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12 BLOOMING LIFE YOGA Brings Magic To Zionsville

14 SACRED VESSELS The Lifeblood of Heart Health

18 THE HEART

DESERVES LOVE TOO

19 FROM THE HERBAL APOTHECARY

Herbs to Start Using Today

21 A LESSON IN LOVE

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Exercise Your Heart Chakra

22 GOOD HEARTS START YOUNG

Boosting Kids’ Cardiovascular Health

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Prolotherapy Gives Joints New Life

How to Cope With Fearful Times

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22 healthy kids 25 wise words 26 natural pet 27 inspiration 28 calendar 31 resource

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ear NA Indy Readers, Follow your heart. Eat your heart out. A heart of gold. Have a heart. The heart of the matter. A change of heart. Knowing in your heart of hearts. Pour your heart out. To know it by heart. Wearing your heart on your sleeve. Take it to heart. Heart and soul.

Love is in the air this month, and at Natural Awakenings we are focused on all matters of the heart, including the one that keeps our physical bodies alive and well. In “Sacred Vessels: The Lifeblood of Heart Health,” writer Julie Peterson examines the crucial role of the vascular system and how simple, natural lifestyle choices can prevent or remediate damage that can result in a heart attack, stroke, vision loss and cognitive decline.

Locally, Chef Wendell shares his personal story about heart health and plant-based eating in “The Heart Deserves Love Too.” Laura Baker shares some perspective on the energetics of the heart in “A Lesson in Love: Exercise Your Heart Chakra.”

In “Good Hearts Start Young: Boosting Kids’ Cardiovascular Health,” Ronica A. O’Hara underscores why it is never too early to embark on the path to cardio fitness—beginning in the uterus where maternal choices can set the stage for conditions like high blood pressure in their offspring by the time they’re in grade school.

Julie Peterson explains in “Pain Relief for Pets: Prolotherapy Gives Joints New Life. Veterinarians are treating cats, dogs and even horses with this non-surgical form of self-healing.

And of course we top it all off with a large dose of love featuring Scarlett Lewis’s inspiring essay on “Choosing Love: How to Cope With Fearful Times” and a Valentine’s Day Wise Words interview, “Linda Carroll on Skills That Make Love Last.”

From the bottom of my heart, I hope you enjoy this heart-centered issue!

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First Ever Indiana Fifth District Congressional Cannabis Debate

IndyHumane Rescue Relief Program Calls for Donations

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n Saturday, February 8, Fifth District candidates will debate legalization of Cannabis in Indiana. At the time of this printing, confirmed candidates are: Andrew Bales (R), Dee Thornton (D), Jennifer Christie (D), Mark Small (R.) Interested candidates are: Danny Niederberger (R), Micah Beckwith (R), Beth Henderson (R.)

The debate is hosted by Indiana NORML, whose mission is “to re-legalize Cannabis by educating the public and elected officials about the benefits of Cannabis and the negative effects of prohibition.” The event is to take place at Elite Banquet and Conference Center in Kokomo, from 6-8 pm.

For more information, visit INorml.org. Elite Banquet Center Location: 2820 S Lafountain St, Kokomo. EliteBanquetCenter.com.

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uring the cold winter months, Hoosiers and their pets often suffer. IndyHumane is putting out a call for donations to help Indianapolis animals and families in need.

The animal welfare nonprofit’s Rescue Relief Program, based at the IndyHumane Downtown Clinic, is seeking donations of pet food, blankets, litter, toys, and crates to restock their inventory.

Through the IndyHumane Rescue Relief Program, the organization rescues bags of pet food and supplies from local pet supply companies that would otherwise be trashed or discarded and redistributes them to animal welfare organizations. Annually, more than 430,000 pounds of food and supplies are rescued and distributed to more than 143 rescue organizations across Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky, serving more than 30,000 animals each year.

“Many Hoosiers and their pets suffer during the peak of these cold months in the Midwest,” said Kelly Diamond, Clinic Director for the IndyHumane Downtown Clinic.

“Our Rescue Relief Program provides essential items for cold weather and pet care such as food, blankets and supplies – things families should not have to go without. We are happy to help Hoosier families and keep their pets fed, safe and healthy.”

In Indianapolis and Indy metropolitan areas alone, 36 animal organizations depend on the food supplied by the IndyHumane Rescue Relief Program to feed the animals they take care of, or support their work distributing critical supplies in the community. These organizations are then able to reallocate dollars that would have been spent on food to their animal care funds to cover the costs of surgeries and medicine, thus increasing quality of care and the number of animals that receive a second chance.

Donations can be dropped off at IndyHumane’s adoption center, located at 7929 N. Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, or the IndyHumane Clinic, located at 456 N. Holmes Ave, Indianapolis. For more information, or to donate through the Amazon wish list, visit IndyHumane.org/about_us/rescue-relief/ or email RescueRelief@IndyHumane.org.

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Art From the Heart, For a Cause

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usan Korsnick, Pennsylvania artist, writer and coach, is selling prints of her most recent work, Family, with 100 percent of the profit going to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, Australia. The hospital provides for the “rescue and treatment of sick and injured koalas and release back to their home range if possible.”

Korsnick shares, “as bushfires rage across Australia, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the devastation and unfathomable loss of life. Courageous men and women are on site doing what they can. Those of us far from the tragedy feel it deeply and long to help in any way we can.”

In describing her work, she notes that the image represents all of us holding the koalas with love in our hearts. The wavy symbol in the lower background is the Australian Aboriginal symbol for fire, smoke, water and blood. The larger symbol in the upper right is their symbol for family. To Korsnick, the definition of family extends beyond bloodline to include all beings the world over.

Helping Ninjas of Indianapolis Serving the Community

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elping Ninjas is a not-for-profit youth organization in Carmel offering volunteer activities in the Indianapolis area, encouraging families to inspire others through volunteer work, acts of kindness, and environmental projects.

Helping Ninjas is for kids of all ages; providing community service and volunteer opportunities in areas such as journalism, blog writing, art, videography, photography, web design, global issues education, philanthropic, conservation and environmental related activities. Helping Ninjas educate children on global issues such as the environment, health, wellness, and self-care. The organization encourages communication, team work, leadership, public speaking, kindness to one another, and giving back.

Initiatives include: Kids Compost, StandUp4OurPlanet, StandUpToStraws, LearnHelpShare, and ThankAFirefighter.

Youth can join existing Helping Ninja groups in the Indy community, or create one of their own. Events are shared via a closed FB group for child safety purposes, and there is no fee to join Helping Ninjas.

To join or for more information, visit HelpingNinjas.com or email Info@HelpingNinjas.com. Also: Instagram @HelpingNinjas, Twitter @HelpingNinjas, FB @helpingninjakids.

10 inch by 14 inch prints available; $35. For more information, or to make a purchase, email SusanKorsnick@gmail.com or visit SusanKorsnick.com.

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Cereset Carmel Celebrates One Year Anniversary

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ereset, located on the northside of Indianapolis in Carmel, recently celebrated its one year anniversary. The wellness center opened in December 2018, offering a noninvasive technology that uses 55,000 engineered musical tones to help the brain reset itself to its natural balance, according to owner Brenda Hanning.

Cereset treatments assist in relaxation of the brain to manage stress and achieve better quality sleep through patented BrainEcho™ technology. Cereset enables the brain to fully relax and reset itself to a natural balance.

Hanning has personally experienced the technology, using it to overcome chronic stress. She originally found Cereset treatments to help her son overcome his anxiety and found it useful for her own “brain reset” as well. She says, “Everyone’s brain is different, so it helps me be patient with those whose brain needs more time,” she says. “For some, it may take three to six months to see a change, while others may notice a change in one month. Every brain gets its own time and space to do what it needs to do.”

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he ninth annual Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, held May 29 -31 in Almond, Wisconsin, includes transformation and plant medicine. Women from all over the world will gather to rekindle the wild within or deepen their knowledge of plants. Featured speakers include Corenlia Cho, M.D., Robin Rose Bennett, herbalist and author, as well as special guest herbalist Margi Flint, along with other knowledgeable and inspiring instructors.

Participants will enjoy plant walks and workshops on topics that include herbs for family health, wild edibles, fermentation, permaculture, movement, herbal wisdom and wise woman ways. The conference also plays host to a kids’ camp, as well as teen herbal camps, red tent space, fire circles, singing circles, delicious locally sourced farm to table meals and more.

Cho is a practicing pediatrician, mushroom club president and leader of her local co-counseling community. Bennett has been a practicing herbalist for more than 25 years who brings a plant-centered perspective to her practice. Flint is the author of The Practicing Herbalist. She will present an immersion program, Reading the Body, focused on diagnostic tools for practitioners of the healing arts.

Early bird rates are available until Mar. 15. For more information and registration, visit MidwestWomensHerbal.com. See ad on pg. 23.

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Use Pumpkin Seed Oil to Dodge Hypertension Postmenopausal women are more likely to develop hypertension than men their age, but taking pumpkin seed oil daily may head off that condition, report researchers from Marymount University, in Arlington, Virginia. In a blind study of 23 participants, women taking three grams of pumpkin seed oil for six weeks had significantly reduced systolic blood pressure, as well as better blood flow in their arteries. The oil “might be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension in this population,” write the authors.

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Use Probiotics to Reduce Bone Loss and Newborn Infections Bone loss leading to increased fracture risk occurs in half of postmenopausal women, but new research from Sweden offers a deterrent: a combination of three Lactobacillus probiotic strains. A total of 249 healthy, early postmenopausal women over the age of 50 that took the probiotics for a year suffered no significant bone loss in the lumbar spine compared to a placebo group, report researchers at Gothenburg University.

They had slight reductions in bone loss at the neck and no changes at the hip or upper femur.

In a British Medical Journal-published study on probiotics that spanned 10 years and involved nearly 1,000 at-risk babies, researchers from the UK’s Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital found that newborns with gut infections were twice as likely to recover when given probiotics as part of their treatment in intensive care units, with sepsis rates reduced from 22.6 percent to 11.5 percent. The strains used were L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and B. longum subspecies infantis. The babies were suffering from necrotizing enterocolitis, a rare infection and inflammation of the intestines which can affect low-birthweight babies.

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Qigong, a traditional Chinese massage technique and movement practice, may offer hope for the one in 68 American children suffering from autism spectrum disorder.

Researchers at Portugal’s Oporto University reviewed 10 high-quality studies, all of which involved massage for children as young as 2, including two which also employed slow qigong movements and breathwork for older children.

Previous studies have found that the qigong type of gentle massage practiced for 15 minutes daily by parents on autistic children helps the children tolerate touch, feel reassured by it and bond more deeply with parents that also feel less stress. The meta-study affirmed, “Qigong seems to be able to decrease severity of individual sensory, behavioral and language components of autism, and improve self-control, sociability, sensory and cognitive awareness, as well as healthy physical behavior.”

Get Nutritional and Antifungal Benefits from Celery Researchers from Cameroon’s University of Buea studied the properties of nine local vegetables and found that celery, Apium graveolens, had some of the highest levels of antifungal properties, as well as high levels of nutritional lipids, protein, vitamin C, copper, zinc and phosphorous. Also scoring high in nutritional and antifungal value were the seeds of Irvingia gabonensis, African or bush mango, sometimes used in the U.S. in weight-loss products.

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Try Mind-Body Options to Reduce OpioidTreated Pain People suffering from acute pain often turn to addictive opioid treatments, but research from the University of Utah School of Social Work published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that certain mind-body therapies significantly reduce pain and the use of opioids. Reviewing 60 randomized, controlled, published clinical trials with more than 6,400 participants, researchers found that meditation/mindfulness, therapeutic suggestion and cognitive behavioral therapy all significantly reduced pain severity along with opioid use and misuse.

Hypnosis also helped lower pain.

Mind-body therapies proved effective at reducing shortterm, acute pain from medical procedures, as well as chronic pain.

Lead author and Associate Dean for Research Eric Garland pointed out that 82,000 Americans are projected to die from opioid overdoses in the next five years and noted, “If all of us—doctors, nurses, social workers, policymakers, insurance companies and patients—use this evidence as we make decisions, we can help stem the tide of the opioid epidemic.”

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Water Win

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The 40th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), held last November, adopted a resolution that reaffirms the importance of the Earth Charter (EarthCharter.org) as an ethical framework for sustainable development.

The Charter’s four pillars— respect and care for the community of life; ecology integrity; social and economic justice; and democracy, non-violence and peace— have guided and underpinned UNESCO’s sustainable development work. Taking into account the current world situation and environmental crises, delegates felt it was time to act and that the Earth Charter provides the needed principles and values. Although it has no binding force, like previous UNESCO resolutions, its ethical foundation may surface in future battles in international courts.

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Soot Cities Alaska, which has some of the most pristine environments in the U.S., also has some of the worst air quality in its cities. According to the American Lung Association 2019 State of the Air report (Tinyurl.com/StateOfTheAirPDF), Fairbanks ranked third and a section of Anchorage ranked 21st in cities with high levels of short-term particle pollution between 2015-2017, the latest years that figures are available.

Although the numbers are poor, they still represent an improvement from the last air quality report. “Particle pollution is made of soot, or tiny particles that come from coal-fired power plants, diesel emissions, wildfires and wood-burning devices. These particles are so small that they can lodge deep in the lungs and trigger asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes, and can even be lethal,” warns Marge Stoneking, executive director at the American Lung Association in Alaska.

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Scientists have discovered that some trees raise and lower their branches several times in the course of the night, indicating a cycle of water and sugar transportation, but they didn’t know why. Plants need water to photosynthesize glucose, the basic building block from which their more complex molecules are formed. For trees, this entails drawing water from the roots to the leaves. Dr. András Zlinszky, at Aarhus University, Denmark, used a laser scanning technique to measure the exact location of branches and leaves of 22 tree and shrub species, and published his observations of substantial unexpected movement cycles. He says, “We detected a previously unknown periodic movement of up to 0.4 inches in cycles of two to six hours. The movement has to be connected to variations in water pressure within the plants, and this effectively means that the tree is pumping.

Water transport is not just a steady-state flow, as we previously assumed.” Some might call that pumping action a heartbeat.

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A droughtplagued Kenyan region is using a new, solarpowered, desalination plant from the international nonprofit GivePower to obtain clean water. Before the plant’s arrival in the town of Kiunga, villagers had completely run out of clean drinking water and had to use dirty well water and saltwater from the Indian Ocean. The new solar water farm produces enough drinking water that’s cleaner than typical desalination plants for more than 35,000 people every day.

GivePower has a mission of using renewable energy as a means of bringing water, food and energy to places that need it most. They plan on building similar facilities in other drought-prone countries such as Colombia and Haiti.

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UNESCO Adopts Resolution on Earth Charter

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Fishermen Protect Endangered Sea Mammals

In 1969, there were only 100 South American fur seals and sea lions along the coastline of Lima, the capitol of Peru, but that has increased to more than 8,000 today, thanks to local fishermen that have realized over the intervening years that a balanced ecosystem benefits all. Once hunted almost to the point of no return for their pelts and because they ate so many fish, the sea mammals have slowly rebounded since Peru established its first marine protection area there in 1979, the Paracas Marine Reserve.

Today, the Fishermen’s Union has defined these areas, in which each local fishing collective is dependent economically, and has assigned responsibility to that group for protecting those marine resources.

Impetus for species protection is also being driven by the rise of tourism and artisanal fisheries.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which maintains a “Red List” database of species and the degree to which they are threatened with extinction, has also been involved. It also compiles a “Green List” to recognize global best practices for areabased conservation, a program working with marine reserves along the Pacific coast.

A new Climate Neutral product label is joining others like Fair Trade, 100% Organic and Made in America, and is closing in on a Kickstarter (Tinyurl.com/CarbonNeutralKickstarter) funding goal to raise $100,000. The idea for the label was hatched by the founders of San Francisco-based backpack and camera equipment maker Peak Design and Brooklyn-based Biolite, which sells sustainable energy products. Participating companies start by establishing baseline emissions, evaluating such factors as raw materials, the energy costs at their facilities, the amount that employees travel, and how and where their products are shipped. They work to reduce and balance them through greener strategies, switching to renewable power and investing in carbon offsets before they can display the label on their products. According to Climate Neutral, it only costs 12 cents to offset the carbon emissions required to produce a $120 running shoe. More than 40 brands have already signed up.

Green Horizons

A Billion Trees in Eight Years

Marrying forestry to technology, the startup Flash Forest, in Toronto, is using aerial drones to plant trees 10 times faster than human planters with a goal of 1 billion trees by 2028. Since testing prototype devices last year, it has already planted several thousand trees across Ontario using pre-germinated seed pods containing a mixture of species. The drones are capable of planting trees at just 50 cents per pod, or a quarter of the cost of typical planting methods. Funded partly by a Kickstarter campaign, the group will start planting trees in April, with at least 150,000 in the ground by the end of this year. At full capacity, one drone operator will be able to plant 100,000 MARCH seed pods per day.

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Flash Forest spokesperson Angelique Ahlstrom says, “Our goals are to have a significant and measurable impact on mitigating climate change in the next decade, while combatting deforestation and biodiversity loss on a global scale.

We feel we are one of the only ways plus: CBD that the federal government will be able to fulfill its pledge to plant 2 billion trees in the next 10 years.”

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Blooming Life Yoga

Brings Magic To Zionsville

by Jenn Willhite

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here is a thriving yoga movement in the heart of the Zionsville community and its genesis, Blooming Life Yoga, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.

When Lily Kessler first moved to Indianapolis from Washington D.C. with her husband, Michael, back in 2012, she felt disoriented. After nearly 20 years in the classroom as an elementary school teacher, Kessler says she was without a job for the first time in her life and realized she would have to reinvent herself.

Back in D.C., Kessler had taught yoga to area youth, so after getting settled, the California native returned to the mat. “My passion was self-study of the yoga tradition,” she explains. “I wanted to know about the ‘whys.’ Rather than push anything away or say ‘I don’t know,’ I wanted to get rid of any fear or judgment that I had.”

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studies of the yoga tradition throughout the world. “I found the greatest message of peace for humanity,” she says.

Kessler knew she wanted to share the true history of yoga and its cultural components with others and says she joined some yoga teacher training programs as a guest teacher, however, she noticed a disturbing trend. In some instances, information about the practice of yoga and its traditions that was passed on to students was, at best, watered down, and in some cases polluted and diluted to the point of no longer resembling its true form.

In response, Kessler opened Blooming Life Yoga Studio + School in January

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2015. Here she hosts certified 200 and 300-hour yoga trainings and philosophy talks. “In a way, Blooming Life opened as a space where we can be honest about our lives and have a transparent community to explore human concepts that really define the best of humanity and give us guidance on how to respond to situations we don’t yet know how to navigate,” Kessler says.

The 1,500-square-foot space located in the heart of downtown Zionsville is housed in the town’s first firehouse, which offers a rich historical backdrop for the studio space. Originally, Kessler opened the studio with the intention of offering an emphasis on teacher training, however, that element has become just one part of Blooming Life’s thriving community presence.

Yoga isn’t just about maintaining a dedicated practice on the mat, Kessler explains, but it is taking the lessons yoga teaches us out into the world. It is breathing life into those lessons to create positive change. From regular global oneand two-week-long yoga retreats to places including Peru, India, and Costa Rica, to environmental activism, and community nights, Blooming Life offers yogis a variety of ways to be active in the community and take their yoga off the mat in selfless service – frequently referred to as Karma Yoga.

Kessler encourages everyone who practices yoga to live their yoga authentically and out loud. And building a thriving local community presence is an integral part of Kessler’s vision for the studio.

“It is really about opening our eyes to our neighbors and I really believe it takes a village,” the 41-year-old says. “Blooming Life is almost considered a sanctuary. It is a safe place for people to show up, it is a safe place for people to show diversity and be different. We have tons of different viewpoints in our shala and everyone gets along. I feel like when there is a safe place to be it is an example that that type of essence can have a ripple effect in our community.”

As a community, it comes down to compassionate action based in love in order to make a difference. Not simply

paying lip service to ideas of peace and harmony, Kessler says. “I am tired of the spiritual community talking about peace and love when there is a lot of breakdown and pain,” she says. “It is not just saying it is the Universe’s will. When you see a need, you lean into it. It is the action component by living the life we wish to live by doing the work and it isn’t always easy.”

Although she shies away from using the term yogi to describe herself, Kessler says, for her, it is about showing up authentically – both on and off the mat. It is about offering people a different perspective, or path, to find healing for themselves, she says. In an effort to further assist those traveling the yogic path, Kessler says she hopes her forthcoming book, “The History and Art of Living Yoga: Humanity’s Quest for Nourishment,” will be a valuable tool utilized on that journey.

Kessler admits one of the greatest challenges she has faced since opening the studio is keeping her focus on how she shows up in her professional and personal life and staying accountable. “I think a large part of it is pulling myself out of attachment and expectation to be as transparent as possible,” she says. “Having the studio is the largest part of my yoga right now because I am learning from everything.”

As Kessler looks to the future of Blooming Life Yoga and its role in the Indy community she hopes for abundance and envisions Blooming Life becoming a center for those seeking to deepen their knowledge about how to make the most of this journey known as life.

Empowerment comes from discernment, she says. It is about learning when to lean into things and when to let go. “I would like more people to be a part of that party where there is less judgment of themselves and others,” Kessler says.

“And have Blooming Life be a fun, magical place where people can exhale and be who they are.”

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The Lifeblood of Heart Health

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symptoms, is largely preventable and reversible. Only 15 percent of CVD is related to genetics; the rest is attributed to lifestyle, and the right choices can make all the difference. The key is to adopt hearthealthy habits before the body delivers a potentially fatal warning.

“The initial presentation of heart disease can be an acute catastrophic event that results in death in half the men and two-thirds of the women. That’s not treatable,” warns Osborne.

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hen people think about heart health, what generally comes to mind is the fist-sized muscle that pumps and oxygenates the body’s lifeblood. However, the heart of the matter is not the pump itself, but the vascular system—the network of veins, arteries and capillaries that distributes blood to every cell in the body, delivering nutrients and eliminating waste.

Each human adult harbors an astonishing 60,000 miles of blood vessels—enough to wrap around the planet twice. Keeping these hard-working vessels supple and open is the key not only to avoiding disease, but also to ensuring a long and healthy life.

The alternative—arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries—can slowly and silently bring on cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can result in a heart attack, stroke, vision loss and cognitive decline. CVD is the leading cause of death in the U.S., killing one in four Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By 2035, nearly half the population—45 percent—is predicted to have some form of the disease.

“A hundred years ago, we were farming the back 40 with a team of horses, eating what we grew. Kids don’t get out and ride bikes; they’re playing video games and eating crap. There’s very little doubt how we got to this problem,” says John Osborne, M.D., director of cardiology at State of the Heart Cardiology, near Dallas.

Yet, the nation’s number one killer, which can fester for decades without

Know the Risk Factors

The first step toward cardiovascular health is awareness. Important indicators of CVD risk include: 4 High blood pressure (over 140/90) 4 High cholesterol (over 240 mg/dL) 4 High triglycerides (over 200 mg/dL) 4 High blood glucose (over 140 mg/dL) 4 Obesity (BMI over 30) 4 Inflammation (hsCRP test above 2 ml/dL) 4 Physical inactivity (less than 30 minutes a day) 4 Smoking or vaping (any at all) 4 Chronic stress 4 Loneliness

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Any of these factors can increase the risk of CVD, but possessing a cluster of the first five comprises a condition called metabolic syndrome, which significantly increases the potential for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes—itself a significant risk factor that can damage blood vessels, as well as the organs they support.

“While diabetes is the seventhleading cause of death in the United States, this figure belies the fact that most people with diabetes die of heart disease, kidney failure and other complications,” says Brenda Davis, RD, of Alberta, Canada, author of Kick Diabetes Essentials: The Diet and Lifestyle Guide.

Metabolic syndrome, like CVD, has few obvious symptoms and is on the rise: Nearly one-third of adults in the U.S. have it, according to the CDC. The one distinct marker for the condition is an accumulation of fat around the waistline, characterized by a measurement of over 35 inches for women and 40 for men.

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“When a disease is lifestyle-induced, the only thing that can reverse it is a dramatic change in diet and lifestyle,” says Davis.

“We’ve seen over and over again that it works.”

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CVD flies under the radar even though it’s increasingly common at younger ages.

The Journal of the American Medical Association released a study in December 2019 stating that about one in four young adults in the U.S. have pre-diabetes, putting them at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes and CVD.

Lisa McDowell, director of clinical nutrition and wellness at St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and team dietitian for the Detroit Red Wings, works with elite athletes of all ages and notes that they more likely know their favorite player’s jersey number than their own health numbers. “Learn what your blood pressure is, know your body mass index, get your cholesterol levels and triglycerides and your [hemoglobin] A1C. Know these numbers early on and, if there’s a problem, fix it,” she advises.

While simple blood tests help monitor indicators for CVD, more sophisticated tests can be even more revealing. In 2018, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA) jointly issued new guidelines for patients over age 50 to get a computerized tomography (CT) scan to determine their calcium score. The procedure checks for hardening of the

There’s not an excess of blueberries in the American diet; there’s an excess of relatively inexpensive, highly processed junk foods in large containers. ~Lisa McDowell arteries and predicts the risk of a 10-year future cardiovascular event.

“This identifies people who have pre-clinical atherosclerosis, regardless of risk factors,” says Osborne. “It also helps people modify behaviors, because they are faced with a diagnosis.”

Yale R. Smith, a Melbourne, Florida, M.D., who specializes in metabolic and functional medicine, utilizes the U.S. Food & Drug Administration-approved protein unstable lesion signature (PULS) blood test. Recommended for patients in their 40s, it measures inflammatory biomarkers for the body’s immune system response to arterial injury and provides a chronological heart age and risk of a CVD event.

“If you can show someone the future, it’s a wake-up call to make lifestyle changes to increase longevity,” Smith says.

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Perhaps the single most important change that people can make is diet. “But a lot of people don’t want lifestyle medicine— they’d rather take a statin with their Big Mac,” says McDowell.

Preventing or reversing CVD requires diligence, but it’s largely about eating real, whole food—and mostly plants. This means avoiding processed foods and consuming less salt, trans fats, saturated fat and cholesterol; and more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

“There’s not an excess of blueberries in the American diet; there’s an excess of relatively inexpensive, highly processed

junk foods in large containers,” says McDowell. Overcoming the urge to grab fast and easy foods requires education.

“Everyone needs to learn how to read a food label and avoid foods linked to vascular disease,” she adds.

Vegans have healthier cholesterol levels in their blood compared to vegetarians, which in turn have better levels than meat-eaters. Study-verified diets that lower CVD indicators also include the Mediterranean diet, as well as two developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, which also addresses exercise and weight control.

“I don’t believe that one diet fits everybody, but there’s a preponderance of evidence that the more plant compounds you get, the better off you are,” says McDowell.

Some cardiovascular boosters:

Leafy greens flush out excess sodium and magnesium, and reduce inflammation.

Berries improve circulation by boosting nitric oxide, which expands blood vessels.

Pomegranate juice lowers blood pressure and reduces plaque formation.

Walnuts, peanuts and almonds lower LDL, the “bad cholesterol”.

Oily fish, chia and flax seeds with omega-3 fatty acids lower triglycerides.

Soy with anti-inflammatory isoflavones helps dilate blood vessels.

“We could eat tofu, tempeh, miso, edamame, soy beans or even organic soy ‘veggie meats’ in place of red meat,” says Davis.

Yogurt, kefir and other fermented probiotic dairy products help improve glycemic control, blood lipids, cholesterol and blood pressure.

Supplements can be very helpful: Red yeast rice extract, much like a statin, significantly lowers total cholesterol and LDL.

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artery’s three layers, and produces nitric oxide, which helps keep arteries open and healthy. Getting the blood moving lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, and increases oxygen and nutrients to the body.

Exercising outdoors provides additional benefits. Research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that exposure to green spaces helped prevent metabolic syndrome.

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Socialize More

Spending even 20 minutes outdoors in nature can do wonders for high blood pressure and cortisol levels, studies show.

Walking or talking with a friend deepens social engagement, a key factor in lowering CVD risk: “Having the right tribe is crucial,” says McDowell. “If you’re with people who support you and make you laugh, you feel less stress.”

Walking a dog outdoors gets three cardiovascular pluses—exercise, nature and sociability, as dogs tend to be tailwagging ice-breakers. Further, merely stroking a pet lowers blood pressure.

Apps like Headspace and Insight Timer make it easy to do meditation, which studies suggest may reduce overall CVD risk.

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Smoke

Not starting to smoke or vape at all is ideal for cardiovascular health, but quitting allows the body to begin to heal, reducing the risk of coronary heart disease after one year by 50 percent, reports the AHA; 14 years later, the risk is the same as a non-smoker’s.

“It’s not intuitively easy to make healthy decisions,” says McDowell.

“We have to learn how to make good choices.”

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combats the side effects of statins.

Omega-3s in fish oil supplements reduce heart risk in healthy people and those already diagnosed with CVD risk.

Nicotinamide riboside improves blood pressure and arterial health in those with mild hypertension.

Garlic, fresh or in capsules, can lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

that obese people with metabolic risk factors were two-anda-half times as likely to have heart disease as those of normal weight.

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When stressed by such factors as work overload, family strife or traumatic memories, the body releases adrenaline, which causes acceleration of breathing and heart rate, contraction of vessels and a rise in blood sugar. Chronic stress can cause constricted arteries that lead to arteriosclerosis and inflammation of the endothelium. Further, stressed people often turn to vasculardestructive activities such as smoking, drinking and binge eating.

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Assess Personal Risk High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure occurs when the force of blood pushing against the vessel walls is too high, making the heart and vessels work harder. The friction damages the endothelium—the inner lining of veins and arteries—plaque builds up, the vessels narrow and blood pressure increases even more. Contributing factors include being sedentary, overweight and consuming excessive alcohol or salt.

High Cholesterol

A waxy, fat-like substance found in all cells of the body, cholesterol can pile up (mostly as a consequence of poor diet) and stick to arterial walls, creating plaque that stymies blood flow to the heart.

High Triglycerides

The end product of digesting fats in food, triglycerides become fat in the blood that gives the body energy. Numbers climb with consumption of refined carbohydrates, simple sugars and fatty foods, contributing to arteriosclerosis.

Previous studies have linked processed foods to hypertension and high cholesterol, and a 2019 British Medical Journal study of 105,000 adults reported that a 10 percent increase in the consumption of processed foods corresponded to a 12 percent overall increase in cardiovascular disease.

Inflammation

Chronic inflammation, caused by such factors as fried and processed foods, smoking, obesity, alcohol and stress, can trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissues, including the endothelium, raising CVD risk. C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker, is measured by the hsCRP blood test.

Men with higher CRP levels had three times the risk of heart attack and twice the risk of stroke, Harvard scientists have found.

Physical Inactivity

A lack of regular, ongoing physical activity has been shown to dramatically increase obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation. A 2019 British study found that artery functions declined and CVD risk factors worsened in just two weeks when active exercisers reduced their daily steps from 10,000 to 1,000.

Smoking and Vaping

Metabolic Syndrome

A cluster of conditions that affect up to a third of Americans, metabolic syndrome is defined by high blood pressure; high levels of blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides; and excess fat around the waist. It’s closely linked to Type 2 diabetes, another CVD risk factor.

Nicotine, carbon monoxide and chemicals in cigarettes increase blood pressure and heart rate, damage the endothelium and cause blood platelets to clot more, which is why smokers are two to four times more likely to get cardiovascular disease. E-cigarettes and cigars may be worse due to higher doses of nicotine, the AHA warns.

Obesity

Loneliness

Obesity—which afflicts almost 40 percent of American adults— causes chronic inflammation, harms the endothelium and causes poor cholesterol numbers. A 12-year study of 17,640 Europeans, published in the European Heart Journal, found

People need people: Harvard researchers examined 23 studies that involved 181,000 adults and found that loneliness, social isolation or both were associated with increased risks of heart attacks (29 percent) and strokes (32 percent).

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The Heart Deserves Love Too

By Chef Wendell Fowler

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he average heart beats 80 times per minute, about 4,800 times per hour, pumping blood throughout the entire body. That’s 115,200 beats daily and about 42,048,000 beats a year.

By the age of 80, a heart has beaten approximately 3,363,840,000 times. Our blood provides oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs, carrying away waste.

During each beat, the heart fills with blood, contracts, pumps the blood out into the body, working nonstop.

Even though the mechanics of the heart work seemingly on autopilot, we need to assist in its lifelong functioning.

We expect a lot from our hearts; but like any machine, they require maintenance such as vitamin nutrition, daily exercise, and spiritual balance. If these requirements are not met, the heart struggles, weakens, breaks, and becomes susceptible to dis-ease or death.

This grateful writer learned the hard way. At the age of 17, I watched my 47-year-old father die from a massive coronary. Later on, at age 44 and weighing 300 pounds, I was bluntly told by a cardiologist to “get prepared, you’re going to die… soon.” My lifestyle of sloth, booze, cigarettes, gravy, fast food, sugar, and animal fat had taken its toll. My heart doubled in size, congestive heart failure set in and my electrical system went haywire, 18

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causing atrial fibrillation. Previously, I’d made absolutely no connection between food, lifestyle, and disease. Food was merely for quelling a rumbling tummy and a pleasurable indulgence.

After leaving the hospital with a miraculous second chance, I took control of my health, joined a gym, gradually transitioned to a sustainable, plant-based diet, and lost 125 pounds. Hippocrates’ quote, “Let food be thy medicine,” led me to a career of lecturing and writing about the value of plant-based eating.

Thirty years later, I remain mentally and physically fit, spiritually grounded in the plant-based lifestyle.

Harvard Medical School advises, however, that “the types of plant foods and their sources are also important. For example, white rice and white bread are plant-based foods, so you would think they’re good to eat. But they are highly processed, and so are depleted of many heart-healthy nutrients and have a high glycemic index, which means they can make blood sugar levels spike and increase hunger, leading to overeating.”

So, to avoid cardiovascular disease, reduce or eliminate consumption of processed foods, saturated animal fats, trans fats, hydrogenated fats and oils (such as margarine,) pasta, white rice, processed breads and cereals, and fried foods. Also

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cut out sugary soft drinks and fruit drinks.

Nearly half of all deaths in the US caused by heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, have been linked to substandard eating habits, according to a study published in JAMA and funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. And remember that smoking cigarettes damages the heart and blood vessels.

Keep the heart going strong by eating the rainbow of heart-healthy plant-foods: aim for at least 7-9 servings or more of fruits and vegetables daily. Salad bars, sans fatty salad dressing, are an easy way to achieve that goal. Can’t eat that much?

Dairy-less fruit and vegetable smoothies and juicing are excellent ways to drink our produce.

Meditate, sit in stillness, or do yoga as often as possible in order to relieve everyday stressors. Ditch negative energies. Live an active, present, loving lifestyle and get physical at least 30 minutes to an hour every day in aerobic, heart-pumping activity.

Processed foods in the modern diet are killing us, so we must choose to eat local, organic, non-GMO, highlyvibrational, vitamin-dense plant-foods still tingling with the energy of the sun, rain, wind, and earth. When nutritional needs aren’t met, the human body is ill-equipped to fend off largely preventable diseases of the heart.

There’s a higher level of feel-good with a plant-based diet from Mother Earth’s lush pharmacopeia. Just as we were not born to hate each other, we weren’t born to hate plant foods either; we were taught that. Give your heart the love it deserves.

Resource: Health.Harvard.edu/stayinghealthy/the-right-plant-based-diet-for-you Chef Wendell is an inspirational speaker, syndicated writer, and author who shares his science-supported message of the mindbody benefits of a plant-based diet and lifestyle, and that disease is not necessarily your fault. Visit ChefWendell.com for more information.

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An herb is essentially any plant that provides leaves, seeds, roots or flowers which can be used to enhance flavors, promote health or as a medicine. While there are an abundance of herbal possibilities, it is easiest to start incorporating herbs into daily life by selecting easily accessible plants with many uses, such as stinging nettle, German chamomile and garlic. These three herbs are easy to procure and grow, and simple to incorporate into food or beverage to help improve health and well-being.

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica): It is easily foraged or cultivated in most parts of North America, and for those not able to grow or forage the plant, many health food stores and online resources carry dried nettle.

Nettle meets the criteria for being a nutrient-dense herb.

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Herbalists often talk it about it as one of the most nourishing plants on the planet.

The nutrient profile of nettle consistently outshines most common cultivated greens.

Nettle cooked as a vegetable or dried and prepared as a water-based infusion includes a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals. This infusion provides a medium by which nutrients can be easily absorbed by the body. Nettle is a good source of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B5, amino acids, calcium, fatty acids, folic acid, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and potassium.

For maximum benefit, nettle is best prepared as a nourishing herbal infusion.

To make it, weigh one ounce of the dried herb and place in a quart canning jar. Pour a quart of boiling water over the herb and place the lid on the jar. Leave the jar sit for eight hours, and then strain. Drink it throughout the day. Unused portions will last for up to three days in the refrigerator.

Nettle infusions can be drunk at room temperature or iced, as well as warm. The infusion can also be a delicious addition to any soup or stew.

German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla or its wild foraged substitute Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineapple weed, wild chamomile or disc mayweed) is one of the most common herbs found in the American household.

It promotes relaxation and sleep, is categorized by herbalists as a nervine and

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its effects are well established. Drinking a 10-minute steeped tea of fresh or dried flowers and/or bathing in a tea that has been steeped for an hour or longer is a classic remedy used to promote sleep and ease anxiety.

Lesser known effects of chamomile include inflammation reduction (internally and topically); soothing to the skin and mucous membranes; a bitter digestive aid; and possible anticancer properties.

To make chamomile tea, measure one teaspoon of flowers (fresh or dried) and place in a tea bag or tea ball. Place it in a cup and pour boiling water over it. For a soothing relaxing tea, drink after this has steeped for 10 minutes. As a digestive aid or to add to a bath, let the herb steep for up to an hour. To promote digestion, take one teaspoon of the strong, bitter tea. For the bath, remove the tea ball or bag and pour the tea into the bathtub, climb in and soothe the entire body, or add to a foot bath to enjoy a relaxing soak for tired feet.

Garlic (Allium sativum): Garlic and other related Allium family plants like onions, leeks and shallots are amazing herbs to bring into a diet on a regular basis. Many people enjoy garlic, which is readily available at almost any grocery store and it is quite easy to grow. In addition to being an amazing spice, garlic is an effective antibiotic herb. This plant family contains many important immune-boosting and infection-fighting varieties that are easy to grow, purchase and incorporate into meals. Garlic is widely recognized as an agent to help aid in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

One of the most important compounds in fresh garlic is an amino

acid called allicin, a powerful substance responsible for some of the plant’s healing properties. When the clove is crushed, chopped or chewed, the enzyme alliinase is released and converted into other sulfur-containing compounds that exhibit antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral and antiprotozoal activity. Allicin also comprises the plant’s own defense against attacks by pests.

The most effective way to ingest garlic is fresh, not cooked. Add it to salad dressings, dips, spreads, cheese and even honey. A traditional preparation, known as fire cider, can be made by filling a jar with garlic, onions, horseradish and other spicy herbs and pouring apple cider vinegar over them. Let this mixture sit for up to six weeks, then strain. This preparation is often taken by the spoonful and used to help prevent colds and flu. Add to salad dressings, marinades and/or simply drizzle on to greens.

These three herbs help to build and protect immune health, strengthen the body by offering essential vitamins and minerals, support digestion and protect the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

They are relatively easy to incorporate into the kitchen and apothecary, and have the capacity to keep the body healthy and strong.

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“Instead of taking a wait-and-see approach by treating disease later in adulthood, we should help children maintain the standards of ideal cardiovascular health that most children are born with,” reports Julia Steinberger, M.D., director of pediatric cardiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis, and lead author of a 2016 scientific statement on

children’s cardiovascular health from the American Heart Association (AHA).

In a March 2019 update, the AHA noted that fewer than 1 percent of children meet all seven criteria, or metrics, for ideal cardiovascular health; half of all children meet merely half the measures, which include physical activity, healthy eating, not smoking, attaining ideal body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose readings. Poor metrics in a child are linked to such adverse outcomes as heart attacks, heart failure and stroke in adulthood, advises Elaine Urbina, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center,

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adding that poor metrics in teens are linked to fatty build-up in the neck arteries and arterial stiffness later in life.

But starting in utero, crucial strategies can promote strong cardiovascular systems in kids. Children born to mothers with low vitamin D levels have about a 60 percent higher risk of elevated systolic blood pressure between ages 6 and 18, reports a Boston Medical Center study in the journal Hypertension; vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may head that off. Other important strategies include:

Get them moving. Children

should be physically active at least 60 minutes a day, the AHA recommends, but among kids 6 to 11, only half of the boys and a third of the girls meet that guideline; by ages 16 to 19, merely one in 10 boys and one in 20 girls do.

A review of 50 fitness studies in 28 countries involving 25 million children concluded that American kids today are about a minute and a half slower running a mile than their peers 30 years ago.

“Aerobic exercises like running, swimming and cycling use the big muscles of the body and are excellent ways of stressing and strengthening the heart and lungs,” says study author Grant Tomkinson, Ph.D., professor of

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Feed them well. About 91 percent

of U.S. children have what is classified as a “poor” diet that’s heavy in simple carbs like desserts and sugary drinks, the AHA reported. It recommends feeding kids a diet heavy in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains and low in sodium and sugary foods and drinks. A 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 2,142 children found that nine of 10 kids exceeded recommended sodium levels. A Cleveland Clinic study found that obese children eating a low-fat, plant-based vegan diet for four weeks began lowering their risk of heart disease by improving their weight, blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol levels and insulin sensitivity.

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6-year-olds that spent the most time in front of TVs, computers and video games had narrower arteries in the back of their eyes—a marker of future cardiovascular risk—reported a study in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular. A study from Canada’s McMaster University found that kids with video game addictions sleep less, which in turn elevates blood pressure, lowers helpful HDL cholesterol and raises triglycerides.

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wise words

Linda Carroll on Skills That Make Love Last

by Kajsa Nickels

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sychotherapist Linda Carroll was drawn into the dynamics of couples’ counseling three decades ago when she saw how in her own marriage, petty disagreements could turn into fullblown arguments with the potential for deep wounds. She and her husband Tim worked on their issues by attending workshops across the country, including Imago therapy and PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills), which were so effective that she developed a curriculum called Love Skills by combining those tools, her experience as a married person and counselor, personal training from consciousness pioneers and resources from ancient mythology and spiritual/ religious traditions.

She has co-taught the course with her husband for more than 25 years. Her first book, Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Everlasting Love, has been translated into several languages and details stages in romantic relationships.

Her new book, Love Skills: The Key to Unlocking Lasting, Wholehearted Love, is a guide to developing a relationship toolkit.

What is the Love Cycles model?

It is based on the fact that feelings of love are seasonal. Like the seasons of the year, they are a natural progression of a relationship. If you understand the seasons, you can pass through them.

All relationships are teachers. If we allow them to teach us, we become free to love deeper and better.

What is the most difficult Love Cycles stage, and why?

Each stage has its own unique challenges.

For example, the first stage, the Merge, has a magic to it due to the chemical cocktail that floods your body when in the presence of your significant other.

But this stage can be treacherous in that you can mistake your feelings for evidence that this is the “right” person for you. In the Power Struggle stage, feelings will have worn off and power struggles will start to show up. The third stage is Disillusionment. Differences between both of you really start to show up at this time. The fourth stage is the Decision stage. At this point, many couples find themselves wanting out. The key to making it through this stage is to remember that this, too, shall pass and to commit to working it out. It’s important to realize that life is not about getting an A+ at all times.

Sometimes, we need to accept that a C- is okay; and if you do need to leave a relationship, it is possible to do it in a wholehearted way at best—at the least, to minimize damage. The fifth stage I call Wholehearted Love, a stage reached only through mindfulness and unconditional love. Because love has changing seasons, a couple will not stop at the fifth stage forever, but getting

back to this state will become easier and easier as time goes on.

What was your impetus for writing Love Skills?

I have been teaching the program for 25 years and drew from my almost 40 years as a couples therapist, many trainings all over the country and own life experiences in my relationship with my husband to compile the program.

Most couples lack the skills to manage the troubles of life. There is a skill to every aspect of a relationship, especially in communication: listening, speaking, knowing when to speak and when to be silent.

Who is most likely to benefit?

The relationship you have with yourself is a core part of the Love Cycles model. If you do not have a good relationship with yourself, you cannot have a solid and meaningful relationship with another person. This is a couples’ book, although it can also be gone through by a single person if the partner is not interested in it. What I tell people is that you can only work on your part. If the other person doesn’t want to buy in or isn’t wholeheartedly on board—or at least partially willing—there is nothing that you can do about it. You need to be able to be okay and confident in yourself. You cannot change another person, but you can always change yourself.

What is one of the most important pieces of advice you have for couples?

I hope that couples come to realize that feelings of love are like clouds, always changing. A good relationship requires a skill set, which we practice whatever the feelings are. We are not born knowing how to love skillfully, but this skill set can be learned by anyone and will make you able to listen better and appreciate each other more.

Kajsa Nickels is a freelance author who resides in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Pain Relief for Pets

Prolotherapy Gives Joints New Life

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rian Engler, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was asked to provide hospice care for a senior Akita. Tadao was underweight, weak, arthritic and had been severely neglected. He needed a place to live out his remaining days in comfort. Even though Tadao was unstable with severely limited mobility, Engler believed that the old dog had more than a little life left in him.

Engler’s veterinarian tried prolotherapy injection treatments for Tadao’s joint pain and he soon became more comfortable and gradually more

active. “By the time we completed the treatments, he was able to get up and down with ease and started cruising around the kitchen looking for snacks on the counter,” says Engler.

Prolotherapy, short for proliferative therapy, isn’t just for dogs. Any animal with a joint can receive the regenerative injection therapy, which relieves pain by strengthening ligaments and tendons supporting the joint. It’s minimally invasive, involving the injection of a sugar solution directly into the affected area. The body’s inflammation response

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kicks in, resulting in regrowth of new fibers in ligaments and tendons.

Prolotherapy has been around a long time. It was used to treat lame animals around 1350 B.C. Back then, a hot poker was used to induce the inflammation response. In the 1930s, injection of an irritant solution at the site of the injury became the new method, and has since been shown in scientific studies to facilitate the repair and regrowth of connective tissue, ligaments, tendons, cartilage and other joint-stabilizing structures.

Modern prolotherapy has remained basically the same for the last 80 years, although the injected irritant solution is modified according to the veterinarian, the type of animal and the injury. Every vet uses a slightly different prolotherapy “cocktail”, which typically includes 50 percent dextrose and possibly several other ingredients the practitioner finds useful, such as saline, vitamin B12, lidocaine and homeopathic combinations. Some vets also offer platelet-rich plasma or stem cells in the injection mixture.

“Prolotherapy offers an effective alternative to surgery in a significant number of partial ligament tears or persistent joint pain issues,” says Judith M. Shoemaker, DVM, owner of Always Helpful Veterinary Services, in Nottingham, Pennsylvania. “It’s quite inexpensive and the success rate is very good. Many animals respond after just a few treatments.”

Shoemaker typically does prolotherapy treatments in three- to five-week intervals until the joint heals.

She also looks to correct the underlying issues of the problem. “Joints don’t get torn up with normal movement,” she says.

Animals may have joint issues from falling, but other causes include overweight, long toenails or chiropractic issues. Prolotherapy stabilizes joints after an injury and achieves pain-free motion, but it’s only successful if the cause of the injury is remedied.

“Prolotherapy is a very important tool in integrative veterinary care,

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By the time we completed the treatments, he was able to get up and down with ease and started cruising around the kitchen looking for snacks on the counter.

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~Brian Engler but it’s not a panacea, and it’s never a stand-alone treatment,” says Christin Finn, DVM, owner of the Canine Rehabilitation & Integrative Veterinary Center, in Kingston, Washington. “It’s part of a combination of integrative treatments based on what is best for your pet.”

The right balance of treatments to help an animal feel comfortable could include laser therapy, osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture, physical therapy, custom braces, prolotherapy or rest.

Using prolotherapy in conjunction with other posture-correcting and integrative therapies is a win for pets and their owners. Surgery is fraught with complications and expensive.

When prolotherapy is used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan, animals can recover from injuries that may have been debilitating or even fatal.

Ivey Sumrell’s Irish sport horse recovered from a severe injury. At 8 years old, Johnny was bitten on the neck by a stallion. “His neck became unstable and he had severe problems walking,” says Sumrell, of Tryon, North Carolina.

“Ultrasound-guided prolotherapy was done three times to all of his neck joints.” Johnny was able to be ridden and lived to be 22.

And Tadao, the dog that was expected to die in hospice care a year ago, is enjoying life. He’s now wellnourished and loved, and painlessly goes for walks and plays at the park.

“Tadao is the poster child for what prolotherapy can do,” says Engler.

Julie Peterson writes about health and environmental issues. Reach her at JuliePeterson2222@gmail.com.

CHOOSING LOVE How to Cope With Fearful Times

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by Scarlett Lewis

t’s hard to make sense of some of the troubling things we see on TV and read about in the news. Our kids ask us, “Why are these things happening?”

It’s an important question and it all comes down to two competing feelings: fear versus love.

When we see disturbing images such as school shootings or political opponents attacking one another, it cultivates anxiety, which is epidemic in our society. When left untreated, it can lead to negative outcomes including substance abuse, depression, suicide and violence. Often, we look to those in perceived power to solve these issues.

Perhaps what we haven’t considered is that these are not political issues; rather, they are issues of the heart and only we can solve them.

So we continue to see pain and suffering played out before us. We feel powerless and this feeds our unease.

Our personal safety is a priority and external safety measures sometimes fail. If we don’t feel safe, nothing else matters. There is a solution. The opposite of anxiety and fear is love. When we examine the trajectory of most societal ills, there is often an arc of loneliness, depression, isolation and often abuse.

From a young age, we can learn to choose love as a thoughtful response to any situation. When we do this, we take back our personal power. We become part of the solution to the issues we see,

and science tells us that others will do the same.

There is a formula for choosing love. It starts with courage. My son Jesse was a 6-year-old boy who stood up to the shooter that came into his first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and saved nine of his classmates’ lives before losing his own. We all have that courage within us: the courage to be kind, to speak our truth, to do the right thing.

We can only have one thought at a time, so we can shift our thinking by replacing a negative thought with a grateful one. Forgiving helps us to take back our personal power and is a gift we give ourselves. It is the foundation of healthy relationships that lead to greater happiness and connection in our lives.

Compassion in action helps us step outside our own busyness, distraction and even pain to help others.

When we do this, we’re choosing love and helping to create a safer, more peaceful and loving world. When we model the practice of these character values as a thoughtful response for our children, they grow up to do the same.

Scarlett Lewis is the founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure every child has access to social and emotional education and support. Connect with her at Info@JesseLewisChooseLove.org.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Gen Kelsang Dorje-The Sutra of the Four Noble Truths—2-4 pm. In this talk, Gen Kelsang Dorje will share how we can bring these truths into our daily life, discover its relevance to our day to day experiences, and to develop wisdom that will make our life deeply meaningful. $25 pre-register. Blooming Life Yoga, 30 S. Elm St, Zionsville. BloomingLifeYoga.com Katelyn White, Leonard Parker-Community Reiki Circle—11:30 am-1:30 pm.This community Reiki Circle unites us together to restore holistic balance by bringing clarity to the mind, uplifting the heart, and expanding spiritual awareness. If you are a Reiki practitioner, you will be able to practice and share your gifts - and receive! Those who are interested in learning what Reiki is about can come and INjoy a 15-20 min. mini energy session while exploring the gifts found within your own healing hands. $22 pre-registration. Blooming Life Yoga, 30 S. Elm St, Zionsville. BloomingLifeYoga.com

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Being Bloomington: Being Peace Community Meditation—11:30 am-12:50 pm. Cultivate inner peace through meditation and soothing live music. Free. Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. 303 E Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington. BeingPeaceBloomington@gmail. com. BeingPeaceBloomington.com.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Preventing Food Waste @ East 38th St Branch—2-4 pm. Join the Marion County Health Department nutrition services staff to learn how to reduce food waste at home. Learn some delicious recipes and food scraping techniques during this program designed to save money and the environment. 5420 E. 38th St, Indianapolis.

317-275-4350. IndyPL.org.

Preventing Food Waste @ Michigan Rd Branch—10:30-11:30 am.. Join the Marion County Health Department nutrition services staff to learn how to reduce food waste at home.

Learn some delicious recipes and food scraping techniques during this program designed to save money and the environment. 6201 N Michigan Rd, Indianapolis. 317-275-4370. IndyPL.org.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Yoga 4 Kids and Families with Melissa Whybrew @ Zionsville Library— 4:30-5 pm.

We pair stories and imaginative adventures with poses, games, and breathing techniques allowing your little yogi an opportunity to exercise, play, and learn how to manage challenging emotions.

250 N. 5th St, Zionsville. 317-873-3149.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6

First Thursday Night—4–8 pm. $5 per person admission to the museum and indoor galleries of the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience.The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis.

317-334-4000. ChildrensMuseum.org.

Fruit & Veggie Yoga—10:30-11:30 am.

Haughville Branch. Preschoolers ages 3-6. Join the Marion County Health Department for a fun and interactive read-aloud story program focused on gardening and plants. This will be followed by a healthy snack & children learning yoga poses.

2121 W. Michigan St, Indianapolis, 317-2754420. IndyPL.org.

ABCs of Diabetes —1:30-3:30 pm. Beech Grove Branch. Adults are invited to a free, four-part diabetes education series instructed by the Marion County Health Department. Topics include eating healthier, increasing activity, taking medications, and preventing complications. Attendees should plan to attend all four sessions at a given Library location. 1102 Main St, Beech Grove. 317-2754560. IndyPL.org.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Color Me Calm for Teens @ Warren Branch Library—3-5 pm. Teens are invited to experience the latest trend in relaxation and fun: coloring!

Enjoy a light snack & a soothing environment while coloring on pages designed for teens.

Colored pencils and other supplies are provided.

9701 E. 21st St, Indianapolis. 317-275-4550.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

IndyPL Seed Library: Planning Your Garden @ Glendale Branch— 1:30 – 2:30 pm. With spring right around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about your garden. Join Master Gardener Amy Zobroskey-Fralick to learn tips on planning your garden. 6101 N. Keystone Ave, Indianapolis. 317-275-4410. IndyPL.org.

The Pigeon and Pals! A Mo Willems Art and Play Exhibit Opening Day—10 am-5 pm. Visit the whimsical world of Mo Willems and his cast of loveable characters, including best friend duo Elephant Gerald and Piggie, faithful companion Knuffle Bunny, and The Pigeon, the wily city bird best known for his antics in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Free with general admission.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000.

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Breakfast with Elephant & Piggie—8-10 a.m.

Elephant Gerald and Piggie, the stars of some of our favorite Mo Willems books, have come to town to have breakfast with you! Join us for breakfast and fun activities. Get your picture taken with Elephant Gerald and Piggie. $19 $31.25. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-3344000. ChildrensMuseum.org.

Love on a Leash @ Fishers Library—Would you like to read to a dog? How about just get a sloppy smooch from a library pooch? Read to a dog and build self-esteem, confidence and reading comprehension skills. Sign up for a 15 minute time slot the day of the program; sign up sheets will be available at the door. This program is for readers 5 and up. 5 Municipal Dr, Fishers.

317-579-0300. HEPL.lib.in.us.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Family Dance Party @ Franklin Rd Library—1:15-2:15 pm. Children of all ages and adults are invited to listen, move, jump and dance with Miss Kasey. Scarves and rhythm instruments will be provided. 5550 S. Franklin Rd, Indianapolis. 317-275-4380. IndyPL.org.

Grassroots Music Open Jam Session—6:30-8 pm. Join us for an acoustic family-friendly open jam session where we’ll play folk, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, pop, or anything else that appeals. Bring your instrument, prepare to sing, or just drop in and listen. All ages welcome.

Registration is not required, but it will help determine seating. 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville.

317-773-1384. HEPL.lib.in.us.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Family Dance Party @ Franklin Rd Library—10:15-11:15 pm. Children of all ages and adults are invited to listen, move, jump and dance with Miss Kasey. Scarves and rhythm instruments will be provided. 5550 S. Franklin Rd, Indianapolis. 317-275-4380. IndyPL.org.

Family Dance Party @ Franklin Rd Library—11:15-12:15 pm. Children of all ages and adults are invited to listen, move, jump and dance with Miss Kasey. Scarves and rhythm instruments will be provided. 5550 S. Franklin Rd, Indianapolis. 317-275-4380. IndyPL.org.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Color Me Calm Adult Coloring Program @ Zionsville Library—1-3 pm. Coloring isn’t just for kids! Coloring can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve motor skills and focus and boost creativity. Drop by for a relaxing afternoon of coloring. Supplies and light refreshments are provided. 250 N. 5th St, Zionsville. 317-8733149. ZionsvilleLibrary.org.

Lynn Tisza-Soulful Breathwork— 7:30-9:30 pm. Soulful Breathwork is a simple technique that takes you to a deep meditative state where profound healing can occur. This process is a transformative synergistic healing modality.

Use the breath to help clear energy blockages, release trauma, reduce stress, and open up to new possibilities. This practice assists in tapping into the strength, beauty, and grace that is inherent within you. This process is completely safe, it is simply you and your breath. The results are long lasting, and with continued practice there are cumulative benefits. $40 pre-register.

Blooming Life Yoga, 30 S. Elm St, Zionsville.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Double-GONG for Your Heart— 7:30-9 pm.

Easy physical exercises and meditations and open your heart for greater love and compassion, kindness and unity. Learn a technique to raise/ lower blood pressure. Then lie down to the mesmerizing vibrations of two amazing gongs for 30-40 minutes. Bring a blanket or sleeping bag for your comfort on the floor. A few chairs are available for those who need to sit.

CITYOGA, 2442 N. Central Ave, Indianapolis.

317-920-9642. $25. CitYoga.biz.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Meditation with Sandi and Wendell Fowler—1:30-3 pm. Donation $12. A guided meditation circle and discussion on spirituality and health relative to divine communication.

Meditation can be solitary but there is powerful energy in a group of like-minded, spiritually grounded loving souls seeking their highest vibrational frequency. 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis, IN 46220. 463-207-3938 OmHome.world.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Presidents Day—10 am-5 pm. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote with fun activities and historic facts. Visit with a woman representing the suffragette movement and hear Mary Todd Lincoln’s story. Free Admission Day. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Color Me Calm for Teens @ Warren Branch Library—3-5 pm. Teens are invited to experience the latest trend in relaxation and fun: coloring!

Enjoy a light snack & a soothing environment while coloring on pages designed for teens.

Colored pencils and other supplies are provided.

9701 E. 21st St, Indianapolis. 317-275-4550.

IndyPL.org.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Engineers Day—10 am-5 pm. Local engineers will lead activities and demonstrate how engineering has contributed to our health and safety. Free with general admission. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000.

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Meditation with Sandi and Wendell Fowler —1:30-3 pm. Donation $12. A guided meditation circle and discussion on spirituality and health relative to divine communication. Meditation can be solitary but there is powerful energy in a group of like-minded, spiritually grounded loving souls seeking their highest vibrational frequency. 4375 Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis. 317-293-9525 Artist Rita Spalding—Join artist Rita Spalding for exciting monthly painting workshops and demonstrations. Free with general admission.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000.

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Love on a Leash @ Noblesville Library—11 am-1 pm. Would you like to read to a dog? How about just get a sloppy smooch from a library pooch? Children read to a dog and build selfesteem, confidence and reading comprehension skills. No registration required. 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville. 317-773-1384. HEPL.lib.in.us.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29

Museum by Moonlight—8 pm-12 am. Join us for our annual extravaganza exclusively for big kids (21 and up). Explore five floors of fun while enjoying food and beverages from around central Indiana. Music, dancing, entertainment, exhibits.

We have it all in one “leap” night. $75 through Jan. 31, $85 Feb. 1-29. Members get $5 off.

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000.

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M e d i t a t i o n w i t h S a n d i a n d We n d e l l Fowler—1:30-3 pm. Donation $12.

A guided meditation circle and discussion on spirituality and health relative to divine communication. Meditation can be solitary but there is powerful energy in a group of like-minded, spiritually grounded loving souls seeking their highest vibrational frequency.

1001 E. 86th St, Indianapolis. 317- 253-0499.

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mark your calendar Women’s Yoga Retreat February 29, 12-6 pm. $90 pre-register, $115 day of.

Unplug for the day and escape with yoga teacher, Gretchen Lightfoot, and musician, Michelle Qureshi. Through yoga, mindfulness practices, connection with like-minded souls, and a harmonic sound immersion, this day will support you in creating a more balanced perspective. Your self-care investment includes:entire day of yoga, breath work, meditation and sound healing, delicious snacks and beverages.

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save the date Good Journeys Expo,

Holistic Health & Psychic Fair Saturday, March 28 — 10am-6pm Sunday, March 29 — 10am-5pm Holistic wellness, crystals & stones, pottery & art, essential oils, gift ideas and much more.

Good Journeys Expo, Hamilton County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, 2003 Pleasant St. Noblesville, IN. For info, call 317-750-7392 or visit GoodJourneys.net

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Calendar Events under $50: In 2020, NA Indy advertisers receive unlimited FREE listings, and distribution locations receive 3 FREE listings. All others — $25 each. Boxed/Highlighted/Save the Date Listings are $35 each. For more information and for events over $50, email Publisher@AwakenIndy.com.

sunday Unity of Indianapolis— 9:30 am Meditation, 10 am Celebration Service. Come for music, meditation, and inspirational message and stay for fellowship. Youth education and nursery care provided. Free. 907 N. Delaware St, Indianapolis.

UnityOfIndy.org.

monday Zumba® Gold @Brownsburg Library— 12-1 pm. Join us for a fun dance fitness party suitable for all ages and stages of fitness! We use lowimpact movements set to great music to get your heart rate up while maintaining and improving stamina, balance and range of motion. Wear supportive shoes, comfortable athletic clothes and bring a water bottle. Signed liability waiver required. Ages 11 and up (please contact the instructor before attending for information about participants under age 16). 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. 317-852-3167. BBurgLibrary.net.

Zumba® Fitness @Brownsburg Library— 7-8 pm. Join us for a fun dance fitness party where you can sweat away stress, while smashing your step count and crushing calories. Wear supportive shoes, comfortable athletic clothes and bring a water bottle. Signed liability waiver required. Ages 11 and up (please contact the instructor before attending for information about participants under age 16). 450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. 317-852-3167. BBurgLibrary.net.

tuesday Evening with the Doctor— 7pm. Learn more about your body’s ability to self-heal, and the benefits of Bio-Energetic work. Free.

RSVP requested. Morter HealthCenter, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. 317-872-9300.

MorterHealthCenter.com.

Tax Prep-AARP @ Noblesville Library— 9:30-1 pm. The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) will provide free tax assistance for seniors, low-income families, and individuals.

Assistance will be available Tues, Wed, & Thurs, Feb. 4-Apr. 9. Volunteers are trained, tested, and monitored by the IRS. Electronic filing is available. It’s on a first come, first served basis. Numbered tickets will be issued when the library opens at 9am (no early entrance). Please bring your Social Security card and ID such as a driver’s license; it is REQUIRED that you also bring last year’s tax returns. For further information call Noblesville Adult Services at 317-770-3215. Hepl.Lib.in.us.

wednesday Essentrics with Connie @Zionsville Library— 12:10- 12:55 pm. Join certified Essentrics instructor Connie McConnell for a 45-minute, all-standing workout. It is an original workout that draws on the flowing movements of tai chi, the strengthening theories behind ballet and the healing principles of physiotherapy which in combination creates a pain free body with long, lean flexible muscles. 250 N. 5th St, Zionsville.

317-873-3149. ZionsvilleLibrary.org.

Tax Prep-AARP @ Noblesville Library—9:30-1 pm. The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) will provide free tax assistance for seniors, low-income families, and individuals.

Assistance will be available Tues, Wed, & Thurs, Feb. 4-Apr. 9. Volunteers are trained, tested, and monitored by the IRS. Electronic filing is available. It’s on a first come, first served basis. Numbered tickets will be issued when the library opens at 9am (no early entrance). Please bring your Social Security card and ID such as a driver’s license; it is REQUIRED that you also bring last year’s tax returns. For further information call Noblesville Adult Services at 317-770-3215. Hepl.Lib.in.us

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Zumba® Gold @Brownsburg Library— 1111:45 am. Join us for a fun dance fitness party suitable for all ages and stages of fitness! We use low-impact movements set to great music to get your heart rate up while maintaining and improving stamina, balance and range of motion. Wear supportive shoes, comfortable athletic clothes and bring a water bottle. Signed liability waiver required. Ages 11 and up (please contact the instructor before attending for information about participants under age 16).

450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. 317-852-3167.

BBurgLibrary.net.

thursday Tai Chi @ Noblesville Library— 9:30-10 am. Starting January 9. This beginning Tai Chi class is suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

Engage your mind and energize while stretching and moving your entire body. Participants may stand or sit in a chair; no floor work or equipment is needed. Wear loose comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Tai Chi has been shown to improve balance, strength, mood, mental acuity, chronic pain, and other health conditions. Participants will be required to sign a waiver of liability before the session begins.

One Library Plaza, Noblesville. 317-773-1384.

HEPL.lib.in.us.

Tax Prep-AARP @ Noblesville Library—9:30-1 pm. The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) will provide free tax assistance for seniors, low-income families, and individuals.

Assistance will be available Tues, Wed, & Thurs, Feb. 4-Apr. 9. Volunteers are trained, tested, and monitored by the IRS. Electronic filing is available. It’s on a first come, first served basis. Numbered tickets will be issued when the library opens at 9am (no early entrance). Please bring your Social Security card and ID such as a driver’s license; it is REQUIRED that you also bring last year’s tax returns. For further information call Noblesville Adult Services at 317-770-3215. hepl.lib.in.us

friday Storytime @Noblesville Library— 10:3011 am. Starting January 10. Geared toward older toddlers through preschoolers and their caregivers. Sing, play and listen to stories followed by an activity or craft and open play time. No registration is required. 1 Library Plaza, Noblesville. 317-773-1384. HEPL.lib.in.us.

saturday Dance First Saturday@Brownsburg Library: Zumba®— 9-10 am. Join us first thing in the morning on the first Saturday of the month for a FREE, moderate-intensity dance fitness party, Zumba® style! Wear comfy clothes, supportive shoes and bring a water bottle.

Signed liability waiver required. Registration is recommended and appreciated. Ages 11 and up (please contact the instructor before attending for information about participants under age 16).

450 S. Jefferson St, Brownsburg. 317-852-3167.

BBurgLibrary.net.

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