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herishing Summer Joys

Not so long ago, childhood’s summer break invitingly stretched from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Outdoor pools opened and closed on the two holiday weekends, officially signaling the beginning and end of summertime freedom for kids of all ages. These days the start of each Kim, Teona and friend Gary Ayres school year keeps inching further into enjoying good times at Symphony August, urging us to squeeze in as on the Prairie this summer. much fun as possible while we can.

I’ve been reminding myself to focus on summer’s cup being at least half full, rather than half empty. I know it’s up to me to choose to make this shift, and most days I’m up to the challenge. Focusing on gratitude for the many warm days yet ahead and each moment enjoyed lazing at the pool, visiting farmers’ markets, taking in concerts and dining al fresco adjusts our attitude and expands our sense of summer’s abundance.

This month’s issue combines inspiring, hopeful and informative articles all reminding us how our own thoughts and actions inform and transform our life experiences. Mindfully staying aware of and magnifying the good enables us to make the most of every day, handling whatever changes in rhythm, routine, health, relationships or circumstances that might come our way.

As a long-term breast cancer survivor, I read with great interest Linda Sechrist’s August national feature article, “Live Cancer-Free: Natural Ways to Prevent and Heal Cancer” and our local companion piece by Allie McFee, “Routes for Overcoming Cancer: A Blend of Holistic and Medical Methods.” Both share encouraging examples of cancer patients and the enlightened practitioners supporting them as they’ve walked their path to healing through lifestyle, nutrition and mindfulness of crucial mind-body-soul connections.

Recalling the initial months of my own journey, I realize that it was then that I began to understand more about the importance of practicing mindfulness, gratitude, spiritual affirmations and supportive lifestyle choices. These factors have proved to be keys to healing. Happily, they are all within our power of influence. Since then, the results of maintaining positive thoughts and healing intentions and actions have shown me time and again how they guide toward increased contentment and wellbeing.

I remain grateful that combining medically sound protocols with good nutrition, walks in nature, motivational messages and constant prayer led me through a challenging chapter in my life. The experience taught me that each day is a gift.

Still, I also know how easy it is to slip into mindless routines with less selfcare when life feels like it’s going along smoothly. April Thompson’s Wise Words interview with Ellen Langer, considered the “Mother of Mindfulness”, explains how quickly undisciplined thoughts can lead us into a mindlessness mode. She poignantly observes, “What makes us mindless is the mistaken notion of already knowing, when everything is always changing.”

Recognizing that we are constantly surrounded by newness and change can result in a powerful mind shift toward embracing the fresh possibilities of the moment we are in.

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ustralian Gold Sun Care, headquartered in Indianapolis, released a new botanical line this past spring, featuring sunscreens free of chemicals and fortified with native Australian botanicals.

Many natural sunscreens tend to have greasy and whitening effects, and it was Australian Gold’s goal to offer a natural sunscreen line that could be rubbed in instantly and provide a lightweight, powder-dry feel.

The formula uses antioxidant-rich and Australian botanical ingredients such as eucalyptus to calm, reinvigorate and oxygenate the skin, protein-packed red algae to nourish with vitamin A and amino acids, and kakadu plum which contains high levels of vitamin C to help protect against free radical damage.

The line includes sunscreen lotion for the body and face, and natural sprays with SPFs of 30 and 50.

All formulations are hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested. The protection defends against both UVA/UVB rays with eco-conscious ingredients free from parabens, phthalates, PABA, petrolatum, sulfates, dyes and oils.

Designed to use as few materials as possible and reduce potential waste, all products are packaged in recyclable containers.

Location: 8001 Woodland Dr., Indianapolis. For more information, call 800633-0069 or visit AustralianGold.com.

umberland Arts is partnering with the town of Cumberland Farmers’ Market to host the ninth annual arts, crafts, and music festival, A Celebration of Art and Community, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 19 at Cumberland Town Hall. Join local artisans and exhibitors on Saturn Street to explore unique art and craft items, fresh produce choices and several food options.

There’ll also be a silent auction, children’s activities and a variety of entertainment acts including The Irish Airs and Silly Safaris.

Cumberland Arts promotes the appreciation of and participation in the arts within the Cumberland community through a broad range of performance and visual media. This annual arts and crafts festival is a family-friendly event offering a fun, festive opportunity to support and engage with the local arts community this summer.

Admission and parking: Free. Location: 11501 E. Washington St., Cumberland.

For more information, visit CumberlandArts.org. See ad on page 11.

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he Noblesville Fit Fest is taking place August 18 and 19 in Forest Park, in Noblesville. This family-friendly event will feature a 5K run, sprint triathlon, duathlon, aquabike and aquathlon. There will also be endurance events, including a 12-hour swim relay and 14-mile cycling time trial.

For those looking for a true challenge, a Triple Threat has been added to this year’s lineup—a 12-hour overnight swim (either solo or on a relay team up to four), then complete the cycling time trial, and finish with the sprint triathlon.

In addition to racing, patrons can enjoy vendor demonstrations including yoga, crossfit activities, healthy eating and much more. The festival is free to the public, and all are welcome to come watch the races.

Admission: Free; Event registration starting at $30 for the 5K Run. Location: North End, 1077 Cicero Rd., Noblesville. For more information and to sign up, visit NoblesvilleFitnessFestival.com.

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n eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class designed to help decrease stress and improve health and well-being will once again be taught

by Scott Sweet, LCSW, LCAC this fall. Classes will begin in mid-September, with options, to participate in from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays; 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays; and 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Fridays. An all-day silent retreat will be from held on October 21.

Attendance at one of the four orientation sessions this month is highly encouraged prior to signing up for the MBSR program. The sessions will be held at various times on August 23, 24, 25 and 30 at CenterPoint Counseling, in Indianapolis.

MBSR teaches participants ways to live in the present and fully enjoy life as it happens. Sweet utilizes the training he received at the Center for Mindfulness for attendees to gain increased awareness of their own habits and learn to use the wisdom of their own body and mind to handle stressful situations through gentle stretching and yoga, readings, mindfulness meditation practices and group dialogue.

Benefits of MBSR include cultivating inner calm, maintaining perspective, bringing awareness to habits, creating a sense of spaciousness, lowering blood pressure and basal metabolic rate, noticing negative thoughts and their effects on stress, building up emotional and mental reserves for stressful times, and living in the present moment.

Fee: $350. Location: CenterPoint Counseling, Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 North Meridian St., Indianapolis. For more information or to register, call 317-252-5518, email SSweet@CenterPointCounseling.org or visit CenterPointCounseling.org. See ad page 21.

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ealthy cooking classes and tips are being offered this month at the Glendale Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library in conjunction with the Adult Summer Reading initiative and Glendale’s Seed Library program. Juli Iverson from the Herb Society of Central Indiana will teach a class on Preserving Herbs for the Winter at 6 p.m. on August 21. She’ll show how to freeze dry individual herbs for the winter and make pesto to freeze. She will also be available to answer questions.

Three adult cooking series classes, sponsored by the Marion County Health Department, will be offered throughout the month, including I Can from 2 to 4 p.m. on August 9.

Attendees will learn the basics of how to preserve fresh produce by blanching and freezing or canning techniques during this easy beginner class.

On August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m., adults are invited to Gardening Without a Garden to explore how to grow food in a small space such as a patio or balcony and learn the basics of home composting. Cooking Fresh will be offered from 2 to 4 p.m. on August 30, informing on how to prepare fruits and veggies in a convenient and nutritious ways that include a cooking demonstration and tasty samplings.

Admission: Free, registration required.

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EATING FRUIT LOWERS CARDIAC RISK Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Chinese Medical Academy studied 500,000 healthy adults in China for seven years, tracking medical records of illnesses and deaths. They found that a 100-gram serving of fruit per day (primarily apples and oranges) reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by one-third.

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study from the University of Washington, in Seattle, tested the relationship of immune system functioning to lack of adequate sleep. To rule out genetic factors, which experts say account for 31 to 55 percent of individual sleep patterns, researchers tested blood samples from 11 pairs of adult identical twins (genetic matches) with differing sleep habits. They found that the immune system was depressed in the twin that slept less.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans are sleeping 1.5 to two hours less than they did 100 years ago, and more than 30 percent of working people average fewer than six hours a night.

Dr. Nathanial Watson, lead author and co-director of the university’s Sleep Medicine Center at Harborview Medical Center, observes, “Seven or more hours of sleep is recommended for optimal health.”

MASSAGE RELIEVES CHRONIC BACK PAIN

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esearchers from Indiana University-Purdue University, in Indianapolis, set out to find out if massage therapy—typically an out-of-pocket expense not covered under most insurance plans—can provide effective treatment for individuals suffering with chronic back pain.

The study followed 76 primary care patients with chronic back pain for 24 weeks. The researchers measured pain, disability and quality of life at the beginning of the study, after 12 weeks and again after 24 weeks of massage therapy. Each patient was referred to a licensed massage therapist for 10 no-cost sessions in a real-world environment during the initial 12 weeks.

More than half of the patients that completed the core study reported clinically meaningful improvements for physical and mental measures. For bodily pain, 40 percent were clinically improved. Older adults and Baby Boomers reported the highest percentage of changes. Plus, the study found that sufferers that avoided taking painkillers were twice as likely to experience reduced pain than those using opioids.

MEDITATING RAISES SPIRITS MORE THAN A VACATION

Sussex University researchers in the UK tested the brain activity of 17 healthy subjects as they listened to a series of soundscapes from either natural or artificial environments.

Brain scans and questionnaires found that natural sounds led to relaxation and positive feedback, while artificial sounds activated stress and anxiety-related brain activity.

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Blood sample tests and surveys from all 94 women were conducted at intervals: once right before their stay, once right after, a third one month post-vacation and then 10 months after the trip. All the women displayed significant changes to their molecular network pattern after the six days, with the most substantial genetic changes related to immune function and stress response.

One month after the resort experience, all groups continued to display improvements. However, the novice meditators showed fewer symptoms of depression and stress for a significantly longer period than the women not participating in the meditation exercise.

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Researchers from the University of Rhode Island have discovered that pure maple syrup contains inulin, a complex carbohydrate that serves as a prebiotic. It encourages growth of beneficial gut bacteria and extends the lengthy list of beneficial vitamins and minerals contained in this natural sweet. Consume it in moderation, limited to a few times a week.

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Scientists believe that most of that reduction has occurred because of a shift away from coal, the major source of mercury emissions, to natural gas and renewable fuels.

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This year, the Whanganui River, in New Zealand, became the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person. Equally vital, a court in northern India has given the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers, as well as several glaciers, the legal status of “living human entities” to help in the preservation and conservation of the country’s highly polluted waterways, thus allowing polluters to be sued.

These decisions are variants of “rights of nature” measures that date back to the 1970s. More than three dozen U.S. localities have ordinances ascribing varying types of rights to nature or to specific natural objects.

In America, rights of nature activism usually takes the form of ballot initiatives that emerge to contest the power of corporations wherever local natural resources are seen as being threatened. The first such ordinance was passed in 2006, when Tamaqua Borough, in Pennsylvania, sought to protect the town’s drinking water from the nearby dumping of sewage sludge.

More recently, an ordinance from the Boulder (Colorado) County Protectors, with assistance from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, asserting the “right to a healthy climate,” was recognized as a federal constitutional right by Judge Ann Aiken, of the U.S. District Court in Oregon.

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Unique Ways to Grow Special Needs Kids into Enabled Adults

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he diagnosis of autism no longer needs to be defined by past stigma, as shared in Linda Sechrist’s story “Fresh Looks at Autism.” As mentioned, it’s about a journey of growth where the focus is on the individual’s potential and using support to help enhance it.

Local centers in Indianapolis provide programs and support for assisting the development of autistic children, young adults and adults.

Brain Balance Achievement Center, located both in Indianapolis and Greenwood, is a non-medical and drug-free approach to overcoming the challenges of ADHD, learning disabilities, processing disorders, Asperger’s syndrome and a host of other related childhood learning and developmental issues.

“At Brain Balance, we don’t look at the diagnosis and instead look at the functioning of the brain and how to stimulate specific areas for growth,” says Rhonda Zollner, center director.

“This definitely gives parents hope again to know the brain can change and grow, because with neuroplasticity, the brain can build new pathways.”

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“Typically, children with autism will have a right hemisphere underdevelopment which leads to comprehension issues, control in emotions, poor nonverbal skills, poor eye contact and social difficulties,” says Zollner. “We get to the root cause of these issues by balancing the brain through sensory, motor and cognition activities.”

Program attendee ages are from 4 to 17 years, and the average time spent in the program for effective results is six to nine months. There are now more than 100 centers open nationwide and Indianapolis was one of the first 10 centers to open.

Another program focusing on empowering the development of the individual is the Employment Consultant program through Noble of Indiana, helping young adults and adults with disabilities obtain jobs.

“The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 80 percent,” says Tim White, director of Community Employment and Behavioral Therapy.

Noble’s program provides a job coach to assist the individual with preparing for a job such as interviewing skills, building a resume as well finding a job, then providing onsite training support and long-term follow up.

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“When we can support someone to get a job, their quality of life improves,” says White. “They then have money, new friends, and their self-esteem increases because they are doing something of value. Their role changes—they go from being the recipient of tax dollars and services to becoming a taxpayer.”

Attendees of the program have been placed in many fields including technology, coding, grocery stores, food service and health care.

Another one of Noble of Indiana’s programs called Project Search offers a one-year internship for senior high school students with disabilities or recent graduates to work at St. Vincent’s hospital, in Carmel.

“Our goal in this program, like all ours, is for all attendees to find employment and we have had at least a 75 percent rate of success every year,” says White.

To obtain a job coach, a person with a disability can enroll with the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, which will refer the individual to Noble of Indiana’s program or a similar agency in Indianapolis.

Brain Balance’s Indianapolis location is at 510 Park Meridian Dr., # D, Indianapolis. For more information, call 317843-9200. The Greenwood location is at 7689 Shelby St., Indianapolis. For more information, call 317-497-8166.

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Noble of Indiana’s administrative office is located at 7701 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, and its other centers are in Indianapolis, Noblesville and Richmond. For more information, call 317-375-2700 or visit MyNobleLife.org.

These local centers also offer programs and support to children and families dealing with autism: Applied Behavior Center for Autism, located at 7901 E. 88th St., Indianapolis. For more information, call 317-8495437 or visit AppliedBehaviorCenter.org.

Behavior Analysis Center for Autism (BACA), with 3 locations in the Indianapolis area. For more information, call 317-436-8961 or visit TheBACA.com.

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new paradigm shift regarding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) centers on evolving beliefs about the possibilities for those living with autism, as well as the unimagined brilliance they possess and their need for supportive help.

Everyone can benefit from the results of hands-on research and experience by parents and caregivers that are finding nontraditional ways to help special needs children deal with issues related to emotional and cognitive detachment and isolation.

Momentum for this major shift in perspective is fueled by young adults that are telling their encouraging stories online and in books such as Carly Fleishman’s Carly’s Voice.

Parents of the one in 45 children diagnosed with ASD know that their lifetime commitment requires extraordinary courage, perseverance, patience, determination, emotional strength, outside-the-box thinking and unconditional love. These parental characteristics are most cited by those that have mastered related

developmental disorders, which they now regard as gifts, because they are thriving.

Dr. Andrea Libutti, author of Awakened by Autism: Embracing Autism, Self, and Hope for a New World, offers her insights for understanding the multifaceted nature of autism and the need for a personalized plan for healing. Janice Vedrode, a special needs coach, consultant and child advocate in Saginaw, Michigan, founded Spectrum Speaks and writes at JaniceVedrode. com/blog to inform parents about numerous issues regarding ASD.

“Because I live in a town that didn’t have an existing support group for parents with ASD children, I took it upon myself to get the ball rolling and advise parents that they need to build a dream team—doctors, therapists, special needs teachers, spiritual community, friends and family—that will make sure their child succeeds and lives a happy and successful life,” says Vedrode.

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disabilities and others, Boaz and Minerva Santiago, residents of Pembroke Pines, Florida, became early trailblazers ushering in the self-employment movement for special needs individuals. Their Picasso Einstein online educational platform at SelfEmploy.org has launched the #JobCreators Bootcamp Training for parents and professionals and the #JobCreators Integration Program that collaborates with organizations, financial institutions and government agencies.

“If you focus on pursuing a business for your child for the sake of their independence, you won’t get caught up in only the business and money aspects. Self-employment allows even greatly impaired individuals the maximum opportunity to experience independence, not just in the present, but for the rest of their lives,” explains Boaz.

He cites an example of a young boy with an avid interest in folding clothing. His parents learned how to create a meaningful job for him by creating a simple small laundry business from the family garage. Although at the beginning he was only asked to fold clothing (which he already expressed interest in), his father now accompanies him around the neighborhood to pass out business cards and promote his service. Being in business has helped him grow as a person. “Begin by assuming your child is competent and make it possible for them to follow their passion and create a future they can be proud of,” advises Boaz.

Shining lights are leading the way. With her father’s help, Carly Fleishman, diagnosed at the age of 2 with nonverbal severe autism, wrote a book by striking one computer key at a time that described living in a mind and body afflicted with this condition. Still nonverbal, she hosts a YouTube radio show on which she interviews celebrities via a device that turns keystrokes into verbal language.

Kerry Magro, with Autism Speaks, a research and advocacy organization, answered the question, “What Happens to Children with Autism When They Become Adults?” in his TEDx talk, one of his many media ventures.

Chris Varney, an “I can” advocate for children’s rights, won rave reviews for his TEDx talk, “My Unstoppable Mother Proved the Experts Wrong.”

Such powerful stories specifically relate how parents, grandparents and helpful friends forged networks that freed them and their afflicted children of the inhibiting stigma of autism and enabled them to realize their fullest potential. A bedrock philosophy in supporting ASD and other special needs children is to assume they are competent and learn to see them through God’s lens, rather than the lens of the world.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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est impact are consumer education toward powerful lifestyle changes and access to the building blocks of basic health.”

Mydlach-Bero made her remarkable recovery from rare and unrelated aggressive Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer and a high-grade tumor in her head and neck. To tell her story, the resident of Delafield, Wisconsin, relied on her 18 journals as a surrogate memory to chronicle a 10-year journey of courageous exploration, self-evolution, self-advocacy and self-transformation that connected her with her healing potential.

Then the mother of two young daughters, Mydlach-Bero rejected a 21-month prognosis in 2005, along with the notion that disease and medicine would determine her fate.

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ictorious warriors against cancer are speaking to other patients about their journeys of recovery and healing. Two who regularly speak to physicians, as well, are Glenn Sabin, author of n of 1: One Man’s Harvard-documented Remission of Incurable Cancer Using Only Natural Methods, and Kathy Mydlach-Bero, author of EAT: An Unconventional Decade in the Life of a Cancer Patient. Their stories demonstrate the healing effectiveness of healthy lifestyle measures still widely categorized as prevention.

Whole Life Triumphs

Determined to become free of the chronic lymphocytic leukemia that had defined his life for 20 years, Sabin, who lives near Washington, D.C., appointed himself the subject of his own research experiment. He subsequently became a poster child for the remedial synergy of biological individuality, a whole systems approach to integrative oncology and self-induced healing through

lifestyle and supplement interventions.

Sabin now dedicates his business development firm, FON Consulting, to advancing integrative medicine as the new standard of care. His mission is to open minds to the idea that knowledge, empowerment and self-efficacy are our best allies against a life-limiting diagnosis, and we can do much to help the healing process.

Writing to Joe Biden regarding the vice president’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, he candidly describes America’s present cancer-friendly environment. “The public has become conditioned to existing in a broken food chain that remains in disrepair due to misguided farming subsidies [and] untested or otherwise questionable chemicals (many of which are banned in other countries) that are present in the water we drink, the air we breathe, food we consume and products we use. Current therapies or those in the drug pipeline won’t improve the 50/50 odds of developing cancer. What will have the great-

Defying the odds, she applied what she learned from research regarding Avastin, a pharmaceutical created to combat harmful growth of new blood cells, and the benefits of growing and eating foods containing angiogenesis-inhibiting compounds that oppose such growth and so work to prevent, improve and avert recurrences of chronic disease. “Cancer hijacks the angiogenesis process triggered by inflammation and keeps it permanently activated to ensure that cancerous cells receive a dedicated, uninterrupted blood supply,” explains Mydlach-Bero.

For three years, she largely consumed only items from the list of angiogenesis-inhibiting foods now posted at KathyMydlachBero.com/ food-research. These include green tea, strawberries, blackberries, red tart cherries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, grapefruit, lemons, tomatoes, cinnamon, purple potatoes, kale, grape seed oil and pomegranate. In 2008, she completely replaced both the drugs to combat the side effects of

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Prevention is Paramount

Pioneering physicians and researchers agree with Sabin and Myldach-Bero that comprehensive prevention, the key to solving the cancer epidemic, is missing from conventional medicine.

Leading voices include Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona (AzCIM), in Tucson; Dr. Carlos M. Garcia, founder of Utopia Wellness, near Tampa, Florida; advocate Susan Silberstein, Ph.D., founder of BeatCancer.org, in Richboro, Pennsylvania; and Ajay Goel, Ph.D., director of the Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer

Genomics at Baylor University Medical Center’s Research Institute, in Dallas.

Weil pioneered the earliest efforts to develop a comprehensive curriculum in evidence-based integrative medicine and the field of integrative oncology. “We’ve known for nearly 15 years that inflammation is the root cause of many chronic diseases. Since 2012 scientific evidence has proven that a healthy lifestyle and an anti-inflammatory diet can influence various cancers,” says Weil.

His curriculum for health professionals and the general public was the first to cite the role of a nutrient-rich, anti-inflammatory diet in cancer prevention and treatment.

“Health professionals graduate armed with a better understanding of the

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complex interactions between cancer, gut microbiome and nutrition,” advises Weil, whose paradigm inspires his chain of True Food Kitchen restaurants.

It includes lots of fruits and vegetables, small amounts of nonGMO whole or cracked grains, al dente pasta, healthy fats and plantbased proteins from legumes, nuts and seafood as well as poultry and lean, antibiotic-free grass-fed meats, cheese and eggs. Plus, he likes white, green and oolong teas, fresh herbs and spices, up to two glasses of red wine a day (less for women; possibly none for those at high-risk for breast cancer), and dark chocolate for antioxidant polyphenols.

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by Weil and Dr. Donald I. Abrams, an integrative oncologist, is mandatory reading for AzCIM students that learn to use complementary interventions in prevention and conventional cancer care. Subjects such as antioxidants, cannabinoids, energy medicine, mind-body medicine, music and expressive art therapies are covered, as well as naturopathic oncology, plus the roles that community and spirituality play in prevention and treatment.

Goel’s 20-year career in cancer prevention research has produced a wealth of related articles. Among his findings, he advises, “Curcumin, a yellow compound extracted from turmeric, has become a gold standard for prevention and the natural treatment of many chronic health conditions, including colon cancer. It targets cancer stem cells, disrupts cancer cell communication, triggers cancer cell death and helps to

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chemo and radiation and a long-term medication for preventing recurrence with healthful foods.

Her physicians were admittedly uncomfortable with her decision to combine chemotherapy and radiation treatments with “food as medicine”, reiki, prayer, meditation, mindfulness and supplement intervention. But that didn’t deter her.

To awaken others to the practicality of food as medicine, she founded NuGenesis Farm, in Pewaukee, a nonprofit modeled after her home practice.

prevent cancerous mutations to cells.

It’s also been shown to improve the efficacy of conventional treatments including fewer adverse effects.” He recommends only taking turmeric products with BCM-95 percent active curcuminoids.

Customized Protocols

Considering each individual’s biological individuality as a Petri dish, Garcia’s studies help achieve an anti-cancer life. He advises, “There is no ‘one size fits all’ medical protocol box for cancer treatment. Customized modifications to lifestyle and diet are required because food nutrients directly impact the mechanisms by which cancer cells grow and spread.

The right nutrition can reverse a compromised immune system, which research shows is a major contributor to the development of cancer.”

Whether for improvement or prevention, Garcia’s patient protocols always begin with a comprehensive evaluation appointment to learn about the individual he is treating.

For cancer patients, his two-phase, eight-week program involves immune-enhancing therapies followed by immunotherapy aimed to de-cloak the camouflaged protein coating of wily cancer cells so the body’s immune system can identify and destroy them.

Mind/Body Detox

To maintain good health, Judy Seeger, a doctor of naturopathy near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recommends a regular detoxification regimen to cleanse environmental and product toxins and toxic emotions. Through experience, she has learned that individuals living with cancer need to substantially support their abnormally functioning elimination system to rid it of dead proteins from destroyed cancer cells and chemotherapy drugs that are overtaxing the immune system.

“Clearing out toxic, stressful emotions that produce acid, weaken the immune system and create an environment for cancer to propagate is essential,” says Seeger. “Fulfilling the body’s requirement for an ongoing healthy nutritional plan that main-

tains a healing alkaline environment reduces both the risk of a cancer as well as recurrence.” She has observed that when an individual’s healing process has stalled despite their doing all the right things to improve their biochemistry, it’s frequently because they haven’t done an emotional detox and lack feeling a spiritual connection to something larger than themselves.

Silberstein categorizes cancer as epidemic. She speaks regularly regarding preventing cancer and its recurrence at medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs and universities. “What is needed more than new treatment research is public education regarding the true causes of cancer and continuing education credits in lifestyle training for medical professionals,” she says. Silberstein’s nonprofit organization provides online holistic cancer coach training for health professionals as well as research-based education and counseling on how to prevent, cope with and beat cancer through immune-boosting holistic approaches.

The list of books authored by cancer survivors continues to grow, offering helpful insight into how individuals are negotiating the challenges of their healing journey. Two recent books, Surviving the Storm: A Workbook for Telling Your Cancer Story, by Psychotherapist Cheryl Krauter, and Cancer Survivorship Coping Tools: We’ll Get You Through This, by Barbara Tako, are particularly helpful regarding the onslaught of toxic feelings and emotions that stress the mind and body— fear, anger, isolation, anxiety, depression and uncertainty, as well as loss and grief. Emphasizing the need for individuals diagnosed with cancer to tell their stories, the authors encour-

age keeping a journal. The act of getting thoughts and experiences out of the mind and onto paper supports emotional cleansing.

“It’s important to share the real story of the emotional storm that is cancer, as well as the ravages of its treatments and invisible, but lingering side effects; to tell the tale of the cancer survivor who is moving from patient to person; and to explore and discover who you are after having faced down your mortality,” Krauter counsels.

Changed Paradigm

Results of the Human Genome Project, as well as the work of Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., stem cell biologist and author of The Biology of Belief, and other epigenetic researchers support the point that “environmental signals” that directly affect our DNA expression include our thoughts, emotions, belief system, exposure to sunlight, exercise and everything we put into our body.

Such new science shatters the idea that we are victims of our genes and environment. It shines light on the fact that we have tremendous power to shape and direct our own physical health. Our entire lifestyle is pivotal.

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

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ancer is a wakeup call, not a death sentence,” says local two-time breast cancer survivor and author Maria Celeste Provenzano Cook. “It asks your body to make the changes that are necessary to put your body back into balance.”

Published in May, Cook’s new book What I Did to Heal Through Cancer, Chemotherapy and Radiation, shares tools for bringing the body into balance through both holistic and medical methods.

Cook’s journey of overcoming breast cancer put her on a mission to share a plethora of resources with her community through her book and spiritual counseling. From her first recovery 15 years ago with a double mastectomy and using no radiation or chemotherapy to her recent rapid recovery from a blend of support tools, Cook’s intention is to inspire cancer patients to love and nurture themselves while

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receiving the medical support they need to make empowered decisions.

“I truly believe our purpose in life is to serve, whether it’s a family, community or business, and if we can’t serve ourselves, we can’t serve others,” says Cook. “Cancer’s message is to love ourselves more, to forgive and honor ourselves. Only then can we be there to fully take care of others.”

Cancer-Fighting Supplements

Cook believes one of the most helpful supplements for her recovery was using pharmaceutical grade-CBD oil, which is completely free of THC and legal to use in all 50 states.

Natural cannabinoids in the oil activate the cannabinoids in the brain to trigger the CB1 and CB2 receptors that stimulate the immune system.

“These receptors go after anything that is abnormal in the system and so they surrounded my tumor, cut off its blood

supply and caused shrinkage.”

The oil she uses from Green Road Wellness which she also distributes is medically tested as 99 percent CBD oil and is in a base of vegetable glycerin, which allows quick delivery into the body. She recommends using a pharmaceutical grade-oil for strong potency.

In addition, CBD oil has been shown in research as helpful for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, as well as diabetes, arthritis and migraines.

Cook also recommends other immune-boosting supplements like the superfood graviola, also known as soursop, found in a powder or in a whole fruit form.

Medical Support Tips

Work with a Nurse Navigator Cook utilized the support of a Nurse Navigator, registered nurses provided by hospitals to assist patients with interpreting healthcare information to make informed decisions for treatment.

Because doctors have full schedules, the Nurse Navigator is a resource to spend extra time with the patient to answer questions, interpret the doctor and setting up and managing appointments.

Stay Updated on Exams After 15 years of being tumor-free, Cook admits she let the overwhelm of life take over, causing her to lose focus on regular self-care practices including the check-up exams with her oncologist.

When she finally went to the doctor, they found a lump because one of her silicone breast implants had been leaking. Cook had silicone implants put in after her mastectomy, and it is suggested to have an X-ray done every two years with these implants.

Positive Affirmations for Empowerment

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“Affirmations spoken will help you manifest positive changes in your realities,” says Cook. “Your brain is your strongest muscle so use your brain to strengthen your body for as you think so your body become.”

Taped on her mirror for reminder, Cook affirmed: “I claim feelingly and lovingly that the healing presence and infinite intelligence within me is vitalizing, healing and restoring my whole being into harmony, health, peace and happiness.”

Cook recommends to pair affirmations with visualization, by affirming the positive truths while visualizing the body becoming healthy and disease leaving the system.

Dietary and Lifestyle Support

“My biggest tip? Cut back on sugar!”

Cook strongly advises eating a low-sugar diet, as well as eating organic foods and anti-inflammatory foods.

Lesser known foods she recommends are pawpaw fruit and goyas, a bitter melon that is said to have been used in Madagascar to shrink tumors.

In addition to diet, Cook suggests a minimum of 20 to 25 minutes of daily exercise, including cardio. “Keeping the body oxygenated equals a healthy body,” says Cook, as she is a certified

Aromatherapy, Crystals and Far Infrared Light

She suggests using essential oils like frankincense for its anti-inflammatory properties and lavender for its calming effect. Oils can be applied topically in areas where there are many nerves, such as the bottom and top of feet.

As she is a Crystal Resonance Therapist and the owner Gems by Celestial Dancer, a local center that travels to gem and mineral shows, Cook shares a list of 19 crystals for repairing DNA in her book.

For example, amethyst crystal is said to help with recovery and bringing the system into balance, and it’s inside the Biomat device Cook uses and offers for treatments. The Biomat is an FDA-licensed medical device that emits far infrared light—a region in the infrared spectrum of electromagnetic radiation—and negative ions for restoration.

Cook is an author, psychic medium and spiritual counselor, owner and founder of Gems by Celestial Dancer, reiki master and teacher, successful living coach, Crystal Resonance Therapist and Beach Body Coach. For more information on her and her book, call 888-518-0240 or visit Center4CreativeHealing.com.

Her book is available on Amazon.com.

Choose Saline over Silicone if Choosing Implants Silicone is a more popular choice because they feel and look more natural; however, it has a tendency to leak especially as they get older. Cook questions whether or not her cancer returned from silicone exposure because the doctors never tested the tumor for silicone, only for abnormal cells. natural awakenings

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or 40 years, Social Psychologist Ellen Langer has conducted pioneering research on the power of our minds to shape health and well-being. Langer’s work demonstrates that changing what we think and believe can transform not only our experiences, but also our bodies—a once-radical idea now common among neuroscientists. Her unconventional experiments often involve mind tricks: taking elders’ subjective thoughts back 20 years to reverse objective metrics of aging; fostering weight loss in a group of hotel maids by simply suggesting that their jobs qualify as exercise; and even changing blood sugar levels in diabetics by speeding up or slowing down perceived time during a video game session.

Affectionately dubbed the “Mother of Mindfulness”, Langer was the first female professor to earn tenure in Harvard University’s psychology department. A prolific writer and scientist, she has authored more than 200 related articles and 11 books, including Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Langer lives, paints, works and observes the world from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Learn more at EllenLanger.com.

What is mindful learning, and how can we best practice it?

All learning is mindful; the only way to learn is by noticing new things. When we stop observing and get into our heads, wondering if that answer was right or if we responded quickly enough, we exit learning mode and enter mindlessness, where no learning can really take place.

Part of what makes travel exciting, for example, is that we are primed to experience new things and pay 20

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attention to them, but actually, newness surrounds us at all times, no matter where we are. What makes us mindless is the mistaken notion of already knowing, when everything is always changing.

What techniques, with or without meditation, can we adopt to change our mindset and mental habits to reduce stress and increase health and happiness?

Most mindlessness occurs by default, rather than design. If we all realized that through mindfulness we could look better, feel better, be better received and do better things—all claims that are supported by scientific research—it wouldn’t be hard to choose.

Meditation is essentially a tool to lead you to the simple act of intentional noticing, but many routes lead to that destination. One way to learn mindfully is to learn conditionally; to see the world as “it would seem that” and “could be”, which is very different than “it is.”

If we recognized that evaluations occur in our heads rather than the external world, much of our stress would dissipate. Negativity and stress are typically a result of mindless ruminations about negative things we think are inevitable.

If we simply ask ourselves why the dreaded event might not occur, we’d be less stressed. Next, if we ask ourselves how it may actually be a good thing if it does happen, again stress would diminish.

How do the mental constructs we attach to our experiences affect outcomes of health and well-being?

Mental constructs are positions we consider as accepted certainties.

When a physician makes a diagnosis, most people take it as a certainty and behave accordingly. Assuming that pain, decline or failure is inevitable can cause an individual to give up hope of complete recovery. But science only suggests probabilities, and if we understand this, we’ll go to work on a solution.

We have a tremendous amount

of control over our health that goes untapped. Placebos are today’s strongest medications demonstrating this fact. Initially, placebos were frowned upon by the pharmaceutical industry because a drug couldn’t be brought to market if a placebo was just as effective. When someone gives you a pill and you get better not because of the pill, but because of your beliefs about it, you realize that what stands in the way of healing is your own mindset.

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My fascination with the ability of our mind to change our health began when my mother’s diagnosed metastasized breast cancer disappeared, a fact the medical world could not explain. Since then, my own prognosis related to a smashed ankle from a Beth Israel teaching hospital physician with the Harvard Medical School, stating that I would always walk with a limp and never play tennis again, has been completely overturned.

My mission coming out of these two experiences is to determine how we can apply our mental capacities to increase control of our health and well-being.

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4 Inform others where you will be and what time you plan to be back. Set a deadline to turn around and head back well before sundown.

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o many, hiking means long-distance treks through forests or backpacking remote terrain.

“In reality, it’s more about getting out into green areas close to home,” says Wesley Trimble, of the American Hiking Society. “It’s about immersion in nature.”

Day hiking can be easily tailored to personal preferences and interests.

“Excellent apps and websites list and describe trails in your area or community. We have a database on our site that’s helpful,” says Trimble (AmericanHiking.org). He’s personally high on old rail lines that have been converted to wide, accessible paths (RailsToTrails.us).

something to be learned in identifying wildlife and plants.

“Families can enjoy time walking outdoors together in ways impossible in other settings,” observes Verna Gates, founder of Fresh Air Family, a Birmingham, Alabama, outdoor activities educational foundation. “Nature aids in well-being in many ways.” She points to studies cited at NatureAnd ForestTherapy.org/the-science.html that reveal how trees emit enzymes into the air that help improve our emotional and physical health.

“When I lost a child, the only place I found solace was in nature. Sitting in a patch of wildflowers truly brought me back to living,” recalls Gates.

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Whatever our location, age or fitness level, a hike can provide opportunities for calming solitude or connecting with people we care about. Individuals with disabilities can also get outdoors at accommodating trails such as those at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, in Delaware. There’s always

Following a lovely trail, much like inspired cooking, is as intriguing and delightful as we wish it to be. From wildflower paths to wine country trails, the great outdoors invites exploration of woodlands, glens, forests, mountain valleys, coastal areas, bayous, deserts and other terrain. Experienced

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Hiking in nature is a ready way to reset frazzled nerves. day-trippers recommend revisiting favorite trails in specific seasons.

“I love being in the natural world, be it New Jersey, Florida or Alaska.

Every trail offers surprises,” marvels distance hiker Craig Romano (Craig Romano.com). As the author of several day hike guidebooks, he’s seen firsthand how, “Every part of the country offers different perspectives and forms of beauty. The greatest biological diversity in our country is found in the Great Smoky Mountains, where the rhododendrons are breathtaking in spring.”

The world’s largest mapped cave system is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park. Hiking to observe other subterranean wonders in Indiana or Virginia’s Natural Bridge Caverns is no less exhilarating than walking Alabama’s covered bridge trail or painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch country, in New Mexico. The Appalachian Trail, running between Maine and Georgia, attracts thousands of adventurous long-distance trekkers, but such trails also offer sections ideal for day hikes.

Geomagnetic points in Arizona’s vortex region or America’s Stonehenge, in New Hampshire, afford unusual destinations. The wonders of California’s Sonoma County include Planet Walk, a scale model path that illustrates our solar system. The Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Arkansas, is the only place in the world where hikers can dig for diamonds and keep what they find, although quartz diamond sites (semiprecious stones less hard than diamonds) can be accessed at other U.S. locales. Coastal walks lead to discovering sea glass and shells. Arboretums in urban areas offer trails flush with local flora.

Joining or starting a hiking club based on common interests is one

way to go. “One of our guidebook series encourages outdoor enthusiasts to explore the natural world in their immediate backyards. This approach especially appeals to families, first-time trail users and athletes looking for a quick nature fix after work,” offers Helen Cherullo, publisher of Mountaineers Books (MountaineersBooks.org), a nonprofit committed to conservation and sustainable lifestyles.

Wherever we venture, take

nothing but pictures and leave nature untouched. Cherullo reminds us, “Connecting people to treasured natural landscapes leads to active engagement to preserve these places for future generations. The future of public lands—owned by every American citizen—is literally in our hands.”

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Waterman’s Farm Market – 8am-8pm. Thru early Nov. Featuring vegetables, fruit and u-pick option.

7010 E Raymond St, Indianapolis. 317-356-6995. Also 10am-7pm, June - Oct at 1100 N Ind 37, Greenwood.

317-888-4189. WatermansFarmMarket.com.

SUNDAY

JCC Farmers’ Market – 10am-1pm. Thru October.

Fresh local produce, baked goods, and dairy products, Kosher respectable (no meat products). JCC Indianapolis, 6701 Hoover Rd, Indianapolis. 317-251-9467.

JCCIndy.org.

Irvington Farmers’ Market – 12-3pm. Open 2nd Sun each month thru Oct. Additional dates this year August 13th, September 10th, and October 8th. 70+ vendors. Ellenberger Park, 5301 E Saint Claire St, Indianapolis. 317-540-2425.

Irvingtongardenclub.com.

TUESDAY

Eskenazi Health Farmers’ Market – 11am-1:30pm.

Local produce, several vendors, meditation classes and fitness demonstration. The Common Ground, Eskenazi Healht, 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis.

317-880-4785. EskenaziHealth.edu.

Avon Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept. Fresh, local produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items all summer long. Hendricks Regional Health south parking lot, 8244 E US 36, Avon. 317-272-0948.

AvonGov.org

WEDNESDAY

Original Farmers’ Market at the City Market – 9:30am-1:30pm. Thru October. Gourmet foods are also featured at this market. 222 E Market St, Indianapolis.

317-634-9266. IndyCM.com/Farmers-Market.

Morgan County Farmers’ Market Mooresville – 3-6pm. Thru Oct 6. All items sold at this market are produced in Indiana. Indiana & Main St, Mooresville.

317-501-3000. Info@McFarmers.org.

Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept. Special event days are featured.

Plainfield Friends Meeting Lawn, 105 East St, Plainfield. 317-839-3800. Plainfield-In.com.

Crooked Creek Farmers’ Market – 5-8pm. Thru Oct 12th. Healthy foods, locally grown Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, 2990 W 71st, Indianapolis. 317293-2660 ext 120. faybiccardglickcenter.org.

THURSDAY

Statehouse Farmers’ Market – 10:30am-1:30pm.

Thru Oct. 8. Farmers’ Market with Food Trucks.

Robert Orr Plaza and Senate Ave, Indianapolis.

StateHouseMarket.com.

38th & Meridian Farmers’ Market – 4-6:30pm. Thru Oct. 3808 N Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-924-2612.

Abundant Life Church Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm.

Thru Sept. 7606 E 82nd St, Indianapolis. 317-8454900. ALCIndy.com/ALCFarmersMarket.html.

Brownsburg Farmers’ Market – 4-7pm. Thru Sept.3, SNAP benefits accepted at the market and many vendors participate in the WIC nutrition program. On the lawn of Brownsburg Town Hall, 61 N Green St, Brownsburg. 317-852-1120.

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Farm to Fork at Normandy Farms – 4-7pm. Thru Oct. Large selection of certified organic or certified naturally grown produce and meats with no artificial chemicals.

7802 Marsh Rd, Indianapolis. 317-439-0714.

SATURDAY

Franklin Farmers’ Market – 8-11am. Thru Oct 3.

Food items, herbs, craft items and more. Parking lot at Jefferson and Jackson Sts, Franklin. 317-346-1258.

Zionsville Farmers’ Market – 8-11am. Thru Sept.

Large selection of sweet treats complement market offerings of local produce, artisan food products, meat and eggs. Main St & Hawthorne, Zionsville. 317-4784107. ZionsvilleFarmersMarket.org.

Carmel Farmers’ Market – 8-11:30am. Thru Sept 30th.

Along with a variety of produce, unique food item, the market offers prepared-food items. 5 Center Green, Carmel. CarmelFarmersMarket.com.

Market at Hague – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct. Over 100 vendors with deep roots in Indiana, including farms, nurseries, specialty food products and artisan crafts.

Lawerence North High School, 7800 N Hague Rd, Indianapolis. BinfordFarmersMarket.com.

Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Sept; 9am-Noon Oct-Nov. Food-focused market with locally grown and produced food and plant products, along with ready to eat food. Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave, Indianapolis.

BroadRippleFarmersMarket.org.

Cumberland Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct. Expanded market will include yard art and more.

Cumberland Town Hall, 11501 E Washington St, Cumberland. 317-894-6203.

Danville Chamber Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Variety of food vendors, breads and ready to eat breakfast. Courthouse Square, 6 S Jefferson St, Danville.

317-745-0670.

Fishers Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Sept.

Special event days each month, Held in the amphitheater green space, 11601 Municipal Dr, Fishers.

317-578-0700. FishersChamber.com/Chamber/ Farmers_Market.aspx.

Greenwood Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct 10. Indiana produce, crafts and baked goods and meats.

United Methodist Church, 525 N Madison, Greenwood.

Farmers’ Market at the Fairgrounds – 8am-Noon.

Thru Oct. Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, 620 N Apple St, Greenfield. 317-697-0508.

Shelby County Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Local produce, baked goods and honey. Public Square, Shelbyville. 317-398-9552.

Noblesville Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Oct 11. Riverview Overflow Parking Lot 395 Westfield Rd. 317-776-0205. NoblesvilleMainStreet.org.

Saxony Market – 8am-Noon. Thru Sept. The market offers the best fresh produce from local vendors and farmers in the area. 131st and Olio, Fishers, 317-770-1818.

Greenfield Farmers’ Market – 9am-Noon. Thru Oct. Variety of food items, treats for pets. Parking lot at Ind 9 and North St, Greenfield.

Morgan County Farmers’ Market Martinsville– 9am1pm. Thru Sept. Courthouse Square, 180 S Main St, Martinsville. 317-501-3000. Info@McFarmers.org.

Westfield Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Thru Sept.

Variety of produce, baked goods, dairy, arts and crafts.

In front of City Hall, 130 Penn St, Westfield.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1

Community Tuesday – All Day. The first Tuesday of every month several attractions at the White River State Park offer special deals on admission. Including the Eiteljorg Museum, IMAX Theatre, Indiana State Museum and many others. Cost varies. INWhiteRiver.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2

Indy Holistic Hub Business Build Up Breakfast Fountain Square – 8-9:30am. Holistic wellness providers enjoy breakfast while networking and supporting one another. RSVP requested. Free. General American Donut Company, 827 S East St, Indianapolis. 317-775-1418.

IndyHolisticHub.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4

Indiana State Fair – Aug 4-20. Gates open daily at 8 am. Experience the best of Indiana with 17 days of entertainment, food and exhibits spread out over 250 acres. $10/adult; free for children 5 and under. Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E 38th St, Indianapolis. In.Gov/StateFair.

Hoosier EVA Meeting – 10am-12pm. Learn to support the continuing growth of using electric vehicles locally. Regular monthly meetings focus on growing local EVA enthusiasts and educate the public on the benefits of electric vehicles.

Free. Irvington Library, 5625 E Washington St, Indianapolis. 317-275-4470. HoosierEVA.org.

Indy Folk Fest – 1pm. Relax with some great local music, check out art vendors, and grab some good eats from the food trucks. Proceeds benefit 91.9 WITT and Kids First Inc. $10; 10 and under free. Indy Hostel, 4903 Winthrop Ave, Indianapolis. IndyHostel.us.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

Adult Cooking Class: I Can! – 2-4pm. Adults are invited to learn the basics of how to preserve fresh produce by blanching and freezing or canning techniques during this easy beginner class.

Registration Required. Free. Indianapolis Public Library, Glendale Branch, 6101 North Keystone, Indianapolis. 317-275-4410. INDYPL.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

First Friday Food Truck Festival – 5-9pm. Thru Oct. Indulge in the savory selections of Indy’s best food trucks and while enjoying family friendly live music and entertainment. $5; 5 and under free. Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St, Indianapolis. OldNationalCentre.com.

Indy Holistic Hub Business Build Up Breakfast North Side – 8:30-10am. Holistic wellness providers enjoy breakfast while networking and supporting one another. RSVP requested.

Free. First Watch, 3309 E 86th St, Indianapolis.

317-775-1418. IndyHolisticHub.com.

First Friday Gallery Tour – 6-9pm. Tour more than 25 downtown galleries and art venues. Patrons are encouraged to walk or drive throughout the downtown cultural districts, and visit the city’s diverse visual art offerings. Free. Various Downtown Galleries. 317-634-3114. IDADA.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18

Third Friday on the Plaza – Live music by Bakersfield Bound at the Fountain Square Plaza. Free concert for all ages.

DiscoverFountainSquare.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5

Noblesville Fit Fest – 8am. A family-friendly event featuring a 5K, tri, du, aquabike and aquathlon. There will also be vendor demonstrations including yoga and healthy eating. Free.

Forest Park, 1077 Cicero Road, Noblesville.

NoblesvilleFitnessFestival.com.

Cereal Cinema – 10am. A unique, family-friendly experience created by The Indy Film Fest, The Athenaeum and The IMA. Enjoy a classic movie and a cereal buffet. Location alternates between the Athenaeum and IMA. $5. IndyFilmFest.org.

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Cumberland Arts Goes to Market – 9am4pm. A celebration of art and community. More than 100 artists and craft vendors, and farmers market vendors, live entertainment and a variety of great food. Free. Saturn Street, Cumberland.

CumberlandArts.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20

Soul Walk Sunday – 9am. Walk in silence and allow nature to guide you. The sights, smells, and sounds will inform your experience. You will then regroup and share insights. Free. Skiles Test Park, 6828 Fall Creek Road, Indianapolis. Call 317-257-9642 to register. InnerPeaceYoga.com.

MONDAY, AUGUST 21

Preserving Herbs for The Winter – 6pm. Join Juli Iverson from the Herb Society of Central Indiana as she demonstrates how to freeze/dry individual herbs for the winter and to make pesto to freeze. She will also answer questions.

Free. Indianapolis Public Library, Glendale Branch, 6101 North Keystone Ave, Indianapolis.

317-275-4410. INDYPL.org.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22

Indoor Gardening Workshop – 1-4pm. Create a Succulent Terrarium, Fairy or Mini-Garden for your home. Wide selection of terrariums, containers, succulents, plants, flowers, rocks, accessories available; or bring any items that you may have to help you create. $20. Allisonville Nursery, 11405 Allisonville Road, Fishers. 317-849-4490.

AllisonvilleNursery.com.

Aroma Freedom Technique – 5:45-6:45pm.

Get from where you are to where you want to be.

If you feel stuck or hopeless, the oils will help you move forward. Register by 8/19. $10. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis.

317-445-4203. InnerPeaceYoga.com.

Indy Holistic Hub Social Mixer – 7:30-9:30pm.

Sponsored by Embarque Yoga Therapy + Wellness at their new location. Nibbles and sips provided. Free. 1057 E 54th St, Ste D, Indianapolis.

317-775-1418. IndyHolisticHub.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23

Gardening Without a Garden – 2-4pm. Explore how to grow food in a small space such as a patio or balcony and learn the basics of home composting. Registration Required. Free. Indianapolis Public Library, Glendale Branch, 6101 North Keystone Ave, Indianapolis. 317-275-4410.

INDYPL.org.

Healthy Lunch Box – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn how to easily make healthy lunch options for you and your family. All classes are gluten-free. $35. Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-255-3972.

EzrasEnlightenedCafe.com.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24

Just Breathe: Balance & Vibrant Health – 7pm.

Explore why breathwork is one of the easiest and most complete ways to incorporate chemical, neurological, and energetic balance. learn breathing exercises to increase oxygenation, supporting cellular health. Free. Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. RSVP; Info@MorterHealthCenter.com or 317-872-9300.

MorterHealthCenter.com.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

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T H REE -MONT H E DIT OR IAL CALE NDAR AND MAR KE T ING PLANNE R Journey to the Akashic Records – 6-9pm; 8/26 9am-6pm; 8/27 9am-3pm. Find peace and tranquility. Higher Dimensions Network presents Journey to the Akashic Records with internationally acclaimed Bill Foss, August 25-27.

Learn powerful techniques that will help guide you through your personal journey into your past, present, and future. Cost varies. Omni Severin Hotel, 40 W Jackson Pl, Indianapolis.

317-414-4402. Register at HiDimNet.com.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30

Indy Holistic Hub Business Build Up Lunch – 11:30am-1pm. Holistic wellness providers can find support and network while enjoying lunch.

RSVP requested. Free. Blind Owl Brewery, 5014 E 62nd St, Indianapolis. 317-775-1418.

IndyHolisticHub.com.

Cooking Fresh – 2-4pm. In this class, adults are invited to learn how to prepare fruits and veggies in a convenient and nutritious way during this program that includes a cooking demonstration and tasty samplings. Registration Required. Free.

Indianapolis Public Library, Glendale Branch, 6101 North Keystone Ave, Indianapolis. 317-2754410. INDYPL.org.

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4th Rock the Green Sustainability Festival – 2-11pm. World-class music, eco-education, zero waste and local food. This year’s lineup includes Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Barns Courtney, Mondo Cozmo and more. $50/ General Admission; $100/VIP. Kids 10 & under free. Reed Street Yards, S 3rd St & Freshwater Way, Milwaukee. For more info and to purchase tickets: RockTheGreen.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23-24

Living Without’s Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest – Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 10am-4pm. Celebrate living well, learn from leading experts and discover delicious allergy-friendly foods and cooking solutions. Ticket prices vary. FMI, contact Shelia Cafferty at SCafferty@GFFAFest. com or 317-771-6506. Indiana State Fairgrounds, Expo Hall, 1202 E 38th St, Indianapolis.

GlutenFreeFoodAllergyFest.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

TURN Festival – Noon-6pm. TURN out for Circle City’s celebration of urban sustainability.

This event focuses on sustainable and healthier lifestyle practices with over 50 hands-on demonstrations, exhibits, children’s activities, music and food. Keynote presentation by Kimbal Musk.

Free. Paramount School and Brookside Park, Indianapolis. TURNFestival.com.

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Please confirm event prior to attendance. Go to AwakenIndy.com to submit calendar listings. Submission deadline for Calendar: the 15th of the month.

sunday A Positive Path for Spiritual Living – 9:30am Meditation; 10am Celebration Service. Come for music, meditation, and inspirational message and stay for fellowship. Youth education and nursery care provided. Free. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N Delaware St, Indianapolis. UnityOfIndy.com.

Yoga Light – 10:30am. An introductory vinyasa-style class, customized for those with restricted performance due to age or injury. Floor work is limited, focusing on standing poses and poses using a chair. $10 each; buy 5 and get 6th free.

BodyHarmonyBalance, 1020 E. 86th St, Indianapolis. 317-669-2313. BodyHarmonyBalance.com.

Kundalini Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. Experience a vibrant mix of physical posture, breath work, meditation, mantra, mudra, and sound vibration with Gong relaxation. $10. Cityoga, 2442 N Central Ave, Indianapolis. CITYOGA.biz.

Sahaja Yoga Meditation – 11am-Noon. Unleash your potential for good mental and physical health, balance and maximum performance to help you live fully in the present moment with Sahaja yoga meditation. Free. Southside meeting location, 4950 E County Line Rd, Indianapolis.

317-755-9630. IndianaMeditation.org.

Community Yoga – 4-5pm. Hendricks County residents are invited to an all levels flow class.

A great opportunity to add an additional class to one’s yoga schedule. $5. Peace Through Yoga, 134 S Washington, Danville. 317-753-1266.

PeaceThroughYoga.com.

Community Yin Yoga – 6-7:15pm. $10. Class focuses on stillness and deepening into a pose to allow the muscles to relax and allow the body to soften. Open to all levels, beginners welcome.

Embarque Yoga, 5345 N Winthrop Ave, Indianapolis. 317-762-9642. EmbarqueYoga.com.

monday Meditation for Peace – 6:30-7:15pm. 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays. Open to all, a time of spiritual connection and relaxation. Free. Unity of Indianapolis, 907 N Delaware, Indianapolis. 317-6354066. UnityOfIndy.com.

Health & Wellness 101 Class – 6:30-8:30pm.

Learn how to support your health naturally and reduce chemical overload in your life. Essential oils, weight-loss support and more, with holistic health practitioner Kim Woods. Free. For more info and to RSVP: Held in Irvington. 317-4094981. BeAmazing.net.

Mindful Meditation – 6:30-7:30pm. A donationbased class is being offered to create community, raise our vibration, and help ease the day to day stress by allowing us an opportunity to come back into the present moment. Donation accepted. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson St, Indianapolis.

317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

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Kundalini Yoga – Medical Meditation Tuneup Series – 7:15-8:30pm. Experience a vibrant mix of physical posture, breath work, meditation, mantra, mudra, and sound vibration with gong relaxation. Nourish Wellness Center, 826 W 64th St, Indianapolis. Search Nourish Wellness class at CITYOGA.biz/schedule.

tuesday Vinyasa Flow – 9-10am. Expect to be pushed to your soft edge, stretched and challenged. There are options and adjustments and tips. A great way to start the week. All levels welcome. $15. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis.

317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

Evening With the Doctor – 7pm. Learn more about your body’s ability to self-heal, and the benefits of Bio-Energetic work. Free. Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. 317-872-9300. MorterHealthCenter.com.

Tuesday Night Concert Series – 7-9pm. Thru Aug 8. Enjoy live entertainment with family and friends. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic to spread out on the lawn and enjoy the concert under the stars. Presented by various sponsors. Free. Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr, Fishers. 317-595-3150.

Fishers.IN.US/SummerConcerts.

wednesday Divine Goddess within Circle – 6:30-8pm. The 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Each class includes a chakra clearing, meditation, angel card reading and more. Share in bringing in powerful, compassionate Divine Feminine energy with other women in a circle of love. $15. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

ThePlayfulSoul.com.

thursday Vegan Buffet at Spice Nation – 5:30pm. The Indian restaurant features vegetarian and vegan-friendly selection. Spice Nation, 4225 Lafayette Rd, Indianapolis. 317-299-2127.

Men’s Forum – 5:30-7pm. A men’s gathering to discuss various topics related to health, wellness, spirituality, personal development and more. Donations welcome. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

ThePlayfulSoul.com.

Community Drum Circle – 7-8pm. Pre-jam begins at 6:45pm. All ages and levels are welcome, no experience necessary. Drums provided

by Bongo Boy Music School and REMO, Inc. Free. Bongo Boy Music School, 8481 Bash St., Ste 1100, Indianapolis. 317-595-9065.

BongoBoyMusic.com.

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friday Restorative Yoga with Barbara Manley – 1011:15am. Be guided through breathing exercises, postures, and internal energy movements to leave you feeling fresh and ready to enjoy the rest of your day in a place of peace and contentment. $11.

The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis.

317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

Mindful Meditation – 12:15-12:45pm. Brief discussion followed by silent practice and concluding with observation, comments, or questions. No experience, fee, or registration required. Free. CenterPoint Counseling, 7700 North Meridian, Indianapolis. 317-252-5518.

CenterPointCounseling.org.

Friendly Flow Yoga – 5-6pm. Great weekend starter includes gentle yoga, restorative yoga, and pranayama. Please bring your own mat. $10. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 East 56th St, Indianapolis.

317-257-9642. IPYC.org.

Summer Nights Film Series – 7pm. Also most Saturdays.Thru Aug. Interactive pre-show programming; films begin at dusk. Screenings of films ranging from classic to modern are presented in the IMA's outdoor amphitheater. $12/public, $8/member. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis. 317-923-1331. IMAMuseum.org.

Kroger Symphony on the Prairie – Thru Sept 3.

8pm. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food and drinks to enjoy a picnic and musical entertainment in a beautiful outdoor setting. $25/adult; $29/adult premium concerts; $13/child, free/under 2. Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers. 317-6394300. IndianapolisSymphony.org.

AMP After Dark Concert Series – 9pm. Thru Sept 2. Start the weekend with music from local, regional and national artists. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic to spread out on the lawn and enjoy the concert under the stars. Free. Nickel Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr, Fishers. 317-5953150. Fishers.IN.US/SummerConcerts.

saturday Farmers’ Markets – Visit one today. There are 16 markets in and around the city taking place on Saturdays through the summer. Check calendar section featuring market listings.

High Intensity Exercise Class – 8:30am. Group exercise class focusing on short duration, high intensity exercises. Great for beginners through experts. Free. Premier Family Chiropractic,120 E Carmel Dr, Indianapolis. 317-844-7000.

PremierFamilyChiro.com.

Kroger Symphony on the Prairie – 8pm.

Thru Sept 6. See Fri listing. Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers. 317-639-4300.

IndianapolisSymphony.org.

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A medical and counseling group that utilizes the principals of functional/integrative medicine in concert with mental health counseling and complementary services such as nutritional counseling and pharmacy-grade supplements. Focusing on identifying and resolving the “root cause” of dysfunction, services are available to children, adolescents and adults. All staff are fully-licensed and credentialed healthcare providers.

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Visit ExtremeKleaner.com to get your free sample of Extreme Kleaner, a non-toxic biodegradable multi-purpose cleaner-degreaser aimed to improve air and water quality and reduce negative influences on the environment. See ad on the back cover.

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Enjoy premium ingredients in both inner and outer health and beauty products. Botanically based skincare products are glutenfree and contain no animal products, parabens, mineral oil or GMO products. The Fit Essentials line includes gluten-free, vegan protein shake mixes and more to manage your weight and fuel your day.

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Indy’s only raw food café is an oasis of vibrant, healing food and education. Seasonal and rotating menu features allergy-friendly selections that are dairy-free, processed sugar-free, GMO-free and gluten-free. See ad on page 18.

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We invite you to join us on your journey to vibrant health and lifelong wellness. We help you identify and address interferences to your natural well-being using gentle, non-invasive Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique, and joyfully support you with classes, programs and techniques designed to help you Live. See ad on page 21.

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REAL PSYCHIC SOLUTIONS 8385 E 96th St, Indpls 317-578-8624 APsychicAndTarot.com

Intuitive life coach, psychic and vibrational healer Tanya Stevens has over 20 years’ experience serving the Indianapolis area.

Using positive techniques, she works to heal the mind, body, and spirit. Contact today for an appointment and mention Natural Awakenings for a free chakra analysis.

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Specializing in native plant landscaping and design, custom-built raised garden beds and composters, urban farm installation, and non-chemical turf maintenance. Additional natural landscaping services available. See ad on page 8.

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State-of-the-art thermal imaging scans are non-invasive, radiation-free, affordable, no prescription required, and painless. Get results fast for any area of the body. See ad on page 10.

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SPECTRON-IR is the most advanced Medical Infrared Imaging System available today. SPECTRON-IR is FDA-cleared for the adjunctive diagnostic screening for the detection of breast cancer. Radiationfree, completely safe and pain-free, requires no prescription. See ad on page 20.

INNER ENLIGHTENMENT THERAPIES, LLC

Cara Olson, MSW, LSCW 951 E 86th St, Ste 200C, Indianapolis 317-777-1678 Cara@InnerEnlightenmentTherapies.com

Non-invasive, integrative approaches to address illness and healing. In addition to mental health therapy with traditional psychotherapy, holistic energy therapies offered include the Neuromodulation Technique (NMT), Gestalt Therapy CBT, Energy Psychology (with EFT tapping), regression and trauma work, Advanced Integrative Therapy, Raymon Grace Methods and Awakening Dynamics.

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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) aka Tapping, is a universal healing tool that can provide impressive results for physical, emotional and performance issues. As an EFT practitioner since 2007, Colette helps clients release negative beliefs and blocks to living their abundant, healthy, best life. Tapping is leading-edge technology for releasing modern-day stress and anxiety.

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Using Himalayan Singing Bowls, Vibrational Sound Therapy introduces sound waves directly into the body, along with soothing ambient tones, to induce extreme relaxation and a deep meditative state. It is a gentle yet powerful treatment that can result in many benefits, including stress relief and pain reduction.

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A holistic “green” yoga center offering 200-hour Teacher Trainings for adults and teens, Yin Yoga Teacher Training, 36 weekly classes, weekend workshops, eco-luxury global retreats, Ayurvedic herbs, meditation tools, books and more. Striving to elevate peace and consciousness through Authenticity and Conscious Community. Be Nourished.

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