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11 OVERCOME HOLIDAY MEDIA MADNESS The Best Things In Life Aren’t Things

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

12 NATURE’S KARMA Giving Back to Mother Nature

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MORE HAPPINESS How To Transform The Modern Shopping Dilemma

by Judith Fertig

20 CONSCIOUS BUYING THOUGHTFUL GIVING

21 THE GRATITUDE CAMPAIGN A Simple Gesture from the Heart Says it All

by Scott Truitt

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22 HOME RECIPES Human Foods Are Good For Pets

by Carla Soviero

24 TECH SABBATH A Day of Rest Fosters Wellness

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START A NEW THANKSGIVING TRADITION Three Meatless Festive Entrée Options

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Adoptable Pets

Amber 1-year-old Border Collie Mix I came to the shelter as a puppy, but was returned not too long after I was adopted because my family couldn’t dedicate the time to housetrain me. I guess they were surprised that puppies don’t come with this knowledge when they’re born.

Anyway, I got along well with other animals, including cats, and I loved the little kids I used to play with. Will you give me a chance?

Ms. Scarlet 7-year-old Female I was adopted from IndyHumane, then returned to a different shelter.

Don’t ask me why - I don’t know, and I like to think I’m a great catch!

I love people and prefer their company to that of other cats - humans are so much better at giving me attention!

frequently survey the accumulating “stuff� in my home and office and consider the origin of these novelties and how they came to be part of my personal environment. Many of these items evoke happy memories and so I find myself constantly clearing, dusting, rearranging, stacking and packing to preserve their timeline in my history. It is only now after 38 years of stuff ownership that I realize I am much freer with just the memory versus the space taker.

Since this realization, I now make conscious choices about each item I covet, whether it’s a gift for myself or a loved one. This is especially true for the children in my life. In an effort to give our children all the things we never had, we may be unfairly burdening them with the responsibility of belongings and our far-fetched expectations that our little ones will be as adept as we are at storing, cleaning and organizing an overabundance of possessions. The answer to this is simple. Rather than shoveling their beloved “Sparkles�, “Moon� and “Puffer� toys into an oversized box bound for the landfill and eliciting tearful sobs mixed with tug-of-war, check out the article on page 11 titled “Overcome Holiday Media Madness� and find peaceful ways to establish new rituals for quality time together instead of perpetuating the media hype for more than we need. Then have your youngsters gather their unwanted toys and find a consignment shop or thrift store where they can be repurposed or loved anew. And, start your own trend of conscious gift giving this year with fabulous ideas from our local community within the pages of our holiday guide on page 20.

After rescuing a cat and her six kittens several weeks ago, our house is full of furry activity this season. Our four legged friends scamper about engaged in play until someone sets foot in the kitchen, when all attention turns to meal time.

I’m grateful to learn about human foods that are healthy for our pets on page 22 including easy, new recipe ideas! Our local pet experts chime in with their favorite home cooked medleys as well on page 22. It’s the perfect inspiration to spoil our little guests with tasty treats as we all share in the making of this special holiday.

The excitement of holiday dinner together is brewing as we explore vegetarian and vegan alternatives to the traditional turkey in our Conscious Eating article on page 25. My personal favorite this season has been stuffed acorn squash bursting with rich flavors of couscous, ground cumin and the unlikely pairing of raisins. For dessert this year, I’ll be serving a hearty slice of gourmet pie from Uptown CafÊ in Noblesville (page 20). And be bold, dress the table with something festive and new, such as an arrangement of dishes that will have your family begging for a repeat performance year after year.

I am filled with gratitude for the support and love of my family and friends and for each and every reader and contributor to this magazine. It is with heartfelt emotion that I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

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newsbriefs Pilates-Inspired Fitness Now Available on the Southside

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M=X Pilates is a cross-conditioning system that marries the muscle toning and lengthening benefits of Pilates with the best elements of strength and cardio training for a more well-rounded and rigorous workout that shapes, tones and burns fat faster to facilitate a flatter stomach and firmer back. This fitness method, reflecting the latest scientific advances to deliver a higher level of fitness in a shorter period of time, is taught Deanna Murphy at IM=X at IM=X Pilates Studio, in Greenwood, which is now offering free introductory sessions to spread awareness of its benefits.

According to owner Deanna Murphy, “The program is effective for all body types and fitness levels, regardless of age, weight or ability. As participants progress through the program, the sequences and combination of moves become increasingly more challenging, so IM=X is never boring. “The method is designed to tone and elongate muscles, improve posture and add flexibility to the back and spine. In a one-hour session, we can get the heart rate going, attack excess bulk in the hips and thighs, and tighten core stomach muscles for rock-hard abs,” says Deanna.

IM=X was developed 70 years after the Pilates Method by Elyse McNergney, a former dancer/choreographer and exercise physiologist.

The studio, which opened in December of last year, is staffed by IM=X certified instructors and offers private sessions and small semi-private classes. There are a mix of floor and machine routines using IM=X patented equipment like the Xercizer (an upgrade of the original Pilates reformer). The studio also features challenging new formats including cycle combination classes.

Location: 886 N. State Rd. 135, Ste. D, Greenwood. For more info, class schedules and prices, call 317-882-1818 or visit IMXPilatesIndy.com.

Local Foods Now at The Healing Chi

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he Healing Chi Wellness Center, in Danville, is known for providing a wide variety of services to nurture mind, body and spirit. Now, in addition to its regular, ongoing classes, workshops and sessions in Tai chi, yoga, metabolic typing, Reflexology, meditation, wellness, acupressure and more, it’s offering locally grown and produced foods and other goods.

Pasta and BBQ sauces, jams, jellies, ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, salsa, relish, goat cheese, apple sauce, kombucha tea, Kim Chi, sauerkraut, natural skin care products, soaps, and candles are many of the locally made and produced products now available at the center.

“These new products support the mission of providing access and resources for non-toxic goods that support overall good health,” says owner Amy Hayden.

Danville Chiropractic Supports Riley’s Children’s Hospital

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fter taking part in Danville’s Family Fun Fair last month that supported Riley’s Children’s Hospital, Danville Chiropractic continues to help raise funds for the facility. For the remainder of 2010, a $20 donation to the hospital entitles new patients to a complimentary initial consultation, exam, and X-rays if necessary plus report of findings, normally costing $355.

“We should all be thankful for those healthy, happy children we have in our lives. We would like to encourage you to help those that may not be so lucky while also taking care of yourself with chiropractic care,” says National Board Chiropractic Examinerscertified and state-licensed Dr. Brett A. McPeak.

Location: 6 Manor Dr., just off Main St. (Old 36). For more info or to make an appointment, call 317514-2055, visit DanvilleChiroCenter. com or email Sandy@ DanvilleChiroCenter.com. See ad on page 15.

Location: 72 S. Jefferson St. For more info, call 317-441-2111, visit TheHealingChi. com or email Amy@TheHealingChi.com.

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Indy’s Kitchen Is Heating Up on Central Avenue

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Two Pedals Photography Offers Only EcoFriendly Materials

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wo Pedals Photography—an environmentally conscious Indianapolis-based business specializing in weddings and child portraitures—produces prints, albums and display products made only with natural, environmentally conscious, recycled and animal-free materials.

Previously known as Michelle Craig Photography, Michelle’s husband Scott Spitz has partnered with the business to manage its finances, general and social media marketing, and event promotions strategy. They have sourced companies that offer archival prints with recycled materials and artisans who create stunning portfolios by hand with low-impact materials.

Two Pedals Photography officially unveiled its new branding and website in late October at Big Hat Books in Broad Ripple. The launch party hosted vendors such as bakers, artists, musicians, event hosts, fashion designers and more.

Michelle Spitz (formerly Michelle Craig) has developed over 10 years of experience as a photographer both in a studio and environmental setting.

Published in numerous magazines, she has amassed a sizable client list and books shoots on a year-round basis. Scott Spitz, who studied fine art photography and photojournalism at Ball State University, has considerable experience running various businesses and hosting fundraising events.

For more info, call Michelle at 317205-7712 or Scott at 317-213-3858, visit 2PedalsPhotography.com or email 2PedalsPhotography@gmail.com.

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ew or pre-existing and expanding food-based enterprises now have a facility to help their operations and save costs. Indy’s Kitchen, at 2442 Central Avenue, provides two fully equipped, commercially licensed kitchens that can be rented by the hour at any time.

Owners report that tours of the new facility have elicited glowing reviews on the concept and how long they’ve been waiting for such a business. Adjectives like incubator, cooperative, community and test have been used to describe the kitchen.

Instead of taking on the considerable financial risk of opening and operating a commercial kitchen, a client can rent space at Indy’s Kitchen for a fixed cost— paying an hourly rate only for the amount of time used instead of signing long leases. Indy’s Kitchen is also available for cooking classes and cooking parties, plus offers on-site dry and cold storage. Space can be rented either on an ongoing basis or for a one-time special event.

Also, Monon Coffee Company is operating an on-premise morning coffee shop—its second location following 13 years of running another one in Broad Ripple. The dining area can be rented for either serving meals prepared in the kitchen or for meetings.

Location: 2442 Central Ave. For more info or to arrange for a visit, call Linda Gilkerson at 317-690-9089 or email IndysKitchen@gmail.com.

Oneness Awakening Weekend in Broad Ripple in December

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xperience states of joy, peace and compassion while letting go of resistance, conflict and suffering through the guidance of two special experts from the i i d West Coast. Alina Shalev and Michael Ma will lead participants on an inward journey that begins in one’s present state of being and moves toward increased consciousness to become a Oneness Blessing Giver in a Oneness Awakening Weekend, from December 2 to 5 at Mother Nature’s Sun in Broad Ripple section of Indianapolis.

The Oneness Movement is a humble spiritual set of practices originated in southern India which has brought together ancient wisdom and powerful inner transformational processes to help people of all religions, cultural backgrounds, and socioeconomic levels to heal, grow, and to awaken to the Truth of who they are and to their relationship with the Divine.

Shalev, a Spiritual Teacher and Artist who lives in an Awakened state of being, brings people into an intense state of awareness, where they begin to remember the truth within. Her keen insight and clarity has helped many experience an awareness that has changed their lives.

Michael Ma had his first Awakening experience in June of 2007. He has been active in the Oneness Community, volunteering at conferences and organizing outreach programs including the Jail Deeksha program to bring the Oneness Blessing to those outside the usual spiritual communities. He’s passionate about sharing the best of what he has learned to help others in their journey of growth and awakening.

Fee: $210. Location: 6516 Ferguson St. For more info and register, call 317-8285582, visit MotherNatureSun.com or email ChKReynolds@aol.com.

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Egger to be Featured Presenter at Spirit and Place Festival

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s part of the 2010 Spirit and Place Festival, the Arthur M. Glick JCC is collaborating with Second Helpings, a hunger relief, food rescue and job training agency, to host a special presentation by Robert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen, which served as a model for Second Helpings’ creation in 1998, from 1 to 3 p.m. on November 7 at the Glick Center in Indianapolis. Egger, who is often mentioned as one of the most powerful and influential leaders in the Non Profit Times publication, will moderate and facilitate a Food as Social Change-themed dialogue.

The event will begin with an audience-directed quiz about hunger in Central Indiana, which will serve as a base for the afternoon conversation. A short video, produced and created by a 15-year old Maryland student, will be screened, plus a Second Helpings video entitled Give a Man a Fish, followed by Egger. Attendees will receive a takeaway sheet of 9 things you can do and 9 things you can learn.

The significance of 9 + 9 = 18 is that 18 is considered a “chai” in Judaism or translated “to life” and gifts of charity are commonly given in multiples of 18.

The JCC, which launched over 50 years ago in a north side community, serves everyone from the youngest members, to adults who receive nourishment via wellness, fitness, arts and education programs for both body and mind, to seniors who are nourished intellectually and socially. Second Helpings nourishes the community by providing 2000 deliciously and nutritiously prepared meals daily, which translates to 20,000 meals weekly to 70 organizations throughout the Indianapolis and surrounding area serving hungry children, families, adults and seniors.

Location: 6701 Hoover Rd. For more info, call 317-251-9467 or visit SecondHelpings.org/Spirit-And-Place.

Winter Season Starts for The Green Market

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he approach of winter doesn’t mean a cutback in the availability of local, natural, healthy produce. The Green Market at Trader’s Point Creamery in Northwest Indianapolis will begin its winter season from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on November 6 with a bevy of foods still in season and of high quality.

Shoppers can find a wide variety of grass-fed and pastured meats, eggs and dairy, all non-GMO and hormone- and antibiotic-free, every Saturday in the heated historic Red Barn through the end of April. Late-summer vegetables like beans and tomatoes continue to be available this time of year, and fall vegetables such as pie pumpkins, butternut squash and cooking greens are in abundance as well. The Green Market also has a vast selection of artisan baked goods, pet treats, prepared foods, honey, and coffee beans, plus natural soaps and environmentally friendly cleaning products.

All participating farmers and food artisans are small-scale family operators that grow or produce what they sell. The Green Market also aims to become the state’s first completely organic farmers’ market. All produce vendors and nearly all meat and dairy vendors are already using totally organic practices in their agricultural production, and three have successfully gained USDA-organic certification.

Pilates Studio Expands Staff, Services, Space

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he once quaint second floor space of Pilates Indy Inc.’s location at 1101 Broad Ripple Avenue is rippling with even more energy and excitement with expanded space, services and staff from a major expansion completed in mid-October. Considerably more natural light shines down on a new massage area manned by two new therapists, nearly twice the equipment and other upgrades, all in another 700 square feet of space.

In addition to both mat classes and private instruction that it has provided since it opened in 2005, reformer and spring board classes for a broader spectrum of the Pilates repertoire led by 10 trainers are now also offered. Classes begin as early as 5:30 a.m. and as late as 8 p.m. ranging from reformer to classical mat for the beginner to the advanced student.

For more info, call 317-205-9502 or visit PilatesIndyInc.com. Other location is at 8028 S. Emerson Ave., Suite I, 317-882-9502.

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

GET INVOLVED: November 15 is America Recycles Day Look for local events by zip code at AmericaRecyclesDay.org Take a holiday from the holidays on November 26, the day after Thanksgiving, an occasion that traditionally signals one of the biggest national shopping sprees of the year. Instead, celebrate Buy Nothing Day to turn away from mindless shopping and tune into life.

Source: BuyNothingDay.org

Economic Buffer Survey Equates Frugal Habits with Healthier Lives Ninety-four percent of middle-class Americans who have adopted sensible spending habits in response to the economic slowdown say that their newfound frugal behaviors are making them healthier, according to an index published by First Command Financial Services.

Families have cut expenses by cooking more at home (45 percent), buying less junk food (30 percent), walking or bicycling to work (13 percent) and reducing their alcohol purchases (10 percent). Survey participants ranged in age from 25 to 70.

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Sharing Site Borrowing Beats Buying ShareSomeSugar.com is a new online community of people seeking to share or borrow items they occasionally need and would rather not buy, from ladders to carpet steamers and party chairs to kayaks. “There’s so much stuff we already own that’s sitting around in our garages collecting dust,” says founder Keara Schwartz. “It feels good to share.” She’s seen firsthand how trust and community ties are strengthened by neighbors helping neighbors.

For those wary of letting just anyone borrow, for example, their sewing machine or pressure washer, the website suggests how users can create sharing groups, based on Facebook friends or email addresses, to collaborate within their already established community.

For others, getting to know new people can be part of the fun.

Mini-Parks and Plazas Invite Passersby to Pause Awhile Space for urban parks is increasingly popping up in unexpected, underused and under-appreciated places. Planters, public art and benches are transforming traffic lanes, parking lots, barren asphalt areas and street parking into parklets and plazas, offering restful, green spaces. Such “shoehorn parks” also serve as inviting social spaces.

The trend of such use of leftover space is sparking compelling discussion in Landscape Architecture.

There, Peter Harnik, author of Urban Green and director of The Trust for Public Land’s Center for City Park Excellence, shows communities how to take another look at re-conceptualizing schoolyards, abandoned railroad tracks, community gardens, buried streams, rooftops and cemeteries.

U.S. cities are on an upward trajectory within this trend, Harnik writes, whether they are in their first growth cycle or in the midst of a revival. Parks have played, and will continue to play, a significant role in supporting a city’s fortunes.

The key to success, he says, is to return to considerations that were forgotten or ignored in the din of suburbanization and sprawl: human scale, walkability, efficiency and respect for ecological principles.

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Black tea, a staple in many U.S. households, is the world’s most consumed beverage; yet it may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought. This could pose problems for excessive tea drinkers, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta.

Their recent study discovered that the fluoride concentrations in black (not green or white) tea have been underestimated, and also may be linked to incidences of skeletal fluorosis, a disease caused by excessive fluoride consumption, characterized by joint and bone pain and damage. Study participants had a 10- to 30-year history of consuming one to two gallons of black tea a day. The problem is exacerbated when the tea is steeped in fluoridated drinking water or when other fluoride sources, such as treated toothpaste, are also present, as they add to the ingestion of that mineral.

The researchers are quick to also say that black tea remains a healthy beverage for those who enjoy the beverage in moderation—between two and four cups a day.

eat has traditionally had a proud place at holiday tables, but recent research from the University of Texas cautions that people who eat meat frequently, especially red meat that is cooked medium or well-done, may run a higher risk of developing bladder cancer. Cooking meat at high temperatures generates cancer-causing chemicals called heterocyclic amines. The UK Food Standards Agency suggests that people can reduce their risk by cooking at lower temperatures for a longer period of time and keeping flames from touching food when barbecuing or grilling.

IT PAYS TO BE OPTIMISTIC

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Get enough rest. Sleep plays a crucial role in the body’s recovery and repair cycle; when people don’t get enough sleep, they compromise their defense systems.

Think clean. Clean surfaces frequently shared with others, such as stair rails, telephones, computer keyboards, countertops and door knobs, in order to avoid hand-to-hand spreading of viruses.

Freshen the air. Germs hang around in stagnant air. Make it a habit to open the windows for a few minutes several times a day to allow fresh air to circulate.

Think food first, rather than supplements. Eating healthy and naturally provides a whole nutritional package, comprising a combination of nutrients. Relying on supplements entails ingesting isolated vitamins and minerals that may pass through the body unabsorbed.

Use garlic when cooking. Garlic has antibacterial properties and helps detoxify the body.

Drink herbal teas. Teas containing Echinacea, astragalus and licorice root boost the immune system and help inhibit viral and bacterial growth.

Drink plenty of fluids. Even when it’s cold outside, it’s important to stay hydrated. Avoid alcohol and sugary drinks, which inhibit the immune function.

No hands touching the face. Most cold and flu viruses enter the body through the eyes, nose or mouth.

Exercise with gusto. Aerobic exercise speeds up the heart and makes us breathe faster, supplying the body with more oxygen, which in turn, helps increase the body’s number of natural virus-killing cells.

Sources: Nutrition.About.com; HolisticOnline.com; WebMD.com

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hronic headache sufferers may well want to try massage. New research from the University of Granada, in Spain, shows that the psychological and physiological state of patients with tension headaches improved within 24 hours after receiving a 30-minute massage.

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MEDIA MADNESS THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE AREN’T THINGS

by Melinda Hemmelgarn

Iowa State University research suggests that viewing TV or video games more than two hours a day can make a youth 1.5 to 2 times more likely to experience attention problems. During the 13-month study, elementary- and college-age participants averaged 4.26 hours of screen time a day.

Secrets of Family Happiness

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f your children watch commercial television, go to the movies, play video games or spend leisure time on the computer surfing the Internet or chatting and texting with friends, they already know exactly what they must have to be happy this holiday season.

That’s because ads aimed at kids are everywhere, enticing them to desire toys, branded clothing, foods and other products they don’t really need and their parents might not be able to afford. Nor will these things they want so desperately make them happy.

Family Media Diets How much is too much of a good thing? According to The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s study of media in the lives of 8- to 18-year-olds, young people today consume more media than ever before—about 7½ hours a day, often multitasking or using media simultaneously. At the same time, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than two hours of screen media use per day for children over 2 and none for younger children—with good reason. While exposure to media in moderation

can be educational and entertaining, the Center on Media and Child Health links excessive media consumption with poor diet, poor body image, obesity, earlier sexual activity, smoking, violence, disturbed sleep and increased anxiety.

Psychologist Susan Linn, director and co-founder of the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), explains that exposure to media and marketing also promotes materialistic values in children and is stressful for families.

CCFC conference reports on relevant research show that conflict between parents and children is often directly related to children’s exposure to advertising.

Juliet Schor, author of Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture, says, “[Even] psychologically healthy children will be made worse off if they become more enmeshed in the culture of getting and spending.”

Likewise, Tim Kasser, author of The High Price of Materialism and psychology professor at Knox College, in Galesburg, Illinois, reports that countries with the highest levels of kid-targeted marketing have the least happy kids.

It turns out that what kids really value, but may not express, is quality time with their family. Our sense of wellbeing depends less on stuff and more on relationships, a sense of belonging, community and spiritual nourishment, according to research led by Kasser and colleague Kennon M. Sheldon, a psychology professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Granted, time isn’t easily packaged and placed under a tree. Instead, parents can pull the plug, or at least set time limits, watch and talk about media content together, agree to buy less stuff and schedule more meaningful free time together.

Here are some ideas to create happy holiday memories to last a lifetime: Document family history. Turn kids into roving reporters and interview relatives to learn and record the family’s past.

Start with a family tree, and then fill in fun details. Where did Great Grandpa come from? What did he eat for lunch at school and what was Grandma’s favorite holiday recipe when she was a child? What games did your grandparents play as kids?

Revisit the family’s culinary heritage. Make traditional dishes and take photographs of the finished

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masterpieces. Make a scrapbook with recipes, pictures and stories about the recipes to create a treasured family holiday cookbook.

Share skills. Elders may have talents they’d like to pass down to younger generations. Such activities include sewing, quilting, knitting, bread making (from scratch), woodworking, painting, dancing, drawing, jewelry making and playing musical instruments.

Resist the pressure to put a TV in a child’s bedroom. It guarantees that the youngster will spend more time with advertisers and less time with you or engaged in books, physical activity and creative play. TV also exposes children to cultural messages that may lie outside a family’s values.

Talk to your children about those potential conflicts.

Discuss the use and impact of advertising. Explore how ads grab our attention through use of color, music and celebrities. Ask kids how an ad makes them feel, and show them how ads sell us “lifestyles.” See if you can spot branded products in movies.

Declare a screen-free day or TVfree week. It may take some getting used to at first, but the rewards are many. You’ll discover you have extra time to be together as a family, play games, read and enjoy meaningful conversation.

Best of all, nourish each child’s spirit with a printed or even framed list of what you love about them, and why they’re the greatest gift of all.

Then prove it, by showering them with your “presence.”

For more ideas and insights, visit NewDream.org/holiday/ index.php, cmch.tv and CommercialFreeChildhood.org.

Melinda Hemmelgarn is a Midwestbased registered dietitian and freelance journalist and the host of Food Sleuth Radio. She teaches media literacy workshops nationwide.

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elissa Evans and fiancé Christopher Evanson shared not only a green lifestyle, but also a bighearted vision for a retail store focused on recycled products, fair trade items, an organic skincare line and giving back to the community.

The opportunity to turn that vision into a reality came somewhat unexpectedly when a friend told Melissa about space at Clay Terrace. Evans knew if she was ever going to go for the dream, now was the time. Always conscious of the environment, recycling and being “green,” she and Evanson wanted a store with “cool, funky things made from recycled products” and Nature’s Karma was born.

The couple put their heart and soul into the opening of the store at Clay Terrace. They began researching wholesale companies and discovered that many of them also did Fair Trade, a market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries obtain better trading conditions and promote sustainability.

“I loved the idea of being involved in Fair Trade. I was very intent on the quality of the products but most importantly how those artisans were treated and compensated for their craft,” explains Evans.

Nature’s Karma carries a diverse selection of products including recycled seatbelt purses, recycled video tape and keyboard bags and wallets, soy candles, jewelry and adult and children’s clothing. An exclusive line of organic skin care products developed by Evans is also available, as well as the Ambre Essence line of fragrances.

Already preparing for the holidays, Evans is offering a variety of gift baskets featuring items such as soy candles, incense, skincare and even holiday ornaments. “It is such a great gift idea and one that anyone can enjoy.”

As unique and environmentally sound as the products are, it is their dedication to community that really stands out. Nature’s Karma donates 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of their reusable shopping bags to the Carmel Green Initiative, a coalition of citizens and community groups that promote and support the City of Carmel’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment.

“Bringing a store like this to our community where people can see how interesting recycled products can be and getting more exposure to fair trade is truly a dream come true,” says Evans. “It’s a great feeling.”

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boost from economist Victor LeBeau, who in 1947 declared, “Our enormously productive economy… demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption. We need things consumed, burned up, replaced and discarded at an ever-accelerating rate.”

“We have more stuff, but less time for the things that make us happy.” ~ Annie Leonard

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s winter holiday shopping inexorably nears its peak, the last weeks of the year are often the most frenetic. We’re bombarded with advertisements for gifts of all kinds, caught between doing good for the people we love and thinking that surely there’s a better way than trudging around like beasts of burden, crossing hazardous parking lots and navigating crowded malls in search of a satisfying end to the seasonal buying spree.

We wonder: Will the gifts we spend our time and money to buy really make anyone happy—or the world a better place?

What if we could reinvent shopping every day of the year? It turns out that it’s possible to simplify our shopping, while at the same time making it both meaningful and green, including purchasing gifts that will do the most good every time they are used.

On our way to realizing this ideal solution, it helps to understand the origins of the modern shopping dilemma.

To begin, we must ask ourselves why we respond to marketers in ways that perpetuate mindless socioeconomic trends.

From Producer to Consumer Americans experienced a major para-

digm shift in the early part of the 19th century with the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Basically, we changed from an agrarian economy, in which most people produced what they consumed, to a manufacturing and services economy, in which people are mostly just consumers.

According to the online Encyclopedia of Earth, the present-day “worker as consumer” worldview was fully entrenched in the United States by the 1920s, when the labor movement stopped advocating a shorter workweek to instead focus on securing better wages and working conditions.

The goal was to guarantee more buying power for workers, so that they could purchase more than just the necessities of daily living.

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It’s perhaps not coincidental that, “Our national happiness peaked in the 1950s,” as related by Annie Leonard in the compelling video The Story of Stuff, just as television began spreading the new philosophy of what Leonard calls “work-watch-spend.” We work to make money, then come home and relax as we watch television. On TV, we see ads that let us know that we could do and be a lot better—if only we had the right product. So, we begin to feel less worthy, go shopping and buy that product that we hope will make us do/become/ feel better, and the cycle repeats.

Today, shopping has become firmly entrenched in the American lifestyle. It is used as an antidote to boredom, a substitute for socializing and a quick fix for a disguised emotional need. We continue doing it even when we’re aware that we are buying things we don’t need and can’t afford. The more aware among us also understand that all the stuff we buy and store, and cause to be manufactured and distributed, creates a negative impact on people’s lives and the environment— which leads to even more stress.

Stuff versus the Right Stuff Among the reasons that it’s possible to make shopping different today is the dawning of conscious awareness about the impact a product has through its entire life-cycle, from raw resources through ending up in a landfill or recycled. Daniel Goleman, whose

books explore emotional and social intelligence, has tackled this topic in Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. “Ecological intelligence,� he

“Look for the best value, not always the best price.� ~ Leah Ingram explains, “lets us apply what we learn about how human activity impinges on ecosystems so as to do less harm and once again to live sustainably in our niche— these days, the entire planet.�

Goleman advocates that we take our role as consumers seriously in three ways: 1) Get the information and know the ecological impacts of the things we buy; 2) Favor the eco-friendly improvements that companies make to their products; and 3) Share that information.

Widespread individual support for sustainable alternatives, says Goleman, “That’s what’s going to give it the magnitude that can actually shift market share.�

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everything from cosmetics and bottled water to the electronic gadgets we might be considering as holiday gifts.

It’s bound to be a balancing act, unless we elect to forego shopping altogether.

For example, for an e-reader, Goleman counsels, “You’d need to drive to a store 300 miles away to create the equivalent in toxic impacts on health of making one e-reader—but you might do that and more if you drive to the mall every time you buy a new book.�

Goleman hopes that such information will lead us to make informed decisions by using our buying power to show companies the direction they need to take to meet a growing, enlightened demand. As we enthuse to our friends about how well the naturally scented soy candles on our holiday buffet table performed, they might also seek them out, and then tell others. Friends might want a fair trade tablecloth of their own when we gather around one at a dinner party and explain how paying fair wages helps improve labor conditions and supports the local economy of the artisans’ village in India.

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implicity that’s consciously chosen, deliberate and intentional supports a higher quality of life.

Simplicity offers lives of opportunity, rather than sacrifice, in that it:

 Fosters a more harmonious relationship with the Earth  Promotes fairness and equity among the people of the Earth  Enhances living with balance— inner and outer; work and family; family and community  Reveals the beauty and intelligence of nature’s designs  Increases the resources available for future generations  Helps save animal and plant species from extinction  Responds to global shortages of oil, water and other vital resources  Keeps our eyes on the prize of what matters most in our lives— the quality of our relationships with family, friends, community, nature and the cosmos  Yields lasting satisfactions that more than compensate for the fleeting pleasures of consumerism  Fosters self-discovery and an integrated approach to life Duane Elgin’s writings, workshops and speaker presentations aim to foster a more sustainable and spiritual culture. See AwakeningEarth.org.

Cultivating Feel-Good Shopping Simplicity Duane Elgin, author of the landmark Voluntary Simplicity, observes, “Simplicity that is consciously chosen, deliberate and intentional, supports a higher quality of life. In reality, it is consumerism that offers lives of sacrifice, whereas simplicity offers lives of opportunity.”

Although every holiday celebration requires some sort of shopping— even for the most voluntarily simple lifestyle—a new outlook can put our time and money where it does the most good for everyone—including us. In Less Is More, authors Cecile Andrews and Wanda Urbanska detail the types of simplicity thinking that can streamline our shopping and make us feel good, as we do good. Here’s a synopsis: UNCLUTTERED. Less stuff translates to a more peaceful, serene home environment. Instead of buying a knickknack, why not get creative? Paying for an hour of a home-staging expert’s time to give a friend or family member’s abode a fresh look—using their own things— achieves the aim of effecting change without adding stuff.

CIVIC. Giving money to civic organizations helps the broader community and can simplify gift-giving. Comments Leah Ingram, author of Suddenly Frugal, “I recall my daughter’s long-ago first grade teacher telling us on backto-school night that she didn’t need any presents at the holidays, and instead, would we please buy board games for the class. That was a specific request that I respected and answered. Had she said that [a specific charity] was her special cause, then I could have made a donation in her name in good conscience.”

FRUGAL. Spending less for things we really don’t need can result in more money saved for the really important things, such as a long-desired vacation that broadens our horizons and helps improve a developing nation. We can also experience the joy of providing unforgettable experiences that enrich loved ones’ lives—perhaps a New York

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“Instead of buying new clothes, make over your matching wardrobe by recombining and re-accessorizing what’s in your closet—and have fun with the remixing process.” ~ Charlene Snyder, style consultant City family reunion taking in the sights and culture, or a weekend skiing the fresh powder of the Rockies. Making special plans close to home can also be instilled with the joy of a special occasion.

BUSINESS-ORIENTED. Businessoriented simplicity leads us to seek more meaningful alternatives to tchotchke-type gifts for employees and colleagues. Gift certificates to locally owned, green restaurants, health spas and other conscientious retailers and service providers help support local communities while honoring business associates and making shopping meaningful—and simpler—for us.

SOULFUL. Less time spent shopping also translates to the option of devoting more time to beneficial activities that enhance our authentic selves. Special moments spent taking a walk in a quiet park, autumn garden or another natural setting provide a gentle way to step away from holiday craziness and de-stress.

When we know that the time and money we spent shopping have not only pleased the recipients, but have also done good in the world, it places our efforts in a new and brighter light. “As we get away from materialism,” sums up Urbanska, “the focus for Christmas and Hanukkah can return to its real spiritual meaning.”

Judith Fertig is a freelance writer in Overland Park, KS; for more information visit AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle. blogspot.com.

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CONSIDER QUALITY. Investing our budget in more durable, quality products with longterm warrantees, rather than breakable gadgets, can pay long-term benefits.

For example, “Good cookware not only enhances the quality of my cooking… it’s also an incredible joy to use,” writes Ina Garten, author of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and cooking programs. “It’s not about disposable products; it’s about buying things you can use for a lifetime, and then pass on to your children.”

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RE-GIFT. Ingram has no problem redirecting a gift she has received, but cannot use, to someone who can. After all, antique malls and thrift shops—where many people enjoy browsing and shopping—are full of items that were once given as gifts.

Nan Fischer, an eco-broker in New Mexico who contributes to TheGoodHuman.com, likes the idea of repurposing gently used items as gifts, as long as she knows it’s something the recipient would enjoy—perhaps a vintage purse or brooch, a hard-to-find book or a guitar for someone just starting to take lessons. “We can calculate our carbon footprint based on our home energy bills, the food we eat and the cars we drive,” she comments. “The embodied energy spent in purchasing new items needs to be considered just as heavily. If we are buying used items, embodied energy is not expended.”

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Another idea is proffering a gift certificate for a monthly or seasonal subscription to a community supported agriculture (CSA) group.

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“The main reason that Mother Nature’s Sun exists is because of a powerful transformational weekend I attended nearly 18 months ago,” explains Morrison. “It was called the ‘Oneness Awakening,’ and it brought about some amazing changes in my life.” She set an intention of opening a spiritual center during the awakening, and then MNS opened within one month. Within six months, Morrison became a oneness-blessing giver, described as direct transfer of intelligent sacred energy which causes the heart to open, opens the doors to higher states of awareness and initiates a process of awakening into oneness. Since January

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The Gratitude Campaign A Simple Gesture from the Heart Says it All

by Scott Truitt

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hortly after 9/11, I began a practice of approaching military personnel whenever I see them in public to thank them for serving for us. Most times, it has been a wonderful experience for both of us. Occasionally, however, it has felt a bit awkward, for reasons that are not always apparent in the moment. Other times, I couldn’t muster up the nerve to approach them at all. What has been consistent is that every time I’ve done it, they seem very appreciative of the gesture, and I have always felt better for having expressed my gratitude.

It can be difficult for some people to approach strangers this way, because many of us have been socialized since childhood not to talk to people we don’t know, much less open our hearts to thank them for defending our very freedom to be whoever we want to be.

My occasional reluctance and awkwardness in these situations made me think that it would be nice if we civilians had a gesture or sign, similar to a military salute, that we could use to express our gratitude quickly and easily, without having to even approach a stranger. I did some research and found a sign that originated in 18th-century France. The Sign, which some are now calling The Gratitude Sign, begins by placing your hand over your heart, and then bringing your hand down and out in front of you, bending your arm at the elbow (not the wrist), and ending with your hand at about your belly button,

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slightly facing the person you wish to thank. Fully translated, it means, “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”

My next challenge was how to spread the message. I called a client, the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks, and told them I wanted to share this sign with people as a means of expressing their gratitude when circumstances might not allow for a verbal thank-you. The Seahawks suggested that I make a short video they could air during their games. So, I partnered with Amy Sedgwick of Mouse House Productions, in Seattle, to create the videos at GratitudeCampaign.org. Since our video first aired in 2007, an estimated 30 to 40 million people have seen it, and many are now using The Sign throughout the world.

I’m often asked if The Sign is limited to honoring military personnel.

Not at all. Look around, and I’m sure that you’ll find lots of people who are serving our communities, from local to global. If you appreciate their service, give them The Sign. Say, “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”

Scott Truitt is the founder of GratitudeCampaign.org.

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HOME RECIPES HUMAN FOODS ARE GOOD FOR PETS

by Carla Soviero

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ou may have heard this warning: Keep pets away from chocolate; garlic, onions and chives; Macadamia nuts, grapes, raisins and currants; and alcohol… because if a dog or cats eats even a morsel of these human foods, it could be fatal.

Fortunately, the calming counsel of Dr. Carol Osborne, a world-renowned veterinarian and leading authority on alternative and holistic veterinary medicine, offers new understanding: “These foods have the ability to become a toxic threat if continually fed to pets,” she advises, “with the exception of grapes, raisins, currants and alcohol, which should be entirely avoided.”

That’s not to say that these foods are good for pets, but most are far from deadly. For example, chocolate contains theobromine which, as a cousin to caffeine, may cause signs of hyperactivity, including an elevated heart rate and/or seizures. Grapes, raisins and currants, if eaten in sufficient quantities, can damage pet kidneys; the exact toxic mechanism “My absolute favorite recipes to create are our sweet potato treats that we bake fresh every day. The recipe is made from love with barley flour, canola oil, water, and sweet potatoes all combined with a hint of passion and a dash of cinnamon blended together creating a simply exquisite treat absolutely every dog savors!” ~ Heather Purrs and Gurrs Bakery Boutique PurrsAndGurrs.com

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Onions and garlic have the potential to damage red blood cells, leading to anemia. So, while we don’t feed these routinely, a little onion powder or garlic in a pet’s meal or the accidental bite of chocolate off the floor, are generally not issues to cause concern.

Osborne explains that liver function in dogs and cats is less efficient in its ability to detoxify certain foods when compared to the liver capabilities of an adult person. “The liver detoxifies what people and pets eat,” she says. “In pets, liver function is similar to that of a child, with a limited ability to metabolize and detoxify certain foods, thereby rendering them potentially toxic.”

Rumors of Harm The concept of killer pet foods escalated into a crisis when Menu Foods, a Canadian-based manufacturer of many pet foods, recalled its products in 2004 and 2007, creating the biggestever pet food recall in U.S. history.

The recalled pet foods contained wheat gluten contaminated with two w chemicals: melamine (used to make plastics); and cyanuric acid (used to sanitize pool water). Both were added as cost-saving bulk agents.

The lethal mix of these two chemicals caused acute kidney failure, resulting in death for 250,000 pets.

Menu Foods ultimately paid $24 million to compensate affected pet owners.

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skyrocketed after the recalls,” remarks Osborne. “It’s frightening that cyanuric acid is still being legally added to pet food. It artificially boosts protein levels and misleads pet owners as to true protein content, while camouflaging a toxic chemical at the same time. Updated manufacturing guidelines and safety regulations are essential to ensure quality and safety of pet food ingredients.

Unfortunately, both are lacking.”

She further notes that slaughterhouse floor scraps, considered inedible for human consumption, comprise the bulk of ingredients in pet foods, regardless of the label or price. Clever pet food names are often misleading, she says.

Unlike “certified organic,” holistic and natural are marketing terms which, when used on pet food labels, guarantee nothing about content or quality.

A Sound Solution Osborne’s professional experience, training and research validate the fact that feeding our pets homemade foods similar to those we enjoy is a sound, healthy choice.

“A meal of chicken, sweet potato and broccoli, for example, is as good for pets as it is for people,” advises Osborne. “Don’t be afraid to prepare meals made of human foods for your pets. In addition to offering honest pet nutrition, it helps curb pricey pet food bills.” Her clients have found that simple recipes save time and money, help to avoid emergency room visits and promote health and wellness.

Homemade canine cuisine made of equal portions of a lean protein, such as chicken, turkey, beef, veal, duck, fish or eggs; long-acting carbohydrates, like potatoes, rice, pasta or oatmeal; and fresh vegetables, including broccoli, spinach, green beans, lima beans, peas and carrots are ideal. For “allergic” dogs, modify to 50 percent protein and 50 percent veggies, cutting the carbs.

Cats require more protein than dogs, so 80 percent lean protein and 20 percent veggies is purr-fect.

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Owners can prepare pet meals raw or cooked. Cooking options include broiling, boiling, frying, baking and grilling. Mix, and add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil; the oil enhances the smell and taste of a pet’s food and is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Don’t forget to season a pet’s meal so it smells good. The three top flavors most pets enjoy are barbecue, pasta sauce and low-sodium tamari. Osborne balances homemade pet meals with a reputable vitamin-mineral, antioxidant supplement.

Carol Osborne is America’s first veterinarian to be a board certified anti-aging diplomat. She founded the American Pet Institute, created Pet AntiAging Wellness Systems (PAAWS) and authored Naturally Healthy Dogs and Naturally Healthy Cats. Her research has pioneered new therapies to treat and prevent age-related degenerative disease and promote optimum health and longevity for pets. Visit CarolOnPets. com.

Carla Soviero is a freelance writer in Naples, FL. Contact her at mscarla11 @gmail.com.

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ou can prepare a homemade diet for your pet as easily as for your family, according to Dr. Carol Osborne, veterinarian extraordinaire. She notes that these recipes will help keep your family’s furry, four-legged companions happy and healthy. Here are a few of Dr. Carol’s tried-and-true kitchen creations that will treat our beloved pets to fivestar, lip smacking-good nourishment.

They’ll thank you for years to come and be barkin’ and purrin’ for more.

a taste and smell to their liking. About 5.5 ounces of food per meal, twice a day, is ideal for most cats.

Most cats are either meat eaters or fish eaters, although occasionally individuals enjoy meat and fish. Cats like chicken, chicken livers, lamb, beef, turkey, duck, veal and venison; many fish-loving cats relish salmon. Lean meat may be prepared in many ways— boiled, broiled, fried or grilled. Cats also enjoy vegetables such as puréed squash, puréed carrots, creamed corn and white asparagus tips.

Frosty Feline Fruity Delight 2 tbsp organic yogurt 1 tbsp raw cut oats ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice 2 ounces fresh berries, mashed ½ mashed banana ¼ minced apple

FOR DOGS Shepherd’s Salmon-n-Sesame 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp soy sauce 4 salmon steaks (8 ounces each) 1 tbsp sesame seeds ½ tsp celery seeds Sesame butter, chilled 1. Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the salmon, turning to coat well in the mixture. Let stand, loosely covered, 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350° F. 3. Spread out the sesame and celery seeds on a baking pan. Place the pan in the oven and toast the seeds until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Check after 3 minutes; if the seeds are not done, shake the pan and continue to toast, but watch carefully to prevent burning. Remove from the oven and set aside.

4. Broil the salmon steaks 8 minutes per side. Serve with sesame butter.

Sprinkle with toasted sesame and celery seeds.

FOR CATS Cats are obligatory carnivores, unlike dogs and people, and most turn up their noses at anything that doesn’t offer

1. Mix and blend the oats and banana.

Add apples, orange juice and yogurt; mix; then add berries.

2. Serve fresh. Alternatively, freeze in ice cube trays and feed 1 fruit cube daily to keep kitty purring for more.

Source: Recipes courtesy of Dr. Carol Osborne.

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TECH SABBATH A DAY OF REST FOSTERS WELLNESS

by Erika Kosina

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an Rollman recently noticed a disturbing trend in his social interactions. “I was starting to get more birthday wishes on my Facebook wall than phone calls and handwritten cards.” This inspired him to create the Sabbath Manifesto, which encourages people to enjoy time outdoors, in silence, with loved ones and participating in pleasures they remember from a time before the advent of the Internet.

It’s not just Rollman who feels this way. Across the country, Americans are starting to think about how a constant stream of electronic communications affects the quality of their lives—and many are consciously unplugging every once in a while.

Recently, local businesses in San Francisco sponsored a Tech-Free Day, inviting people to visit an unplugged

café or attend a potluck picnic. Aubrey Harmon, a self-described multitasking, “... stay-at-home mom who also writes,” turned off her TV, computer and smart phone and went to the picnic— which banned technology, but encouraged attendees to sing along with a band that played an acoustic set in honor of the occasion. Harmon found that she felt “…more present at the picnic, not hiding behind a camera or phone,” and decided to continue making such breaks from technology. “I realized that it’s good for my son to balance TV and technology with face-to-face and outdoor time.”

Rollman offers 10 principles for observing such a weekly day of rest.

“I don’t want to push people to follow the Sabbath Manifesto in a letter of the law manner,” he says. “I just want to

Erika Kosina wrote the original article, from which this is adapted, for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. She is a freelance writer and community organizer who blogs about taking a break from technology at TechFreeDay.org.

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SabbathManifesto.org receives hundreds of joyful testimonials from both religious and secular fans of the concept. Rollman sees no contradiction in promoting it on the Internet.“We aren’t trying to be anti-technology; we are just asking questions about how we use it and the amount we use it.”

Sal Bednarz, owner of Actual Café, in Oakland, is thrilled that his facility’s laptop-free weekends are building an actual, not virtual, community. He recalls a neighborhood filmmaker who was working in his café during the week, but still mindful of the unplugged philosophy: “She made a point of taking breaks and talking to people next to her,” he says. “She thanked me, because she made two new friends and five new business contacts.”

Many people report that a day away from a screen lets them reconnect with what really matters in their lives. Frank Bures, a Minneapolis-based travel writer who decided to make his Mondays Internet-free, remarks: “It goes back to Thoreau and living deliberately, instead of mindlessly. How do you want to spend your life? Staring at a screen and following link trails, or being in your own mind? Your attention is finite, and it is what defines your life.”

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Thanksgiving Tradition Three Meatless Festive Entrée Options

by Judith Fertig

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hen the Thanksgiving dinner guest list includes those who do not eat turkey, what is the cook—or the thoughtful guest—to do?

Many families feel they should come up with a second main course to offer alongside the traditional holiday bird.

Likewise, vegetarian or vegan guests might want to bring a dish they can eat without making extra work for their host.

So, in addition to turkey for traditionalists, what entrées can we prepare that are celebratory, seasonal, show-stoppers— but not faux turkey?

Traditionally, Italian families have made both roasted turkey and a main pasta dish for Thanksgiving. A vegetable lasagna will feed a crowd and can be made ahead of time.

For a smaller group, prepared butternut ravioli, available fresh or frozen at better grocery stores, can be simply tossed with aromatic browned butter and sautéed fresh sage.

For a vegan offering, small acorn squashes may be filled with a flavorful mixture of caramelized onions, savory beans and dried fruits. Smaller squash are more readily available in early November and keep well in the refrigerator or other cool spots.

When these dishes arrive at the table, everyone will have much to be thankful for—including leftovers.

Judith Fertig is a freelance food writer at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com. The accompanying recipes are from her cookbooks.

Thanksgiving Lasagna This seasonal vegetarian entrée will feed a crowd and taste even better the next day.

Serves 12 9 no-boil lasagna noodles 1 tbsp olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup coarsely shredded carrot 2 cups baby spinach 2 cups cubed butternut squash 1 (16-ounce) jar marinara sauce 1½ tsp dried oregano, crushed 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese, drained 1 slightly beaten egg 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese 1. Oil a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Set aside.

2. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and sauté onion and mushrooms until the mushrooms begin to release their juices, about 5 minutes. Stir in carrots, squash and spinach and cook, stirring, until tender. Stir in marinara sauce and oregano. In a medium-size mixing bowl, stir together the cottage cheese and egg.

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3. Layer three noodles in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with a third of the cottage cheese mixture, a third of the vegetable mixture and a third of the Monterey jack. Continue to layer, ending with a third of the Monterey jack sprinkled on top. Preheat the oven to 375° F. 4. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until bubbling.

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Fresh Sage

This vegetarian dish features the vibrant flavors and colors of autumn.

Serves 4 Note: If butternut squash ravioli is not available, pair cheese ravioli with 2 cups of cooked butternut squash cubes and toss with the browned butter and sage.

4 tbsp unsalted butter 12 to 15 fresh sage leaves 1 (14- to 16-ounce) package of fresh or frozen butternut squash ravioli ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

the top. Remove ravioli with a slotted spoon and toss gently in browned butter and sage sauce. Transfer to a large serving bowl and sprinkle with cheese.

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Acorn Squash Compotes These stuffed acorn squash will steal the spotlight.

Serves 8 2 cups thinly sliced onion 2 tbsp olive oil 1 (15.5-ounce) can chick peas, drained 3 cups red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped 1 cup dried cranberries 1 cup snipped dried apricots ½ cup Port, brandy, or dry white or red wine ¼ cup honey 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves Natural salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 8 small acorn squashes, cut in half and seeded Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish 1. Heat oil in large skillet that won’t stick over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until medium brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in chick peas, kidney beans, apples, dried fruits, Port and honey, and bring to a simmer.

Remove from heat. Season with thyme leaves, salt and pepper. (Cooks have the option to make the filling up to this point ahead of time. Covered and refrigerated, it will keep for up to three days.)

2. Preheat oven to 350° F. 3. Pack squashes with filling, place on baking tray and bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Cover with lids and bake 20 to 30 minutes more, until squashes are tender. Garnish with thyme and serve.

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat for about 4 minutes.

When butter starts to have a nutty aroma and is light brown, add sage leaves and fry for 1 minute. Remove from heat.

2. Bring a large pot of water to the boil.

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by Catherine Holman In depicting simpler times, folk artist Catherine Holman portrays the pleasures of everyday life in colorfully detailed, whimsical scenes. She also accompanies each of her fine art paintings with imaginatively written stories about the people and animals that inhabit her gentle world.

“As my brush works on the canvas, I dream of quaint villages where I would want to work and live,” remarks Holman. Of Pumpkin Valley, she writes: “Betty’s pumpkins were enormous this year. She’s been dreaming of all the wonderful pies, breads and desserts she’ll be able to make for the county fair. Her neighbor Hank thinks she should enter her pumpkin pie squares that he sampled. He’s willing to try all her new recipes, because Betty’s smile is as pretty as her desserts!”

Holman lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, a small town not unlike those she captures on canvas. “My paintings remind us of the value of living life at a slower pace, with more time for family and friends,” says Holman. “Today, it seems that everyone thinks that bigger is better, but I still prefer small, cozy cottages and getting to know my neighbors.”

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Chakra Dhyana – 6:30-8pm. Kundalini warm up with The Beatles, chanting the Chakra Dhyana with crystal bowls and end with Sava Sana while soaking in the powerful sounds of the Gong. Bring yoga mat/blanket/pillow. $15. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-253-5683. Wendy Wellness@sbcglobal.net. MotherNatureSun.com.

Gluten & Dairy Free Living Cooking Class – 5:307:30pm. Learn to prepare scrumptious gluten-free meals to bring joy back into your diet. $35. Reinventing Wellness, 8725 Gordonshire Drive, Indianapolis.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Intro to Raw Foods Certification Class - Level I – 10am-2pm. Become a raw food chef and learn how to create quick and easy recipes using organic and nutritious ingredients. Price includes breakfast, lunch and certification. $125. Reinventing Wellness, 8725 Gordonshire Drive, Indianapolis. 317-408-0110.

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Mark Your Calendar Spirit & Place Festival Food for Thought – Continues thru Nov 14. Sample local craft beers, try international cuisine, and eat an orphan’s feast.

Discover how to keep bees and raise chickens.

Location varies. Call 317-274-2455 or email for details. GillesJ@iupui.edu.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 StoryTime Yoga for Kids – 12-1pm. Ages 3+.

Children will learn stories from around the world and yoga poses to act them out. Class led by MasterCertified Storytime Yoga instructor Sakshi. $15.

Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-253-5683. WendyWellness@sbcglobal.net.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Pay What You Can Yoga Classes – 12:15-1:30pm.

Yoga classes open to everyone. All levels. Donations. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 East 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642. IPYC.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Take Control of Your Hormones Before the Holidays – 7-8pm. Learn how dietary choices can trigger a vicious cycle of blood sugar spikes and thyroid hormone imbalances that create stress and lead to further weight gain. $35/includes book.

Morter Health Center, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. 317-872-9300. Kris@MorterHealthCenter. com. MorterHealthCenter.com.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Mark Your Calendar Introduction to Meditation – 2-4:45pm. Part 2 continues on Nov 21 9am-12pm. Includes instructions and benefits of breathing and relaxation, correct seated posture, and focusing the mind with mantra or prayer. $105. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642.

Carol@ipyc.org. IPYC.org.

Mark Your Calendar Holiday Open House – 2-6pm. Continues on Nov 21 1-5pm. Holiday shopping where the gifts are created from the gardens. Local pottery, herb wreaths, fresh baked goods, soaps and much more. Free. Hobbit Gardens Erth Gathering Center, 6213 E CR 300 N, Fillmore. 765-2466315. HobbitGardens@tds.net. HobbitGardens.

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Introduction to Meditation – 9am-12pm. Continued from Nov 20. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642. Carol@ipyc. org. IPYC.org.

Pay What You Can Yoga Classes – 12:15-1:30pm.

See Nov 7 listing.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 All Levels Vinyasa – 9:30-11am. Pre turkey yoga class. $15 or class pass (No Groupons). Cityoga School of Yoga & Health. 2442 N. Central Ave. 317920-9642. info@Cityoga.biz. Cityoga.biz.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 All Levels Vinyasa – 10-11:30am. After the turkey with Nikki Myers. $15 (No Groupons). Cityoga School of Yoga & Health. 2442 N. Central Ave. 317920-9642. info@Cityoga.biz. Cityoga.biz.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Meditation Class – 5:30-6:30pm. Manage stress, anxiety, control high blood pressure, insomnia, headaches, and mental fatigue. Learn breathing and relaxation techniques and build a strong support system with like-minded friends. $15. Optimal Wellness Center, 4545 Northwestern Dr, Ste A, Zionsville.

Pre-register: 317-870-7220. WeCreateWellness.com.

Pranayama Workshop – 6-7pm.Simple asana practice begins the class to prepare the body for awareness and breath work. Breath work is used to reduce symptoms (asthma, allergies), support vocations & avocations (musicians, singers, etc); and to synchronize mind, breath and body (bring awareness, inner calm, or energy as needed). Donation. Cityoga School of Yoga & Health. 2442 N. Central Ave. 317920-9642. info@Cityoga.biz. Cityoga.biz.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Mark Your Calendar Warm Winter Wonders Cooking Class – 5:307:30pm. Learn delicious, warming, deeply nourishing dishes including a hearty soup and a classic cold-weather dessert. Registration required. $35.

Reinventing Wellness, 8725 Gordonshire Drive, Indianapolis. 317-408-0110. Sarah@Reinventing Wellness.com. ReinventingWellness.com.

Chakra Dhyana – 6:30-8pm. See Nov 4 listing.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Gong Meditation Event – 4-6pm. Receive the healing energy of the gong, bowls, flutes and cello as they recharge the mind, body and spirit. Bring pillows/ blankets. $15. Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-253-5683. WendyWellness@ sbcglobal.net. MotherNatureSun.com.

Apprentice II Herbal Studies Program – Continues thru Nov 14. Learn the art and craft of growing, harvesting, preserving, plant identification, herbal preparations, medicine making and physiology.

Taught by Constance Campbell Ferry. Check website for specifics on time and future dates. $250/registration and $125/per 8 courses. Hobbit Gardens Earth Gathering Center, 6213 E CR 300 N, Fillmore. 765246-6315. HobbitGardens@tds.net. HobbitGardens.

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Free Pilates Reformer Intro Session – Daily. Private introductory reformer session. Free. IM=X Pilates Studio, 886 N State Rd 135, Ste D, Greenwood.

Call to schedule session 317-882-1818.

Locally Grown Gardens – Mon-Fri 9am-9pm; Sat 8am-9pm; Sun 9am-8pm. Year round. Chef owned and operated year round farm market offering a variety of produce, plants, pies, breads and more. Lunch and dinner served daily. 1050 E 54th St, Indianapolis.

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sunday Yoga Intensive with Eric Bryant – 11:30am1:30pm. Second Sun each month. Intermediate/ advanced. Moving meditation yoga practice. Eric leads a series of flowing, heat- producing Vinyasas to harmonize the breath through standing poses, toxin-shedding twists and balances, followed by meditation. $15/members, $20/walk-ins. Source Yoga Center, 8609 E 116th St, Fishers. 317-9159642. Janie@SourceYoga.net. SourceYoga.net.

monday Farm Market – Mon-Wed, 9am-6pm; Thu-Sat, 9am-7pm. Year Round. Featuring quality apples, pumpkins, plants, local food, produce, meat, and more. Tuttle Orchards, 5717 N Co Rd 300 W, Greenfield. 317-326-2278. TuttleOrchards.com.

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Kids Yoga – 4:45-5:45pm. Yoga can help kids learn techniques to combat today’s challenging world by practicing basic yoga poses to increase flexibility and build strength all while having fun with their friends.

Reserve spot 24 hrs in advance. $5. Pause for a Pose Yoga. Cumberland Park Community Building, 10580 Cumberland Rd, Fishers. 317-473-2181. GretaJW@ Comcast.com.

Happy Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. Restore, heal, make room for more happiness with meditation, breath work, stretching, strengthening and relaxation. All levels, first-timers very welcome. Donation. Happy Yoga. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 86th and Meridian. 317-846-3404. bindikitty@gmail.com.

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Ananda Mandala with Oneness Blessing – 6:308pm. This powerful breath work kick starts the movement of Kundalini energy and raising the vibrations with these amazing energy modalities. Caution: HB pressure, asthma, breathing problems, or pregnant individuals, please contact us before attending. $10.

Mother Nature’s Sun, 6516 Ferguson St, Indianapolis. 317-253-5683. WendyWellness@sbcglobal.net.

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Tai Chi Easy Class – 7-8pm. All levels, no experience. Relax with this modified Tai chi program.

Qigong moving-breathing exercises, Tai chi movements, meditation, self hand and foot massage. $11/ class; $54/6. The Healing Chi Wellness Center, 72 S Jefferson St, Danville. 317-441-2111. Amy@ TheHealingChi.com. TheHealingChi.com.

Women’s Community Drum Circle – 7-8pm.

Group Discussion – 8-9pm. No experience needed.

Drumming is a great way to relieve stress and connect with other women in a spirit of unity. All drums and percussion provided. “Journey,” a group discussion on current empowerment issues, follows the circle. $5. Bongo Boy Music and Wellness Center, 8481 Bash St, Ste 1100, Castleton. 317-771-0241. Lisa@ BongoBoyMusic.com. BongoBoyMusic.com.

tuesday The Path to Wellness Series – 5:30-6:45pm. Topics include: “The Seven Secrets to Health and Better Healing”, “The Astonishing Dr. You”, “Changing Your Child’s Future” and many more. Free. Zionsville Holistic Chiropractic & Wellness Center, 1620 W Oak St, Ste 100, Zionsville. Contact Kathy to reserve seat: 317-733-9630. DocWhalen@Zionsville Chiropractor.com. ZionsvilleChiropractor.com.

Intermediate Hatha Yoga – 6-7pm. Allyson Hawkins will lead an hour of relaxation, stretching and meditation. Some yoga experience required. $11/class; $54/6. The Healing Chi Wellness Center, 72 S Jefferson St, Danville. 317-441-2111. Amy@ TheHealingChi.com. TheHealingChi.com.

Labyrinth Walk and Yoga – 6-8pm Hatha Yoga Class followed by labyrinth walk. Free Labyrinth Walk. Register for Yoga. Pathways to Wellness, 3129

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Evening with the Doctor – 7-8:15pm. Learn about the Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique that is an extraordinarily effective healing modality. Learn about the six essentials for a healthy, pain-free life, and what one can do to get better faster and stay better longer. Free. Morter Health Center, 10439 Commerce Dr, Ste 140, Carmel. Reservation required: 317-872-9300. MorterHealthCenter.com.

Sahaja Meditation – 7-8pm. Discover meditation, a state of profound, deep peace that occurs when the mind is calm and silent, yet completely alert. Learn how to meditate at home with easy to learn techniques. No prior knowledge is necessary, everything is explained. Free. Franklin Road Branch Library, 5550 S Franklin Rd, Indianapolis. 317-300-4561.

IndianaMeditation@gmail.com. IndianaMeditation. org/meeting-locations/.

Vinyasa Yoga – 7:45-9pm. Help put one’s muscles and mind at ease with Vinyasa yoga. Improve flexibility, spiritual health and emotional growth. $30/4 classes. Noblesville Athletic Club, 411 S Harbour Dr, Noblesville. 317-776-0222. Nac@nacfitness. com. NACFitness.com.

wednesday Wellness Walks – 9-9:30am and 6-6:30pm. All ages and levels. The Power of Slow Gear. This class utilizes slower movements, engaging one’s muscles differently. Combines stretching, breathing, posture, sideways and backward movements, low impact. $10/class; $7/with a friend. The Labyrinth, 2809 State Rd 38 E, Westfield. Contact Janet Tarr 317440-1732. J-Tarr.com.

Gentle Yoga – 11am-12pm. Focus on sequences to relieve fatigue and stress. Postures will focus on breathing and movement to encourage energy and relaxation. Props will be used and modifications made as necessary. Pilates Wellness Studio, 1233 Pkwy Dr, Zionsville. Contact Tobie Hall 317-8732163. PilatesWellnessStudio.com.

12-Step Meditation – 7-8pm. This gathering is open to anyone working a 12-step program of recovery regardless of addiction. Based loosely on The 12-Step Buddhist, by Darren Littlejohn, this group is meant to complement rather than take the place of regular 12-step meetings. No experience in meditation required. Free. Held at 125 Spruce St, Indianapolis. 317-637-5683. Joanhm@mac.com.

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Sahaja Meditation – 7-8pm. Learn, Practice and Enjoy Meditation. Experience a simple yet powerful meditation technique. Free. Old National Bank, 4805 E 96th St, Fishers, 317-456-2021.

IndianaMeditation @gmail.com.

thursday Yoga Flow – 12-1pm and 6-7pm. All levels of experience. A unique, complete way to improve flexibility and strength in one’s body, mind and life. $15/class; $60/5 classes. Optimal Wellness Center, 4545 Northwestern Dr, Ste A, Zionsville.

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Meditation Hikes – 4pm. Hike, organized by Global Peace Initiatives, takes visitors throughout IMA’s grounds and gardens, sometimes in silence and sometimes with dialogue. Hikes occur regardless of the weather. Meet at the Efroymson Entrance Pavilion. Free. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis.

Happy Yoga – 5:30-6:30pm. See Monday listing.

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 86th and Meridian. 317-846-3404. bindikitty@gmail.com.

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Healthy Chocolate: Find Out More – 7pm. An hour that could change one’s life. To get one’s free chocolate, mention Jenni. Holiday Inn at the Pyramids. 317-363-2262.

Mind, Body, Spirit Class – 7-8pm. First Thurs each month. Tap into and live from one’s wisdom within.

With Life Coach Dane McCullough discover one’s full potential. Free. Life Coach Dane & Company, 2424 E Main St, Plainfield. 317-432-7426. Dane McCullough@aol.com. LifeCoachDane.com.

Prenatal Yoga – 7-8:15pm. Pregnant and searching for a gentle, healthy way to continue yoga practice or remain vibrant, flexible and fit during one’s body’s important journey? Stretch and tone while centering thru breathing. $15/walk-in, $10/member.

Source Yoga Center, 8609 E 116th St, Fishers. 317915-9642. Janie@SourceYoga.net. SourceYoga.net.

Community Drum Circle – 7:15-8:30pm. No experience needed. Release some tension and stress.

Nothing needed except a willingness to have fun; all drums and percussion provided. Free. Hand drum class from 6:30-7pm for a lesson in the basics prior to the drum circle. $5. Bongo Boy Music and Wellness Center, 8481 Bash St, Ste 1100, Castleton.

317-771-0241. Lisa@BongoBoyMusic.com.

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friday Yoga Flow – 9:30-10:30am. See Thurs. listing. Optimal Wellness Center, 4545 Northwestern Dr, Ste A, Zionsville. 317-870-7220. WeCreateWellness.com.

National Arts Program Exhibit – 2-6pm; Sat 9am-5pm. Exhibit of artworks created by City of

Indianapolis employees, retirees and their families as they compete for cash prizes. Free. Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis.

317-327-7066.

saturday The Green Market – 9am-12pm. Shop from local farmers and artisans. Get fresh vegetables and local handmade goods and support the community at the same time. In heated barn. The Green Market, 9101 Moore Rd, Zionsville. TPFOrganics.com.

Free Martial Arts Intro Session – 10-11am. Instilling the qualities of self-confidence, self-discipline and self-control builds a strong foundation for success in all aspects of a person’s life. Free. Broad Ripple Martial Arts Academy, 5145 E 65th St, Indianapolis. 317-251-2488. Kaboggs56@yahoo. com. BroadRippleMartialArts.com.

Quantum Fit Open House – 12-1:30pm. First Sat each month. Learn Quantum Fit’s training methods: teaches core movements, sound nutritional basics and takes one through one’s fitness assessment workout. Free. Quantum Fit (inside Broad Ripple Martial Arts), 5145 E 65th St, Indianapolis. 317-658-1827.

Info@QFitIndy.com. QFitIndy.com.

Introductory Talks on Yoga – 12-12:30pm. Every Sat. Free. Inner Peace Yoga Center, 5038 E 56th St, Indianapolis. 317-257-9642. RSVP. Vinyasa – 12:30pm. First Sat each month. Also offering one’s first heated yoga class for free even with past attendance/current students. Invoke Studio, 970 Fort Wayne Ave, Ste C, Indianapolis. 317-631-9642.

InvokeStudio.com.

Intro to Yoga – 3-4pm. Third Sat each month. Contact Janie. Source Yoga, 8609 E 116th St, Fishers.

317-915-YOGA. SourceYoga.net.

The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery – 3pm. This program, lead by Nikki Myers and Nate Rush, uses discussion, asana, pranayama and meditation to explore addiction and recovery within the body/ mind continuum. It weaves together the wisdom of yoga and the practical tools of 12-step programs.

Donations. Cityoga, 2442 Central Ave, Indianapolis.

317-920-9642. Cityoga.biz.

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