can develop sleep apnea, which can also result in hypertension and other problems,” advises Milligan.

In sleep apnea, the sleeper’s breathing pauses often or produces hypopnea, slowed or shallow breathing for 10 or more seconds at a time. Fewer than five episodes per hour is normal, with five to 15 considered mild apnea, 15 to 30 moderate and more than 30 severe.

Although 20 percent of Americans may have sleep apnea—typically associated with insomnia, tiredness and less oxygen in the body—95 percent of affected individuals go undiagnosed.

To help, Milligan suggests that before going to bed we lower the thermostat

in the bedroom and avoid drinking alcohol, smoking, watching television or working on a computer.

Improved breathing helps assuage snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, hay fever and nasal congestion. Milligan cites Patrick McKeown’s work, explained in his book The Oxygen Advantage.

An authority on the Buteyko Breathing Method, McKeown explains how improved breathing dramatically improves oxygenation, releases more energy and supports lifelong health and well-being.

Muscle retraining using orofacial myofunctional therapy can help prevent sleep apnea and also abate temporomandibular joint disorders. This new field is concerned with orofacial functional patterns and postures when teeth are apart, their status 95 percent of each day and night. It also retrains muscles to keep the tongue at the roof of the mouth and the lips together to prevent breathing through the mouth, correct swallowing function and eliminate poor oral habits such as thumb sucking.

Three mechanical treatments for sleep apnea include mandibular advancement oral devices used to move

the lower jaw forward, a continuous positive airway pressure machine to aid airway functioning, or surgery, which is the last resort. “The real opportunity for catching and preventing this is with children 5 to 10 years old, when their jaws are developing,” says Milligan.

He further cites links discovered between the mouth and brain. “Oral spirochetes, which normally live in the mouth, have been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. Dr. Judith Miklossy, from the International Association for Alzheimer’s, spoke at an AAOSH conference about the link between oral bacteria and dementia, and Garth Ehrlich, Ph.D., professor of microbiology, immunology and otolaryngology at Drexel University College of Medicine, addressed rheumatoid arthritis and certain types of cancers.

All of these links are more than enough reasons why good oral hygiene is essential to good health,” says Milligan.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Treating Autism

NATURALLY Plus Strategies for Prevention

by Meredith Montgomery

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n The Autism Revolution, Pediatric Technology and Massachusetts General Neurologist and Neuroscientist Hospital Medical Imaging facility.

Martha Herbert approaches autism

“While autism is often thought of as as a whole-body condition that can a genetic disorder, it’s the result of a geneimprove, rather than be a static, lifelong environment interaction where genes are genetic brain disorder. corrupted,” explains Psychiatrist Robert

“It’s the way the brain is shifted Hendren, who is currently partnering in into acting when faced developing the Center with a combination of Experts agree that a for Autism Spectrum stressors—some, but Disorder and Neurodenatural foundation velopmental Disorders not all of which are genetic—at a vulnerable for health begins with at the University of Calipoint in development,” fornia, San Francisco. breastfeeding infants says Herbert. NonAccording to the genetic challenges can to support natural U.S. Centers for Disease come from the immune Control and Prevention, immunity, and then autism is the fastestsystem, nutrition, the environment and ensuring children’s growing developmental stress. “Addressing disability, now affecting diets are rich in them can make a one in 68 children and profound difference in nutrients at all ages. one in 42 boys. Autism the condition; maybe Speaks (AutismSpeaks. even turning it around.” org) defines autism spectrum disorder

Herbert directs the Treatment Re(ASD) as a group of complex brain search and Neuroscience Evaluation of development disorders characterized by Neurodevelopmental Disorders (TRAN- difficulties in social interaction, verbal SCEND) program at a joint Harvard and nonverbal communication and University, Massachusetts Institute of repetitive behaviors.

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Prevention

Many experts agree that in some cases, autism can be prevented. “Prevention needs to start early—preconception is ideal,” says Dr. Kenneth A. Bock, of Bock Integrative Medicine, in New York, and author of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies.

Emphasizing omega-3 essential fatty acids, folic acid and probiotics during pregnancy can be beneficial, and it’s important to avoid iron deficiency, which has been tied to higher rates of autism, Hendren counsels.

Results from a recent University of California, Davis study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals increased rates of autism among children of women that live close to pesticide-treated fields during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters. Hendren says, “Living near heavily sprayed fields can be very detrimental. Living close to freeways or downwind of coal-fired power plants is also associated with autism.”

If heavy metal toxicity in blood is confirmed, chelation therapy is often used to remove metals, although Hendren advises against using it for the general treatment of ASD. “Chelators pull out mercury, along with other metals, a process that can be harmful. Instead, think about diet and nutritional supplements that can help detoxify the body more safely,” he explains.

Bock says, “It’s not enough to detoxify, we have to remove and prevent exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins.”

Herbert suggests avoiding toxic household products, electromagnetic exposure from devices such as cell phones and baby monitors, which can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cell health problems, as well as antibiotic overuse, which can disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing vulnerability to exposure to other harmful chemicals.

Herbert notes some parents observe that their child became autistic after a vaccination but there are also autistic children that are vaccine-free; still others become so after facing other stresses such as illness or trauma.

“We need to focus on the underlying vulnerabilities and keep children strong and resilient so they can handle life’s

Relax your attachment to expectations and realize that your child sees, hears and feels the world differently than you.

Broaden your perspective and make every choice a healthy choice. ~Martha Herbert challenges to their health and immune systems,” she says.

Safeguard Resilience

Currently, the only treatment that has been proven to consistently improve the core symptoms of ASD is behavioral therapy designed to foster language, socialization and academic skills. While effective, this approach is time- and staff-intensive.

With the rise and prevalence of autism in the past decade, more parents are turning to complementary and alternative treatments (CAM). Hendren reports that the best researched and safest CAM therapies for treating autism include melatonin to improve sleep, omega-3 fatty acids to ease hyperactivity and possibly improve socialization, multivitamins to supplement a limited diet or poor appetite and methyl B12

injections to protect against oxidative stress. Massage therapy has also proven effective in increasing connectivity with others and reducing over-arousal, while reducing ASD symptoms.

Research remains in its infancy, but other CAMs deemed acceptable for a professionally monitored trial include B6 and magnesium supplements to correct metabolic aberration, folic acid for improvements in core symptoms, probiotics to ease gastrointestinal distress and iron supplementation for a deficiency.

Although clear benefits have yet to be backed by scientific evidence, many parents of children with ASD report that behavior improves with a diet free of the proteins gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) and casein (found in dairy). Other parent-endorsed diets include anti-yeast, anti-hyperglycemia, specific carbohydrate, low-oxalate and specific food reaction regimens.

A review article in the journal Autism Research and Treatment notes that acupuncture, exercise, and musicand animal-assisted therapy have all been reported as helping to reduce a variety of ASD functional and behavioral symptoms.

From sound-dampening headphones that offset loud noises to structuring the environment to anticipate transitions, removing stressors can help reduce the debilitating characteristics of ASD. “This improves abilities to learn and interact with others, but we also don’t want to

Creating Calm Islands

by Carolyn Dalgliesh

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ensory kids, like those living with autism spectrum, sensory processing, anxiety or attention deficit disorders, are often highly affected by the design of their physical environments. Here are some tips for removing daily stressors for a more supportive home environment.

Identify the common sensory challenges for the child so the family can create spaces that support them.

Kids may struggle with regulating their emotions, initiating tasks, maintaining focus, rigid rules, lack of flexibility or being consistently overwhelmed.

Less is more because these kids

are often more sensitive to environmental stimuli. Tone down the color scheme of their bedroom and playroom, and maintain uncluttered spaces. Clearly defined and labeled areas in certain rooms can help them know what to expect and how to use each space appropriately.

Define areas and tasks with visual aids to foster more focused, calm and flexible interactions. Consider creating a designated dressing area with hooks that hold the next day’s clothes and a laundry hamper. This provides a visual routine to follow and structural aids to help complete the task successfully.

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by Lisa Lewis shelter them from having a chance to learn the rules of social interaction in real-world situations,” advises Hendren.

Because autism is a heterogeneous disorder with numerous subtypes, the best individualized combination of treatments can be challenging to identify and can often change throughout one’s life. Bock reminds families that even with a successful treatment plan, “A parent’s love is the final element that brings these recovering children out of darkness into light.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

Create a space to escape and regulate when they return home anxious, overwhelmed or ready to explode; a zone to help them feel calm and connected again. Dark and quiet spots are best, like the corner of a closet, bottom bunk, under a desk or even a cardboard box “cabin”. Add a flashlight, favorite books, beanbags, heavy or weighted blankets, handheld sensory toys and something that taps into the child’s current fascination.

Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids & Simple Organizing Strategies in North Kingstown, RI, and author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized. Connect at CarolynDalgliesh.com.

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Ancient Grains for Modern Palates Gluten-Free and Eco-Friendly Grains Gain Favor

by Judith Fertig

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ncient grains are making a comeback. Grown since Neolithic times about 10,000 years ago, varieties of barley, corn, millet and rice have helped assuage the hunger of many communities.

Today, yellow millet, dark red wholegrain sorghum, brown quinoa and exotic black rice can help alleviate food shortages.

According to Harry Balzer, an expert surveyor of food and diet trends with The NPD Group, concerns about grains and gluten have prompted about a third of Americans to try to cut back on both since 2012. About 1 percent of the population has celiac disease, estimates the Celiac Disease Foundation, but many more prefer not to eat gluten. Many ancient grains are naturally gluten-free, including amaranth, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rice and teff.

“Some think that a grain-free way of eating is healthier and also better

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for the planet,” says food writer Maria Speck, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, author of Ancient Grains for Modern Meals and Simply Ancient Grains.

“But that may be too simplistic, a characteristic of many diet trends.”

Better for Our Health

Whole grains fill us up and provide fiber, both necessary for maintaining optimum digestion and weight, says Kathleen Barnes, a widely published natural health expert in Brevard, North Carolina.

Eating more whole grains has been previously associated with a lower risk of major diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, based on studies by the University of Minnesota and Lund University, in Sweden. Qi Sun, assistant professor in the Harvard School of Public Health department of nutrition, agrees that whole grains are one of the major healthful foods for prevention of major

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chronic diseases. He’s the lead author of a new Harvard study of data associating consumption of whole grains with a 9 percent reduction in overall mortality and up to 15 percent fewer cardiovascular fatalities during two 25-yearlong research initiatives that followed 74,000 woman and 43,000 men. The researchers cited substituting whole grains for refined grains and red meat as likely contributors to longer life.

“Whole grains are nutritional powerhouses, packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, beneficial fiber and even some protein,” observes Speck. With a German father and a Greek mother, she grew up in two cultures where grains are a part of everyday meals. “We eat them because they taste good.”

Better for Local Farmers

Sourcing and eating more organic and GMO-free whole grains (absent modified genetics) can help support local farmers, Speck maintains. Choose barley from Four Star Farms, in Massachusetts; heirloom grits from Anson Mills, in South Carolina; quinoa from White Mountain Farm, in Colorado; or heirloom Japanese rice from Koda Farms, in California.

Better for the Planet

Ancient grains require fewer natural resources to plant, grow and harvest.

According to the Water Footprint Network, a pound of beef, millet and rice require 1,851, 568 and 300 gallons of water, respectively, to produce.

Substituting grains in diets is a sustainable alternative to meat, and they grow on grasslands that now inefficiently support livestock. According to University of Cambridge Professor of Engineering David MacKay, it takes about 25 times more energy to produce one calorie of beef than one calorie of natural grain.

Ancient grains can add variety and flavor to meals and a wealth of them are as close as the gluten-free aisle of a neighborhood grocery or health food store.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

Cooking with Ancient Grains To make the soup, heat a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Swirl in the oil and wait until it shimmers.

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Add the onion and ¼ tsp of the salt. Stir occasionally, until the onion just starts to brown at the edges, about 5 minutes.

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Stir in the garlic and the herbs thyme and savory, and then cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Watch closely, so as not to burn the pieces.

Buckwheat and Beet Soup Yields: 4 servings 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ cups chopped red onion (1 medium) ¾ tsp fine sea salt 2 tsp minced garlic (2 cloves) ¼ tsp dried thyme ¾ tsp dried savory or ½ tsp more dried thyme ¾ cup raw buckwheat groats (not kasha) 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 cups raw shredded beets, preferably red (1 large or 2 small) 1 to 2 tsp honey 1 cup purified water (approximately) 2 tsp sherry vinegar, or more as needed Horseradish Yogurt ¾ cup whole milk or 2% Greek yogurt 3 Tbsp retail horseradish, with liquid ¼ tsp fine sea salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Stir in the buckwheat groats and cook, stirring occasionally and monitoring, until the grains take on some color, about 2 minutes.

Add the broth (beware of splatter), the remaining ½ tsp salt and the pepper and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan.

Decrease the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until the buckwheat is tender, about 15 minutes.

While it simmers, prepare the horseradish yogurt topping: Combine the horseradish, salt and pepper in a small bowl and beat until smooth using a fork. Season with more salt and pepper to taste.

To finish, stir in the beets and 1 tsp of the honey and then add about 1 cup of water to reach a preferred consistency.

Remove the pot from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes until the vegetables soften.

Add the vinegar and taste for seasoning. Depending on the beets’ sweetness, maybe add another teaspoon of honey and a bit more vinegar to balance it, and perhaps a tad more salt and pepper. The seasoning is forgiving because the topping will bring the flavors together.

Ladle the soup into four bowls, garnish with a dollop of the yogurt topping and serve at once.

Cardamom-Infused Black Rice Porridge with Blueberries and Pistachios Yields: 4 to 6 servings Black Rice ¾ cup black rice 2 whole green cardamom pods 1½ cups boiling purified water Porridge 1 cup half-and-half, plus more as needed 3 Tbsp maple syrup, or more as needed ¾ tsp ground cardamom 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 4 to 6 Tbsp pomegranate seeds, for garnish 3 Tbsp lightly toasted chopped plain pistachios, for garnish Start the rice the night before: Add the rice and cardamom pods to a large, heavy saucepan. Pour over the boiling water, cover and let sit at room temperature or overnight (or chill, covered, for up to 2 days).

The next morning, make the porridge: Add 1 cup of half-and-half, the maple syrup and ground cardamom to the saucepan with the rice, cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

All recipes adapted from Simply Ancient Grains or Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, by Maria Speck, courtesy of Ten Speed Press.

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hile downhill Alpine skiing offers spurts of intense action in-between times spent driving to and from resorts and standing in line at lifts, all that’s needed for Nordic cross-country skiing is a few inches of snow and strap-on skis to transform any nearby park, wooded trail or spacious backyard into a quiet, serene eco-playground. The similar dry-land recreation of Nordic walking that uses poles can be enjoyed year-round.

Ski Season Techniques

Both the standard Nordic form of what’s also known as free-heel skiing and the more challenging Telemark style, able to incorporate hilly terrains, have northern European roots. Cross-country skis are longer and thinner than downhill versions. Instead of placing the entire foot in a bulky, stiff boot affixed to an alpine ski, only the toe section of a sneakerlike boot adheres to a cross-country ski, enabling a fuller gliding motion.

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ahead in a left-right-left-right motion with a long gait creates a full-body workout as each opposing arm plants a pole and pushes on it to carry the skier into the next step.

Cross-country skis aren’t made for sudden stops, so stay alert; gentle, sideto-side skidding employing both legs or turning the front of both skis inward to form a triangle effects stopping. With experience, the skis can be used more like long ice skates, pushing both ahead and outward on them to move slightly faster on wide, groomed, flat surfaces.

Vermont native Bill Koch, the only American to win an Olympic crosscountry ski medal—silver at the 1976 Innsbruck Games—helped popularize the recreational sport in America. On February 20, the 2016 Slumberland American Birkebeiner, North America’s largest annual cross-country ski race, is expected to attract about 10,000 participants on a 55K course from Cable to Hayward, Wisconsin (Birkie.com).

Any Season Warm-ups

“Many of the movement patterns of Alpine and Nordic skiing are similar,”

explains Michael Wood, chief fitness officer of Koko FitClub (KokoFitClub.com), which is reflected in a new eight-week Snow Sports program at many of its 130 locations in 30 states. “Our Smartraining equipment offers more than 100 different exercises, many of them ideal for preparing for cross-country skiing, like the squat, hip extension, and trunk and hip rotation.”

For post-ski stretching, he and club coaches often recommend yoga-type flows like downward dog, child pose and the one-legged pigeon move. “We like to customize programs to enhance dynamic stretching, intensive knee analysis and specific routines to improve individual performance,” says Wood.

Winter Weight Loss

Outdoor winter recreation can help shed pounds. Harley Pasternak, a celebrity trainer, nutrition expert and author, recently reported in Health magazine, “Being outdoors in the cold air enables your body to burn more

calories as it makes an effort to warm up. When you’re chilled, you shiver and shake, which is your body’s way of warming itself by increasing its resting metabolic rate.”

Pasternak says that spending time outdoors in cold weather can increase calories burned by as much as 30 percent and advises, “Take up ice skating, crosscountry skiing or snowshoeing.”

Anytime, Anywhere Walking

Nordic walking, launched in Finland in the late 1990s and since spread throughout Europe, incorporates some motions similar to cross-country skiing. Walking while using special poles on dry land or at the beach extends associated health and fitness benefits year-round. Initiated 11 years ago, the American Nordic Walking Association (anwa.us), based in Palisades, California, conducts classes and other events nationwide.

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nificant growth in its popularity in recent years. “Both cross-country skiing and Nordic walking are great full-body workouts that use 90 percent of your muscles and treat both the upper and lower parts of the body like machines.”

Suitable for all ages, including those that have balance or health issues or can’t run anymore, the walking poles act as extensions of the hands.

Their rubber or metal tips work on any surface, such as streets, sidewalks, gravel, sand, dirt or grass. Compared to regular walking, Zimmerman says the Nordic style burns up to 40 percent more calories, tones the arms and upper body, reduces stress on knees and joints, and safely boosts the intensity of exercises to yield additional heart and lung benefits.

Ski and general sports equipment retailers that sell and rent equipment also host informative clinics. Check out local retailers for local ski club group outings.

Randy Kambic is an Estero, FL, freelance writer and editor, including for Natural Awakenings.

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while also increasing a sense of well-being. No experience necessary. $35. Fee includes Zentangle kit. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton.

630-909-6805. TauCenter.org.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Fabulous Fermentation – 6:30-9pm. See February 2 listing. $40. Saage Culinary Studio, 2764 Aurora Ave, Naperville. 630-776-4604. MarysWholesome Living.com.

Lyme Disease Support Group – 7pm. After a 45-minute group discussion or presentation from an expert, followed by 45 minutes of a relaxation treat, whether it be a sound healing, a foot massage, etc., attendees will leave feeling positive and supported. Free. Salternative Spa, 1541 E Fabyan Pkwy, Geneva. 630-845-3333. SalternativeSpa.com.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Fabulous Fermentation – 6:30-9pm. Fermented food contains probiotics, which provide multiple benefits for our immune system. Learn simple fermentation techniques used in making sauerkraut and kimchi. $40. Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brundige Rd, Elburn. 630-776-4604. MarysWholesome Living.com.

Free Dinner Seminar: Stress, Hormones & Health – 6:30-9pm. Dr. Justin Coop teaches participants how hormone imbalances can affect sleep cycles, carbohydrate cravings and fat burning. Free.

Cooper’s Corner, 27W150 Roosevelt Rd, Winfield.

630-465-6685. InspiredHealthCenter.com.

Welcoming 2016, The Year of the Monkey - Conference Call – 8-9pm. Swing into the new year and learn how to become compatible with the shifting energy of 2016. During this one-hour call, learn the refinement of various adjustments according to Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun’s methods, such as Opening the Door on New Year’s Day, Changing the Chi of the house, Welcoming the Gods, and more. $18 + 9 red envelopes. TheFengShuiSchoolOf Chicago.com. To register, call 847-831-8828.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Heart Health Happy Talk – 6-8pm. Dr. Beri talks about how essential oils can help keep a healthy and happy heart. Free. Bring a friend and receive a free sample bottle of essential oil happy heart blend ($50 value). Wheaton Cosmetic Dentistry, 1275 E Butterfield Rd, Ste 202, Wheaton.

WheatonCosmeticDentistry.com. For more information or to register, contact Audree Lee, nutritionist and holistic cancer conqueror, at 630-215-3276 or email wcd1275@gmail.com.

sweet with treats and psychic readings from the Lightheart Center’s advisers. Choose from feng shui readings, animal card readings and more. All readings 20 minutes for $35 or 45 minutes for $60.

The Lightheart Center, 0S165 Church St, Winfield.

630-260-1084. TheLightheartCenter.org.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Creating Sacred Pathways and Places – 9am4pm. Beginning with prayer and gentle music, we will enter the spirit of our soul using the ancient practice and meditative movement of walking the labyrinth. This experience can help to bring forward feelings, images and impressions, which will then be translated through the creative process of making personalized spiritual shrine boxes, connecting the outer and inner selves. $75. Fee includes soup and salad lunch and materials. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805. TauCenter.org.

2016 Psychic Fest – Feb 6-7 – 10am-3pm. Also March 12-13. Experience a variety of gifted and talented psychics and healers. There will be a variety of readings and services to choose from, such as psychic palm tarot card readings. Also offering medium readings, energy healing and will have paranormal experts. Smudge clearing; sage cleansing. Readings

by Sophia. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. 847-564-6159.

5 Keys to Having More Fun – 2-3pm. Crystal Earth Rock Shop welcomes anyone that feels as though life is all work and no play to come in and find out 5 key steps to having more fun. $22. Crystal Earth Rock Shop, 1125 S Main St, Unit J, Lombard. 630785-3308. CrystalEarthRockShop.com.

2016: Chinese Year of the Monkey – 7-9pm. Swing into the New Year and learn how to become compatible with the shifting energy of 2016. Using Feng Shui, learn how to capture the benefits of riches, good fortune and opportunities in The Year of the Monkey. $35. Infinity Foundation, 1282 Old Skokie Rd, Highland Park. 630-279-8870. TheFengShui SchoolOfChicago.com.

Human Energy Anatomy Workshop – 5-7pm.

Learn about your nonphysical body, where spirit, matter and power intersect. The workshop will focus on 7 main energy centers and the spirit’s unlimited capacity for self-healing and divine connection. $30. The Wellness Sanctuary, 400 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste LC, Wheaton. 630-815-5012. Wellness Sanctuary.net.

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Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home – 6:45-9pm. This four-part series encourages us to review and reflect on Pope Francis’ conviction that we are all connected in this world and how we might revise our social attitudes, consumer mindset and care of our natural resources to positively impact future generations. $12. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805. TauCenter.org.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Psychic Fair at the Light Heart Center – 7-9:30pm. Make the new year and Valentine’s Day

Ear Infections and Antibiotics: What Every Parent Should Know – 12:30-1pm. This workshop will discuss the causes of ear infections, antibiotics and their safety, alternative courses of treatment and more. Complimentary lunch and child care provided.

Free. Tree of Life Chiropractic Center, 551 S Spring Rd, Elmhurst. 630-941-8733. ChiroTree.com.

Introduction to the Meditative Practice of Zentangle – 6-9pm. Experience the calm relief that comes from the artistic practice of Zentangle, a drawing technique that incorporates lines and structured patterns that offer creative exploration

Free Seminar on Stress, Hormones & Health – 6:30pm. Kori Feldman, MD, offers a free seminar to discuss the impact of stress and hormones on health and how to achieve lifelong optimized living. RSVP required. Mention Natural Awakenings to receive a free gift. Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, 5101 S Willow Springs Rd, La Grange. 708-3406184. Integrativefha.com.

The Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss – 7-8pm.

Dr. Richard Gelband discusses a system of weight loss that helps restore physical health. Participants will learn how to regulate the hormones that put fat on the body, the four basic body types that deposit fat differently, why allergies interfere with weight loss, and more. Presented by The Foundation for Wellness Professionals, a national nonprofit foundation. Refreshments will be served. Free. Space is Limited. For reservations, call 630-505-4040.

Aurora Public Library - Eola Branch, 555 S Eola Rd, Aurora. WellnessSpeakers.org.

Chios Level One Beginners’ Class – 7-9pm. Become a certified Chios master teacher at the Midwest Chios Energy Healing School and learn powerful and effective aura and chakra healing techniques that enhance quality of life and facilitate spiritual growth. $30 per class. The Wellness Sanctuary, 400 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste LC, Wheaton. 815-263-4537.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Loving Myself – 6:30-8:30pm. This financial workshop is for women presented by women with a holistic approach to evaluating current financial statuses. WAR Chest Boutique is a part of Women at Risk International, a nonprofit dedicated to lifting women back to dignity and grace. Free. WAR Chest Boutique, 4 E Jefferson Ave, Naperville. 630-9049200. Naperville.net.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Classic IN.FORM – 6pm. The Natural Path is starting a new session of IN.FORM, a holistic 12week weight-management class that changes the biochemistry of the body. $249 for 12 weeks. Price includes manual, shakes and yoga. The Natural Path, 5226 Main St, Downers Grove. 630-297-8850.

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Mind-Body Boot Camp – 6:30pm. Achieve personal success in 2016 with Timeless Spa and Salt Cave’s 90-minute Mind-Body Boot Camp. This session tackles maintenance by teaching attendees how to take care of their bodies by trusting their intuition and practicing mind-body techniques to stay grounded and remain in the moment. Registration required. $125. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave,1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

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Free Gourmet Dinner Seminar: Stress, Hormones & Health – 6:30-9pm. Dr. Justin Coop teaches participants how hormone imbalances can affect sleep cycles, carbohydrate cravings and fat burning. Free.

Inspired Health Center, 28379 Davis Pkwy, Warrenville. 630-465-6685. InspiredHealthCenter.com.

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What to Do The easy solution is taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage to rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the whole body.

Spiritual Healing Circle – 7pm. For those that have aches and pains, chronic problems, cancer, neurological conditions, skeletal injuries and trauma. At the start, Mark Earlix will talk a little about healing. Then briefly answer any questions about what he does. After a few minutes, Mark will begin to work with one person at a time. A few will come to just observe the wonders that people are experiencing. Bring family and friends; a casual atmosphere. Free. The Dance Building, 1330 Webford Ave, Des Plaines. Mark Earlix: 888-380-6388.

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begins in our kitchens. RSVP required. Free. Haug Chiropractic, 300 E Ogden Ave, Naperville. 630246-2627. DrKeithGiaquinto.com.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Fabulous Fermentation – 6:30-9pm. See February 2 listing. Whole Foods Naperville, 2607 W 75th St, Naperville. 630-776-4604. MarysWholesome Living.com.

Free Gourmet Dinner Seminar: Thyroid – 6:309pm. Join Dr. Justin Coop to discover the hidden causes of thyroid symptoms that most doctors fail to diagnose, and address and learn simple things that can be done at home to improve thyroid symptoms. Free. Cooper’s Corner, 27W150 Roosevelt Rd, Winfield. 630-465-6685. InspiredHealth Center.com.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy & Hypnoanalysis: How You Can Benefit – 7-9:30pm. In this seminar, learn how to dissolve negative subconscious thinking and understand what the hypnotic state is and how to use it to live a healthy and happy life. $25 advanced/$30 at the door. The Lightheart Center, 165 S Church St, Winfield. 630-202-6401. TheLightHeartCenter.org.

Interactive Intro to Singing Bowls – 7-8:30pm.

In this hands-on meditation workshop, learn how the sound waves from Tibetan singing bowls affect our bodies and can help calm the nervous system, enhancing the meditative experience. $20. Alive Center, 500 W 5th Ave, Naperville. 630-778-6093.

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Partner Yoga – 7:30-8:30pm. Bring a friend, partner or random stranger to this interactive workshop that is designed to facilitate trust, communication and laughter between yoga partners. $20. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn.

630-469-2911. MindfulMovementsPilates.net.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Valentine’s Intuitive Mixer – 12-5pm. Crystal Rock Earth Shop’s practitioners will be offering $1/ minute sessions for a day of spiritual guidance and healing. 1125 S Main St, Unit J, Lombard. 630-7853308. CrystalEarthRockShop.com.

Valentine’s Love with Crystal Bowls in the Salt Cave – 4-5pm. Celebrate the heart chakra at the Salt Cave this Valentine’s Day by releasing tension with the vibrational sounds of crystal bowls. RSVP required. $50. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Lymphormation Event – 10am-12pm. Certified Lymphedema Therapist Sharon Vogel and Nick Talbot, CLET, host: 10am: Qigong & Fluid Movement Exercises; 10:30am: Interactive Lymph Lecture with journal articles; 11am: Support Group. Free. Blissful Health Center, 5002a Main St, Downers Grove.

630-448-4823. BlissfulHealthCenter.com.

Open House at the Wellness Sanctuary – 1-5pm.

The Wellness Sanctuary is hosting an open house at its new location where all are welcome to come and enjoy food, live music and a gong journey/ Chios workshop. Learn about some of the services offered such as raw food plans, meditation, emotional re-patterning, the Midwest Chios Energy Healing School and more. Free. 400 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste LC, Wheaton. 815-263-4537. Wellness Sanctuary.net.

Family Valentine’s Day Party at Courts Plus – 2:30-3:45pm. Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Courts Plus with the family. Make Valentine’s Day crafts,

cards and have family Zumba. $12 members/$17 nonmembers. Courts Plus, 186 S West Ave, Elmurst.

630-833-5064. Epd.org.

Gong Journey & Chios Workshop – 4-5pm. Start 2016 with a clearing and empowering healing to set and put intentions into manifestation with the help of a gong journey and Chios energy healing assessment. $25 gong/$10 Chios. The Wellness Sanctuary, 400 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste LC, Wheaton.

815-263-4537. WellnessSanctuary.net.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Mindful Meditation Organic Seedling Fundraiser – 7am-8:30pm. The Tau Center is offering open meditation sessions. Each session begins with a guided meditation or brief reading, followed by an hour meditation where participants alternate 20 minutes of sitting/walking/sitting. The evening will end with a short discussion inspired by the participants in attendance. RSVP required. Free. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805.

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Oh No, GMOs – 6-6:30pm. Join Dr. Keith Giaquinto for a discussion about what GMOs are and why they are bad for our health. Great health

The Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss – 7-8pm.

Dr. Richard Gelband discusses a system of weight loss that helps restore physical health. Participants will learn how to regulate the hormones that put fat on the body, the four basic body types that deposit fat differently, why allergies interfere with weight loss, and more. Presented by The Foundation for Wellness Professionals, a national non-profit foundation. Refreshments will be served. Free. Space is Limited. For reservations, call 630-505-4040.

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy (HOCT) Open House – 7-8:30pm. Dr. Kristin Klocko, PharmD, RPh, hosts an open house with a presentation on HOCT to educate participants on the many benefits of this increased oxygen uptake by the cells, tissues, glands, organs, brain, lymphatic system and fluids of the body for cell function and overall health. Free.

Health His Way, 1492 Pebblestone Cove, Wheaton.

630-254-0766. Health-His-Way.com.

Healing Energy Share – 7pm. Take a turn on the massage table and receive the lovely healing energies. Free. Elevated Delights, 1701 Quincy Ave, Ste 30, Naperville. 630-717-4569. Elevated Delights.com.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Heart Health Happy Talk – 6-8pm. Dr. Beri talks about how essential oils can help keep a healthy and happy heart. Free. Bring a friend and receive a free sample bottle of essential oil happy heart blend ($50 value). Wheaton Cosmetic Dentistry, 1275 E Butterfield Rd, Ste 202, Wheaton. For more information or to register, contact Audree Lee, nutritionist and holistic cancer conqueror, at 630-215-3276 or email wcd1275@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 EFT Workshop – 5:30pm. See Feb 20 listing.

SoderWorld Wellness Center & Academy, 16 W 501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Coloring for Adults – 6:30-8:30pm. Experience the latest trend in relaxation: adult coloring books.

Studies show coloring can have a calming effect on the adult mind and helps promote overall wellness. Free. Geneva Public Library, 127 James St, Geneva. Gpld.org.

Health Talk with Dr. E – 7-8pm. Dr. Michelle Ennsmann will speak about how to lose weight the healthy way and keep it off. There will be complimentary chair massages for those that arrive up to 30 minutes early. Free. The Light Heart Center, 0S165 Church St, Winfield. 630-216-5916. cnmCare.com.

Wellness Wednesdays – 7-8pm. Tranquility Spa invites local vendors, physicians, health practitioners, fitness instructors, and/or staff members to present on current beauty, health and wellness topics. Free.

Tranquility Spa & Wellness Center, 113 N 2nd Ave, St Charles. 630-762-9864. RelaxAtTranquility.com.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Mini Reiki Sessions – 6:30-8:30pm. Reiki is a Japanese stress-reduction practice of “laying on hands,” based on the idea that life force energy flows through us. This is limited to 12 people that will each receive a 10-minute Reiki session. Free. Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst. 630279-8696. ElmhurstPublicLibrary.org.

Spiritual Healing Circle – 7pm. For those that have aches and pains, chronic problems, cancer, neurological conditions, skeletal injuries and trauma. At the start, Mark Earlix will talk a little about healing. Then briefly answer any questions about what he does. After a few minutes, Mark will begin to work with one person at a time. A few will come to just observe the wonders that people are experiencing. Bring family and friends; a casual atmosphere. Free. The Dance Building, 1330 Webford Ave, Des Plaines. Mark Earlix: 888-380-6388.

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Dr Thor’s Third Thursday Class: Natural Medicine for Heart Health – 7pm. 3rd Thursday.

Thor Conner, ND, will host an informative discussion about keeping your heart, indeed, your whole circulatory system, healthy with natural medicine.

Topics will include food, supplements, exercise and stress-management tools. Free. World Tree Natural Medicine, 17W703 Butterfield Rd, Ste F, Oakbrook Terrace. 630-359-5522. WorldTree NaturalMedicine.com.

Healthy Living for the New Year – 7-9pm. View the documentary Fed Up, which shows the obstacles people have when trying to lose weight and eat healthier, and how sugar plays a big role. A discussion and healthy snacks will follow. Free. Geneva Public Library, 127 James St, Geneva. 630-2320780. Gpld.org.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Inspired Health Healthy Happy Hour – 4-7pm.

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Insomnia: Will I Sleep Again? – 6-6:30pm. Dr. Keith Giaquinto will discuss what causes insomnia and what you can do to naturally support restful sleep. RSVP required. Free. Haug Chiropractic, 300 E Ogden Ave, Naperville. 630-246-2627.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 EFT Workshop – 9am. EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, is a gentle and effective tapping procedure on the acupuncture spots. Stress, fears, anger, grief, anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, digestive problems, and hip and back problems will be substantially lessened or eliminated in the workshop.

SoderWorld Wellness Center & Academy, 16 W 501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885.

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savethedate SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Whole Self Nourish Day – 10am-4pm. Experience pampering, education, community support and “girlfriend time” all under the umbrella of networking so there is nothing to feel guilty about. Day includes: Wellness Experience, Inner You Experience, Spa & Beauty Experience, along with refreshments and cash bar. Whole and half-day tickets available. Grillhouse by David Burke, 1301 American Ln, Schaumburg. Use code NATURALAWAKENINGS to save 10% on tickets. ShannonBednowicz.com.

Palm, Intuitive & Psychic Readings – 10am-5pm.

Make a spiritual connection with the assistance of psychic JoAnn. Through angel cards, palm reading and psychometry (the reading of energy from a personal object), get connected with an angel, friend or family member that has passed over and has a message he/she wants to convey. $75 for 1/2 hour/$140 for an hour. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630-4280700. TimelessDaySpa.com.

Free Seminar on Stress, Hormones & Health –10:30am. See Feb 9 listing. Free. Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, 5101 S Willow Springs Rd, La Grange. 708-340-6184. Integrativefha.com.

Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body Qigong – 10:30am-4:30pm. This workshop introduces foundational methods of traditional Taoist Neigong (internal

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Abundance Class – 2-4pm. Learn how to create abundance inside you, so you can create abundance outside as well. Spiritual and energy healing of wealth-related blockages. $30 per class. The Wellness Sanctuary, 400 W Roosevelt Rd, Ste LC, Wheaton. 630-815-5012. WellnessSanctuary.net.

Natural Solutions to Thyroid Recovery – 7-8pm.

Dr. Richard Gelband discusses why many people experience symptoms including sluggishness and weight gain even though they are treating a thyroid problem with medication. Participants will learn about a holistic approach to resolve thyroid issues and restore physical health. Presented by The Foundation for Wellness Professionals, a national nonprofit foundation. Refreshments will be served. Free.

Space is Limited. For reservations, call 630-5054040. Naperville Public Library - 95th Street, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr, Naperville. WellnessSpeakers.org.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Organic Seedling Fundraiser – SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) is partnering with Sweet Home Organics once again to offer organic seedlings for vegetables and herbs. Presale ends April 28. Preorder at SweetHomeSeedlings.MyShopify.com. Prices vary. 630-545-9710. Scarce.org.

Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home – 6:45-9pm. See Feb 4 listing. $12. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805.

TauCenter.org.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Healing Through Forgiveness – 9:30am-3:30pm.

Engage in a powerful workshop that makes forgiveness possible. Learn and practice a unique process based on empowering communication that will help attendees understand the other individual and come to peace with his or her actions. $45. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-909-6805.

TauCenter.org.

Reiki Level I Certification – 10am-6pm. This Reiki I class consists of history and philosophy of Reiki as well as the techniques for giving Reiki to oneself and others. Receive one attunement, which opens a deep energetic channel for this universal life force energy and allows for powerful healing. The class is a combination of lecture, discussion and experience. $125.

BodyCraft Wellness & Massage, 461 N Mulford Rd, Rockford. 630-969-1134. FullCircleHarmony.org.

Advocate Heart Institute Fair – 11am-2pm. Celebrate heart month at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital’s Heart Institute Fair. Take advantage of free cholesterol consultations, blood pressure tests, open physician question-and-answer forums, and much more. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 3815 Highland Ave, Downers Grove. 630-275-5900.

AdvocateHealth.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Seated Massage with Misty Soderholm – 10am6pm. Take part in this 15-minute technique of total revitalization through the application of acupressure and massage techniques on a specifically designed chair designed to release blocked energy and relax muscles. SoderWorld Wellness Center, 16w501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885.

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plan ahead SATURDAY, MARCH 5 2016 Body Mind Spirit Expo – March 5-6.

10am-7pm, Sat; 10am-6pm, Sun. The expo brings to life a positive, healing environment. Includes presentations, more than 100 exhibitors and live entertainment. $14 weekend admission; free parking. Midwest Conference Center, 401 W Lake St, Northlake. 541-482-3722. bmse.net.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 Spa Reflexology: Intro to Reflexology – 1-4pm.

Michael McAleese introduces attendees to the ancient holistic therapy of reflexology. $25 includes handout. SOHMAR, 515 Ogden Ave, Ste 300, Downers Grove. 630-968-7827. sohmar.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Good Food Festival & Conference – March 2426. 8:30-6pm, Thurs & Fri; 10am-5pm, Sat. Greet spring and celebrate our region’s growing local food community. The 12th annual Good Food Festival & Conference invites you to chef demos, DIY workshops, delicious food and drink, and the Good Food Marketplace for your local food shopping.

Sat festival $10/advance, $15/at door. Additional workshop and trade days range from $45-$250 in advance. UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago. GoodFoodFestival.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 5th Annual Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference – June 3-5. Guest speakers: herbalists and authors Winona LaDuke, Susun Weed, Isla Burgess, Dr. Jody Noe and many more. More than 60 workshops, plant walks, and kids’ and teen camp. Plus swimming, evening entertainment, marketplace, red tent, film screenings, roundtable discussions on building herbal communities and much more. Preconference workshops topics include Herbs for Digestive Health; Herbal Pharmacy: Outside the Box; Recovering the Sacred, Arrow in Her Bow; Initiating the Next Step in Your Life’s Promise; and Rhythm, African Dancing and Drumming. There is an additional event held Oct 7-9 with elder herbalist Rosemary Gladstar and friends. Discounts offered for registering for both.

Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. Midwest WomensHerbal.com.

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daily Spiritual Healing Appointments with Mark Earlix – By appt only. For those that have aches and pains, chronic problems, cancer, neurological conditions, skeletal injuries and trauma. During the appointment, Mark can also work with your emotional dilemmas and situations thru what he sees in guidance and direction. Watching the miracle happen in your life. $125; for those in need, discounts available. For appt: 888-380-6388. MarkEarlix.com.

sunday Psychic Sundays – 10am-3pm. Receive accurate and dependable insight; reveal past, present and future; and find solutions to life’s challenges. $20/20min psychic reading. Call for appointment; walk-ins welcome. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. 847-564-6159.

Lymphormation Event – 10am-12pm. 2nd Sunday.

Certified Lymphedema Therapist Sharon Vogel and Nick Talbot, CLET, host: 10am: Qigong & Fluid Movement Exercises; 10:30am: Interactive Lymph Lecture with journal articles; 11am: Support Group.

Free. Blissful Health Center, 5002a Main St, Downers Grove. 630-448-4823. BlissfulHealthCenter.com.

Canine Massage – 10am-2pm. Natural Pet Market’s resident canine massage therapist offers therapeutic pampering and light grooming services, like nail trims, ear cleaning, tooth brushing, feet trimming and more. By appointment. $10-35. Natural Pet Market, 263 Rice Lake Sq, Ste 263, Wheaton. 630682-4522. TWerner@NaturalPetMarket.com.

monday Aviana Aerial Yoga – 9:45am. A safe and delightful practice offering a reconnection to the inner child.

The fabric offers support and guidance as participants wrap themselves around the colorful silks to find further length in yoga asanas. $35/drop-in.

Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630-469-2911. MindfulMovements Pilates.net.

Canine Massage – 10am-2pm. See Sunday listing.

Natural Pet Market, 263 Rice Lake Sq, Ste 263, Wheaton. 630-682-4522. TWerner@NaturalPet Market.com.

Medium Monday – 11am-7pm. $50 medium readings with a complimentary free clear quartz crystal.

Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. Call or text 847-564-6159.

Stop Smoking with Acupuncture – 6:30-7:15pm.

The Emperor’s Medicine will offer Detox acupuncture for those wanting help with quitting smoking,

food addictions, and other hard-to-quit bad habits.

These acupuncture treatments are for addictions only. Acupuncture will be provided by a board-certified, licensed acupuncturist. Ten treatment protocol recommended. $25 per treatment. 932 N Wright St, Ste 120, Naperville. 630-428-9001. FoxValley Acupuncture.com.

Mindful Meditation – 7-8:30pm. 1st and 3rd Mondays. People of all faiths and traditions welcome to open meditation sessions—a practice of mindful meditation in the general style of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Each session begins with a guided meditation or brief reading, followed by an hour meditation where participants alternate 20 minutes of sitting/walking/ sitting. The evening ends with a short discussion inspired by the participants in attendance. Free. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-9096805. TauCenter.org.

Zumba – 7:30-8:30pm. 1st Monday. Certified instructor Dana Trampas will lead Zumba classes for people ages 13 and up (under 18 with parental permission). Wear comfortable clothes and feel free to bring a water bottle. No registration required.

Free. Glenside Public Library, 25 E Fullerton Ave, Glendale Heights. 630-260-1550. Glensidepld.org.

A Course in Miracles – 8-9pm. The Theosophical Society in America hosts this six-week online class taught by Richard Smoley based on the spiritual principles of A Course in Miracles. Smoley will discuss the course’s history, ideas and the practices it advocates for spiritual liberation as well as applying the course concepts to everyday life. Open to people of all levels of experience. $50/Theosophical members, $60/nonmembers. 630-669-1571.

Theosophical.org.

tuesday Spiritual Healing Appointments with Mark Earlix – By appt only. See Daily listing. $125; for those in need, discounts available. For appt: 888380-6388. MarkEarlix.com.

Qigong with Jeremy – 9-10am. Qigong is a meditative art of energy cultivation, coming from China.

Learn to feel and control the energy of your body and mind. Wear loose, comfortable clothes. $10/ drop-in. The Healing Place, 513 W 87 St, Naperville.

630-696-6533.

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Aviana Aerial Yoga – 6:15pm. See Monday listing. $35/drop-in. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630-469-2911.

MindfulMovementsPilates.net.

Palmistry Tuesday – 9am-7pm. $20 special. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. 847-564-6159.

Magnet/Bach Flower/Nutritional Consultations – 12-7pm. Magnets can help reduce pain, relieve stress, curb cravings, increase energy and much more. Nutritional and Bach flower consultations also available. $125 per hour. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630428-0700. TimelessDaySpa.com.

Tai Ji and Qigong – 6-7pm. Learn simple breathing and movement exercises that help with balance, energy, attitude, stress, work performance and brain fitness. Cash donation or nonperishable food item for People’s Resource Center. The Lightheart Center, 0S165 Church St, Winfield. 630-260-1084.

TheLightheartCenter.org.

Aviana Aerial Yoga – 1pm. See Monday listing. $35/drop-in. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630-469-2911. Mindful MovementsPilates.net.

Nia – 6:30pm. Move, groove, sweat, stretch, dance and use movement to thank the body for all that it does. First class free. $12/drop-in, $40/5-class punch card. Clarus Center, 28379 Davis Pkwy, Ste 801, Warrenville. 630-393-9800. ClarusCenter.com.

Chair Yoga – 2:30-3:30pm. Get the benefits of yoga in 45 minutes without getting down on the floor. Modified postures include seated and standing positions using the chair for support. All are welcome to find their best individual pace. $75/ nonmembers, $60/Courts Plus members. Courts Plus Fitness Center, 186 S West Ave, Elmhurst.

630-833-5064. epd.org.

Viniyoga – 6:30-8pm. Nancy Chapdelaine, RYT, CYT, teaches this approach to yoga that promotes clarity of mind and a feeling of well-being. All classes are drop-in. $15/class, $75/6-week pass.

Clarus Center, 28379 Davis Pkwy, Ste 801, Warrenville. 630-474-0842.

Curvy Goddess Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Using breath, movement, meditation and awareness, participants invite the intention of creating a more positive relationship with both their inner and physical selves on and off the mat. 4-week session workshop/$40, dropin/$15. SoderWorld Wellness Center and Academy, 16 W 501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885.

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LAMAS Qigong – 7:15-8:30pm. Learn about the powerful effects of this ancient Chinese healing art and how to reduce stress and improve energy, well-being, concentration and relaxation. Wear comfortable, loose clothing. Bring a yoga mat or towel. $15. ARC Physical Therapy, 183 N York St, Elmhurst. 630-832-6919. arc-pt.com.

wednesday Canine Massage – See Sunday listing. Natural Pet Market, 263 Rice Lake Sq, Ste 263, Wheaton.

630-682-4522. TWerner@NaturalPetMarket.com.

Taoist Tai Chi – 6:30-7:30pm. Practicing Taoist Tai Chi arts can help the mind return to stillness, clarity and wisdom, and return the body to a balanced, relaxed and healthy state. Free. Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst. 630-2798696. ElmhurstPublicLibrary.org.

Free Guided Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. Attendees spend the first 30 minutes moving into maximum relaxation and mindfulness, followed by a group discussion sparked by a short reading, quote or anything else that sparks some thought-provoking dialogue. Free. Salternative Spa, 1541 E Fabyan Pkwy, Geneva. 630-845-3333. SalternativeSpa.com.

Astrology, Angel and Psychic Readings – 10am3pm. With astrologer, psychic and angel reader. $75/half-hour, $140/one hour, $250/two hours. By appointment. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

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Guided Meditation with Eric and Friends – 7-8pm. Eric Soderholm and various invited guests help attendees create serenity and peace and get centered through guided meditation. Free. SoderWorld Wellness Center & Academy, 16W501 Nielson Ln, Willowbrook. 630-455-5885. SoderWorld Wellness.com.

Adult Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Practice poses, breathing and meditation in the tranquil setting of the Morton Arboretum. $12/members, $19/ nonmembers. Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL Rte 53, Lisle. 630-968-0074. MortonArb.org.

Drumming Circle – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Thursday. The sound of drumming has the ability to put listeners in touch with their own natural rhythms and the rhythms of the earth, release tension, dispel stress and negative feelings, and restore energy. Free. Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton. 630-9096805. TauCenter.org.

Nia Technique Class – 10:30-11:30am. Nia combines dance, martial arts and healing arts for a fun and powerful workout. This mindful-movement practice strengthens, heals and promotes wellness.

Experience the joy of movement. $15 per class. The Alive Center, 500 West 5th Ave, Naperville. 630362-0445. JennyRogersNia@gmail.com.

Manifesting, Energy & Well-Being – 7pm. 2nd Thursday. Join certified Theta Healing Practitioner Tomi Jimenez to learn about tools and modalities, such as EFT tapping, to help with personal growth and self-empowerment. $15/drop-in. The Healing Place, 513 W 87 St, Naperville. 630-696-6533.

Aviana Aerial Yoga – 1pm. See Monday listing. $35/drop-in. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630-469-2911. Mindful MovementsPilates.net.

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Hula Classes – 7:30-9pm. Experience the beauty of Hawaiian hula dancing from Renee Luana Page, who learned from island hula masters and works in partnership with the Heart of Hawaii Hula Company.

Learn basic foot movements and hand gestures.

Wear comfortable clothing and stocking or bare feet. No experience necessary. $30 per month. Light Heart Center, 0S165 Church St, Winfield. 630-2601084. TheLightheartCenter.org.

Reiki Wednesday – $55/60-min healings. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village.

Call or text 847-564-6159.

thursday Spiritual Healing Appointments with Mark Earlix – By appt only. See Daily listing. $125; for those in need, discounts available. For appt: 888380-6388. MarkEarlix.com.

Cupping, Jin Shin Jyutsu and More – 9am-8pm.

Cupping is a deep-tissue therapies that can release toxins and clear blockages. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an art of harmonizing the life energy in the body to release what it needs to emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally. $100. Timeless Spa & Salt Cave, 1324 E Ogden Ave, Ste 100, Naperville. 630-428-0700.

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Healing Friday with Archangel Raphael – 9am7pm. Receive a reading that provides answers in all areas of life, love, physical, emotional and spiritual healing. $60/60 mins. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. 847-564-6159.

Aromatherapy Introduction to Essential Oils – 10am-2pm or 6-10pm. Weekly, beginning Feb 5 for four weeks. This 17-hour program will offer the most current information and techniques on essential oils and how to utilize them in a daily routine to increase the well-being of the mind, body and spirit No class Feb 19. $375. Includes books and some essential oils. SOHMAR, 515 Ogden Ave, Ste 300, Downers Grove. 630-968-7827. sohmar.com.

Chakra Friday – 11am-7pm. A full chakra evaluation along with a chakra balance. $70/60-min.

Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. Call or text 847-564-6159.

Let’s Talk Neurofeedback – 7pm. 1st Friday. With Dr. Jim Kowal, PhD. An informational talk about cutting-edge neurofeedback. Free. Ruah Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville. RSVP required.

630-637-4002. UltimateBrain.com.

Meditation – 7-8pm. With Maria Ondrasik. Meditation is a potent tool for mental, physical and spiritual health to help deepen inner peace, well-being, calmness and harmony. Ruah Center, 1110 N Washington St, Naperville. Registration required. 815-573-6040.

279Maria@gmail.com.

saturday Qigong with Jeremy – 10-11am. See Tuesday listing. $10/drop-in. The Healing Place, 513 W 87 St, Naperville. 630-696-6533.

Healthy Cooking with Chef Christy – 10-11:30am.

Learn to cook with whole foods that the entire family will enjoy. Using fruits, vegetables, seeds, glutenfree grains and healthy fats, participants will learn recipes from around the world that are easy to prepare and provide energy the body needs. $40. Alive Center, 500 W 5 Ave, Naperville. 630-778-6093.

Register at AliveNaperville.com under Classes.

Aviana Aerial Yoga – 10:30am. See Monday listing. $35/drop-in. Mindful Movements Pilates & Yoga, 22W550 Poss St, Glen Ellyn. 630-469-2911. Mindful MovementsPilates.net.

Youth Yoga –11:30am-12:30pm. Yoga benefits us both physically and psychologically. We know that all of the benefits of yoga can be made available to children as well as to adults. Think of what a gift it would be to our youth to discover in themselves the capacity to be calm, feel good about themselves, be able to concentrate, and be well in body and mind.

Age: 7-14 years. $42 per person. Club Fitness, 1776 W Centennial Place, Addison. 630-233-7275, Opt 3. AddisonParks.org/fitness.

Angel Weekend – Saturday & Sunday. Indulge in an angel reading allowing your archangels to guide and lead your path. $40 angel readings with unlimited time. Intuitive Resources, 650 Meacham Rd, Elk Grove Village. Call or text 847-564-6159.

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A Gold Level School offering basic “Feng Shui in a Day” classes and a 77-hour Certified Feng Shui Consultant Training Program. A “layering” approach is taught using Form, Best Personal Direction and Front Door Bagua placement.

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Advanced Healthcare is the onestop healthcare center in Dupage County with chiropractic physicians, a medical doctor, physical therapy, massage, nutrition, exercise classes and spa.

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HEALTHSOURCE LOMBARD David Zuelke, DC 244 E Roosevelt Rd, Lombard 630-261-0001 HealthSourceLombard.com

Using natural treatments, we remove any interference that may stall your body’s natural ability to heal. We further enhance your vitality through nutrition, strengthening, and by restoring proper structural and muscular function and balance. See ad, page 18.

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Justin Coop, DC 28379 Davis Pkwy, Ste 803, Warrenville 630-465-6685 InspiredHealthCenter.com Family wellness practice for children to adults, integrating chiropractic care within a functional wellness program, which uses a natural approach centered on five pillars of health: Nervous System, Nutrition, Detoxification, Hormones and Fitness. See ad, page 9.

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William and Deborah Hestrup 525 Tyler Rd, Ste A, St Charles 2100 Manchester Rd, Bldg B, Rm 900-106, Wheaton 630-377-3202 • HestrupWellness.com Caring for children and adults of all ages with very diverse pains, symptoms and conditions. Improve your overall health on a daily basis with Activator Method Chiropractic adjustments and Advanced Nutritional Analysis. See ad, page 7.

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Diane Meyer, BS, DDS 412 W 63rd St, Ste 102, Downers Grove HolisticDentistIllinois.com • 630-968-5567 Dr. Meyer has been extensively trained in the mouth and body connection. Meyer believes that an individual cannot experience the best overall health without addressing the body’s basic nutritional needs. She utilizes medical practitioners and other healthcare providers along with her own knowledge to reach this goal. See ad, page 11.

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5151 Mochel Dr, Ste 200, Downers Grove 3381 W Main St, Ste 1, St Charles 630-474-2720 LotusHealthCenter.com Katie Johnson practices integrative medicine with a focus on women’s health, infertility, hormone imbalance and fatigue. Combining naturopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, she helps people regain balance and good health.

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Say goodbye to reflux, IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, allergies, asthma, eczema and psoriasis. Dr. Keith uses adjustments, exercises, enzyme nutrition and lifestyle changes to help heal his patients.

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Kori Feldman is an integrative physician focused on helping people attain lifelong optimal health. Her Wellness Program can restore health and vitality for any proactive adult who is ready for change. See ad, page 5.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY/ CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICAL THERAPY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

Dr. David Cavazos, DC 66 E North Ave, Carol Stream 630-915-3600 DrDavidCavazosdc.com David Cavazos, DC, and staff utilize nutritional therapy, acupuncture, physical therapy and chiropractic to treat people for conditions related to workers compensation, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, back pain, headaches, personal injury and post-surgery.

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1504 N Naper Blvd, Ste 119, Naperville 630-857-3017 • NapervilleSeniorCenter.com Naperville Senior Center is dedicated to providing exceptional adult day services, including personal care, nutritious meals, fun activities and exercise, to enrich the lives of members and provide peace of mind for caregivers and families.

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