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

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Empowers the Well-Being of Our Community

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15 POWERFUL YOU! Six Ways to Create the Life You Want

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19 consciouseating 21 healingways 18 WHAT’S A FOOD 22 greenliving PANTRY?

Indy Urban Acres 23 inspiration Donates Healthy Food 24 consciouseating

by Tyler Gough 26 wisewords 19 BEAUTY FOODS 27 calendarofevents Kimberly Snyder Shows How to Eat for Radiant Skin, 30 naturaldirectory Eyes and Hair

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23 PRACTICE GRATITUDE and Change Your Life

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ach year at this time, thoughts of abundance, gratitude and family traditions fill me with a sense of warmth and anticipation.

I have fond childhood memories of our extended family’s annual Thanksgiving Indy Holistic Hub members (L to R) feast, one of a few traditions Raina Fay of emPOWER! enLIGHT!, that has seamlessly bridged Angela Capretti of Family Tree Counseling, with me into adulthood. My Dr. William Starsiak of Starsiak Osteopathic favorite lasting memory is of Clinic, Audrey Barron of Ezra’s Cafe, Teona taking turns around the table Wright, publisher of Natural Awakenings to say what we are thankful and Jennifer Seffrin of Seffrin Synergies for, underscoring the feeling of at the recent Body Mind Spirit Expo. palpable love and gratitude.

So I was delighted to experience the Thanksgiving spirit recently at an event celebrating Indianapolis’ holistic community. I was there to represent this magazine and as I visited with attendees and listened to presentations, I was taken with the recurring themes of how being present, loving and giving create a ripple effect. It felt like one big family executing a grand intention.

Preview copies with this month’s feature story by Judith Fertig, “Powerful You! Six Ways to Create the Life You Want,” that we handed out fit beautifully with the event theme. The article’s messages of empowering good in our lives by envisioning and caring for every facet of our well-being remind us to pay less attention to the business of “doing” and more to simply “being present” in each moment of our lives.

I hope that you join me in consistently putting this principle into practice, starting with the spirit of Thanksgiving. As we move through what promises to be accelerated demands on our time and energy during the holiday season, let us pause to slow down, relax, meditate and breath in its special fragrances and savor every flavor. Give yourself the gift of presence.

There’s a peaceful energy that flows with mindfulness. Taking time to incorporate self-care through conscious practices, like eating nutritious food, regular yoga practice and adequate sleep, supports reaching our highest potential. Regardless of the to-do’s dancing around in our heads, gain greater fulfillment by awaking each day focused on what you want to be that day. We all know this is easier said than done, but by mindfully equipping ourselves we will be able to share our best with others, which builds wondrous rewards into our days.

One sure way to elicit a mindset of thankfulness, love and joy is to choose worthwhile ways to give. Many good causes and organizations can use our help, now and year-round. Many in our community still don’t know where their next meal is coming from and too many children go to bed hungry. Tyler Gough, a local advocate dedicated to ensuring families in need have access to healthy foods and the educational tools necessary to provide for themselves, contributed this month’s timely article, “What’s a Food Pantry?” His work inspires me to see fresh ways I can enthusiastically demonstrate love, create a ripple effect and be more of who I want to be.

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newsbriefs Take a ‘Journey’ at Spirit & Place Festival

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Artisano’s Moves to New Location and Adds Local Cheese

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rtisano’s Oils and Spices has relocated its storefront to a new location at 1250 East 86th Street, Suite 200. It has also added cheeses from Zionsville cheesemaker Tulip Tree Creamery to it’s product line.

The concept for Artisano’s came when owner David Burcham found olive oils and spices during his adventures abroad that were nearly impossible to buy locally.

Artisano’s features high-quality oils, vinegars, infusions, salts, spices and peppers. In addition, the shop offers a selection of items that are ideal for creating a special gift presentation of their products.

For the oil and vinegar novice, Artisano’s offers advice and ideas on cooking with their products, as well as a tasting bar where visitors can try their extensive variety before purchasing.

ore than 50 separate workshops and other events throughout Indy will highlight the Spirit & Place Festival from November 7 to 16.

Organized by the Polis Center IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, the festival encourages connections, growth of the human spirit and a mobilization of ideas to make Central Indiana a better place to live for everyone.

Journey, the theme of this year’s edition, analyzes the movement and meaning between one point and another. All events feature speakers, panelists and artists sharing experiences of their journeys aimed at understanding the dynamic passages of people, places and ideas, whether for quality of life, self-expression, community development, health, persecution or pilgrimage.

The influences of public policy, spirituality and civic life are explored, plus the instruments of mobility, like education, finances, waterways, alternative transportation and policies.

From Addiction and Loss to Wholeness, a discussion on confronting addiction, will feature powerful stories of healing and real-life journeys of empowerment touching upon spirituality, music, writing and public policy.

Panelists will include a parent, Kim Manlove, of Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition and The 24 Group; Diana J. Ensign, author of Traveling Spirit: Daily Tools for Your Life’s Journey; Maggie A. Lewis, of the Dove Recovery House for Women; and Patrick Sadlowski, a 2013 graduate of Hope Academy. Dan Carpenter, former Indianapolis Star columnist, will moderate this thoughtprovoking and informative free Spirit & Place Festival event hosted by Fairbanks Recovery Center from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on November 8.

Most events are free. The festival event guide is available at partner locations and the public library, or viewed at SpiritAndPlace.org/Festival.aspx. To register for From Addiction and Loss to Wholeness, call Kathleen Gill at 317-5729469, email KGill@Fairbankscd.org, or visit Fairbankscd.org/spirit-and-place.

Location: Fairbanks Recovery Center, 8102 Clearvista Pkwy., Indianapolis.

Immerse Yourself Fulfill Your Destiny Tour India’s Golden Triangle and experience the International Yoga Festival!

During the first week of your retreat, enjoy the bazaars and architectural marvels of Jaipur. See the sunrise at the Taj Mahal. Marvel at the kaleidoscope of history and life in Delhi.

For store hours and more information, visit ArtisanosOils.com.

Continue your amazing journey as you travel to Rishikesh, the City of Sages, in the Himalaya foothills. Experience the vibrant peacefulness of simple ashram living at Parmarth Niketan Ashram on the sandy white banks of the Ganges River.

INDIA. Motherland of Legend, Tradition, and Yoga. Join Blooming Life Yoga’s Lily Dolan Kessler for an all-inclusive retreat, February 20 – March 9, 2015

Lily Dolan Kessler hosts this beautifully researched, highly organized, and safety-oriented retreat with no hidden costs, welcoming all people with or without yoga experience.

Optional support of humanitarian missions is also available.

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LEGO KidsFest Comes to Indy

Autumn Programs Abound at Conner Prairie

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onsider from many educational and entertaining programs and special events at Conner Prairie, the interactive history park in Fishers, this month and December:

Guests 18 years and older can join fellow photographers, artists, bird watchers and early risers for Conner Prairie at Dawn on November 15 from 7 to 10 a.m. The grounds are opened early for adults to look at and explore the beautiful settings to take photos, paint, sketch, hike or just enjoy the park before it opens to the general public.

For the little ones, Prairie Tykes is a series of programs for children ages 2 to 5. On the second and fourth Thursdays and Fridays, participants connect with each other while making crafts, dancing, singing and taking part in the day’s special activity. Children can make a drum while learning about Lenape Indian culture, grind corn while learning about pioneer foods, meet the Gingerbread Man and decorate a cookie, and dance with Santa and make a decoration to take home at the Holiday Party.

At the Indiana Indians program, celebrate Lenape Indian culture by learning about wigwams and Lenape clothing. Make a drum and listen to Indian songs. Programs take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m., November 6 and 7 plus 12:30 to 2 p.m. on the second day.

The Happy Harvest Festival will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on both November 20 and 21, along with 12:30 to 2 p.m. on the second day. Grind corn, have a cornbread snack and learn about pioneer foods at this harvest celebration.

Find out how gingerbread is made, listen to the gingerbread man story, decorate a gingerbread man cookie and meet the gingerbread man at the Gingerbread Jamboree from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m. on December 5.

At the Holiday Party from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 2 p.m., December 12, attendees will enjoy a holiday story, make a fun holiday decoration to take home and dance with Santa.

Admission for Conner Prairie at Dawn is $10 for non-members and $9 for members. Space is limited; tickets can be purchased online at ConnerPrairie. org. Admission for Prairie Tykes is $12 for non-members and $11 for members; children must be accompanied by an adult (at no extra charge). Location: 13400 Allisonville Rd. Reservations are required for Prairie Tykes programs and can be made by calling Conner Prairie Guest Services at 317-776-6006 or visiting ConnerPrairie.org.

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EGO KidsFest will soon bring all of the creative, hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building to the Indianapolis Convention Center for an activity-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skill levels offered in five separate sessions — November 7 from 4 to 8:30 p.m.; November 8 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3 to 7:30 p.m.; and November 9 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3 to 7:30 p.m. LEGO only chooses three cities per year to host this extraordinary event.

Attendees can tour life-size models built entirely of LEGO bricks; enroll in the LEGO Master Builder Academy to learn fundamentals of design, engineering and art to become better builders; join up with the citizens of Bricksburg to keep Lord Business from taking over the world at a showing of the LEGO movie; step inside the Brick Battle Zone to compete in relay races, tower speed builds and bridge-building contests; and visit any of the other 22 workshops and activities offered during each session.

All workshops and activities will be open for every session so that no session is different or better than another.

Admission cost: $22/adults, $20/children ages 3-17 and seniors ages 65+, free/children 2 and under 2. Location: Indianapolis Convention Center, Halls I, J & K, 100 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. Visit LEGOKidsFest.com for full list of activities and workshops and to purchase tickets.

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he Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) recently added 3,000 square feet of exhibition space through a partnership with CityWay and The Alexander.

The museum features thought-provoking exhibitions of the latest trends and talent creating ambitious, original works of contemporary art.

The new gallery is an expansion of the offerings at their Fountain Square location, increasing iMOCA’s role in city life with more free-to-the-public museum space and expanded education programs for students and children.

CityWay is a new 10-acre neighborhood in the heart of downtown Indianapolis that encompasses a 209-room luxury hotel, apartments and destination restaurants. It will also soon include 40,000 square feet of retail and office space plus a state-of-the-art YMCA. iMOCA and CityWay encourage residents and visitors alike to bike and walk the Indianapolis Cultural Trail that connects the two galleries that are less than one-mile apart. iMOCA’s new CityWay gallery location: 215 E. South St., Indianapolis. The Fountain Square gallery location: The Murphy Art Center, 1043 Virginia Ave., Ste. 5, Indianapolis.

For a schedule of exhibits, events, gallery hours and more, visit IndyMoca.org. For more information about the neighborhood of CityWay, visit CityWay.com.

ityoga School of Yoga and Health will host Kino MacGregor on November 1 and 2 at its studio near downtown. MacGregor, well-known on the international yoga scene with more than 420,000 followers on Instagram and over 35 million views on You Tube, will be presenting a weekend workshop and single sessions over the weekend.

With an intent to help people experience the limitless potential of the human spirit through the inner tradition of yoga, she embraces both the traditional teaching of India’s historic past and the popular contemporary social media channels. In addition to her role as an international yoga teacher, MacGregor is the author of three books, producer of six Ashtanga Yoga DVDs, and founder of Miami Yoga magazine.

Fees: Complete workshop/$175; single sessions/$45. Location: 2442 N. Central Ave., Indianapolis. For more information, call 317-920-9642 or visit CitYoga.biz.

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Organics Boast More Nutrients, Fewer Toxins

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onventionally grown foods contain pesticide residues that are three to four times higher than those found in organic foods (traces may be due to atmospheric drift from other fields or soils), according to a review of 343 research studies published last June in the British Journal of Nutrition. The review, which included studies of food grown in different regions and seasons, also determined that organic foods contained higher levels of healthy nutrients such as minerals, vitamins and antioxidants (specifically polyphenols), compared to conventional foods, which also contained significantly higher levels of cadmium, a heavy metal toxin.

The study’s authors found evidence that the higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations are linked to specific organic growing practices such as avoiding mineral nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, respectively. They commented, “Results indicate that switching from conventional to organic crop consumption would result in a 20 to 40 percent increase in crop-based antioxidant/polyphenolic intake levels.”

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Honey and Ginger Beat Antibiotics in Fighting Superbugs

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esearchers from Ethiopia’s University of Gondar College of Medicine have recently found that the use of mixtures of honey and ginger extract can treat drug-resistant bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. They note that further clinical evaluation and pharmacological standardization of the mixtures are needed before they can be used therapeutically.

The scientists conducted laboratory testing with clinical isolations of five separate superbugs: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus aureus (non-MRSA), two strains of Escherichia coli plus Klebsiella pneumoniae.

The inhibition of all five types of bacteria by three common antibiotics—methicillin, amoxicillin and penicillin—were compared with the antibacterial effects of ginger extract, honey and a combination of the two.

The ginger extract and honey combination was found to have the greatest inhibiting effect on the bacteria; however, even the two applied separately were more effective against the bacteria than the antibiotics.

Although in vivo studies are needed, the researchers believe that the honey and ginger extract combination is a promising source for treatment of resistant bacterial strains.

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esearchers from Japan’s Oita University have found that aesthetic appreciation of paintings may be linked to altering activities in specific areas of the brain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 39 people were taken as they looked at slides of still life and landscape paintings by 19th-century French painters and slides of photographs that closely replicated the paintings.

While the subjects considered both the paintings and the photographic analogs to be beautiful during the experiment—with no significant differences between them—the most beautiful paintings were rated significantly higher than their corresponding photographic analogs in the pre-experimental phase. The researchers cite this as evidence of feeling greater pleasure from the paintings.

The MRIs showed that during the experiment, portions of the brain’s frontal lobe related to emotions, memory, learning and decision making were activated. However, when the researchers compared the positive effects of aesthetic appreciation of the art paintings versus the photographs, they noted significantly more activity at the back of the subjects’ brains, specifically the bilateral cuneus, a part of the occipital lobe responsible for basic visual processing; and the left lingual gyrus, or ridge, associated with vision, encoding visual memory, logical ordering and dreaming. The findings suggested that these neural structures are associated with the aesthetic appreciation for paintings.

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UN Helps Developing Countries Handle E-Waste

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Although they receive far less foreign e-waste than Africa and Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean are significant and growing destinations for the industrialized world’s discarded refrigerators, small home appliances, televisions, mobile phones, computers, e-toys and other products with batteries or electrical cords.

Adding to the problem, the region’s fast-growing middle class is emulating American consumers by buying more electronic and electrical equipment. According to the World Bank, economic “climbers” grew 50 percent in the last decade and represent 32 percent of the area’s population, surpassing the number of poor for the first time in regional history.

The United Nations’ Bonn, Germany-based Solving the E-Waste Program initiative establishes e-waste academies as valuable resources for researchers, government decision-makers and recyclers. Experts share their experiences and knowledge in developing countries.

Academy Coordinator Federico Magalini, Ph.D., notes, “What’s called a ‘best of two worlds’ approach is needed: efficient pre-processing in developing countries and maximized recovery of materials with proper treatment of residual waste in countries with the best technologies for the job, with proceeds shared fairly and equitably.”

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Non-Toxic Can Lining in Development

Because fresh food spoils quickly, many packaging and preservation innovations have helped to extend transportation hardiness and shelf life. Now, a new bioresin made from tomato plant byproducts could make it safer to eat ubiquitous canned goods.

Led by the Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria delle Conserve Alimentari (Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry), in Parma, Italy, the BIOCOPAC (biocopac.eu/en) consortium is developing a bio-based thermosetting lacquer. Most metal food packaging has a BPA-filled liner or chemical-based lacquer to prevent corrosion. While these keep the can intact, they have been linked to deleterious effects on the food inside.

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Collective On-the-Spot Buying Revives Local Businesses In most areas of the country, small, locally owned retail businesses are the lifeblood of local economies, but the rising costs of doing business often means they cannot compete with the lower prices of big-box retail giants that negotiate in volume. For several years, the growth and frequency of cash mobs have been breathing new life into struggling mom-and-pop businesses. Like a flash mob performing a dance or social protest, a cash mob gathers people together to have a tremendously positive effect on hometown businesses that may have served them and their families for decades.

Most cash mobs agree to meet on a particular day, with each participant committing to spend a specified amount, typically $20 or more. The benefits for local businesses far exceed a one-day influx of cash—new customers are found, previous customers become active ones again and a new appreciation for businesses that fuel a local economy is realized.

Participants can also have a little fun while further benefiting their communities as many cash mobs gather with old friends and new after a shopping frenzy at a local establishment for food and drinks.

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Strides Promised in Environmental Protection Following the lead of Jadav “Molai” Payeng, an Indian man who singlehandedly planted 1,360 acres of forest, India’s Rural Development Ministry will plant 2 billion trees along the nation’s 62,137 miles of highways to combat rural poverty and youth unemployment and improve the environment, which suffers from severe air pollution.

According to the World Health Organization, India currently has a youth unemployment rate of 10.2 percent and six of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced a target of spreading electricity to every home by 2019, relying largely on solar power, and the government is furthering plans to clean up the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.

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Healthy Holiday at Sea Set Sail on the Caribbean’s Only Holistic Love Boat

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t’s a plant-based gourmet restaurant, state-of-the-art alternative health conference, healing retreat, Caribbean vacation and love boat. This combination was impossible to find until visionary health food guru Sandy Pukel originated the Holistic Holiday at Sea concept 12 years ago. He began by operating health food stores, undertook the production of miso and seitan and organized seminars and festivals, working with many health and nutrition leaders. “So my partner John Belleme and I figured, why not put it all together and create a floating vacation for mind, body and spirit?” says Pukel.

He explains, “There are parties every night, singles events and open seating in the dining room, so you get to meet new people at almost every meal.” It’s easy to connect with like-minded folks on custom shore excursions, at yoga and fitness classes and attending exciting, informative and inspirational talks by a dream team of vegan and alternative health experts. “Romances that lead to weddings are a common occurrence,” Pukel says, grinning. “Honeymoons are planned during our voyages.”

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switching to a plant-based or macrobiotic diet literally saved their lives. Janet Vitt, a nurse and mother afflicted with metastatic cancer, weighed 72 pounds and was told that she had six weeks to live. She had run out of conventional options when she began a plant-based diet. Twelve years later, she married at sea on one of the first vegan cruises.

Another memorable panelist, Betty Hoehn, was diagnosed with lymphatic leukemia and then lymphoma. She was so disabled that she considered canceling the cruise, but changed her mind, and completely changed her lifestyle buoyed by what she learned. Her stunned oncologist reported a few months later that she was cancer-free. Many such testimonials can be heard onboard about what happens when people take responsibility for their health and commit to a cleansing, balancing, healing, plant-based diet.

“People love the healthy food from the cruise kitchen run by internationally renowned vegan Chef Mark Hanna,” observes Pukel. He and Hanna co-authored Green and Grains on the Deep Blue Sea Cookbook.

Cruises also include plantbased cooking classes by prominent teachers, including Chef AJ (Abbie

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Jaye), who signs her emails “love and kale,” and has been vegan since 1977. “I was pre-vet when I was asked to cut the heads off of salamanders,” she says. “I always say I became vegetarian rather than veterinarian.”

The down-to-earth chef remarks, “You can make simple, uncomplicated plant-based cuisine or stretch and make it as gourmet or fancy as you like.” She considers cooking fun and wants passengers to feel the same way. Many of them return home with recipes, inspired and eager to experiment in their own kitchens.

Passengers also receive helpful, informative materials and take copious notes from talks given by medical and nutritional luminaries like Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Michael Greger and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

Classes cover preventive care, holistic approaches to life and health, meditation, integrative relaxation, plant-based and whole food diets, alternative treatments and other solutions to problems that plague many people and erode their quality of life.

Campbell, who will be featured in the 2015 lineup, is the author of 300plus research articles and the bestselling book, The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health. He counsels everyone, “Eat vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains and tubers, with little or no added fat, refined carbohydrates (sugar, white flour) or salt. The closer one gets to that kind of dietary lifestyle, the better.”

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inger-songwriter Pharrell Williams, whose infectious hit song, “Happy,” has spread joy worldwide, seems to know the secret to happiness. More than 1,500 people from 140-plus countries have posted their own happy video spinoffs at WeAreHappyFrom.com, inspired by his daylong music video featuring Los Angeles residents from all walks of life dancing and lip-syncing to the tune.

Can happiness really be just a finger snap away? It depends on our unit of measurement—a moment versus a lifetime. Research by such authorities as Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., director of the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, suggests that several basic ingredients are keys to long-term happiness, including a sense of purpose, engaging activities, quality relationships and achievable goals. Ultimately, happiness is a subjective state, gauged only by personal perception.

Still, there are quick, simple things we can do to shift our mood into a higher gear, according to Jonathan Robinson, author of Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts for Bringing More Love, Balance, and Joy Into Your Life. “Broadly, happiness shortcuts fall into two categories—those that helpBHB_NatAwkngs_QrtrPage_NOV_Skin_V1_ƒ.indd Pizza | Pasta | Calzones | Sandwiches | Salads 1 9/17/14 7:48 PM in letting go of negative emotions and those that help in tunItalian Chicken & Gluten-Free Dinners | Beer & Wine ing into or expanding positive feelings,” says Robinson. “The end result is the same.”

Practice gratitude. When the day’s affronts seem excessive, we can reframe them by counting our blessings mentally or in a journal. Review the day with an eye to everything that went right. “Soon, you’ll start to see everything as a gift,” observes Robinson.

Pencil it in. Take a few moments at the start of each week to block out a little time every day for happy activities.

Pay it forward. It doesn’t take much to make someone’s day, advises Robinson. Give someone a compliment or a piece of chocolate and watch their attitude instantly change, which in turn lifts you into their happy cloud.

Sing and dance. Williams applies this secret: Moving our bodies and vibrating our vocal chords helps shake us out of our mental cages. “It’s hard to feel bad when you sing. It’s a choice: You can stay angry for four hours or sing for 15 seconds,” Robinson notes.

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Indy Holistic Hub Empowers the Well-Being of Our Community

by Jennifer Seffrin

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he Indy Holistic Hub (IHH)—a local grassroots movement to connect, support and expand the holistic health and well-being community—is passionate about its mission. The group supports a proactive stance in which enhancing health goes handin-hand with enhancing all areas of life, creating a strong synergy where personal power meets holistic self-care.

Traditionally personal wellness has been focused on two main facets: nutrition and exercise. While these primarily physical approaches to overall health are important, they do not stand alone. More and more people realize this and demand a more whole approach to their well-being, incorporating in mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health to their repertoire. Total well-being requires more consciously aware decisions and the presence of mind to holistically care for oneself.

As characterized by the overwhelming popularity of self-help in all its forms, people are looking to be more empowered, happy and well. Through deeper connection and mindfulness, people are finding spiritual connection to their food and exercise. They are realizing their thoughts and emotions impact their health. A more whole perspective and multi-faceted approach is emerging, setting people up for sustainable well-being.

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just the physical symptoms of a disease. Total well-being is a synergy of total well-being in mind, body and spirit. Holistic care often offers more natural options and is complementary to other healthcare services.

Professionals in the holistic field specialize in various areas that cater to these components and options for optimal care and vibrancy. Some of the services within the umbrella of holistic care include chiropractors, naturopaths, life and wellness coaches, acupuncture, reflexology and energy workers. In addition, many professionals more typically associated with traditional medicine have incorporated a holistic approach into their practices. These can include dentists, veterinarians, counselors, nutritionists and practitioners who have adopted a functional/integrative approach to medicine.

“Indy Holistic Hub is a wonderful asset for the Indianapolis community,” offers IHH council member Erica Siegel of Indy Acupuncture.

“I am thrilled to be part of a group advocating for the general public to have accessible resources for holistic care. This is important as holistic care is becoming more in demand and we as a society are taking back our health with personal accountability.

Clients and their holistic practitioners work together as a team to initiate or bolster the client’s healing path.”

To further support its mission, the group launched a website last spring to help the greater community access resources and find their fit to mental, emotional, physical and spiritual

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IHH panel discussion, from L to R: Raina Fay of emPOWER! enLIGHT!, Angela Capretti of Family Tree Counseling, Dr. William Starsiak of Starsiak Osteopathic Clinic, Audrey Barron of Ezra’s Cafe, and moderator Jennifer Seffrin of Seffrin Synergies. care. It features a directory of holistic health and well-being providers in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas.

Gain a choice and take a proactive step—visit the Indy Holistic Hub website and check out the free information, provider directory and calendar of events. Indy Holistic Hub conducts monthly events for holistic professionals in the community and welcomes input from local groups and businesses to find ways to best serve and impact the well-being of our Indianapolis community.

Certified Professional Coach and Energy Leadership Practitioner Jennifer Seffrin is owner of Seffrin Synergy and founder of Indy Holistic Hub, focusing on supporting and growing the holistic community. For more information, send inquiries to Info@IndyHolisticHub.com or visit IndyHolisticHub. com.

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Personal empowerment is all about taking a stand—developing the vision, countering misguided beliefs, having a plan and then moving forward to be the best version of one’s true self.

David Gershon and Gail Straub, of West Hurley, New York, authors of Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It, contend that empowerment always starts with a desire for a better life. “We need to learn how to dream, how to boldly and courageously reach for our highest visions,” says Straub. “Start with what’s working already and the vision of what life can be.” She likens self-empowerment to “spiritual surfing, riding the wave where the energy, momentum and passion are.”

As workshop leaders, they encourage participants to transform limiting beliefs, determine what is meaningful for them, construct a compelling vision from that insight and then find ways to manifest that vision.

They address six key areas in which to become more powerful and realize our personal best: physical health, emotional health, relationships, work, finances and spirituality.

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ulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen had reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list more than once, yet she relates in her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, that she also yearned to be able to do a headstand, but felt she didn’t possess the necessary sense of balance. “That’s just a little story you tell yourself,” advised her personal trainer.

Our bodies, Quindlen observes, are major appliances that deliver decades of faithful service with precious little downtime. She admits, “If the human body had a warranty, mine would have run out ages ago.”

Still, she clung to a vision: “I want to be strong; strong enough to hike the mountain without getting breathless, strong enough to take a case of wine from the deliveryman and carry it to the kitchen.” Quindlen, who lives in New York City and New England, was

also maintaining an incorrect belief: It wasn’t her sense of balance that was holding her back, it was fear.

After two years of trying, she was able to do a headstand. Along with a sense of accomplishment, this quirky achievement was a revelation as she ultimately concluded, “If I can do one thing like that, perhaps there are others.”

First, recognize what we’re already doing right—eating well, perhaps, or exercising—and then add another healthy activity. Cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, director of New York City’s Lenox Hill Hospital’s Women and Heart Disease, underscores that much of physical health is within our personal control. “Many lifestyle factors keep us from being physically healthy enough to lead a full life,” she says, including

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high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet, excessive alcohol consumption or drug use, stress and depression. “The good news is that lifestyle factors are within our power to change.”

Steinbaum recommends starting small by changing one bad habit and then seeing how we feel. “Quit the diet soda or the sugar-sweetened beverages. Get rid of potato chips. Go for a walk. Put down your smartphone and spend some focused time with your child, a friend or even your pet.

Then breathe… and just listen to how you feel.”

Emotional Health

Our emotions can be allies in achieving personal empowerment, advises Straub.

For example, fear can alert us to danger; joy can remind us to be grateful.

However, when emotions cause pain and threaten derailment, it’s important to understand why, and then work through it.

“Uncomfortable emotions let us know there is a problem to attend to, a wound to work on, thus allowing

us to see our own truth,” explains don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., of San Diego, California, author of The Five Levels of Attachment. “With awareness, we can observe our uncomfortable emotions, as they may be showing a belief we are holding that is no longer true for us.”

“To work through our emotions, we have to be able to accurately sense what we are feeling and be able to express it in a healthy way,” adds Straub, like expressing anger after a tough commute by punching a designated pillow or shouting into a closet.

Furthermore, “We need to change the belief we’ve identified that’s causing the painful emotional response.”

Did the guy that cut us off in traffic really do it maliciously? Third, learn to let go of a negative emotion that’s automatically triggered when someone or something presses our “hot button” by immediately considering, “He must have been in a big hurry,” or “She doesn’t realize how offensive that remark could be,” realizing it’s their problem, not ours, and declining to make it ours.

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Acting on heartfelt emotions can help forge stronger and healthier relationships. “Sometimes, we say yes to a false image of ourselves or hide who we are in order to be accepted,” counsels Ruiz, noting that not presenting our authentic selves in relationships will weaken or replace true intimacy with a sense of loneliness and distance. “Say, ‘I forgive, I accept and I let go.’” This paves the way to being genuine, which naturally leads to greater unconditional love and more fulfilling and honest relationships.

In romantic relationships, life coach Martha Beck, Ph.D., author of Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaiming Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want, suggests ditching the image of two people looking soulfully into each other’s eyes. “Realize that you’re both changing all the time,” she says. Instead, envision two people walking side-by-side at the same pace, and a relationship that will continue to refresh and move forward, instead of getting stuck in well-worn patterns.

Work

Capability is one of the new guiding principles for self-empowerment at work, says Haydn Shaughnessy, a fellow at the University of California-Irvine’s Center for Digital Transformation and co-author, with Nicholas Vitalari, of The Elastic Enterprise. “It’s more about a broad-stroke capability,” he claims, such as public speaking, writing or troubleshooting and fixing machinery.

Capability means a strong skill that can be fine-tuned for a specific circumstance; a talented generalist, rather than a narrow specialist. Shaughnessy recommends that we recognize and develop our best competencies in order to equip ourselves to both withstand economic adversity and help push our careers forward.

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will be able to obtain more money when needed. Beck maintains that anyone can create abundance that lasts. “Where people believe they get abundance, they will,” she says, as in friendships or creative problem solving. It’s the mixed internal messages of, “I need more money,” with, “There’s not enough to go around,” that can block the flow of abundance in our lives.

Beck, who lives in San Luis Obispo, California, recommends throwing a “neurological toggle switch” to turn off the “lack-and-attack” part of our brains and turn on the “everything-is-goingto-be-all-right” area. This is realized through slowing down, relaxing and meditating. “You have to relax to start dissolving the disbelief in the possibility of having what you want,” she says.

“Empty out the negative thoughts in order to gain the confidence that abundance is yours.”

Spirituality

Following all of these first five steps also helps enhance our spirituality. Dennis Merritt Jones, of Simi Valley, California, author of the new book, Your (Re) Defining Moments: Becoming Who You

Were Born to Be, calls it “being pulled by vision,” rather than being pushed by pain. The motivational speaker believes that every encounter, event or circumstance is a portal to a redefining moment—a chance to connect with our authentic self.

Jones cites seven characteristics of the authentic or timeless self: realizing our oneness in life, reverence for that life, fearlessness because we know we’re part of something bigger, integrity, humility, equanimity and unconditional love. “When these qualities become the norm in our daily lives, we’ll know we are living from the authentic self,” he says.

Jones urges us to live “more

vertically.” He explains, “We exist on what I call the surface of life, a horizontal pathway where we go about our daily routines. We often don’t hear the siren call from the depths of our being because we are so busy ‘doing’. It’s the authentic self that’s eternally calling us to be who we were born to be.”

He describes a “sacred intersection” where we can turn from the horizontal everyday and move in a vertical direction to the depths of our souls or the heights of our imaginations via mindfulness and self-enquiry. Fortunately, every moment of every day offers this opportunity to expand our being. The key question is, “Will we be consciously present enough to recognize the opening and step through the door?”

These experts concur there is no finish line for self-empowerment or attaining the perfect place to stay. It’s a “sustainable growth process,” says Gershon, an ideal project for the rest of our lives.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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‘What’s a Food Pantry?’

by Tyler Gough

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once overheard a child pose this question to her mother at a local library as they were dropping off canned items for a food drive. The mother paused for a moment and then said, “A food pantry is a place where everyone is welcome. If people don’t have enough food, they can go to the food pantry and get some. If people have extra food, they can go to the food pantry to drop it off.”

I was struck immediately by the beauty and simplicity of the answer.

I use this explanation often at Indy Urban Acres, the eight-acre urban farm I manage in Indianapolis where we sustainably grow, produce and donate all of it to area food pantries.

Besides growing healthy food, the farm hosts thousands of kids each year as volunteers or on field trips during which we teach them about food insecurity, food pantries and food banks.

According to the United States Census publication Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013, nearly 50 million Americans live in food-insecure households—16 million of them children. Food insecurity means that one’s ability to secure food on a daily basis is unknown, or put another way, a family is so poor they don’t know how they’re going to put food on the table each day. A food bank is the storehouse for millions of pounds of food and other products that go out to the community, while a food pantry functions as the arms that reach out to that community directly.

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The most basic of our obligations as a society is to make sure our children don’t have to go to bed hungry. Sadly and inexplicably, this obvious collective obligation often goes unmet. The multifaceted issues that surround hunger all stem from poverty. People don’t go hungry because of a lack of food—it’s because they don’t have the money for food and the reasons can be varied. Not having a job, being sick or having a sick family member, or lacking transportation are some of the more basic reasons but the list can be extensive.

While the issues of poverty may be complex, the need to feed our entire community, especially our children, is not. As we gather around our Thanksgiving tables this season, we should build upon the spirit of thankfulness. We should be grateful for what we have on our plates, but also think of those who have nothing on theirs.

As a society, the first steps to ending food insecurity, and once and for all boarding up the windows of the community food pantry, is to talk

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about the issues. Keep the realities of children going to bed hungry at the forefront of our conversations, hearts and ultimately, our actions. The two absolutely most important actions one can take to help those that are food insecure are organizing food drives, and educating our fellow humans that, no matter the circumstance that leaves a family in poverty, no child should have to go a day without a food.

When I think back to that conversation in the library years ago, I’m reminded that we are all welcome at the food pantry. Sometimes it takes a simple conversation with a small child to see that the answer can be both beautiful and simple at the same time.

Tyler Gough is the farm manager of Indy Urban Acres, and the president of the not-for-profit Narrow Gate Gardens, Inc., whose mission is to create and help sustain community gardens to support food pantries.

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Early into her personal transformation, Snyder realized that digestion holds the key. “I never linked my constipation issues with my acne,” she says. “It’s a tremendous amount of work to digest food. It’s no wonder that eating a fast-food sandwich with gluten bread, animal protein and cheese with casein produces a mid-afternoon slump. They are hard to digest together and all at once, taxing body energy,” she explains. “Then, when you feel the inevitable drop in energy, you might turn to caffeine or sugary soda, but that only brings on another slump.”

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Snyder, who is now a vegan, suggests simplifying meals and starting them with whole, raw, plant-based foods like salads. She advises her clients to start the day with lemon juice in warm water. If they don’t feel like breakfast, she advises, “Don’t force yourself. Listen to your body, it knows best.”

When hunger hits, Snyder blends a Glowing Green Smoothie—what she calls, “the star of the whole Beauty Detox program,” in her book. A batch of three to four servings requires seven cups of chopped spinach; six cups of chopped romaine lettuce; one-and-a-half cups of chopped celery; one banana; an apple and a pear, both peeled, cored and chopped; two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and two cups of filtered water. She claims that drinking this smoothie can make a difference in just three days.

She also lists 50 plant-based foods for specific body

Kimberly Snyder Shows How to Eat for Radiant Skin, Eyes and Hair

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ise food choices that optimize digestion and promote natural, ongoing detoxification can help us attain red-carpet shape, professes nutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of The Beauty Detox Foods. She aims for optimum health as the basis for achieving a desirable outward glow.

Snyder says she once struggled with several beauty issues. In seeking wellness on the way to becoming a nutritionist, she found that her daily energy level improved after she started making shifts in her diet. She then lost weight, her hair got healthier and her formerly troubled facial skin became clear and smooth.

Blogging about her gradual transformation and lifestyle philosophies attracted media attention and a celebrity clientele by word of mouth. “I never looked for clients; they found me,” she says. Today, Snyder counts entertainers Fergie and her actor-husband Josh Duhamel, Kerry Washington, Channing Tatum and Drew Barrymore among the many celebrities she has helped get into better camera-ready shape.

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Healthy eating pays dividends in radiant skin, lustrous hair, sparkling eyes and a sleek physique. benefits because they are naturally alkaline-forming during digestion and assimilate more effectively than acid-forming animal protein, dairy, caffeine, alcohol and sugar. By improving digestion, we end up feeling more energetic.

Timely Eating

Carefully timed consumption is another key in Snyder’s beauty regimen. She recommends starting the day with a light smoothie, eating foods based on whole plants throughout the day, and then eating a raw salad and a vegetarian meal or some animal protein as an earlier dinner. Eating fruit by itself on an empty stomach helps it digest better than when combined with other foods that take longer to process. On hungrier days, Snyder suggests turning to whole grains such as oats or quinoa, which are high in fiber and lower in fat, or fibrous chia seeds.

When energy is low, she advocates supplementing with bee pollen or a protein smoothie. She stresses, “Progress, not perfection,” as her mantra, advising that it’s better to take small steps and keep moving forward rather than try to change everything all at once. She believes that experiencing higher energy and beauty benefits provides effective incentives to continue instead of trying to stick to a strict, numbers-based plan that doesn’t take into account energy or digestion.

Ongoing Cleansing

“The metaphor I use for healthy digestion is a waterfall versus a stagnant pond,” says Snyder. “You want your system to be moving, dynamic.” To keep digestive “sludge” out of our body’s systems, Snyder recommends a proven detox approach of drinking liquid only between meals to help foods digest easier. She particularly recommends her own Probiotic & Enzyme Salad, made with four cups of shredded cabbage; one inch of fresh ginger, cut into strips; one teaspoon of caraway seeds; and cold, filtered water, all left to naturally ferment in a jar at room temperature for about five days—or refrigerated raw sauerkraut from a health food store—to help flush out toxins. She also emphasizes supplementing with probiotics, such as her unique formula made from soil-based organisms. Infrared sauna treatments can also help leach heavy metals out of body fat and decrease cellulite.

“These techniques have been around for a long time because they work,” says Snyder. “As I always say, outer beauty is a reflection of inner health.”

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Top 50 Beauty Detox Foods

by Kimberly Snyder These foods work to improve specific body areas while promoting whole-body wellness. Such plant-based foods also improve digestion and raise energy levels.

For Beautiful Skin

For Beautiful Eyes

Youthful Red bell peppers Coconut (fresh, milk, oil) Avocados Spinach

Bright eyes Papaya Beets Blueberries Apples

Radiant Watercress Figs Sweet potatoes Cucumbers Acai

Eliminating dark circles and puffiness Celery Collard greens Asparagus Bananas

Soft Pineapple Almonds Walnuts Flaxseed

For a Beautiful Body

Unlined, wrinkle-free Pears Cabbage Turmeric Clear, blemish-free Fermented vegetables (e.g., sauerkraut) Arugula Onions Raw apple-cider vinegar Garlic Lemon

For Beautiful Hair Pumpkin seeds Dulse (a type of seaweed) Carrots Radishes Nutritional yeast

Fluid body movement Broccoli Brussels sprouts Sesame seeds Romaine lettuce Cellulite-free Fresh cilantro and parsley Buckwheat and oat groats (whole oats) Toned body Kale Hemp seeds Quinoa Millet Chia seeds

For an Inner Glow Bee pollen Sunflower seeds Sprouts Spirulina (dried blue-green algae) or chlorella (high chlorophyll algae)

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Midday Pick-Me-Up Well-Planned Naps Boost Brainpower

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leep, along with nutrition and exercise, shapes the backbone of overall health, yet 40 percent of Americans get an insufficient amount, according to a recent Gallup survey, and the potential health risks are considerable. “Sleep deprivation affects every organ system and disease state,” and is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer and mortality, says Michael Breus, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Scottsdale, Arizona, and founder of TheSleepDoctor.com.

“It’s best to get seven to eight hours of sleep in one big block at nighttime,” counsels Breus. Yet the circadian rhythm dictates two peaks of sleepiness every 24 hours— one in the middle of the night and another 12 hours later, says Dr. Lawrence Epstein, director of the sleep medicine program at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Interacting with the circadian rhythm is the homeostatic rhythm, which causes greater sleepiness the longer we’re awake. Both circadian and homeostatic sleepiness elevate by mid-afternoon, resulting in the familiar 4 p.m. slump.

Siesta cultures split sleep, notes Epstein, slightly reducing nighttime sleep, but devoting time midday to nap.

“Naps are a double-edged sword,” observes Epstein.

While they help relieve short-term sleepiness, poorly planned naps can perpetuate an unhealthy cycle of daytime sleepiness and nighttime wakefulness. Stepping outside for 10 minutes of sunlight and fresh air can stamp out sleepiness, says Breus, which is much healthier than reaching for a caffeine jolt or sugary snack.

Be a Better Napper

A study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that merely falling asleep may initiate memory processing and cognitive consolidation, helping explain why German scientists found even six-minute naps to be rejuvenating. If substantial daytime sleep is needed to overcome a deficit, strive for 90 to 110 minutes, the length of time needed to complete a full sleep cycle. Here are other practical tips.

Reflect on the rationale. “Boredom, laziness or avoiding work are the wrong reasons to nap,” says Amanda Chan, managing editor for healthy living at The Huffington Post, which instituted two cozy nap rooms in its New York headquarters after founder Arianna Huffington collapsed from exhaustion several years ago. A quick pick-me-up to boost mental agility and mood is a reasonable excuse to snooze.

Plan a prophylactic nap. Forestall late afternoon fatigue by napping between 1 and 3 p.m. Waiting until early evening to nap can interfere with nighttime sleep, advises Epstein.

Embrace darkness, coolness and quietude. Melatonin, “the key that starts the engine of sleep,” is suppressed by even the slightest amount of light, so wear eyeshades, suggests Breus. Keep a blanket and earplugs handy.

Lie down. If a bed or couch is unavailable, try napping on a yoga mat on the floor. A chair should be reclined to support the lower back and avoid straining the neck from “bobblehead” syndrome, says Breus.

Power down. Setting an alarm for 10 to 25 minutes allows time for only the first two sleep stages: falling asleep and light sleep. Breus explains that sleeping longer than 25 minutes triggers deep sleep, from which waking results in sleep inertia, or grogginess, that impairs mood, decision-making and motor skills.

Napping at Work

While many progressive businesses such as Google, Apple and Zappos permit or even promote workplace napping, most companies are still skeptical. “We live in a culture that minimizes the importance of sleep,” comments Epstein. “We prize productivity and think it shows worker loyalty to put in excessive amounts of time.”

Ironically, mounting research suggests that napping may boost the brainpower needed to function at peak performance. A recent study found that nightshift air-traffic controllers that napped for 19 minutes showed better vigilance and reaction times than non-nappers. Other documented benefits include better concentration, memory and creativity.

Seek out a sleep sanctuary at work, such as an office with the door closed and blinds drawn, an unused conference room with a couch, or a first-aid office cot, suggests Chan. Another option is to nap in the car, but Breus insists that nappers tell colleagues where they’re going as a precaution. Better yet, bond with a “nap buddy” willing to read nearby during snooze time. “You’re very vulnerable when you’re asleep,” he says. “Be safe.”

If sleeping is not currently condoned in the workplace, consider approaching the human resources department with information on the positive effects of appropriate napping on work performance, says Epstein. Suggest implementing a sleep wellness program, which can offer education on sleep deprivation, techniques to improve sleep and individual screening for sleep disorders.

Lane Vail is a freelance writer and blogger at DiscoveringHomemaking.com. natural awakenings

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Eco-Beauty Homemade Shampoos, Lotions and Perfumes Make Great Gifts

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any of us have grown dispoo residues that result in drab hair, enchanted with expensive, and less-than-glowing skin due to a commercial beauty products suboptimal holiday diet. that include toxic and even can “Many products require only one cer-causing ingredients. Fortunately, or two ingredients and take minimal safe, natural and affordable alternatime to make,” says Cox. “Plus, they tives—including homemade shamcost only pennies. Who wouldn’t poos, conditioners, moisturizers, bath choose that over a $30-an-ounce salts, body scrubs and butters—are mysterious chemical soup?” stocked at many natural grocers and

Honey is a Cox favorite for several health food stores. reasons, including its antimicrobial ef We all want to avoid phthalfects: a dab on a blemish or insect bite ates, cetyl alcohol, triclosan, sodium can zap it overnight. “Honey has high laureth sulfate, parabens and many potassium content, making it almost other poisonous chemicals commonimpossible for bacteria to survive in,” ly found in lotions, creams, scrubs, she explains. It’s also a good source of oils, perfumes and makeup products B vitamins thiamine, niacin, riboflavin that may not be listed on labels. “You and pantothenic acid, plus minerals want to know what’s in your product,” like iron, zinc and manganese. In this says Janice Cox, of Medford, Orecase, what’s absorbed through skin is gon, the bestselling author of Natural literally nourishing our body’s entire Beauty at Home and Eco-Beauty. “If system. you’re making your own, you’re in

Honey is also a powerful hucontrol.” mectant, helping to prevent loss of

Cox remarks, “Ingredients are moisture from skin and hair. Cox recabsorbed through the skin, our largest ommends dropping a tablespoon or organ. It’s why some medicines like two in a warm bath to soothe rough birth control, pain relief and nicotine skin without stickiness, a conditioning patches are effectively applied extermixture of honey and olive oil to pronally; it’s also why toxic ingredients duce silky hair and an apple-honey placed on our skin can be so harmtoner to facilitate glowing skin. ful.”

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Her recommended solution is shampoo that contains nothing more simple: The kitchen cabinet harbors than natural soap (like Dr. Bronner’s), solutions to the dry and dull skin that water and a little vegetable oil for dry plagues many this time of year, sham- hair. “It doesn’t foam up like commerNatural Awakenings Indy AwakenIndy.com 22

cial shampoos, but it gets hair much cleaner,” she advises.

Homemade beauty products are a natural outlet for anyone that loves to cook or craft. Make a small batch— experiment with an array of essential oils to create a preferred scent to suit individual tastes, and add or subtract the amounts according to skin and hair types.

“Take it a step further and make pretty gift packages with glass bottles, jars or tins embellished with ribbons, personal artwork or anything else that taps into your creative juices,” says Cox. “Your friends and family will be especially happy to receive and use them.”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books and publisher at Take Charge Books. Connect at Kathleen@KathleenBarnes.com.

Simple Natural Beauty Ingredients Here are a few favorite ingredients for home treatments: n Honey is perfect for conditioning dry, damaged hair and rinses out easily. n Sour cream makes a great facial mask for softening and cleansing a dull complexion. n Green tea is packed with antioxidants and tones skin with no need to rinse off. n Oatmeal can be used instead of soap to cleanse all skin types. n Pineapple juice soothes tired feet and softens rough patches. n Baking soda works head to toe as a hair rinse, facial scrub and bath soak. n Olive oil in a nail soak keeps nails clean, flexible and strong.

Muscle-Soothing Bath Salts Yields 24 ounces This is the perfect bath to relax and refresh the whole body. Add a few drops of essential oils to the mixture for scent.

1 cup kosher or sea salt 1 cup baking soda 1 cup Epsom salt Mix together all ingredients and pour into a clean, dry container. Pour one cup of the mixture into a warm tub slowly, allowing the salts to dissolve completely. Soak for at least 20 minutes, but no more than 40 minutes.

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Practice Gratitude and Change Your Life

by April Thompson “I have started a gratitude journal that I write in every day. When you run out of the ‘obvious’ blessings, it makes you dig deep and see all the small things.

I commit to do my very best to never take anything or anybody, good or bad, for granted.” ~ Lisa Henderson Middlesworth “A town can be such a blessing. Neighbors always pull together when there’s a tragedy or natural disaster. The boundaries diminish and yards become one... we eat in each other’s kitchens, supervise each other’s children, share vehicles and generally watch out for each other. I believe it is God’s way of reminding us that we’re one family and each of us provides the strength and foundation for the other.” ~ Colleen Epple Pine

Yields 4 ounces This is a rich, buttery cream that makes a wonderful all-over body cream. It contains four well-known skin conditioning oils. ¼ cup grated cocoa butter 1 Tbsp coconut oil 2 Tbsp light sesame oil 1 Tbsp almond oil 1 Tbsp grated beeswax Combine all the ingredients in a heat-resistant container. In the microwave or on the stovetop using a double boiler, gently heat until the mixture just begins to melt. Remove from heat and stir well until the wax and cocoa butter are melted and all ingredients are mixed together. Pour into a clean container and allow it to cool completely. Spread a small amount of the body butter on the skin.

Recipes courtesy of Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home, Natural Beauty for All Seasons, Natural Beauty from the Garden and Eco Beauty.

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iddlesworth was the most significant “Feeling gratitude conversation we ever and Pine are among and not expressing had.” thousands adopting Gratitude is a small it is like wrapping act with a big paya Gratitude Challenge to help develop off, Green observes. a present and their gratitude reflex “The person receiving not giving it.” and cultivate a more gratitude appreciates positive outlook on knowing they made ~ William Arthur Ward life. Gratitude can a difference, but the take many forms, giver is the greatest but typically participants pledge to recipient. It feels good to express gratreflect upon and express it daily with itude, plus you are freed from future the help of email prompts from a regrets that you didn’t express it when sponsoring organization. A gratitude you had the chance.” practice can help grow appreciation

Patricia Brugioni, a Christian for the strangers that better our lives.

Science nurse from Chicago, has It can also deepen our gratefulness been sharing three things she’s gratefor the significant others we someful for on social media on a daily times take for granted. basis since taking a five-day online

Approaching a milestone birthday, challenge earlier this year. “I am a retired businessman Walter Green set grateful person by nature, but now I out on a year-long journey to visit 44 am claiming the good that is coming people that he credited with changing to me and learning to cherish things his life to initiate conversations about without feeling like I have to earn their influence, which he recounts in them,” she says. the book This is the Moment! While the relationships were already solid, Connect with freelance writer April according to Green, “In many cases, it Thompson at AprilWrites.com. natural awakenings

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An A for APPLES It’s a Top-Ranked Superstar Fruit

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utrient density—an acknowledged characteristic of apples—is considered the most significant qualification for a superfood. “It’s one of the healthiest foods,” advises Case Adams, from Morro Bay, California, a naturopathic doctor with a Ph.D. in natural health sciences. Apples’ antioxidant power alone could elevate it to status as a superior superfood. Eating apples could help ward off America’s most pressing yet preventable, chronic illnesses, which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

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Morwenna Given, a medical herbalist and Canadian member of the American Herbalists Guild, from Toronto, explains why and shares an analogy, “The normal metabolic processes of oxidation produce reactive oxygen

species (free radicals) with unpaired electrons that hunt and steal partner electrons from the body’s cells.

Imagine an electrical plug wherein the grounding wire has been eliminated or compromised. There is nothing to prevent a surge or fire.” This is comparable to what happens to a body impacted by a poor diet, lack of exercise, stress and illness; its healthy grounding is compromised.

When the overall damage to cell structure overwhelms the body’s innate antioxidation defenses, conditions are ripe for disease and accelerated aging. Foods high in antioxidants, like the apple, help to neutralize the damage and heal bodily tissues.

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just beneath the peel—are another of the apple’s powerful nutrient partners, notes Adams in his book, The Ancestors Diet. So, even when making applesauce, including the peel is vital. With the exception of vitamin C, all other nutrient compounds remain intact when the fruit is cooked.

Subtle differences in polyphenol levels exist among apple varieties, according to Linus Pauling Institute testing. Polyphenol compounds ultimately activate the fruit’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Northern spy, Fuji and especially red delicious varieties are the richest in antioxidants; empire and golden delicious harbor relatively low levels.

“Some older varieties that had lost popularity with large-scale commercial farmers are now being grafted again, thanks to a return to organic practices,” remarks Meredith Hayes, schools and student nutrition senior manager at FoodShare, a leading North American food security organization.

Note that conventionally grown apples top the Environmental Working Group’s list of 48 fruits and vegetables tested for pesticide residue (ewg.org/foodnews/list.php). That’s yet another sound reason, along with better taste and nutrition, to go organic.

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“The purpose of any seed is to replicate the species,” explains Given.

“The pulp around the seed protects and feeds the seed until it’s burrowed into the soil and germinates. Older species evolved to be protective of their seeds to survive against pests and other insults. Commercially grown produce, however, has generally bred out the secondary metabolites that house so many of a plant’s nutrients.”

It helps to know that imperfect-looking food has potentially synthesized more sugars and nutrients in response to stress in order to survive, making blemishes or irregular shapes more appealing as consumers discover the core value of non-homogenized fruit.

In 2012, Hayes worked with Tom O’Neill, general manager of Canada’s

Norfolk Fruit Growers Association, to repackage smaller “unacceptable” apples into an ideal bag weight and size for a second-grader to carry and share in school meal and snack programs.

Previously, these “too-small” apples were being tilled back into soil or sold in Europe because there was no market for them here,” says Hayes. “So, we looked for ways to honor imperfect fruit.”

Other beneficial movements against food waste that are also making produce more affordable include France’s Intermarché supermarket’s popular inglorious fruits and vegetables campaign, with the tagline, “As good, but 30 percent cheaper,” and Portugal’s ugly fruit program. Such initiatives are raising happy awareness of so-called imperfect, and often organically grown, food.

By recognizing and appreciating the apple during this season’s harvest, we honor its versatility, affordability, broad availability and culinary flexibility.

Tania Melkonian is a certified nutritionist and healthy culinary arts educator in Southwest Florida. Connect at EATomology.com.

Apples in the Kitchen (Empire, Golden Delicious) Yields 2 large smoothies

(Red Delicious)

Yields 6 servings

1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 cup unsweet ened applesauce or stewed apples ½ cup raw, unsalted cashews, soaked in water for 1 hour 2 tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 chopped, pitted dates, soaked in water for ½ hour or 2 Tbsp maple syrup (use dates if using a high speed blender, otherwise use maple syrup) 1 cup ice cubes

Dressing Ingredients: 3 Tbsp organic tamari soy sauce 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimentón) 5 Tbsp sesame oil 2 tsp maple syrup Whisk ingredients together until combined.

Salad Ingredients: 1 cup cooked red quinoa 2 cups grated apple Grated radish (daikon or red work well) 1 cup chopped chives 1 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

Place all ingredients in a blender and purée until smooth, 30 to 60 seconds.

Combine ingredients together until incorporated. Add dressing just before serving and mix to combine.

Courtesy of Elise Bauer, SimplyRecipes.com

Courtesy of Tania Melkonian, EATomology.com

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Growing Up with Wayne Dyer

Serena Dyer Reflects on Her Spiritual Upbringing

by Lindsay McGinty

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She wrote the book after dropping out of law school, a big step toward her dream of inspiring others to live authentically.

I were exposed to a lot of ideas that were different than what my friends heard. We were taught that within each of us is a purpose, a passion that we call dharma, and that dharma is what we are incarnated here to do.

We were taught that the most important thing you could do in your life was to follow that dharma, and in doing so, you would be serving God. I often joke that my childhood was filled with unconditional love and security, but also a lot of weirdness! Not many kids learn transcendental meditation at the age of 5 and count monks as friends.

What was it like to grow up with Wayne Dyer as your father?

Were there any downsides to being raised by spiritual parents?

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erena Dyer had a unique childhood being raised by spiritually progressive parents, including her bestselling celebrity dad, Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., who would write her notes on personal stationery printed with the motto, “Be realistic.

Expect miracles!” It’s not a message her peers likely heard at home.

Now 29, Serena shares her point of view in Don’t Die with Your Music Still in You: My Experience Growing Up with Spiritual Parents, co-authored with her father. The title reflects her parents’ key lesson for their children: Pursue the life you are born to live.

Some missteps along the journey to her true calling included enrolling in law school to maintain her student identity, but her upbringing served as a light guiding her home to herself.

Growing up, my seven siblings and

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I like to think that while there weren’t any real downsides, there were certainly challenges. For example, in a more traditional household, when someone gets the flu, their parents probably tell them that it’s flu season and it’s just going around. In my household, when one of us would get the flu, we were told that we aligned with it and allowed it in. In other words, part of the challenge of having spiritually progressive parents is that they make sure you are aware that you are responsible for everything happening in your life.

What is the greatest lesson you learned?

Thus far, it is knowing that we are the creators of our destiny—the masters of our fate. I wholeheartedly believe that we sign up for the experiences we have in this lifetime, as they are part of our soul’s desire to grow and expand. When we make the choice to view life as not happening to us, but responding to us, we become more consciously aware of how much our thoughts affect our daily experience. I am so grateful my parents taught me this at a young age because I have learned to choose my thoughts carefully.

What is the greatest gift your parents have given you?

It’s not something they did for me; it was how they lived their lives in front of me. My parents did not encourage me to follow my dreams and then sacrifice theirs in order to raise me.

My parents followed their dreams and in watching them do so, I felt safe to go after mine, as well. They taught me that there is no honor in sacrificing yourself or your dreams for anyone else, and demonstrated that the only time you have to make your life the way you want it is now. I am grateful to them for living their lives this way, which has allowed me to feel safe living my life this way, as well.

What advice would you give to people that wish they were raised in a more spiritual manner?

I tell people that it doesn’t really matter what kind of parents you had, it matters how you feel about yourself.

Everything in life starts with the self. If you don’t have love and acceptance and forgiveness for yourself, you won’t have these things to give to other people either. I was taught that we can’t give what we don’t have.

When we learn to love and treasure every part of ourselves, we also have love to give to others.

Contributor Lindsay McGinty lives in Orange County, CA.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Monumental Marathon – 8am. Beginning and finishing at the Indiana State Capitol Building, this event benefits the Indianapolis Public School system. The flat and fast course highlights landmarks and historical neighborhoods throughout Indianapolis. In addition to the Boston Qualifying Monumental Marathon, there is a half marathon, 5k and Kids’ Fun Run. $125 Full; $90 Half; $40 5k; $15 KFR. Indiana State Capitol, 200 W Washington St, Indianapolis. 317-733-3300.

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Power Recycling Weekend – Saturday and Sunday. A mass recycling effort held at the Indianapolis Zoo. Get rid of clutter and help the environment. Drop old electronics in the Zoo parking lot and recycling partners will take it from there. Various partnerships will also allow for paper recycling, phone book recycling and clothing donations. Free; $5 processing fee for tv’s and monitors. Participants receive a $2 discount coupon on Zoo admission. Indianapolis Zoo, White River State Park. 317-630-2001. IndyZoo.com.

A Weekend with Kino MacGregor – Saturday and Sunday. CitYoga hosts one of the biggest names in the international yoga scene, with 423,000 followers on Instagram and over 35.2 million views on YouTube. $175/weekend workshop; $45/single session. CitYoga, 2442 Central Ave, Indianapolis. 317-920-9642. CitYoga.biz.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Bring Back Vitality Juicing Workshop – 6:308:30pm. Learn hands-on how to juice and about the amazing benefits of this form of nourishment. $20 person. Good Earth Natural Food Co, 6350 N Guilford Ave, Indianapolis. Register at 317-2533709 or info@Good-Earth.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Book Signing with Chef Wendell Fowler – 5-7pm. Meet local healthy food advocate Chef Wendell, and discover his new cookbook Eat Right Now, filled with provocative and informative food essays from his popular syndicated health column. Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317- 255-3972.

EzrasEnlightenedCafe.com.

Hoosier EVA Meeting – 6-8pm. 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. Tom Wood Volkswagon, 4545 E 96th St, Indianapolis.

Rick Steiner, 317-987-4890. HoosierEVA.org.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Target Free Night at the Children’s Museum – 4-8pm. Enjoy all the fun activities and exhibits of the museum for free. Sponsored by Target the first Thursday of each month. Free. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis. 317-334-4000. ChildrensMuseum.org.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

LEGO KidsFest – 4-8:30pm, Saturday 9am1:30pm; 3-7:30pm, Sunday 9am-1:30pm; 3-7:30pm. Attendees can tour life-size models built entirely of LEGO bricks; enroll in the LEGO Master Builder Academy to learn fundamentals of design, engineering and art to become better builders; take in a showing of the LEGO movie; compete in relay races, tower speed builds and bridge-building contests; and visit one of the other 22 workshops and activities offered during each session. $22/adults, $20/youth 3-17, 2 and under free. Indianapolis Convention Center, Halls I, J and K, 100 S. Capitol Ave, Indianapolis.

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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.

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Luminous Mandalas – 6-9pm. Artist reception featuring the work of Jaime Locke’s intricate carvings of mandala designs on wood, metal, glass and stone. Nibbles and sips will be provided. Free.

The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis.

317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

Indy Dog Scouts Meet-up – 9:30am. Meet with other local active dog owners. All those who enjoy taking their dogs out gather to share info on local dog-friendly places and meet other dog owners.

Best Friends Pet Care, 8224 Bash St, Indianapolis.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

The Do It Again Recycled Art Market – 10am-3pm. The market offers one of a kind items made from discarded or recycled materials and available for purchase. The art is diverse, including jewelry, sculpture, glass, purses and more. Free. Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 W Oak St, Zionsville. 317-344-9855.

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Conner Prairie at Dawn – 7-10am. Adults are invited to enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of the grounds. Guests invited to take pictures, paint, sketch, hike, or simply enjoy the nature. Space is limited and for ages 18 and older. $9 member; $10 non-member. Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers. 317-776-6006. ConnerPrairie.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Yoga to Unravel Low Back Pain – 10:30am -12:30pm. Unravel low back pain at its root through a yoga self-care practice. Open to beginners and other levels. $25. Irvington Wellness Center, 17 Layman Ave, Indianapolis. 317-6820841. YogaExec.com.

Bring Back Vitality Every Day Essential Oils Workshop – 12-1:30pm. Experience 15 different oils while learning about these amazing natural remedies. Free. All People Yoga Center, 1724 E 86th St, Indianapolis. 317-818-1800.

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From Addiction and Loss to Wholeness – 1-3:30pm. Confronting addiction doesn’t have to be a lonely journey. Hear powerful stories of healing from a panel conversation that touches on spirituality, music, writing, and public policy at this Spirit & Place Festival event. Free. Fairbanks Recovery Center, 8102 Clearvista Parkway, Indianapolis. For more info: Kathleen Gill 317572-9469 or KGill@Fairbankscd.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Healthy Holidays Cooking Class – 6:30-8:30pm.

Chef Allie and Audrey share healthy eating tips as they prepare allergy-friendly holiday foods to be shared by all. $35. Ezra’s Cafe, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. RSVP at the Cafe or 317-255-3972.

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Love the Skin You’re In – 7-9pm. Join licensed Aesthetician, Delynn Curtis for an evening of Self Love and Sacred Ritual through mini facials and healing touch. $20. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

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Pure Bliss Dance Celebration – 7-9pm. Come ignite your power and purpose through music and movements’ magical transformations. Featuring Conscious Music DJ, Jamestar Dust, and Spirit Dancer, Delynn Curtis. $20. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

America Recycles Day – One day to educate.

One day to motivate. One day to make recycling bigger and better 365 days a year. Learn more at AmericaRecyclesDay.org.

Revent – 6-10pm. Support the Indiana Recycling Coalition with an evening of food, drink, friends, networking and silent auction. Celebrate the past and future efforts of the IRC, all proceeds directly support the mission of the IRC. $95/ Nonmember; $75/ Member. Big Car Service Center for Contemporary Culture & Community, 3819 Lafayette Rd, Indianapolis. 317-632-5915.

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Autumn Art Fair – Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 11am4pm. Browse and shop for family-friendly, handcrafted and affordable art. Over forty artists from Indianapolis and surrounding areas will be selling their wares, just in time for the holidays. Free. The Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis. 317-327-7135. GPACArts.org.

Sonic Embrace – 6-8pm. Anara WhiteBear will take you deep into a sound meditation with her Crystal Singing Bowls in the beautiful candle lit gallery. $20. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Happy Thanksgiving

Bring Back Vitality Cleansing Workshop – 6:30-8:30pm. Create and sample fresh juices as you learn the reasons cleanses detox your body. $20. Good Earth Natural Food Co, 6350 N Guilford Ave, Indianapolis. 317-253-3709 or info@good-earth.com.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Indy Holistic Hub Connection Series – Building Your Business Intuitively – 6-7:30pm. $10/guest; free/member. Hub contact: Jennifer@SeffrinSynergy.com. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Bolt for the Heart – 8:45am. Join in the second annual Thanksgiving Day 3.33-mile family run/ walk and help raise funds for the placement of life saving AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in central Indiana. $25/ages 6-74; free/5 and under, ages 75 and over, through 11/25. The Palladium, 355 City Center Dr, Carmel. Register: BoltForTheHeart.com.

Introduction to Essential Oils – 6-7:30pm.

Learn what essential oils are and how to use them for wellness and abundance. Try out some Young Living oils. Free. 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. Register by 11/17: 317-445-4203.

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Drumstick Dash – 9am. The 11th annual race benefitting Wheeler Mission. Participants can take part in a 4.5-mile, 2.75-mile, or 50-yard Little Gobbler’s race. A free parking shuttle will run from Glendale Mall to the starting lines. $28.

Broad Ripple. WheelerMission.org.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Prairie Tykes – 9:30-11am, Friday 9:30-11am. A time of learning, fun, and crafts, custom made for little ones ages 2-5. Join for a harvest-time celebration of grinding corn, have a cornbread snack, and learn about pioneer foods. $11 member; $12 non-member. Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers. Reservation required 317-776-6006.

ConnerPrairie.org.

IMA Final Fridays – 6:30-11pm. Unwind at the Indianapolis Museum of Art with extended evening hours and choose from a variety of experiences throughout the IMA galleries. Each month a fresh selection of activities, tours, and guest performers will draw from international influences and works for art on display at the Museum.

Free/cash bar, food available for purchase. IMA, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis. 317-923-1331.

IMAMuseum.org.

Great American Smoke-Out – Every year the American Cancer Society marks the third Thursday of November by encouraging smokers to use the day to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking by that day. Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US.

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Tonic Ball – 7pm. A cool music festival benefitting Second Helpings. Dozens of top local bands will play the songs of Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana and more. $30. Various locations in Fountain Square, Prospect and Shelby Streets, Indianapolis.

317-632-2664. TonicIndy.com.

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Circle of Lights – 6-8pm. Annual lighting of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument features festive activities, musical entertainment and fireworks following the lighting at 7:45. The 242-foot display is created with 4,784 lights and 52 garland strands. Free. Monument Circle, 1 Monument Cir, Indianapolis. 317-237-2222. QC-Indy.com.

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daily Waterman’s Farm Market – 9am-7pm. Thru early Nov. Fall Harvest Festival featuring hayrides, petting zoo and more. Check out specialty food products made in Indiana. 7010 E Raymond St, Indianapolis. Also 10am-7pm, with bounce house and activities for younger children, at 100 N Ind 37, Greenwood. Free. 317-888-4189.

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sunday Kundalini Yoga – 8:30-9:45am. A unique blend of posture, breathwork, meditation and chanting.

Modifications available for any fitness level. Body Mind and Core, 1344 S Rangeline Rd,Carmel.

317-696-0720. HariDattiKaur.com.

Journeys Fire Sunday Celebration – 10-11am.

A spiritual community open to anyone who wishes to express and experience loving acceptance. Sunday celebrations are led by Rev. Richard Brendan and include music, meditation, and inspirational messages. Free. Anthenaeum Auditorium, 401 E Michigan St, Indianapolis. 317-796-1897.

JourneysFireSpiritualCenter.org.

Dharma 4 Kids – 11am-12:15pm. Suitable for ages 4-11. Children learn how to develop harmony, confidence and methods to calm the mind. The topics of both classes will correlate to foster parent/child discussion after class. $5/child.

Snacks included. Dromtonpa Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6018 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis.

317-374-5281. Meditation-Indianapolis.org.

Kundalini Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. All levels. A unique blend of posture, breathwork, meditation and chanting. Modifications available for any fitness level. $10. Cityoga, 2442 N Central Ave, Indianapolis. 317-920-9642. HariDattiKaur.com.

tuesday Good Morning Yoga – 9-10am. Join Lilly Mack for an all-level Vinyasa class combining stretching, balance and fun music. A great way to start the morning. $15. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

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Yoga Movement for Parkinson’s – 1:30-2:30pm.

Also on Thursdays. Movement designed for people with Parkinson’s disease. Seated and supported poses in a small group. Donation based. breath.life.yoga, 8202 Clearvista Parkway, Suite 8C, Indianapolis. 317-502-5630.

BreathLifeYoga.com.

Take Out Tuesday at Earth Fare – 4:30-7:30pm.

Enjoy BBQ chicken and two seasonal sides. $5.

Earth Fare, 13145 Levinson Ln, Noblesville; 1390 Rangeline Rd, Carmel; 2110 E County Line Rd, Greenwood. EarthFare.com.

Meditation Group – 7-9pm. Explore a different style of meditation each week to look within, relax, re-center and balance yourself. Guided meditations, singing bowls, music, drumming and many other techniques will be used. $10. Good Journeys House of Healing, 17901 River Ave, Noblesville. 317-750-7392. GoodJourneys.net.

wednesday Restorative Movement and Methods – 9-10:30am. Join spirit dancer Delynn Curtin in the Flow of the Spirit’s Light and Love. Open to all, standing or sitting; on all levels of healing. $15.

The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis.

317-253-0499. ThePlayfulSoul.com.

Workout Wednesdays – Noon. Thru Dec. Pack your gym bag, ditch the boring treadmill workout and make the most of your lunch hour.

Workout downtown to energizing, powerful beats and a motivating instructor. Instructors and cardio-based fitness classes will rotate. All fitness levels are welcome. Free. 250 W Georgia St, Indianapolis. GeorgiaStreetIndy.com Oneness Blessing – 7-9pm. Oneness is transference of energy into the crown chakra to bring in and release things from your life such as: healing, clarity, release emotions and bring in abundance into your life. $10. Good Journeys House of Healing, 17901 River Ave, Noblesville. 317-750-7392.

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thursday Family Dinner Night at Earth Fare – 4-8pm.

Bring the whole family for a great healthy meal option, where up to 6 kids eat free with the purchase on an adult meal of $5 or more. Earth Fare, 13145 Levinson Ln, Noblesville; 1390 Rangeline Rd, Carmel; 2110 E County Line Rd, Greenwood.

EarthFare.com.

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.

Empowered Human Angel – 6:30-8pm. Learn to use your ultra-sensitive gifts to better your life and the world. It is time to no longer be overwhelmed, but to stand in our truth. $10. The Playful Soul, 6516 N Ferguson, Indianapolis. 317-253-0499.

ThePlayfulSoul.com.

friday Happy Hour Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. Great weekend starter to stretch out, relax and calm down!

For anyone with some yoga experience. Please bring your own mat. $5. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 East 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642.

IPYC.org.

Community Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. All levels Vinyasa Flow yoga class, with refreshments served afterwards. Donations only, any amount. Breathe Yoga, 5345 Winthrop Ave, Ste E, Broad Ripple.

704-777-7878. BreatheYogaDharma.com.

saturday Broad Ripple Farmers’ Market – 8am-Noon.

Thru mid-November. 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.

Indy Winter Farmers’ Market – 9am-12:30pm.

Beginning Nov 8, thru April. The goal of the market is to provide a venue downtown to directly connect farmers and producers to the community, while promoting access to local, healthy food for all. The Platform, Indianapolis City Market West Wing, 202 E Market St, Indianapolis.

IndyWinterFarmersMarket.org.

Restorative Yoga – 12-1pm. Enjoy a Vinyasa Slow-Flow yoga class to recover from the week and enter the weekend in a more relaxed state. $10. Breathe Yoga, 5345 Winthrop Ave, Ste E, Broad Ripple. 704-777-7878.

BreatheYogaDharma.com.

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Pogue’s Run Grocer is your local Indy Food Co-op – a member-owned grocery store featuring affordable, fresh, healthy foods and locally produced goods. The Deli serves delicious made-to-order sandwiches, homemade soups and features a full salad bar, as well as prepared salads and spreads to-go. Open to the public. See ad on page 11.

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