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contents Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier 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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Staying Connected to her Practice: Amber Espelage

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by Phebe (Karen) Beiser

10 MINDFUL KIDS

Inner Awareness Brings Calm and Well-Being

by Daniel Rechtschaffen

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The fourth class focuses on techniques to aid in weight loss and balancing. Learn how to send fat burning oxygen to trouble areas and help curb cravings.

Cost per class is $45 to $55. Earn 20% off when registering for all four classes.

For more information and to register, contact Adrienne at Info@MantraWellnessCenter.com or call 513-891-1324. Also see ad on page 13 and CRG listing on page 31.

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Tuesday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

Show dates are Feb 17th-27th.

Reserved seating is $13 for NKU Faculty/Staff/Alumni, $12 for Senior Citizens (60+), $10 for students, and $8 for groups of ten or more. The show will be held at Northern Kentucky University, Corbett Theatre, located at Nunn Drive in Highland Heights, Kentucky.

For more information, call 859-5725464.Tickets are available 12 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before curtain time for all performances.

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Out of the Cold: Help for Households and Homeowners People Working Cooperatively eople who are of certain family size and income may qualify to have their home weatherized (free) by People Working Cooperatively at 513-351-7921.

These same households may qualify to get assistance with their utility bills through the Hamilton County Community Action Agency at 513-569-1840.

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Morris Williams, Convener, Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group

Through the Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group Morris has drafted a 6 point recommendation plan for the President and Congress to correct both the causes and symptoms of mortgage foreclosures. For more information or to see the full text of the recommendations connect with Morris Williams, Convener, Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group at hccrg05@aol.com or call 513-641-5446

Morris is a Board Member Emeritus, National Community Reinvestment Coalition(NCRC) Morris also extends an invitation to join with the NCRC April 13-16, 2011 in Washington DC for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Annual Conference- see ncrc.org or call 202-628-8866 for more information Morris can also be contacted directly about scholarships.

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Much like massage and acupressure, this new product from Sweden is used to naturally stimulate the release of endorphins and oxytocin, the body’s own pain relief hormones.

The hälsa wellness™ mat is safe to use for as long as needed. However, it is recommended to begin by using it for 10 minutes per day, increasing the time to 20-30 minutes after one week. The hälsa wellness™ mat is now available in black, green and purple and costs $39.95.

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Happiness Keeps Growing

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he Xtrema line of high-temperature ceramic cookware by Ceramcor is 100% green cookware. Xtrema cookware is made of ceramic from the inside out and completely manufactured with natural minerals from the earth’s crust and they provide a much safer cooking alternative to traditional metal and PFOA-coated non-stick cookware.

The company’s ceramic skillets, woks, steamers and saucepans far enhance the natural taste of food. This cookware can be transferred from the store or broiler directly to the table which can save on energy, time and money.

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s there any good news about growing old?

Researchers reported at a recent American Psychological Association convention in Toronto that an increase of happiness and emotional well-being occurs as people mature. Their study of contributing factors showed that older adults exert greater emotional self-control, have learned to avoid or limit stressful situations and are less likely than younger adults to let negative comments or criticism bother them.

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groundbreaking Swedish study has demonstrated that heart cells are able to regenerate themselves, overturning the conventional wisdom that the body cannot replace damaged heart cells. Examining the heart tissue of 50 people over four years, the researchers found that on average, new heart cells appeared to replace old ones at a rate of about 1 percent a year in youth and 0.5 percent a year by age 75. Thus, our heart comprises a mosaic of older and newer cells. Scientists hope to learn how to stimulate this organ’s ability to naturally regenerate.

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ttend a symposium on Green Infrastructure Design Issues on February 23rd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Harold C. Schott Education Center in the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

This event is sponsored by the Cincinnati Area Professional Green Infrastructure Network (CAPGIN).

Registration for the event is $40 and covers seminar materials, seminar sessions, lunch, and break refreshments. Lunch cannot be guaranteed for late/on site registrants. The zoo address is 3400 Vine St, Cincinnati. Be sure to enter and park via the Vine Street entrance.

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The control group was treated with placebo needles that did not break the skin.

The needles did not increase the heart’s pumping function, but they seemed to have an influence on skeletal muscle strength, and increased the distance that the heart patients were able to walk in a given time. The acupuncture patients also recovered more quickly from the exercise and tended to feel less general exhaustion.

This finding could provide a useful option in the future if relatively low-cost acupuncture treatment can work to improve the prognosis for cardiac patients over the long term.

Dream on… and Learn Better

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odern science has established that sleep can be an important tool for enhancing memory and learning skills.

A new study at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sheds light on the role that dreams play in this process.

“After nearly 100 years of debate about the function of dreams, this study tells us that dreams are the brain’s way of processing, integrating and really understanding new information,” says senior author Robert Stickgold, Ph.D. “Dreams are a clear indication that the sleeping brain is working on memories at multiple levels, including ways that will directly improve performance.”

Indeed, according to the researchers, these new findings suggest that dreams may be the sleeping brain’s way of telling us that it is hard at work on the process of memory consolidation— integrating our recent experiences to help us with performance-related tasks in the short run, as well as over the long term. In other words, dreams help us translate this material into information that has broad application in our lives.

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DIET MAY AFFECT OUR INTERNAL CLOCK Our body’s internal clock, the circadian rhythm, helps it adapt to the cycle of day and night and regulates functions such as sleep and metabolism. Working with lab animals, scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that a high-fat diet can cause disturbances in this daily rhythm by affecting an animal’s clock-related genes.

Significant health consequences include irregular sleep/wake cycles and metabolic disorders.

Stress-Busting Walnuts

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diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a team of Penn State researchers. They specifically considered how these foods, which contain polyunsaturated fats, influence our blood pressure. Their studies showed that walnuts and walnut oil have the ability to lower blood pressure, both when we are at rest and in response to stress.

communityspotlight STAYING CONNECTED TO HER PRACTICE:

Amber Espelage

by Phebe (Karen) Beiser

“I was interested in yoga from a young age. My father did headstands and breathing exercises. My mom brought me to my first ashtanga yoga class when I was a teenager. Later, taking yoga teacher training was a big turning point. I lived at Larry Schultz’s ashtanga yoga studio in San Francisco for thirty days, an amazing experience!”

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mber Jean Espelage returned home and has taught and assisted in teacher trainings for 11 years.

“The practice is about sharing and empowering the student. We do not want to be the guru. We use less ego driven language – instructing and facilitating.”

After seven years of teaching full time, something was calling her to take things to the next level. Amber moved to Northside and started asking around.

“Someone was looking for a partner; we decided to open two separate business in one space. It’s been an amazing business model, especially with this economy.

Yoga Ah! opened in summer of 2007; we’ve had 3 successful years.”

Amber was driven to share all she learned in San Francisco from Larry Schultz’s Rocket Philosophy, which brings advanced poses to beginners. “Every day you do a different routine so you get to access hundreds of poses during one week of practice.

Sundays and Mondays you focus on long forward bending poses so your body and joints get really open. Tuesdays and Wednesdays we flip it around and do backward bending poses. We bring it back into balance Thursday with a lighter forward bend practice, then Friday we do a “happy hour” which is a fun mix-it-up practice.”

“When you’re doing something you love, there’s just nothing better. My main motivation for opening a studio was so there’d be a place I could practice these philosophies and empower students to connect to their inner teacher – “be stronger than you think you are,” a quote from Larry.

“It’s been a wonderful experience being in Northside,” Amber continues. “I knew if I didn’t open a yoga studio

here, someone else would. It’s fun to see it grow. Our first student was Chloe.

Whenever she comes in town, she practices at Yoga Ah!. She travels all over and tells us “I can’t find anything as good as this!” Just to hear people say that – I get so much joy from the people I meet. That’s what keeps me going – the students and their smiles. It’s an affirmation that I’m doing something good.”

Yoga Ah! attempts to keep the prices affordable for new students so they can get a real feel, coming as much as they want for three months. The studio offers three teacher trainings a year, with one coming up in March. “Teacher training is something my heart is fully in. Larry’s been teaching this 20+yrs. The proof is in the years and all the students who actually teach after they’ve taken this training.”

The studio has family yoga once a month. With children of her own, Amber went through two pregnancies and did yoga. “We also do prenatal classes. It’s real basic, breathing and getting the women loosened up and relaxed for labor.”

“It’s really special being able to do something I love, to create a vision and go for it! No dream is too big. We have to be able to go for our dreams even if we fail. You might not be able to hold a handstand but just jump a couple of times and see what happens. Ultimately it’s all about the practice – to make sure I’m staying connected to my practice.”

Yoga Ah! is located at 4046 Hamilton Ave, 2nd floor, in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati. For more information, call 513-542-YOGA or visit YogaAhStudio.com See ad on page 15.

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MINDFUL KIDS Inner Awareness Brings Calm and Well-Being

by Daniel Rechtschaffen

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hen I walk outside, students run to me from the school playground, but they don’t yell out my last name as they circle around and grab onto my legs, as it can be a bit much to remember and pronounce correctly. Instead, I usually hear “Hey, Mr. Mindfulness,” or even, “The Mindfulness Dude!”

My job is to help to bring the art and science of mindfulness to students and teachers in schools, juvenile detention centers and sports teams, as well as to clients in my private psychotherapy practice. Happily, research is beginning to show that applying mindfulness can decrease stress, attention deficit issues, depression, anxiety and hostility in children, while benefiting their health, well-being, social relations and academic performance. Children can easily learn the techniques, and when learned young, they become lifelong tools.

inner freedom.

In sports, a season invested in training the Alameda High School’s boys’ basketball team in mindfulness techniques helped us reach the Northern California playoffs, an unprecedented achievement in the school’s athletic history.

These youth are learning the attention skills they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced, multitasking world. With practice, students are also learning emotional balance and new ways to feel connected to their communities. The most vital result I see is a new baseline of peacefulness evident in these young people’s minds and bodies. Mindfulness offers a general sense of well-being that all other skills for learning and productivity can build on.

True Education

The word education comes from the Latin roots ex, “from within,” and duco, “to guide.” Thus, education originally Mindfulness means intentionally and compassionately meant to draw out, to guide a student in unfolding the wisopening our awareness to what is here and now. Mindfuldom that is inherently within each person, at any age. This ness, in the forms of medical and psychological modalities is a fundamentally different approach than the conventional such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindeducational paradigm that approaches students from the fulness Based Cognitive Therapy, is outside in and from the top down. gaining attention as research suggests

In using what I call the “fire hose” that it can improve mood, decrease method of learning, spewing information stress and boost immune function. Dr. at students and penalizing them when Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., and others have they can’t retain what the powers-that-be been studying the medical effects of deem important, we make the mistake of mindfulness for 30 years with impresassuming what each child should be, insive results. stead of seeing them as they already are.

Brought into schools, it can be a Think of how different each of our own powerful antidote to many struggles lives would have been if parents, teachfacing our youth. In the California Bay ers and other mentors helped us learn to Area, for example, the Mindful Schools become the person we were inherently Excerpt from a fourth-grader’s program has used mindfulness to teach meant to be.

Mindfulness Journal concentration, attention, conflict reso This approach requires us all to lution and empathy discover and utilize our own mindfulto 10,000 children in 38 schools; 66 percent of these ness. When parents ask me, “What is the best mindfulness schools serve low-income children. Inside Oakland’s juvetechnique to teach my children?” my answer is always, nile detention centers, the Mind Body Awareness Project “Your own mindfulness.” Our own mindfulness is already offers daylong, silent retreats for teens; although they prespresent within us; it’s not something we need to create. ently live behind bars, they are learning to access greater

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and interests, as well as sensations. Simply become aware of phenomena, without judgment or preference. The natural capacity to open up in the present moment to everything that is happening within and around us is mindfulness, an open, intentional, non-judgmental awareness.

When we embody mindfulness practices, we become a living example to the children in our lives. If you are interested in learning how to bring mindfulness practices to youth, begin by offering it to yourself. Join a mindfulness group, do some reading or even better, finish reading right now, let your eyes close, check in to your body and let go into this present moment.

Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA, a pioneering trainer in his field, helps implement mindfulness-based curricula in schools and organizations. Collaborations include the Mind Body Awareness Project, Mindful Schools and Mindfulness Without Borders. He also convenes an annual Mindfulness in Education conference and teacher training at Omega Institute (search eomega.org). He has a private psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay Area as a marriage and family therapy intern.

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arville Hendrix, Ph.D., knows the sorrow of a broken relationship.

In 1975, after a 16year struggle to make a failing marriage work, Hendrix and his wife decided to split up. On the day the divorce was final, he was scheduled to teach a class on marriage at a university graduate school.

As Hendrix responded to audience questions, he realized that everyone wants to know the secrets of successful marriages—including him.

That “Aha!” moment spurred years of research with couples and led to his seminal book, Getting the Love You Want, and the creation of Imago Relationship Therapy with his second wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. Their partnership of 28 years has produced nine books on intimate relationships and parenting, most recently Receiving Love, and six grown children. Imago Therapy seeks to unearth the hidden agendas that we all bring to our relationships and address them with openness, compassion and fearlessness.

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the shut-down part of yourself as you stretch to meet your partner’s needs and become whole in doing so.

The divorce rate has been 50 percent for the past 60 years, because people think conflict means you’re with the wrong person. But conflict is growth trying to happen. Every person who falls in love goes through this drama: You meet someone who activates the negative aspects of your parents or caretakers, and your unconscious wants this person, who acts as a parental surrogate, to fulfill the unmet needs of childhood. When such conflict occurs, you know you are in a relationship with the right person.

Many people may go to therapy or read self-help books, but if the issue you need to address is triggered only by certain types of people, you can’t work on it until it’s triggered. If you do go to therapy, go together. Therapy can actually be bad for your marriage unless you are in the same room at the same time with the same person helping you work through these issues.

How does real love feel?

Romantic love and real love are two forms of the same thing. The feeling of romantic love is one of joy, pleasure, relaxation, excitement and euphoria.

Couples eventually will lose that feeling and encounter conflict; if they can work through that, they can get to a point of real love. Real love feels like romantic

love, but romantic love is fragile and driven by expectations, whereas real love is durable and lasts through frustrations.

What can we do to keep and develop intimate connection?

We teach couples how to have a different kind of conversation.

It is called an Imago Dialogue, in which partners listen deeply to each other with curiosity, empathy and respect: what the other person thinks, how they feel and particularly, what they want in the relationship—and it is all done without criticism.

In a dialogue, I will tell you what frustrates me. Time is often a big factor—whether it’s being late or early, time together or alone or time management. We have a primordial need for reliability; what scares children most is parents not being reliable.

So I might say, “I need you to show up on time. In childhood, I couldn’t count on people.” You might respond, “Not having parents who kept promises, I imagine you feel frightened when I don’t show up.”

Then you come to the behavior needed to respond: For example, “If I’ll be late, I’ll give you a call, so you know when I’ll be there.” It’s all about communication.

If we fail to fix a past relationship, what does it take to make the next one work well?

It takes changing the notion that between our marriages, we can get fixed. You are going to take any unresolved problems into the next relationship. The best and only thing you can do is be aware of this and resolve to respond to it differently the next time.

Ultimately, the best thing anyone can do for a relationship is to agree to end all negativity. If criticism is the basis of conflict, then appreciation, adoration and empathy are the basis for safety and passion in a relationship.

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mago Dialogue is a communication process that creates contact with another person and deepens it to [create a] connection and a level of empathic attunement. Such intentional dialogue is a way to speak to each other from a place of equality and acceptance,” says Harville Hendrix. “The procedure is to mirror what you’re hearing, validate the logic of what you’re hearing and reflect the feelings in what you’re hearing—and do [all of] that without judgment.”

Such intentional dialogue involves three steps: mirroring, validating and empathy. n Mirroring is paraphrasing what is said to you, and then requesting confirmation that you have received the whole message. The magic words are: “If I am getting you correctly, you’re saying x, y and z. Did I get it?”

The magic question is: “Is there more about that?” This response replaces the reactive response and is the beginning of growth towards contact and connection. n Validating is seeing something from the other’s point of view and telling him or her that you can see the logic in their statements: “You make sense; and what makes sense is ... ” You don’t have to agree with what is said; you just have to see the logic in it. n Empathy is being able to imagine what the other person is feeling: “I can imagine that you must be feeling sad and hurt about that...” Even if you have to grit your teeth at first, you’ll produce a positive result with most people. When you can do it authentically from your core, it takes the danger out of your relationship: Neither of you has to be defended against the other anymore.

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com

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“Core strength is essential for optimum good health,” explains Dallasbased chiropractor Jean Achterberg.

Among other benefits, “having a strong core minimizes low back pain and injuries.”

“The core” collectively refers to the body’s abdominal and back muscles.

Core fitness exercises help develop pelvic stability and abdominal control.

Effectively developing a strong back creates strong abs, and vice versa. Both are crucial to looking good, and feeling good as well.

“Focusing on core strength training is probably the single best use of your exercise time,” Dr. Achterberg says. “If I only had 15 minutes to spend in the

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gym, I’d spend it on core fitness.” Anyone looking to start any kind of fitness program should first begin with core fitness.

She notes that whether we’re sitting at a desk or doing laundry or bicep curls, we’re always using our core, so keeping it strong is essential.

Achterberg notes that the sedentary character of contemporary society has made such training more important than ever before. “We’re sitting at our desks, in our cars, and at home. That’s a lot of pressure on the discs and nervous system, and people who don’t maintain good core strength leave themselves vulnerable to injury,” she says. “Without core fitness, there’s a loss of mechanical balance and degeneration of the tissue.”

Among rookie and veteran exercisers, back injuries are common and usually could be avoided. Strengthening muscles that support the spine helps ward off such injuries.

Core fitness training also serves up a number of side benefits, including increased energy, improved posture,

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id you know that more than half of U.S. adults prefer chocolate to other flavors and spend $55 per person per year to indulge their hankering? That’s a lot of chocolate— some 3.3 billion pounds annually, or about 12 pounds per chocoholic.

The International Cocoa Organization further estimates that by 2015, U.S. chocolate sales will top $19 billion.

Yet, Europeans still enjoy the majority of chocolate per capita. Switzerland leads the trend, with its citizens each forking over the equivalent of U.S. $206 a year for the treat. Worldwide, 21stcentury chocolate consumption continues to climb year after year; cocoa seems to be a recession-free commodity.

That’s good news for Indonesia and the West African nations that produce 70 percent of Earth’s cocoa beans.

It’s widely known that dark chocolate, in particular, is good for our emotional and physical health. The only debate that remains is what quantity is the most advantageous to include in our daily or weekly diet.

Why Chocolate Appeals Eating dark chocolate makes people happy, researchers have learned, because it contains phenylethylamine, the same nurturing hormone triggered by the brain when we fall in love. It’s

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no wonder that Madame du Barry and Giacomo Casanova both believed that chocolate was an aphrodisiac. Further, according to the California Academy of Sciences, the theobromine in chocolate acts as a myocardial stimulant, dilator of coronary arteries and smooth muscle relaxant, all inducing good feelings.

Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine recently reported in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that subjects who consistently consumed dark chocolate showed a 40 percent lower risk of myocardial infarction and stroke than those who did not.

A study published in the European Heart Journal that tracked almost 20,000 people for 10 years found that people who ate about 7 grams of dark chocolate per day had lower blood pressure and 39 percent less risk of experiencing a stroke or heart attack, compared to those who ate an average of 1.7 grams daily.

Scientists have learned that cocoa powder and chocolate contain rich sources of polyphenol antioxidants, the same beneficial compounds found in red wine and many fruits and vegetables that help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Professor Frank Ruschitzka, head of cardiology at University Hospital, in Zurich,

Switzerland, comments: “Basic science has demonstrated quite convincingly that dark chocolate, particularly with a cocoa content of at least 70 percent, reduces oxidative stress and improves vascular and platelet [appropriate blood clotting] function.”

Chocolate lovers also will be glad to know that dark chocolate contains more antioxidants per 3.5 ounces than prunes, raisins, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, plums, oranges, red grapes, red bell peppers, cherries, onions, corn or eggplant.

Gabriel Constans, Ph.D., is a counselor, journalist and author of a dozen books, including Luscious Chocolate Smoothies: An Irresistible Collection of Healthy Cocoa Delights and Great American Smoothies. For more information, visit GoGabriel.com

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6 oz melted bittersweet dark chocolate 2 cups milk – dairy or nondairy (soy, rice, nut, coconut or grain) 2 bananas ½ Tbsp flax seed oil 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1. Place ingredients in a blender and mix on medium for one minute.

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2. Pour into tumblers or widemouthed glasses.

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by Larkin Sell

he Power of Love. How many times have you heard these words? It’s a phrase that has scaled the top of the music charts, inspired countless stories, books, movies and plays, not to mention being the creative force behind myths and legends and even religious beliefs throughout the ages. It is the very essence of romance and one of the greatest undefineable forces that moves us all. Think about it.

How many times have you heard or read this concept somewhere? Anywhere? In all the countless encounters you’ve had with this image, have you ever stopped to ask yourself, what IS The Power of Love?

Perhaps we have all become so familiar with the idea that we find ourselves de-sensitized to its meaning. Maybe the title is now so common that we take it for granted. Whatever the case may be, the power behind these words certainly appear to have been lost somewhere in the schuffle of our ever-busy world, overdemanding lives and throw-away love affairs. A great numbness now shadows the emotional charge once ignited from the utterance of “The Power of Love”. What does this mean? Has the true meaning been replaced by a store bought card and a box of chocolates?

(Well, let’s face it folks: We all would like that box of chocolates). Is there still hope to experience the magic and mystery of love that has influenced human history? Has the power of love “lost its fizz”, leaving us with nothing but our perceptions of love, romance, relationships and heartbreak? Are we destined spend our lives grasping at thin air in search of true love? The Power of Love? And while we are on the subject, what is love anyway? You have time to ponder this as it is another subject in and of itself.

Does this tremendous and timeless force still possess its full power? Can we as indeviduals reach beyond our desensatization and awaken its potential within? Is it possible that the power of love is always with us? Is it rediculous to assume this awesome force is constantly bestowing its gifts upon us, lighting fires within us all the time and we just don’t

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recognize it because we are so distracted living in our heads?

Could it be that we are constantly surrounded by this presence of love in its infinite forms but are just too busy thinking and overthinking, analyzing and judging to notice?

Can you think of the many forms love is present in your life everyday? What does the idea of love mean to you? Is it love for your children, family or pets? Do you think of worldly or universal love? Are the first thoughts that pop into your mind of passion, romance and marriage? Perhaps you associate love with unconditional love, all-encompassing and something undefineable and beyond our conceptual understanding?

In the 3rd Century AD Saint Valentine lived as a believer in both ultruistic and practical forms of love.

He lived according to his beliefs of the power of love and married young couples despite the rule of the Roman Emperor. Not only was he kind and loving to everyone but made it possible for romantic love to flourish at a time when it was being hindered. In our fast paced society if we want romantic love in our life we have to make room for it. We have to make time in our lives for what allows love to flourish. Are you making room for love in your life? It is something we take for granted but if we are not putting the energy into our loving relationships, we are missing out on what truly what gives true meaning to life. We have to step out of the concept of time and create life space where nurturing and empathy support the power of love. We can thank St. Valentine for this special day to recognize our love of family, friends and lovers. It is the perfect opportunity to celebrate love in all it’s glory and countless manifestations.

Larkin Sell is a Transformational, Relationship and Communications Coach, Positive Attitudes Specialist, Author, and Radio Show Host. Email her at MyPowerfulChoices@gmail.com Visit our Inspiration BLOG at inspiration.nacincin.com

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by Doris Schnetzer

here are so many effective healing techniques these days, and it can be difficult to wade through all of the terminology to decide what to choose to help one’s condition. One simple, effective, little-known healing method is Quantum Touch.

Richard Gordon began teaching Quantum Touch in California more than twenty years ago. The process is fairly simple. First of all, many people are relieved to know they remain fully clothed during a session which can be conducted with the patient simply sitting in a chair. The Quantum Touch practitioner utilizes several breathing

techniques or patterns while placing her hands on the client – usually on either side of the area of pain. Often, the pain begins to move to another part of the body – perhaps from the head to the lower back – and the client is encouraged to communicate, where the pain has moved. This is called “chasing the pain”, and the practitioner then moves her hands to that part of the body, continuing to use specific breathing patterns.

The breathing patterns (and visualization techniques the practitioner employs) serve to raise the vibration of the Quantum Touch practitioner, which

also raises the vibration of the client.

Think of it like this: If you are around an adult or child who is bursting with energy, you can feel their excitement and your mood may improve. So it is with Quantum Touch: When the practitioner’s energy is raised, it is naturally transmitted to the client who receives excellent benefits.

Profound results have been reported through the use of Quantum Touch.

Experienced practitioners have worked with people suffering from spinal misalignment – due to an accident, osteoporosis, or scoliosis – and have actually facilitated the movement and re-alignment of the vertebrae! Severe cases generally take several or more sessions, and some Quantum Touch practitioners work in tandem with each other to increase the effect of this healing technique. Still, this method can be used on any part of the body that is in pain. Quantum Touch can also be used to do “distance healing”, in which the client is located in another room or even another country.

If you know someone who practices Quantum Touch, you might observe that s/he is very hungry following a healing session. It does take energy to do this work! But, the results are worth it, especially when clients report that their chronic headaches are gone, a foot injury feels much better, or even that their back pain is vastly reduced or has disappeared. Some practitioners also use it to help a client move past an emotional issue, such as emotional eating. A number of people who work in the healing arts combine Quantum Touch with other modalities, such as massage therapy, chiropractic work, and reiki.

If you are experiencing chronic pain and wish to live pain-free, it is worth your time to schedule an appointment with a Quantum Touch practitioner.

Doris Schnetzer facilitates people’s healing using Quantum Touch and Reiki. She also offers self-discovery workshops and guided meditations to groups. She welcomes email inquiries at Doris.Schnetzer@yahoo.com Visit our Healing Ways BLOG at healingways.nacincin.com

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Adoption Options: How to Make a Good Match and Give Pets a Second Chance

by Brita Belli

Anyone can find the exact breed, age, temperament and personality of his or her ideal pet by looking in the nation’s shelters. Comprehensive listings on Petfinder.com now virtually connect us with a whole range of furry friends-to-be; the matter of finding our perfect pet match may mean little more than waiting a week or two until the online listings turn up a dog or cat with all of the attributes you are seeking.

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et, fewer than 20 percent of pets living in U.S. households today come from shelters, says Inga Fricke, a director in the companion animals department of The Humane Society of the United States (HumaneSociety.org). Misconceptions are partly to blame for the issue of so many unclaimed animals: the idea that pets in shelters have been rejected because of behavioral problems or persistent illness.

That’s rarely true, in any case, Fricke says.

Instead, it is the often unforeseeable events in people’s lives that lead them to abandon their pets—a problem she witnessed firsthand after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, when area fishermen, having lost their jobs, gave up family pets en masse.

One ABC-TV story called pets the hidden victims of the disaster and reported that hundreds of Gulf

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Coast pets had been sent to shelters and later euthanized when there was no available room to keep them. Around the country, Fricke says, 4 to 6 million cats and dogs are put down each year and a total of 68 million are sent to shelters.

Other reasons contribute to the fact that shelters—particularly those in Southern states—are consistently overrun with animals; lax spay and neutering laws and “puppy mills,” where dogs are bred for profit, sometimes in overcrowded, inhumane conditions, are partially to blame.

Mollie Bowen, executive director of Companion Pet Rescue & Transport, a “shelterless” rescue organization in Tennessee, observes that, “Pets in the South are, for the most part, kept outside and allowed to roam.” That results in scores of unwanted litters. “Thus, there is little hope of finding local adopters for them,” Bowen says (tnPetRescue.com).

For six years, her organization has served as a go-between, connecting dogs and puppies with families in New England, many of whom desperately want a puppy, as well as a rescue pet. One advantage offered by organizations like hers is that adoptable pets are housed at foster homes for up to a few weeks before they find homes. This gives the animals a chance to acclimate to a home environment, and for foster parents to find out how the animals respond to people, kids, other pets and basic commands.

Adopting from a shelter couldn’t be simpler, says adoptive pet parent Tara Healy, an operations manager in Connecticut. Healy went to the local Connecticut Humane Society in Westport for her cat, she says, “… because the animals are all health-checked and the Humane Society offered vet discounts.” She didn’t leave with a black cat, as she’d expected.

Instead, she says, “A Bengal cat so loudly and insistently demanded my particular attention, I couldn’t say no.” Now Catfish, or “The Fish,” as the cat is called, has become an affectionate and very expressive part of Healy’s family.

Meet a Pet Match Online When a family doesn’t find a compatible dog or cat at a local shelter, they often turn to Petfinder.com, a search engine directory of the adoptable dogs and cats from nearly every shelter and rescue group across the country. Type in a zip code, set desired criteria and Petfinder will return all suitable adoptable pets within the designated state, as well as neighboring states.

Upon closer inspection, a prospective adoptee may find that the eye-catching beagle puppy that prompted a second look is listed as being from a Northeast shelter, but is actually located in Arkansas.

Affiliations between northern and southern shelters have become the norm in pet adoption, made possible through several reputable pet transport groups that take up to 40 dogs

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at a time from one area of the country to another and deliver them to expectant adoptee families at designated drop-off points up and down the coast.

While pictures and personality details about a pet may provide some comfort, there may still be some uncertainty about adopting a pet we haven’t met. That’s where the foster parents or direct interaction with the shelters can help. It must be noted, too, that pets that don’t prefer children, have health problems or are not good with other cats or dogs are clearly indicated as such online.

Helga Lange is one such foster mom in Arkansas—she’s also the president of Spring River Animal Rescue Effort, or SPARE, Inc. (spare.RescueGroups.org). She currently has six dogs at home—a number that’s always changing. Some are working through medical problems; others are young puppies that would otherwise overwhelm the local shelter.

Foremost, she confirms, the role of foster families and reputable shelters is to keep the animals in good health. That includes providing initial immunizations and necessary veterinary care, spaying and neutering as appropriate and treating dogs for heartworm. Dogs needing surgery—including broken limbs and internal injuries—are treated immediately.

Beyond the assurances of good health, rescue groups such as hers give prospective adopters someone who can answer questions about how a dog acts from firsthand experience: Is it calm or high-energy? Is it a cuddler, or does it prefer the companionship of other dogs? “We also take short videos—sometimes several per dog—to show potential adopters how a dog or puppy acts or reacts around people and other pets,” Lange says.

When Massachusetts mom Joan Cerrone-Cormier was looking for another pug to befriend her first pug, Peggy Sue, she visited local shelters, but found mostly pit bulls and other larger breeds. She turned to Petfinder and discovered Mia almost immediately—a 16-month-old pug, missing an eye and living in Arkansas. “She was so cute,” Cerrone-Cormier says, “I couldn’t resist.”

Mia was living with Lange at the time, after being rescued from a home where she was kept outside 24 hours a day and fed only table scraps. “I was concerned that I didn’t know her personality,” Cerrone-Cormier says. “But after I talked to Helga, I learned Mia was very calm and sweet.” Now, she remarks about how Mia readily sits on people’s laps, has adjusted well to dog food and hardly ever barks. It was Cerrone-Cormier’s first experience adopting a rescue dog, and she says she’ll always choose a rescue animal from now on.

If a dog or cat arrives via a transport organization and turns out not to be a good fit for the family, the rescue groups will retrieve the animal and match it with a local foster family or local shelter, or return it to the Southern shelter of origin until it can be re-adopted. “We not only assure our adopters of this and stand by our word,” Bowen says, “but our adoption contract specifies that the prospective owners will contact us if it’s not working out.”

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AllAboutPetCare.com Adopting an Older Animal Older animals can constitute a satisfying match, as well as a smoother adopted pet experience. Despite the undeniable cuteness of puppies and kittens, young pets require the most work, training and round-the-clock vigilance. Busy families may not have time for the commitment involved and a lack of bonding or training early on can lead to disillusionment once the cuteness factor wears off.

“Just like people, pets grow into their personalities,” says Fricke. “There’s a trend among shelters in receiving a lot of young adult dogs, about 18 months old. The puppy stage has worn off and families find that the dog is not the best personality fit.”

Families with young children at home are advised to wait before bringing puppies or kittens into the home. Toddler curiosity can easily turn to animal abuse, which in turn can lead to a child being scratched or bitten, or an animal that becomes aggressive toward children. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that families looking for a pet should choose one with a calm, gentle disposition; in the case of dogs, retrievers and labs are common choices. Its website recommends: “An older animal is often a good choice for a child, because a puppy or kitten may bite out of sheer friskiness.” But, they footnote, “Avoid older pets raised in a home without children.”

Lisa Wingard, a Connecticut massage therapist, has two dogs—one she rescued that had been abandoned in a box alongside the road; the other she found at Bridgeport pound.

She recommends that people looking to adopt first critically assess their surroundings.

“People should consider their space, whether in an apartment, a house with a yard or a condo,” she advises.

“They should also consider their free time, because dogs need to take two to three walks outside a day. I would research the type of dog that meets your needs and get some sort of mix of that breed.”

When it comes to choosing a rescue dog, however, Wingard says that’s an easy decision. “I feel that adopted dogs really know that they were saved and turn out to be great listeners and extremely loyal, so they don’t run away,” she says. “In general, they are just great dogs.”

Brita Belli is a Connecticut-based journalist, editor and author.

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How to Catch Some Green ZZZ’s

by Lisa Pencraft

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oldilocks didn’t have to concern herself with poisonous chemicals in any of the three mattresses she tried out. In her storybook world, all the beds were naturally perfect. The good news for us is that, with today’s certified organic mattresses, all sleepers can appreciate a night of sound, simple, healthy rest.

Whether it’s to bolster the human equivalents of Papa Bear, Mama Bear, or their precious Baby Bear, the bedding on which we spend one-third of our lives should not contain any of the 30 or more chemicals typically found in traditional mattresses. For example, U.S. government mattress construction regulations allow the use of about a pound of boric acid, a flame-retardant pesticide used to kill roaches.

Consumers have shown increasing interest in purchasing certified organic mattresses, which are constructed using only natural latex, organic wool and organic cotton. These green sleep systems have been emerging as the first choice of shoppers in search of an alternative to traditional mattresses, constructed of mostly synthetic materials, such as polyurethane foam and vinyl.

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A night spent enjoying the support and softness of a natural rubber mattress topped with natural wool and cotton is the next best thing to sleeping on a cloud.

“It’s been more challenging to keep up with the demand since 2007, when Time Magazine carried ‘Sleep Goes Green’, an article on organic sleep systems,” says Lee Hornick, co-owner of The Organic Mattress Store, a retail outlet located in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

She reports that prior to 2007, organic sleep systems were a niche market, and most people who were interested in buying them were those who also made regular purchases in health food stores.

Although these mattresses are now in the mainstream, Hornick cautions that organic sleep systems consist of labor-intensive components that require careful planting, harvesting and pro-

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cessing. “Organic rubber, cotton, and wool are not factory-made. Few plantations have enough sheep and cotton fields, for instance, to match the needs of the environmentally-safe mattress industry,” advises Hornick.

Despite this challenge, Goldilocks and her bears can rest easy. It so happens that The Organic Mattress Store can come to their rescue with the most popular organic sleep systems, such as Royal-Pedic, Vivetique, and Green Sleep’s Vimala, as well as its own private label. Other affordable green options include Lifekind, Cozypure, EcoChoices and Keetsa.

A list of overall benefits of green sleep systems begins with the facts that pure wool is naturally flame-retardant, while natural rubber is anti-microbial and mold- and mildew-resistant. Neither rubber nor wool attract dust mites, an added benefit for anyone suffering from allergies.

Many products may be referred to as organic, but it’s still necessary to look for the proper certification, a shopper’s assurance that a purchase is truly organic, not organically produced in one place and artificially processed in another. Stringent standards for organic certification are established at local levels, by private organizations. Certification serves as an industry “watchdog” seal of approval, and is not the same as government regulation. Certificates of Sustainable Textiles specify that no pesticides be allowed in fields where cotton grows or where sheep graze.

A night spent enjoying the support and softness of a natural rubber mattress topped with natural wool and cotton is the next best thing to sleeping on a cloud. This type of restful sleep provides a heavenly rest that only angels enjoy—or the occasional Bear family and their sleepy, bold, blondeheaded guest.

For more information on organic sleep systems, visit TheOrganicMattressStore. com, GreenSleep.com, Vivetique.com, Royal-Pedic.com, Lifekind.com, CozyPure.com, EcoChoices.com or Keetsa.com

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Inventor’s Council of Cincinnati – 7-8:45pm. Offering support and resources to local independent inventors. Free. Main Library, Huenefeld Tower Room. 800 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-6900 Mindful Eating – 7-8pm. With Psychologist Marjorie Isaacs. You’ll learn techniques that allow you to eat less yet still feel satisfied! Free. Pleasant Ridge Branch Library. 6233 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4488

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Little Tyke Hike – 11am. Discover the beauty with your little one (ages 3-6) and share in a wintertime treat. Free. Winton Woods Winton Centre. 10245 Winton Rd, Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org Seed Exchange – 6-7:30pm. Bring the seeds to exchange with other gardeners. Light refreshments will be provided, feel free to bring something to share. Register. Free. The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati. 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH. thouston@civicgardencenter.org

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Ballet & Beer – 5:15pm. Preview of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Meet performers and people who make it happen. Informal reception with hors d’oeuvres. Reservation required. Free for upcoming show ticket holders and subscribers. Cincinnati Ballet Center. 1555 Central Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH. 513-621-5282 Thursday Nite at the Cinema – 5:30-7:30pm. Classic movies both old and new. Popcorn and refreshments served. Free. Corryville Branch Library. 2802 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-6034 Foreign Film Night – 6-8pm. Schultze Gets the Blues (PG). Free. Oakley Branch Library. 4033 Gilmore Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-6038 Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teachings of Bruno Groening – 7pm. Introduction. Medically Verifiable. Free. Newport Library. 901 E. 6th St, Newport, KY. 859 816-8918

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Teen Photography Contest – 7pm. Photography by area teens. Free. Durr Branch Library. 1992 WaltonNicholson Rd, Independence, KY. 859-962-4030

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Feed the Birds! – 10-11:30am. February is national bird feeding month! Learn about common feeder visitors and what fare they enjoy. Individuals and

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families are welcome. Register. Free. Oak Ridge Lodge in Mt. Airy. 5083 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513-861-3435 Hot Chocolate Hike – 11am. We’ll move at a nice pace to keep warm and have some hot chocolate for you to take on the hike, so bring a thermos (and binoculars if you have them.) Free. Winton Woods Winton Centre. 10245 Winton Rd, Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org Chocolate Taste-Off – 1:30-3pm. Sample and evaluate different flavors of chocolate. Register. Free.

Oakley Branch Library. 4033 Gilmore Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-6038 Health Fair – 2-4pm. Free. Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131 Winter Woodland Hike – 3-4:30pm. Join us for a brisk hike through one of Cincinnati’s older urban forests. We’ll explore the history of the park and hopefully meet some of its wilder residents. Dress for weather. Meet at the Trailside Nature Center.

Free. Burnet Woods. 3251 Brookline Dr, Cincinnati, OH. 513-751-3679.

Moonless Hike – 7pm. Enjoy a brisk winter hike just after sunset using your senses to guide you.

Perhaps some night time critters will join us. Free.

Sharon Woods. 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH. GreatParks.org Contemporary Wind Music from Europe – 8pm. $5-$10, UC students free. Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Up With The Birds! – 9am. Bring your binoculars and take an early morning walk to look for winter birds. Free. Woodland Mound/Seasongood Nature Center. 8250 Old Kellogg Rd, Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org Laughter Yoga – 2:30-3:30pm. With Patrick Murphy Welage. $15 or pass. World Peace Yoga & Motion Studio. 268 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati , OH. 513-300-9642 Freedom, Struggle and Triumph – 4pm. From John Coltrane to Charles Mingus and Benny Goodman, jazz musicians were at the forefront of the civil rights movement. The CCM big bands explore the music of these highly charged times. $5-$10, UC students free.

Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

Hatha Yoga

Starting February 2nd – March 9th Wednesdays 6-7pm Amanda Shepherd, Yoga Instructor 6 week session for $60.

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Tuesday, February 8 ~ 6:30pm

Presented by Dr. Michael Grogan , Cost: $25

Meditation for Beginners 3 week course.

Tuesdays, March 1st, 8th and 15th 7:00pm-8:30pm Instructor: Karen Kenny $85 for all three weeks and material.

Go Beyond Medicine.

51 Cavalier Dr, Suite 220, Florence, KY.

Register Today! 859-586-0111 GoBeyondMedicine.com Year-Round Gardening – 6:30-7:45pm. Rain Gardens: Beautiful solutions to aid in storm water management with the White Oak Garden Center.

Free. Monfort Heights Branch Library. 3825 West Fork Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4472

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Going Green with Your PC – 6:30pm. Learn how to save ink and paper with new e-printing and reading skills. Register. Free. Erlanger Branch Library.

401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000 Introduction to Energy and Simple Muscle Testing – 7-9pm. This class is an introduction to energy and why it is important to know. Learn three types of muscle testing to read energy and what makes an effective question. $20. Rettay Chiropractic. 7560 Burlington Pk, Florence, KY. 859-750-4720

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Cooking Class – 6pm. Breakfast anytime. Free.

Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Relationship Rehab Intro – 6:45-8pm. Intro to transforming your relationship status out of suffering.

Free. Location TBA. RSVP MyPowerfulChocies@ gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Chocolate Taste-Off – 6:30-7:45pm. Choose your favorite chocolate for your Valentine or yourself!

Register. Free. Westwood Branch Library. 3345 Epworth Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4474

Sunset At Glenwood – 5:45pm. Stroll to a spectacular place to enjoy the sunset with a cup of hot chocolate. Bring your favorite cup and we’ll bring the hot chocolate! Free. Glenwood Gardens Cotswold Visitor Centre. 10405 Springfield Pike Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Art for Life: Mardi Gras – 1pm. Ages 6-12. Create original works of art with the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Enter a contest to win a prize. Register! Free. Mary Ann Mongan Library. 502 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY. 859-962-4060 Maple Magic! – 2:30-4pm. E xplore all aspects of maple sugaring: tree selection, sap collecting, and evaporation. Taste the stages of maple “product,” and learn how to do this yourself. Free. California Woods.

5400 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-231-8678

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Monroe Institute Hemi-Sync® Meditation February 13, 3pm - 5pm

With Andrea Berger.

Explore expanded states of consciousness, meditate with ease, and expand your intuition and creativity with the help of the patented Hemi-Sync® audio technology.

Free.

513-515-4046 aberger@cinci.rr.com

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Mitchell Maple Sugaring Hike – 1pm. Take a nature walk through the sugar bush and learn all about how maple syrup is produced. Free. Mitchell Memorial Forest/Wood Duck Trail. 5401 Zion Rd. Cleves, OH. GreatParks.org Colors in Nature – 2pm. Free. Sharon Woods Sharon Centre. 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH. GreatParks.org Reiki Share – 2-4 pm. Come to practice and receive Reiki. Re-attunement to Usui Reiki- bring certificate.

Free. Rettay Chiropractic. 7560 Burlington Pk, Florence, KY. 859-750-4720 Valentine Party – 2pm. Enjoy entertainment and crafts with your family. Free. Erlanger Branch Library. 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859962-4000 Laughter Yoga – 2:30-3:30pm. With Patrick Murphy Welage. $15 or pass. World Peace Yoga & Motion Studio. 268 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati , OH. 513-300-9642 Cincinnati Dulcimer Society – 3pm. Enjoy the sweet music of the mountain dulcimer. All ages are welcome to join us for some jamming and singing.

Free. Sharon Woods Sharon Centre. 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH. GreatParks.org Hike for Your Heart – 3:30pm. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a short or long hike. Afterwards, we will enjoy some warm refreshments as we learn some tips on how to keep our hearts healthy! Free.

Winton Woods. 10245 Winton Rd, Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org

mark your calendar World Sound Healing Day Monday, February 14 ~ 6-7pm

With Jonathan & Andi Goldman and thousands worldwide. Group toning, Ron Esposito, Connie Kraus, musicians and additional guests/performers to be announced.

New Thought Unity Center.

1401 East McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH.

303-443-8181

www.healingsounds.com

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Spray Painted T-Shirts – 6pm. Spray paint your own t-shirt! Stencils and spray paint provided. Register.

Free. Erlanger Branch Library. 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Gardening Basics – 6-8pm. This class is for very beginner gardeners and is a great intro to many of our other spring gardening classes. Register. Free.

The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati.

2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH. thouston@civicgardencenter.org Hanna Kroeger 2 – 7-9pm. No experience required!

Learn how to open the pineal gland, reset the brain stem, adjust the ribs, release whiplash and reset the tailbone. $20. Rettay Chiropractic. 7560 Burlington Pk, Florence, KY. 859-750-4720

Intro Shaolin Energy Work/Meditation – 6:458pm. Intro to Energy work and meditation. Beginner/intermediate level. Free. Location TBA. RSVP MyPowerfulChocies@gmail.com Prism XIV: From CCM with Love – A Valentine’s Day Present – 8pm. Featuring 60 minutes of non-stop music performed from various locations in Corbett Auditorium. $5-$10, UC students free. Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Red Hatch Hike – 9am. A “red hatch” is a small, colorful bird called the red-breasted nuthatch, which frequents pine forests and other pine plantings in our area in winter. We’ll visit one or more “piney” spots, which will involve some strenuous off-trail hiking.

Free. Sharon Woods Sharon Centre. 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH. GreatParks.org

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Backyard Maple – 2-4pm. Learn the tricks of the trade for making maple syrup at home. Meet at the nature center. Free. Caldwell Nature Preserve. 430 West North Bend Rd, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513761-4313 Buds, Branches, & Bark – 2pm. On a short hike, we’ll learn how to identify winter trees by their buds, branches and bark. Free. Sharon Woods Sharon Centre. 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH. GreatParks.org

MARK YOUR CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Recognizing Symptoms of a Heart Attack – 121pm; 6:30-7:30pm. Learn the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and what you need to do to be prepared.

Self access your heart health and maintain a healthy heart. With Boegli RN, Advanced Practice Nurse of Cardiothoaracic Surgery at Bethesda North. Free when you mention Natural Awakenings Magazine at the time of registration. Fitness & Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati, OH. Register: 513-985-6736

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Gluten Free Tour – 6:30pm. Free. Whole Foods.

5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-4596131 Beer Tasting – 7-8pm. $5. Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. 513-459-6131 Winter Bird Feeders – 7pm. Learn about different types of feeders, seed recommendations and what birds you can expect to attract. Register. Free. Durr Branch Library. 1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd, Independence, KY. 859-962-4030

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Full Moon Night Hike – 6:30pm. Enjoy a brisk winter full moon hike just after sunset using your senses to guide you. Perhaps some night time critters will join us. Free. Winton Woods. 10245 Winton Rd,

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Traditional Japanese Reiki, Levels 1-3 With Bruce Davis.

By appointment. $165/$185/$205.

Meditation for Beginners Series

With Adrienne Davidson. Six week series about to begin!!

Mantra Wellness Center.

4675 Cooper Rd, Blue Ash, OH.

513-891-1324 Info@MantraWellnessCenter.com

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Buds, Branches, & Bark – 2pm. See Feb 20.

Fantabulous Incredible Family Day Off – 2pm.

Listen to folktales from various lands and we will make corresponding edible crafts. Register. Free.

Erlanger Branch Library. 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000 Tea Party ABCs – 6:30-8pm. Learn how to brew the perfect pot of tea and create a delicious spread for your next tea party. Register. Free. Mariemont Branch Library. 3810 Pocahontas Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4467 Year-Round Gardening – 6:30-7:45pm. Four Seasons Gardens: Create a garden that has interest and color year round with the White Oak Garden Center!

Free. Monfort Heights Branch Library. 3825 West Fork Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4472

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Music Cafe – 7pm. Five local and traveling musicians of all abilities and ages perform approximately 25 minutes each. Refreshments provided. Free. Fitton Center for Creative Arts. 101 S. Monument Ave, Hamilton, OH. 513-863-8873

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 CCM Concerto Competition Winners Concert – 2pm. CCM Philharmonia. $5-$10, UC students free.

Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183 Cooking Class – 6pm. Health starts here! Free.

Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131 Café MoMus – 8pm. Contemporary Music Ensemble. An evening of cutting-edge music in a coffeehouse setting. Free. Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

Bartering is Beautiful!

If your business is tight on cash and you have some time to spare... you may want to explore: The Beauty of Bartering by distributing Natural Awakenings Magazines in the community.

513-259-3090 Publisher@nacincin.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Detox Day

Thursday, February 24th ~ 6-8pm

mark your calendar Family Yoga

Help your body and mind get rid of environmental and emotional toxins. 30-min Auricular Acupuncture Detoxification session followed by 15-minute Chair Massage.

Plus organic herbal tea tastings! $45.

Explore a fun time to connect in a positive way with loved ones! All ages welcome! $25 per family (includes craft) or $15 for one child.

Klimick Acupuncture. 10979 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 129. Blue Ash, OH.

4046 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati 45223

513-834-8173 KlimickAcupuncture.com

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Saturday Feb. 26th, 12 noon – 1:15pm.

Yoga ah Studio.

www.yogaahstudio.com info@yogaahstudio.com

513-542-YOGA (9642)

Healthy Eating – 6:30pm. Keep your New Year resolution with healthy eating tips from presenter Helen Fox. Register. Free. Hyde Park Branch Library. 2747 Erie Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4456

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It’s Laughable! – 7pm. Ages 6-12. Share some laugh-inducing stories, a silly snack, and a fun and friendly craft! Free. Erlanger Branch Library. 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000

An Eagle’s Eye View of Your Job or Business.

Aufstellung:

Saturday, Feb. 26 – 1-4 pm.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Workshop led by Beverly Welbourne. $40.

Laughter Yoga – 5:30-7pm. With Patrick Murphy Welage. $10. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy Hour!” $10.

You Do Yoga. 1319 Main St, Cincinnati, OH. 513227-7160

Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts. 11223 Cornell Park Drive, Blue Ash, OH.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Laughter Yoga – 9-10:30am. With Patrick Murphy Welage. $10. Tri-Health Pavillion. 6200 Pfeiffer Rd (at I-71), Blue Ash, OH. 513-985-6732 Setting Goals for Optimal Health – 9:30-10:30am.

Goal Setting is a vital step to enhance the success of your fitness program. Learn the basics of an exceptional goal setting system that can help you overcome your obstacles and set a course for success. Free when you mention Natural Awakenings Magazine at time of registration. Fitness & Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati, OH. Register: 513-985-6736

RSVP 513-489-9777 Maple Sugar Days – 12-5pm. Learn how maple syrup comes from the trees and goes straight to the breakfast table. Guided hikes and sample foods. Free.

Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve. 3455 Poole Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-521-7275 Maple Sugar Demonstration – 1-4pm. Free. Woodland Mound/Seasongood Nature Center. 8250 Old Kellogg Rd, Cincinnati, OH. GreatParks.org In Love with Shakespeare – 2pm. Enjoy a comedic showcase of the Bard’s iconic love scenes and sonnets brought to life by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company! Register. Free. Erlanger Branch Library.

401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Sunday, February 27th Releasing Pain, Cultivating Passion, Growing Power:

A Women’s Breath and Movement Workshop in Three Parts with Alison Vodnoy and Lauren Wales.

10am-1p.m. $60. AlisonVodnoy@gmail.com

Mini Breathworks

with Gary Matthews and Tanya Poe 5-8pm. $60. Contact 513-722-1917

Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts.

11223 Cornell Park Dr, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 The Ravine to Freedom – 1-3pm. 1.5 miles rough terrain hike along one of the ravines used by escaping slaves. Teens and adults. Register. Free. LaBoiteaux Woods. 5400 Lanius Ln, Cincinnati, OH. 513-5422909 Concert: Nova – 2pm. Fusion of traditional and contemporary elements that seeks to cultivate a new audience for art music. Free. Taft Museum of Art. 316 Pike St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-684-4515 Women’s Awakening Circle – 6:45-8pm. Transformational healing/awakening of divine feminine within. Free. Location TBA. RSVP MyPowerfulChocies@gmail.com

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Plan For Your Retirement – 6:30-8pm. Retirement expert Richard Wendel will give you tips and advice on how to plan for your best retirement. Free.

Mariemont Branch Library. 3810 Pocahontas Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4467 Coupon Clippers – 7-8pm. Swap coupons and share tips on saving money in a casual group setting.

Register. Free. Harrison Branch Library. 10398 New Haven Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-4442

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Free. Richwood Presbyterian Church. 1070 Richwood Rd, Boone County, KY. 859-485-1238

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 UC Choruses Winter Concert – 8pm. UC Men’s and Women’s Choruses. Featuring works of Brahms, Gjeilo and Handel. $5-$10, UC students free. Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 2, 9, 16 Master Composter – 6-8:30pm. Unravel the mysteries of how and why composting works and get a first-hand experience of various composting methods. Register. Free. The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati. 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-221-0981 x18

SATURDAY, MARCH 5 Giants! – 11am; 1pm. Jack (you know, the beanstalk guy) is an old man telling stories about his adventures to his sons. $7. Xavier University’s Gallagher Student Center Theater. 3800 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH. 513-745-3939 Cinciditarod. Cincinnati’s urban Iditarod, a wacky shopping cart race starting at Fountain Square.

Fountain Square, Downtown Cincinnati, OH.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 Giants! – 1pm; 5pm. See Mar 5.

CCM Choral Stravinsky Festival – 4pm. CCM’s Choral, Orchestral, Percussion, Piano and Wind Departments join forces to showcase one of the 20th century’s most important composers. $5-$10, UC students free. Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183

MONDAY, MARCH 7 Healing on the Spiritual Path through the teachings of Bruno Groening – 7pm. Introduction.

Medically Verifiable. Free. Symmes Township Library, 11850 Enyart Rd, Loveland, OH. 513899-3115 NKU Celiac Support Group – 7-8pm. For anyone incfamily and friends of those who suffer from Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance.

Guest speakers. Includes education, counseling, mentor program, food samples and reading material. Free. St. Elizabeth Florence, Lower level conference room. 4900 Houston Rd, Florence, KY. 859-653-5595

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Keeping the Immune System Strong – 12-1pm.

Learn natural ways to stay healthy without shots or medication. Free. TriHealth Fitness & Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513985-6736

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Sustainable Living Potluck – 5-7pm. Informal group meeting discussing ways of decreasing our collective and individual “ecological footprints”.

Free. Gaia Foundation. 8987 Cotillion Dr, Cincinnati, OH. DrMolak@gmail.com Used Books Sale – 5:30-7:30pm. Every 2nd Monday of each month. We gratefully accept donations of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, audiobooks and LPs. Friends’ Warehouse. 8456 Vine Street, Hartwell, Downtown Cincinnati, OH. 513-369-6035 Friends.CincinnatiLibrary.org KidVentures – 4:15pm. Grade 1-6. Join us for stories and a craft. Each week features a different theme. Free. Durr Branch Library. 1992 WaltonNicholson Rd, Independence, KY. RSVP 859962-4030 Beginner Sewing Class – 6-8:30pm. Child care available. No experience is necessary. Free. The Women’s Connection Learning Center. 4022 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513-471-4673 x19 My Powerful Choices Show – 6pm. Radio Show.

Free. blogtalkradio.com/larkinsell Toastmasters: Voice of Independence – 7pm.

Feb 14,28. Build your self-confidence and develop better speaking and leadership skills. Register. Free.

Durr Branch Library. 1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd, Independence, KY. 859-962-4030

Active for Life – 9:30am. Improve your health in this exercise program for older adults. Bring your own small weights and join at anytime through March. Free. Erlanger Branch Library. 401 Kenton Lands Rd, Erlanger, KY. 859-962-4000 Beginner Sewing Class – 9:30am-12pm. See Monday.

Half Pint Kids Club – 10am. Kids ages 3-8 are invited with a caregiver to explore and try new foods in a fun environment. Free. Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131 Tai Chi for Health – 1:30pm beginner, 2:30pm everyone. With Betty Lubrecht. Synergy Holistic Health Ctr. 7413 US 42, Suite 3, Florence, KY. RSVP 859-525-5000 SynergyHolisticHealth.com Health Starts Here – 2-4pm. Demo. Take part in the Eat Right America challenge. Free. Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131 Yoga Beginners Class – 5pm. Covington Yoga. 713 Craig St, Covington, KY. 859-307-3435 Creative Sounding Board – 7-9pm. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Testing ground for original art of all types and skill levels. Artists, poets, musicians, storytellers and film makers. Free. Oxford Community Arts Center. 10 S. College Ave, Oxford, OH. 513-523-8846

Rocket for Beginners – 7:30pm. A great place to start building strength and endurance. Yoga ah Studio. 4046 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513542-9642 Yoga Class – 7:30-8:45pm. Phoenix’s classes create the space for the cultivation of a healthy body alignment, the flow of energy in the body and a more peaceful and open heart. Open to new and experienced students. $12 drop-in. Kula Center.

110 East 8th St, Newport KY. 859-652-4174 PhoenixWilson@mac.com

Dirt Crew – 9am-12pm. Volunteers meet to work on the CGC Grounds. Dress for the weather and bring your gardening gloves. Free. Civic Garden Center. 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513221-0981 Used Books Sale – 10am-1pm. See Monday.

Scrapbooking – 10:30am-1pm. Child care available. No experience is necessary. Bring pictures.

Free. The Women’s Connection Learning Center.

4022 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513471-4673 x19

Community Yoga Classes – 9am-10am. Bring a

mark your calendar Healing Touch, Level I

Sat. & Sun., March 26 and 27, 8:30am - 6pm.

Learn the basics of restoring balance and harmony to the human energy system. $333, including manual.

Fitness & Health Pavilion.

6200 Pfeiffer Rd, Cincinnati, OH.

513-985-6736

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Re-Fresh Wednesdays – 11:30-1pm. Join Brittany our Healthy Eating Specialist in the café for a delicious and easy demo to get your mid week refreshed! Free. Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. 513-459-6131 Library Committee – 1-2pm. Volunteer to keep the Hoffman Library full organized and stocked.

Free. Civic Garden Center. 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH. 513-221-0981 Hiking Club – 4:30pm. Easy to Moderate Trail.

All hikes start and finish at the Treehouse in Mt. Airy Forest. Come prepared with water, hiking shoes and walking sticks (optional). Free. Mt. Airy Forest. 5083 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH‎.

CincinnatiParks.com KidVentures – 4:15pm. See Monday. Durr Branch Library. 1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd, Indepen-

globalbriefs Infant Massage Class – 2-3pm. First Friday of each month. Through Mar. Open to expectant mothers and moms (also dads, grandparents, etc.) with infants up to 9 months of age. Register. $10/class or $25/series of 3 classes in advance. Delta Chiropractic. 5230 Kings Mills Rd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-398-2000 Piecemakers – 2-4pm. Child care available. Learn to quilt, make crafts, and sew in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy the company of other women with the same interest. No experience is necessary.

Free. The Women’s Connection Learning Center.

4022 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513471-4673 x19

“MUSIC is LOVE in search of a word.“ ~ Sidney Lanier dence, KY. RSVP 859-962-4030 Rocket 2 Practice – 4:45pm. Explore more inversions and Abs in Ashtanga flow. Yoga ah Studio. 4046 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-542-9642 Introspective Perspectives Show – 6pm. Radio Show. Free. blogtalkradio.com/larkinsell Joyful Healing Laughter Yoga Club – 7pm.

Second Wednesday of every month. Learn to laugh for no reason with Judi A. Winall & Pam Hall.

Free. Sharonville Library. 10980 Thornview Dr, Sharonville, OH. Free. 513-899-3115 Yoga, Anusara – 7:30pm. With Gloria Siry.

Synergy Holistic Health Ctr. 7413 US 42, Suite 3, Florence, KY. RSVP 859-525-5000 SynergyHolisticHealth.com

Lettuce Eat Well Winter Farmers Market – 3-7pm. Through May. Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. Locally produced food items. Free.

Harvest Home Park. 3961 North Bend Rd, Cheviot, OH. 513-661-1792 Friday’s 5 after 5 – 5-7pm. 5 wines and 5 foods for $5. Whole Foods Market. 2693 Edmondson Rd, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513-531-8015 Uncorked – 6-8pm. 5 wines and 5 foods for $5.

Whole Foods Market. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513-459-6131 Shamanic Journey – 6:30-8:30pm. Every 2nd Friday of each month. With Gary Matthews. Participants should wear loose comfortable clothing and maybe bring a journal. $20. Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts. 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH. 513-489-5302 Sahaja Yoga – 6:45-7:45pm. Easy and relaxing way to de-stress and revive body and mind. Begins with 20-minute lecture followed by period of meditation.

Free. Clifton United Methodist Church. 3416 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-290-3330

Hiking Club – 8-9:30am. See Wednesday.

A Morning Cup of Yoga – 9:30-10:45am. Yoga with Phoenix, RYT. Begin your day with a clear mind, invigorated body and renewed spirit. Open to new and experienced students. $12 drop-in.

Kula Center, 110 East 8th St, Newport KY. 859652-4174 PhoenixWilson@mac.com Active for Life – 9:30am. See Tuesday.

Intermediate Sewing Classes – 9:30am-12:00pm.

Child care available. Classes offered on a sixweek rotating schedule. Participants must have completed beginner classes. Free. The Women’s Connection Learning Center. 4022 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati, OH. RSVP 513-471-4673 x19 T’ai Chi Chih – 1-2:30pm. 12-week class through Apr. 14. With instructor Phoenix Wilson. Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center. 620 Greenup St, Covington, KY. RSVP 859-431-0020 Health Starts Here – 2-4pm. See Tuesday.

Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Every 2nd Thursday of each month. With Gary Matthews. $20. Stillpoint Center for Healing Arts. 11223 Cornell Park Dr, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH. 513-489-5302

News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Sprouts in the Kitchen – 10am. We will take kids age 5-12 on a fun food adventure while teaching them about good nutrition! Free. Whole Foods.

5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. RSVP 513459-6131 Used Books Sale – 10am-4pm. Every 4th Saturday of each month. See Monday.

Arting Around – 11am. Grades K-6. Learn the different styles of art. Free. Durr Branch Library.

1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd, Independence, KY. 859-962-4030 Artworld – 11am-5pm. Explore the interactive discovery area for families at the Art Museum.

Hands-on activities for all ages, interests, and learning styles. Free. Cincinnati Art Museum.

953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH. 513-639-2995 Family ARTventures – 1-2pm. An interactive tour of the galleries for the entire family including hands-on elements for everyone to touch and see up close. Meet docent in the main lobby. Free. Cincinnati Art Museum. 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH. 513-639-2995 Family First Saturdays – 1-4pm. 1st Saturday

Sonic Valentine

Ninth World Sound Healing Day is February 14 Jonathan and Andi Goldman will lead a five-minute worldwide toning for planetary peace and harmony on February 14 at noon, Eastern Time, when everyone is invited to meet up in the toning chamber at TempleOfSacredSound.org to join in a heartfelt, “Ah.” Those without Internet access are welcome to join in the compassionate chorus with their own heart sound at that time, or to create or join a local sounding event.

“We estimate that hundreds of thousands participate each year,” Jonathan says. They are encouraged that independent monitoring of the effects of collective consciousness on worldwide energy fields by Princeton’s Global Consciousness Project and HeartMath’s Global Coherence Initiative, while not conclusive, showed simultaneous upward spikes last year on Valentine’s Day.

For details, visit WorldSoundHealingDay.org, listen live to a special radio program at HealthyLife.net beginning at 11 a.m. ET, Feb. 14, and find articles at HealingSounds.com/sounds. See RED Mark Your Calendar listing on page 24 for local event.

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953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH. 513-639-2995 Rhythms of Lifepath Drumming – 7pm. 1st Saturday of every month. Donation accepted. Lifepath Center. 734 Brom-Cres Rd, Crescent Springs, KY. lifepath-2001.com

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Hiking Club – 8-9:30am. See Wednesday.

Artworld – 11am-5pm. See Saturday.

Coffee-ology – 12pm. Coffee Tasting. Learn to correctly taste coffees to get the nuances of each roast. Includes coffee and food pairings. Free.

Whole Foods. 5805 Deerfield Blvd, Mason, OH. 513-459-6131 Babywearing Bliss – 2pm. Every second Sunday of each month. Workshop on safely and comfortably carrying a baby from birth through toddler years. Free. Park + Vine. 1109 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-721-7275

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Cloth Diapering Cuteness – 2pm. Every first Sunday of each month. Park + Vine hosts an informal class on all aspects of cloth diapering. Park + Vine. 1109 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-721-7275

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Family ARTventures – 3-4pm. See Saturday.

Relationship Rehab Show – 10pm. Radio Show.

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JOBS HABILITATION TECHNICIAN NOW HIRING CAREGIVERS. Do you want to do something rewarding and fulfilling in the community? Total Homecare Solutions is a premier licensed in home care service firm working with Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled persons. They are expanding their services in the greater Cincinnati area and are in need of sincere, patient, caring and experienced caregivers. To Apply go to: www.tinyurl.com/thshomecare

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Art Exhibit – 10am-4pm (Mon-Fri). Paintings

by Mary Barr Rhodes and prints by Radha. Free.

Xavier University Art Gallery, A.B. Cohen Center.

1658 Herald Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-745-3811 Chocolat. Open Tue-Sat. Through Feb 5. Group exhibit curated by Brian Joiner. Built around idea of chocolate as a metaphor for escapism from current global, economic and political difficulties. Free.

Prairie Gallery. 4035 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-703-5729 Cinderella – 8pm (Tue-Sat), 3pm (Sun). Feb 17-27. Directed by Ken Jones. $8-$13. Northern Kentucky University, Corbett Theatre. Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY. 859-572-5464 Footprints. Through Mar 4. (Mon-Sat). Photographs by Mary Farmilant, paintings by Diane Pribojan and Thomas C. Rush. Free. Fitton Center for Creative Arts. 101 S. Monument Ave, Hamilton, OH. 513-863-8873 x 122 Force of Nature. Tue-Sun. Through Mar 22.

Contemporary Japanese ceramics and Barbizon paintings Free. Cincinnati Art Museum. 953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH. 513-639-2984 Ice Ice Baby – 6-9pm (Fr); 12-5pm (Sat&Sun).

Through Feb 18. Paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs about the big freeze by Weber and Scheadler; sound installation titled “In Space No One Can Hear Your Tractor Beam” by Maloney.

Thunder-Sky, Inc. 4573 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH. 513-823-8914

Greater Cincinnati Edition

Isolation & Togetherness. Through Feb 18. Works

by Matthew Andrews, Dominic Sansone, Mallory Felktz, Marcia Alscher, Alan Grizzell, Patrick Meier, Sherman Cahal and Janie Marino. Free.

Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. 1028 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY. 859-957-1940 Mixed Nuts – 8pm (Fr & Sat). Feb 18 - Mar 5.

By Nancy Manera and Simon J. Donoghue. $8-$9.

Dunham Recreation Center Recreation Building.

1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH. 513-588-4988 Movement, Chance, Light. Through Feb 27 (Tue-Sun). Abstract Photographs by Diana Duncan Holmes. Free. Weston Art Gallery. 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-977-4165 Overeaters Anonymous welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. Meetings throughout Greater Cincinnati. Donation only.

513-921-1922 CincinnatiOA.org RENT – 8pm (Thu-Sat); 2:30pm (Sat+Sun). Feb 24-Mar 6. Music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson. Breakthrough musical of the 1990s. $17-$29.

Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183 Spring is Coming – 7am-7pm. Through Feb 25.

Queen City Art Club exhibit. Free. Maple Knoll Center. 11199 Springfield Pk, Cincinnati, OH. 513-321-3219 Studio Musical Series – 8pm (Thu-Sat); 2:30pm (Sat). Feb 3-5. A Little Night Music. Free. Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183 Tartuffe – 7:30pm. Feb 17-20. Adaptation by Timothy Mooney. $5-$7. Xavier University’s Gallagher Student Center Theater. 3800 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, OH. 513-745-3939 The American Impressionists in the Garden – 11am-5pm (Wed-Sun). Feb 18-May 15. Paintings of European and American gardens created

by American impressionists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and four bronze sculptures for gardens. $6-$8, free 17 yrs, free on Sundays.

Taft Museum of Art. 316 Pike St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-241-0343 The Marriage of Figaro – 8pm (Thu-Sat); 2:30pm (Sat+Sun). Feb 10-13. Opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. $17-$27. Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH. 513-556-4183 The Odd Couple – 7:30pm (Fr+Sat); 3pm (Sun).

Through Feb 13. Neurotic neat freak Felix Ungar and slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison have almost nothing in common, except being two divorcés dysfunctionally sharing one New York apartment. $15-$19. Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. 1028 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY. 859-957-1940 Utopia. Through Feb 27 (Tue-Sun). Paintings and Works on Paper by Todd Reynolds. Free. Weston Art Gallery. 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH. 513977-4165 Vision. Through Feb 27 (Tue-Sun). Things That Fly/Site-Specific Installation by Elissa Morley.

Free. Weston Art Gallery. 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH. 513-977-4165

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE GO BEYOND MEDICINE

Dr. Michael J. Grogan, M.D. PLLC 51 Cavalier Blvd, Suite 230, Florence, KY 859-586-0111 GoBeyondMedicine.com We help our patients discover a better way of healing and living. Treatments and therapies include family practice, acupuncture, chiropractic services, massage therapy, herbal consultants, nutrition, yoga, life coaching and much more. See ads on page 5 and 7.

LAUGHTER YOGA

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CERTIFIED LAUGHTER YOGA TEACHER Patrick Murphy Welage 513-607-1830 WorldPeaceLaughter.com

Patrick is a celebrated national and international teacher who offers Laughter Yoga classes, workshops, retreats, and training for individuals, groups, conferences, educational programs, community events, small businesses, and corporations.

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Andrea is an accredited Monroe Institute Outreach Facilitator, conducting meditation workshops utilizing the Hemi-Sync® audio technology developed

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Green B.E.A.N. Delivery works with local farmers and artisans to bring organic produce and natural groveries to your door year-round. Cincinnati and surrounding areas. See ad on page 16.

MIND-BODY THERAPIES HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS SIGNIFICANT HEALING

Featuring Pounds and Inches Weightloss Victoria Smith, Board Certified Practitioner and Iridologist 157 Lloyd Ave, Florence, KY 41042 859-282-0022 SignificantHealing.com Remember when your doctor looked into your eyes when you were ill? The science of Iridology still reveal the condition of your body.

Iridology: A thing of the past A solution for your future. Call or schedule online. See ad on page 14.

INNER DIMENSIONS OF HEALING Sherry McHenry, C.C.Ht. 513-708-9621 sherrymchenry@fuse.net sherrymchenry.com

PSYCHOTHERAPY RICHARD JISHO SEARS, PSYD

Sherry guides individuals and groups in developing life skills that help reduce stress, change behavior patterns and create healthier, more balanced lives. She offers mind-body therapies such as Guided Imagery, Hypnotherapy and Biofeedback for those seeking healing and transformation. Gift certificates available. See website for locations.

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WELLNESS MANTRA WELLNESS CENTER 4675 Cooper Rd. in Blue Ash, OH 513-891-1324 MantraWellnessCenter.com

Mantra offers a wide variety of classes, including Traditional Japanese Reiki, Life Coaching, Meditation, Tibetan Medicine, Anger Management and Aromatherapy. See ad on page 13.

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From law professors to community activists, from filmmakers to stay-athome moms, The Podcast Edition of Women Writing for (a) Change captures in words the real lives and true stories of women, young women and men, connecting listeners to the global village of writers and their words.

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