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he choice to consciously walk through life is a decision I’ll never regret. It has opened my mind to seeing things that I’d rather do without as well as opened me up to a world of things that I now embrace and enjoy. It’s funny to look back in my life and see just how clueless I was and even funnier now when I know I’m trying to live right and realize something else has crept up to show me just how clueless I still am. It’s like the walls I built around me out of fear of vulnerability. I didn’t want to feel hurt anymore and somewhere in my subconscious, I thought it would be a great idea to build a fortress of armor around me, my life and how I interacted with people. The reality of my self-made fortress was more smothering and depressing than anything. Needless to say, my subconscious got that one wrong. In looking at it, everything boiled down to fear. Fear of being vulnerable again, fear of loving again, fear of whatever else happened to be going on that week. I choked the life out of me and it wasn’t until recently that I realized just how much I had withdrawn from life, from myself and the world. Vulnerability is the doorway to love and essentially our greatest strength. Yet we think our strength comes from the false armor of protection we create. I have to remain aware, constantly on my toes...just to make sure I don’t find myself creating a new concrete castle around my heart. One of the easiest ways I have found to sidetrack my ego is through gratitude. Seek and find gratitude in everything that happens: good, bad, ugly, sad, beautiful and even annoying. Boy, is it hard sometimes...but I have to admit, well worth the effort. Those efforts led me to an experience recently that I don’t think I’ll ever forget. Even as I am writing this, I feel my heart opening wider. It was a simple moment that I was so in touch with, that I got a strong and vibrant burst of love that ran through my entire body. I opened up, I trusted that moment, I allowed it to happen without the need for weapons and protection. As a result, I felt, for the first time in my life, just how strong and powerful vulnerability is. I feel lighter, I feel like I’m breathing deeper and more incredibly....I realized just how much I still don’t know about life no matter how aware and conscious I try to be. I send you all my love and blessings to each of you and your families. As the holidays approach, relax a little more and see if you can knock down a few of your own walls. You never know what might open up in your heart!
With Love and Gratitude
Katie Koontz
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elcome to our special Awakening Humanity issue, where you will receive some great advice from Eckhart Tolle and others about improving your life and making the world a better place to live. But why does humanity so desperately need awakening? Actually this is one of my favorite topics. In fact, the only thing I have done longer than publishing this magazine is transformational coaching. I fell in love with transformation work and coaching over 25 years ago and began studying and training under experts and thought field leaders every chance I got. In the beginning there were huge awakenings and as time has gone by the awakenings became a little milder and more profound...more of enlightenments . It is the actual awakening aspect of this magazine that attracted me to it in the beginning. After that it was the service to the community which kept me doing it. My life goals and desires are to take part in the awakening of all of humanity. It is this lifelong adventure that most of my life has been about including my book The Art of Flow and recordings. A long time ago when I was in one of my first transformational seminars a trainer told me the story about the 100th Monkey. It was a profound story to me in the way that one young monkey was able to influence an entire culture, first on one island and then on 7 other islands. The story states, the scientist observed a profound cultural shift happening when approximately the 100th monkey had changed a specific behavior pattern with food. The story was incredible and fabulous and was what I wanted to do. I wanted to teach the world how if you simply open your eyes and awaken you can have such a different life full of meaning and that if enough of us woke up, the entire whole of humanity would do so. But, back to the question above. Why does humanity need awakening? My feelings are that when we awaken enough of the world that we will begin to find new solutions to disagreements that won’t involve hate and violence. We will learn to live in peace and harmony. We will no longer lay prey to corporate consumerism and tolerate tampering with our food or laws designed to hide what is in our foods. I believe that we will no longer trash up the world for profit and we will learn live together in a sustainable manner. I could go on... My ideals may be lofty, but it is a goal that keeps me working diligently toward a better tomorrow and a more enlighten version of ourselves. It is all about consciousness. The more conscious we can become the better our lives will be and the better the world will become. After all, isn’t that what we all want? There are as many paths to awakening as there are individuals in the world. What it takes for each of us to awaken no one really knows, but when we find it, if we are looking, life will never be the same again and neither will we. I pray that each of you may find such an experience and feel what it is like to be on a different footing with a totally knew view of the world and people around you. In as much, I know when you find this, you will experience source and love in a way that you will never know how you lived before without this experience. It is a view down that rabbit hole that once you see it you truly know how wonderful each of us are and just how beautiful life can truly be.
Have a wonderful holiday season and a blessed new year.
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How to Implement Healthy Changes
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acksonville Health & Wellness Center will present a free lecture, The 5 Steps and Secrets to Wellness, at 6 p.m., December 12, with a new paradigm of health that puts the control back in our hands and away from the conventional medicine. We have one body that has been gifted to us and it is our obligation to treat it as the sanctuary it is. The group will view demonstrations of a few simple tests and modalities. Another free lecture, Food and Emotions, will be given at 6 p.m., December 19, exploring our emotional connections with food and reconnecting to a higher power to ease the addictive patterns present in our food relationships. A small group of individuals will take a guided tour of Whole Foods Market from noon to 2 p.m., December 3 and 12, where they will learn about healthy dietary options. In addition, they will receive a small manual full of shopping tips. Admission is free to lectures, tour costs $50. Location: Jacksonville Health and Wellness Center, 9957 Moorings Dr., Ste. 403, Jacksonville; Whole Foods tour TBA. For more information and to sign up, call 904-268-6568 or visit DrRepole.com. See ad page 33.
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ffering yoga, massage, facials, body and ayurvedic treatments, nutritional counseling and hair removal, City Yoga – Dolce Spa is the fastest-growing wellness center at 2225 A1A South, Suite B6, in St. Augustine, and is rapidly becoming a hot spot for health and well-being. Manicures and pedicures have been added to their menu of services, but they are unlike any other offered in the area. Clients that book a manicure or pedicure by December 23 will be asked to choose from one of four different scents and be misted with their chosen aromatherapy to induce relaxation, enjoy a hand or foot massage specific to the scent, choose from many fashion-forward colors and leave with a non-toxic and long-lasting polish. City Yoga – Dolce Spa is committed to the health and wellness of their clients, and while the demand for nail services is high, the staff is concerned about the toxic chemicals and fumes of typical nail products. SpaRitual is in line with their mission to bring health, wellness, education and beauty to the community. St. Johns residents enjoy 20 percent off their first spa appointment. For appointments, call 904-671-2860 or visit DolceMindBody.com. Check the website for seasonal specials and deals. See ad page 3.
Shah to Begin Reiki Classes
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alguni Shah, an esthetician, Reiki master and owner of Seventh Wonder Day Spa, voted the number one spa in Jacksonville, will be teaching Reiki classes in 2014. She specializes in non-invasively working to heal the body as a whole. Trained in her native India, she strives to bring India’s culture to the states. Shah believes that using ancient and modern techniques to restore the flow of vital life energy can help the body to heal itself. She also offers mediation classes and free group healing twice a month. Shah has obtained degrees in psychology, cosmetology (Women’s World International), Reiki level I and II, basic and advanced pranic healing, psychotherapy, crystal therapy and arhatic yogi. Location: 5393 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. 4, Jacksonville. For more information, call 904381-8686 or visit Seventh-Wonder.com. See ad page 43.
Caring Palms Moves to Jacksonville Beach
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aring Palms Massage and Reiki has moved 301-B 10th Avenue North, in the Sand Dollar Plaza, in Jacksonville Beach. After 10 years in Neptune Beach, Caring Palms is expanding with larger treatment rooms and a large classroom. Their annual holiday gift certificate sale is underway and there will be an open house conducted on December 6 and 7 for guests to tour the new studio and meet the staff. Caring Palms will be renting rooms to holistic healthcare professionals and seeks to add a massage therapist to its staff. Massage therapists should call Brian at 904-246-2206. For more information, visit CaringPalms.com. see ad page 20.
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angroves, in Ponte Vedra Beach, offers fresh seafood, crab bisque, various sandwiches, salads, beer and wine. Now they are stepping up to provide healthy and delicious foods
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newsbriefs Spiritual Uplifts to Host Classes by Curley
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urt Curley, a teacher of the internal arts with more than 20 years of experience, will give instruction in t’ai chi and qigong from noon to 2 p.m., Sundays, at Spiritual Uplifts. Good for daily stress, t’ai chi and qigong combined can also assist with alternative healing and becoming a powerhouse for energy healing, Reiki practitioners, light workers and psychic abilities. Location: 3491 Pall Mall Dr., Jacksonville. For more information, call 904-292-4555 or email MirkoSilver@att.net. See ad Page 12.
Winter Plantings Sustain Wildlife
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ative Gardens Nursery will hold a workshop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., December 13 and 14, where participants will discover the benefits native plants provide. Hollies and other fruit-producing plants sustain wildlife throughout the winter, while adding beauty to yards and neighborhoods. Attendees will also create make-and-take Christmas decorations, utilizing Florida native flora. Admission is free. Location: 1660 County Rd. 13a S., Elkton. For more information, call 904-692-3927 or visit NativePlantConsulting.com.
Paranormal Patrolman to Speak
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huck Bergman, featured on A&E as the “psychic cop”, will be appearing at Spiritual Uplifts for a live gallery reading at 7 p.m., December 6. Bergman, a former police officer with the Salem, Massachusetts, Police Department, is now a full-time psychic and works with law enforcement agencies nationwide. Location: 3491 Pall Mall Dr., Jacksonville. For more information, call 904-292-4555 or visit ChuckBergman.com. See ad page 12.
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Enjoy Deep Thoughts at the Death Café
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he Death Café Meeting the third Monday of each month at Unity Church Jacksonville is part of a global movement dedicated to bringing people together in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere to discuss issues surrounding the issue of life and death and help them make the most of their finite lives. The work of Swiss Sociologist Bernard Crettaz inspired Londoner Jon Underwood in 2010 to lead his first Death Café. Refreshments will be provided and the event will be repeated on the third Monday of each month. Location: 634 Lomax St. For more information, call 904-355-5100 or visit DeathCafe.com.
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newsbriefs ConsciousLivingNews.com Launches Pilot
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atural Awakenings NEFL is now affiliated with Conscious Living Productions and the launch of ConsciousLivingNews.com, a new web channel providing local weekly content on health, fitness, anti-aging, sustainability, wellness, self-development and more. The channel will air a pilot of Onto the Next, a new program to help minimize the risks of dementia and Alzheimer’s, in December, with an official launch in January. ConsciousLivingNews.com will focus on local individuals and offerings promoting consciousness, health and well-being from a positive spin. The content is designed to be educational, informative and ConsciousLivingNews.com entertaining, bringing a fresh twist to the news. Conscious Living Productions is also looking for additional affiliates and sponsoring relationships with individuals, businesses and media that share similar ideals and resonate with the focus of the programming. Producers are lining up experts, doctors, practitioners and authors, as well as individuals with extraordinary stories of health, healing and altruism.
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New Year’s Blessings Teleconference with Master Sha
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aster Zhi Gang Sha, world-renowned master healer, soul leader and the source channel, is broadcasting a New Year’s Soul Healing Miracle Blessings teleconference on December 31. In this extraordinary global gathering, Sha will offer powerful Soul Healing blessings to all registered participants for any aspect of their life in 2014, including health, relationships, finances, business, creativity, intelligence and more. Every year on New Year’s Eve, Sha gathers thousands of his students, teachers and participants from more than 30 countries to receive blessings and offer blessings to help transform the consciousness of humanity and create love, peace and harmony for humanity and Mother Earth. Geho Gold, a certified Soul Healing teacher and healer, will present Soul Healing at Heal and Transform Your Finances, from 7 to 9 p.m., December 12, at the Center for Spiritual Living, in St. Augustine. Cost is $20/$15 by Dec. 9. Location: 1795 Old Moultrie Rd. Register with Geho at 386-341-6260 or BeHealedWithin.com. The global New Year’s Blessings teleconference is free. Register at DrSha.com. see ad page 14.
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Pets Benefit from Holiday Activities
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t. Francis Animal Hospital, a nonprofit organization in San Marco that provides affordable healthcare for pets in the Jacksonville area, is hosting two fundraising events in December. All proceeds will help to provide medical care to pets in need. Holiday gift wrapping by volunteers for donations will be underway from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., December 14 and 21, and 1 to 5 p.m., December 15 and 22, in San Marco Square, 1996 San Marco Boulevard, in front of the San Marco Theatre. Santa Paws photos for pets and kids with Santa will be provided from 1 to 5 p.m., December 15, at St. Francis Animal Hospital, 2107 Mango Place, in Jacksonville. A donation of $10 provides a printed photo and digital image. St. Francis Animal Hospital believes it is not right to let an animal suffer with less than ideal treatment because their owner can’t afford expensive veterinary care. This is why it is a priority for their veterinarians to provide the same high level of care to pets of all families at an affordable price. For more information, visit SaintFrancisAnimalHospital.org. See ad page 45.
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Sprinkle Cinnamon to Avert Alzheimer’s
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innamon is known as an excellent antioxidant that improves fasting blood sugar levels and prevents heart disease. Now new research offers yet another benefit and reason to add this potent spice to our daily diet. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have confirmed that cinnamon helps protect against Alzheimer’s disease. They found that the cinnamon compounds cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin help stop the formation of “tangles” of tau protein in the brain, hallmarks of the memory-robbing neurodegenerative disease. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, says these powerful antioxidants that give cinnamon its potent flavor and scent defend mental function in a unique way. “Take, for example, sunburn, a form of oxidative damage,” explains Roshni Graves, of the university’s Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. “If you wore a hat, you could protect your face and head from oxidation. In a sense, this cinnamaldehyde is like a cap,” protecting against tau proteins. The findings suggest that sufficient cinnamon consumption might stop the progression of Alzheimer’s or even prevent it.
Cocoa Calms Inflammation
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ew can say no to a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter’s night. “Enjoy!” say Penn State researchers. They have found that a little bit of cocoa may be a powerful diet aid in helping to control inflammation and ameliorate related diseases, including diabetes. Numerous current studies link obesity to inflammation in the body. Cocoa, although a common ingredient of chocolate, by itself has low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber content. The researchers fed laboratory mice the human equivalent of 10 tablespoons of cocoa powder—about four or five cups of hot cocoa—along with a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. The control group ate the same diet without the cocoa. Lead researcher Joshua Lambert, Penn State associate professor of food science, says the study results surprised the team, which did not expect the “dramatic reduction of inflammation and fatty liver disease” associated with obesity. Although the animals lost no weight, the cocoa powder supplement reduced liver triglycerides by 32 percent and plasma insulin levels by 27 percent, indicating it might be a powerful obesityfighting tool. But there is a catch: Adding sugar, an inflammatory substance in itself, to healthy cocoa will likely neutralize the benefits. Try stevia as a sweetener instead; it’s been used for decades to lower blood sugar. 16
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MEDITATION HELPS HEAL TRAUMATIZED VETERANS
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ranscendental Meditation (TM) has a dramatic healing effect on people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and can also result in lower blood pressure, according to two new studies. TM—a technique to avoid distracting thoughts, decrease stress and promote a state of relaxed awareness— reduced PTSD symptoms in combat veterans by as much as 50 percent in just eight weeks, according to a study from Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., published in the journal Military Medicine. The veterans also reported decreased depression and improved quality of life, with a greater ability to come back to their civilian lives after returning from duty. Vietnam War vets randomly assigned to TM sessions at a Denver Veterans Center also experienced greater reductions in alcohol usage, insomnia and depression than those in conventional counseling. At the conclusion of a landmark three-month study, 70 percent of the meditating veterans felt they no longer required the services of the center. A separate American Heart Association report on the general U.S. population showed that the practice of TM generally reduced systolic blood pressure in subjects by five points and diastolic by three points, enough to put many of them into normal range. Previous clinical trials have shown that lower blood pressure through TM practice is associated with significantly lower rates of death, heart attack and stroke. TM is usually practiced for 15 to 20 minutes twice a day by sitting comfortably and focusing on an individually selected word or series of words.
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egularly drinking cranberry juice may help control blood pressure, according to new findings presented at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. Cranberry juice, the researchers note, is rich in antioxidants—naturally occurring molecules that have been associated with the blood pressure-lowering benefit. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers discovered a moderate systolic pressure reduction—about three points—for people that drank two eight-ounce glasses of cranberry juice every day for eight weeks. Because of the sugar calories in juice, consider the alternative of a wholefood cranberry supplement.
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newintention Lakota Advice for Life Friend do it this way—that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and mind. And if you do it that way, the Power Of The Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity. When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related. And the hurt of one is the hurt of all. And the honor of one is the honor of all. And whatever we do affects everything in the universe. If you do it that way—that is, if you truly join your heart and mind as One—whatever you ask for, that’s the Way It’s Going To Be. Source: Passed down from White Buffalo Calf Woman and Sapphyr.net.
iving away money or spending it on others increases the giver’s sense of personal wealth, according to research by Michael Norton, of Harvard Business School, and co-author Elizabeth Dunn, of the University of British
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A team of scientists at the University of Grenoble, in France, have isolated ultrasonic pops 100 times faster than what a human can hear in slivers of dead pine wood bathed in a hydrogel to simulate the conditions of a living tree. They exposed the gel to an artificially dry environment and listened for the noises that occurred as air bubbles built up, blocking water uptake, similar to what occurs to trees during drought. As leaves on a tree collect carbon dioxide, they open their pores, a process that leaves them particularly vulnerable to water loss. Douglas firs and pine trees can repair this damage as frequently as every hour, says Katherine McCulloh, a plant ecophysiologist at Oregon State University. However, the bubbles are deadly for other species. Today, the typical forest in the often thirsty American West contains an unnaturally high density of 112 to 172 trees per acre. Besides intercepting rain and snow that would otherwise enter the groundwater supply, such an overabundance threatens native species. “Deprived of [the effect of] low-intensity, naturally occurring fires, aspen, lupine, sequoia and fireweed can’t reproduce,” notes Jamie Workman, of the Environmental Defense Fund. “Deer lose edge habitat. Threatened owls and raptors can’t navigate through increasingly dense thickets.” Workman argues that thinning out small trees is the answer. Contributing source: Utne.com
Intuitive Generosity Spontaneity Sparks Altruism
What makes people put “we” ahead of “me”? To find out, a group of Harvard University researchers enrolled thousands of people to play a “public good” game in which subjects were divided into small groups, given some money and the choice to keep it or contribute it to a common pool that would grow and benefit the entire group. Researchers discovered that those that made their decisions quickly were more likely to contribute to the common good. Taking it a step further, the researchers applied time pressure to the decisionmaking process. They then found that those faced with making a quick decision most often chose the “we” option, while those that spent more time deliberating ended up giving less money to the group kitty. The Massachusetts research team, which tested thousands of online worldwide participants, concluded that spontaneity and intuition guide people into rapid acts of kindness.
Arctic Rescue
Finland Calls for North Pole Sanctuary The Finnish government has adopted a new Arctic Strategy that calls for a global sanctuary around the North Pole as one of the key demands of the growing Save the Arctic movement, reversing its long-held position of backing corporate interests over the environment. The populace responded strongly to a series of actions taken by Greenpeace against government icebreaker ships aiding corporate oil exploration in order to heighten awareness of the issue. The new Finnish policy reflects a mounting world citizenry’s view that the Arctic deserves protection. Greenpeace points out that companies can wreck the Arctic with little penalty and the current Arctic Council oil spill agreement does nothing to protect the Arctic or impose liability in this the most vulnerable place on Earth. The hope is that the other seven Arctic Council countries will see the light, as well.
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Competition Launched to Measure Ocean Acidification As part of their mission of “making the impossible possible,” organizers of the XPrize, a global leader in incentivized competitions, have launched the $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPrize contest. Schmidt is president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, which strives to advance the development of clean energy and support wiser use of natural resources. The program aims to spur innovators to transform our understanding of ocean acidification—a grave problem associated with the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide—via breakthroughs in ocean pH-sensing technologies designed to monitor and sustain ocean health. For information and to register, visit xprize.org or Facebook.com/xprize.
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Tagging Toxins
Online Database Identifies Safe Products SafeMarkets.org offers a new clearinghouse of information gathered by advocates investigating toxic chemicals in food, baby products, toys, furniture, construction materials and other consumer goods. Families, municipalities, builders and businesses can use it to identify potentially harmful products and find safer alternatives. Hosted by the Workgroup for Safe Markets (WSM), it’s a one-stop shop to provide information for consumers, retailers and manufacturers that are demanding safer products, says Beverley Thorpe, a WSM co-leader and consulting co-director for Clean Production Action. Mia Davis, vice president of health and safety at Beautycounter, who is expecting her first child, sees it as a resource for parents to find a full complement of safe products for their families. “More than ever,” she says, “people understand how important it is to shop with companies they trust and to support businesses working to create truly safe products.”
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Shoe Insert Generates Electricity Two Carnegie Mellon graduates, Matt Stanton and Hahna Alexander, are the founders of SolePower, a company making a shoe insert that stores the power generated by walking and running into a battery that can be instantly accessed via a USB port. Beta testing on the prototype has begun, with release expected next summer. The insert can be paired with any shoe type and feels like a regular, cushy insole, according to Stanton. The battery attaches to the ankle or the top of the shoe, and is charged after 2.5 miles of footsteps with enough power to run an iPhone. Runners needing to power heat-producing mittens in the winter could also benefit. Another application is emergency charging of cell phones and radios during power outages. People in developing nations likewise will have a reliable power source for mobile phones and other essential small electronics.
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New Sustainable Currency Geared to Stabilize World Economy The Terra, an Internet-based trade reference currency (TRC), has been launched as a global complementary form of money to provide an inflation-resistant international value standard, stabilize the worldwide business cycle and realign stockholders’ interests with long-term sustainability. From a legal viewpoint, the Terra is standardized “countertrade” (international barter), which is routinely used for more than $1 trillion worth of transactions each year. Countertrade legislation already exists in about 200 countries, including all the major trading nations, so introducing the Terra does not require new intergovernmental agreements. Financial and currency expert Bernard Lietaer, one of the key architects of the European Currency Unit, the convergence mechanism that led to the Euro, posits the Terra as the first time since gold standard days that such a robust, inflationresistant international base value has been available. He says, “This supranational complementary currency is uniquely designed, unlike national currencies, to provide a stable international mechanism for contractual and payment purposes worldwide. This mechanism would automatically work to reverse the boom and busts of the business cycle and stabilize the economy by providing more cash during downturns and cooling off inflationary pressures in the peak of an upturn.” Perhaps most importantly, it is positioned to resolve the current conflict between short-term financial interest and long-term sustainability. The Terra works in parallel with national currencies. Source: TerraTRC.org
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Family Games Generate Goodwill All Year Fun family games based on cards, trivia and charades are quintessential holiday activities. Now a new generation of games adds fresh dimensions of interest and goodwill. Online games—some are free—extend good tidings to people around the world, as well as our environment. Santa is thrilled.
Learn and feed: FreeRice.com allows players to automatically help feed hungry people with rice donations through the United Nations World Food Program. Players select from specific subjects: art, chemistry, geography, English, other languages and math. Each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice as participants watch the contents of a virtual bowl gradually fill.
Eco games galore: From determining our family’s carbon footprint to making ethical decisions as a business leader or learning how to help child populations vulnerable to pneumonia, EcoGamer. org is a gateway to enriching experiences. More than 20 entertaining websites employ informative, eco-related calculations, games and quizzes. Assist African farmers: Heighten awareness and empathy by experiencing on a virtual basis the immense challenges of life on an African farm, including dealing with disease, drought, a lack of resources and war, at 3rdWorldFarmer.com/About. html. Free trials are available, plus links to international nonprofit organizations and relief groups. Become a citizen scientist: At FilamentGames.com/projects/citizen-science,
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Raise Your Consciousness, Change Your World by Carol Kines
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e are electromagnetic beings in a physical body, all connected to each other subatomically within the “zero-point-field” (electromagnetic “empty” space). We constantly transmit and receive waves of emotion and thought that interact with all living things around us; human, plant and animal. Experiencing and/ or visualizing compassion with all our senses creates a standing wave emitted from our heart that is 1,000 times stronger than that of the brain, in which the frequency of anger and aggression, is impossible to maintain. The next time you are in the presence of anger or frustration within yourself, your family or the general public, take a deep breath. Breathe in slowly to the count of four, gently hold it for the count of four, and then breathe out slowly to the count of four. With practice, this trains your brain into an alpha rhythm. Then think or feel whatever you have previously chosen to cause that compassionate, warm and fuzzy feeling. With all your senses, smell it, touch it, taste it and feel it deeply within your heart. Hold that feeling for as long as you can while breathing in and out slowly and deeply. This connects the powerful standing field of your heart to your alpha vibrating brain. See what happens. Every single person that practices this can change the behavior of many. If enough people practice it, then the “100th monkey effect “ could take place and the result would spread through the field across the planet; not from mouth-to-mouth, but from consciousness-to-consciousness, and new era of compassion and peace on Earth will begin. Carol Kines is certified in nuclear medicine technology, t’ai chi and qigong instruction and Reconnective Healing. 22
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Pets Before Profits by Glenn Buckley, DVM
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ccording to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). more than $7 billion was spent last year in the United States on pet medications. The sale of prescription and overthe-counter flea, tick and heartworm products make up more than half of this expenditure. Today, pet owners have options for where to purchase their pets medications that were not available in the past. Many online pharmacies and bigbox retailers also carry pet medications. The benefit for the customer is a greater savings and convenience. Pet Rescue Rx, in Akron, New York, is an online pharmacy for pet medications which opened in June 2013 with one goal: to raise money for the thousands of animal shelters and rescue groups in the country and the millions of pets they care for. Pet Rescue Rx donates 100 percent of all net profits to animal shelters and rescue groups selected by the customers. “American consumers spend a tremendous amount of money on medications for their pets every year,” says FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. “High prices on these medications mean that consumers have less money for necessities. An increasing array of options for consumers to purchase their pet medications has begun to lead to lower prices and increased consumer choice, certainly in a few pet medicines. It’s important that these medications are
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safe and effective.” A sustainable form of funding for animal welfare groups is needed to support the tremendous work they do. In most shelters and rescues, 75 percent or more of their operating budget comes from donations. But donations do not meet the need to provide the medical care and support the programs such as spay/neuter and adoption. Pet Rescue Rx believes that their customers will make a great impact on funding. The largest online pharmacy for pet medications made more than $16 million in net profit last year, and this money could be getting to the shelters and rescues that need it most. Pet Rescue Rx holds a New York State pharmacy license and are also licensed in 22 other states and this number is growing. Pet Rescue Rx currently has more than 150 shelters and rescues signed up to participate in the program. Shelters and rescues must be nonprofit organizations to register. Each customer chooses the shelter or rescue to support at the time of checkout. Pet Rescue Rx will provide all the medications a pet needs at great prices. Pet owners now have choices on where to purchase their pets’ medications and support animal shelters and rescues across the country. For more information, visit PetRescueRX.com.
Unity Church for Creative Living is Spiritual, Not Religious by Reverend Mona Krane
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nity Church for Creative Living, in the heart of Julington Creek Plantation, is located on fiveand-a-half acres of wooded gardens at the corner of Race Track Road and Flora Branch. They offer a farmers’ market on Saturday and church services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. There are also classes and workshops on a variety of spiritual subjects, including yoga on Monday evening, a drum circle on Saturday afternoon and chanting on Tuesday evening. Unity is part of an international movement called Unity Worldwide Ministries, founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889. the Unity Publication, Daily Word, offers insight and inspiration to help people of all faiths live healthy, prosperous and meaningful lives. Also, a 24/7 telephone prayer ministry, Silent Unity, (800-669-7729) has prayed with thousands continuously for 120 years. Charles dubbed this movement “practical Christianity,” because, “We seek to live our truth: that we are one with each other and with our creator.” Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the power of prayer and meditation to change our lives. It promotes the teachings of Jesus that we are born in original blessing, not original sin, and as we follow Jesus’ teachings of love, forgiveness and compassion, we find the Kingdom
of Heaven here and now. Unity services include Bible passages incorporated into the Sunday message as stories of our spiritual journey and personal growth. Unity also recognizes there are many paths to God, and it honors and respects the traditions of Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Like the Zen masters, Unity recognizes that we are responsible not for what happens to us in our lives, but for how we respond to what happens and in personal responsibility. Charles, selected the word “Unity” because he believed in the power of diversity in religious practice. Unity honors the diversity of its members as reflected in age, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation, and believes in God as the loving source of all that is, without exception. The members of unity define themselves as “spiritual, not religious,” because they seek a personal relationship with God. Sunday services include a youth message, congregational prayer, meditation, song and a metaphysical spiritual teaching. Each service concludes with joining in a circle to sing the Peace Song.
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Near Death Experiences Proof of Life after Death by Linda Sechrist
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he advice that the White Queen gave to young Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the LookingGlass might be some of the best to offer non-believers and skeptics that question the credibility of near-death experiences (NDE). When Alice protests, “One can’t believe impossible things,” the White Queen famously retorts, “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
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I was overwhelmed by the realization that God isn’t a being, but a state of being… and I am that state of being… pure consciousness. ~ Anita Moorjani continue to consider NDEs as impossible and merely pure fantasies generated by a surge of electrical activity as a dying brain runs out of oxygen. However, according to a Gallup
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most significant element he reports is the supremely conscious and superbly blissful state that exists beyond both limitations of the senses and intellect and the confines of space and time— the pure conscious form of each one’s truly real Self.
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Rushed to the hospital in a coma, Moorjani, whose body had been devoured for four years by cancer of the lymphatic system, describes the real self that she discovered during her NDE. “There I was, without my body or any physical traits, yet my pure essence continued to exist. It was not a reduced element of my whole self; in fact, it felt far greater and more intense and expansive than my physical being. “I felt eternal, as if I’d always existed and always would, without a beginning or end. I was filled with the knowledge that I was simply magnificent,” explains Moorjani, whose cancer completely disappeared within five weeks after her release from the hospital. “Not only did I come back with a clean slate, I brought back one of my biggest lessons—to love myself and be an instrument of love. I also returned to life here with a sense of purpose—to fearlessly be as authentically me as I can be. This means,” she clarifies, “that in whatever I do, I am acting from my sense of passion and the sheer joy of doing it.” During Alexander’s seven-day coma in a hospital, brought about by antibiotic-resistant E. coli meningitis that attacked his brain, he left his mortal identity behind. “My brain wasn’t working at all,” he relates. “My entire neocortex, the part that makes us human, was entirely shut down. I had no language, emotions, logic or memories of who I was. Such an empty slate granted me full access to the true cosmic being that I am, that we all are,” says Alexander. He further recalls that as his NDE unfolded, it occurred to him that he was being granted a grand overview of the invisible side of existence. He also had a lovely ethereal companion that floated along on a butterfly wing, telepathically teaching him to accept the universal truth that, “You are eternally loved and cherished, you have nothing to fear, and there is nothing you
“We need to accept—at least hypothetically—that the brain itself doesn’t produce consciousness.” ~ Dr. Eben Alexander can do wrong.” “If I had to boil the whole message down to just one word, it would be Love—the incomprehensibly glorious truth of truths that lives and breathes at the core of everything that exists or will ever exist. No remotely accurate understanding of who we are and what we are can be achieved by anyone who does not know it and embody it in all their actions,” Alexander now understands. Prior to his life-threatening illness, this neurosurgeon’s sophisticated medical training had led him to dismiss the possibility of NDEs. Today, he works at returning to his NDE state of oneness and unconditional love by using meditation and sacred acoustics, as well as quantum mechanics, to explore the nature of consciousness and higher brain function. Like Moody, Alexander studies the ancient Greek philosophers Parmenides, Pythagoras and Plato, who took the notion of an afterlife seriously and questioned “what” survives bodily death. Alexander’s consequent nonprofit organization, Eternea, fosters
cooperation between science and spirituality by sponsoring research and education about spiritually transformative experiences and holistic consciousness beyond conventional definitions. “I had to learn a whole lot more about consciousness than I had to know about neuroscience,” quips Alexander, who now believes that the brain blocks access to knowledge of higher worlds. “We need to accept—at least hypothetically—that the brain itself doesn’t produce consciousness. That it is, instead, a kind of reducing valve or filter that dumbs down consciousness for the duration of our human experience. “Neuroscience can’t give you the first sentence about how the physical brain creates consciousness,” he states, while many are finding how science and spirituality strengthen each other. At age 37, a blood vessel exploded in the left hemisphere of Jill Bolte Taylor’s brain. A Ph.D. Harvard-trained scientist specializing in anatomy of the brain, she was fascinated to observe the breakdown of her brain-related functions. As described in her book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, she became the witness to her stroke, which initially left her unable to talk, walk, read, write or remember anything prior to that occurrence. As her left brain shut down, Taylor lost her ability to process all language; with her mind suspended in newfound silence, she experienced an unprec-
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In The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth, author Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., suggests that each of us is a part of the universe seeking and finding itself. Could it be that without the mental filter and self-limiting beliefs, we are free to consciously know our higher state of wholeness and the truth of our magnificence? Upwards of 8 million people that have experienced their own NDE are trending the world toward a tipping point into the comforting awareness that anything is possible. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe. com for the recorded interviews.
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very young mammal on Earth sleeps in close contact with its mother and other family members. They’ve been co-sleeping for security, warmth, comfort and protection for millions of years of evolution. Although it is generally frowned upon in the United States, many human cultures, including most in East Asia, the Pacific islands, South America, Africa and much of southern Europe, have a rich tradition of co-sleeping. In At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Bill Bryson relates that until very recently, most domiciles centered around a central room, or hall, where everyone slept together. Even today, adults and children almost always sleep together in the same beds in non-industrialized, traditional societies worldwide. The modern practice of placing babies in separate rooms at night, often to cry themselves to sleep, appears to be a historical aberration. Co-sleeping, conversely, is the age-old norm because it offers so many benefits to both parents and children.
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mother that can breastfeed without leaving the bed will get more sleep. Also, more research from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a lower incidence of sudden infant death syndrome when breastfeeding is practiced. In the clinical experience of James McKenna, Ph.D., a University of Notre Dame professor and leading anthropologist in the field, “Breastfeeding mothers typically keep their babies away from pillows, positioning their infants on their backs, while placing them below the parents’ shoulders and raising their arms above them.” Plus, the adults “lay on their sides in ways that can prevent accidental overlays.”
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Co-sleeping builds parent-child bonds. Research published by the
Sleep Research Society shows that mothers who co-sleep with their babies are more attuned to their sleep/wake habits and can respond quicker to their needs. According to the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, skinto-skin touch increases the secretion of oxytocin, a bond-building hormone.
Co-sleeping fosters maturation.
Studies in the Infant and Child Development journal show that kids that share a bed or sleep in the same room with their parents grow up to be more selfreliant and socially independent, better behaved, less anxious about intimacy as adults and more likely to be happy. Parents that are nervous about sharing beds can try room sharing, where the baby sleeps in an adjoining crib or cot; family members will experience many of the same benefits. Mark Sisson is a former marathon runner and triathlete. He is the author of the bestselling health and fitness book, The Primal Blueprint, and publisher of the health blog, MarksDailyApple.com.
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4 Don’t drink alcohol or take drugs that affect awareness and judgment, especially before bed. 4 Don’t smoke tobacco. The tars and toxins cling to an adult’s body, hair and clothes, exposing the baby to dangerous chemicals that increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 4 Don’t co-sleep if the parent is sleep-deprived, a heavy sleeper, has sleep apnea or is obese. 4 Don’t allow pets or other children to sleep next to babies. 4 Don’t co-sleep on a sofa, loveseat or reclining chair. The cushions create crevices for infant heads to slip into and the elevation creates a fall risk. 4 Don’t use overly soft mattresses that babies can sink into. Think firm. 4 Don’t use thick bedding, which can cause rapid overheating or lead to smothering. 4 Don’t co-sleep unless everyone is on board. If a spouse isn’t agreeable, try a room share instead.
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iven family hopes and often unrealistic expectations that everything will go perfectly, holiday gatherings can sometimes be a recipe for untoward stress. One of the best ways to keep potential ’tisthe-season tensions under control is to carve out some time for exercise, a move supported by research findings at Princeton University. Other experts suggest that from practicing a favorite Eastern modality to taking a natural spin around the neighborhood, we all have instant access to foolproof tactics for staying relaxed, healthy and more even-keeled among kin this winter. To mend nerves frayed by debates at the dinner table, slip into a nearby bedroom for a calming yoga workout. Yoga’s emphasis on controlled breathing makes it ideal for treating family dynamics straight out of Silver Linings Playbook. The Mayo Clinic reports that deep breathing increases the flow of oxygen into the bloodstream, easing headaches, muscular tension and chest tightness. Yogic breathing patterns also are shown to lower resting heart rates, which helps practitioners stay composed in the face of any intra-family dis-
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agreements or other stressors. For a quick, relaxing yoga routine, begin with a few breathing exercises before moving into a sun salutation—a sequence of full-body poses, or asanas, performed in a smooth, continuous flow. Begin standing, palms pressed together in the tadasana, or mountain, pose. Then move through a series of motions that sweep the arms over the head, expanding the chest, before dipping into downward dog and plank poses, which help increase flexibility and strength. End lying down in the shavasana, or resting, pose with eyes closed and let the quiet settle in. Resistance-training exercises are another option. Release pent up tension by pushing against a wall. Stand about three feet away, lean in and push. Position feet at an angle so that a straight body line forms the hypotenuse of a triangle with the wall and floor. This activity drains the limbs of tightness and stretches out hamstrings and calf muscles, enabling us to walk away feeling light and limber. While some people can happily greet and maintain cheer-
fulness throughout holiday family times, others may feel a bit anxious. For a sure-fire endorphin boost, try a cardiovascular workout like running, which German researchers published in Cerebral Cortex confirm produces a flood of euphoria on cue. A quick jog or spirited walk outside helps elevate mood while strengthening the immune system, helping to keep feelings of melancholy at bay. Before heading for the door, those stretching their legs outside in colder climates need to dress as if it’s 20 degrees warmer than the thermometer reads. This helps prevent the body from overheating, especially after being sedentary for an extended period. To get the blood flowing beforehand, do some simple stretching or take a few trips up and down the stairs. Exercisers that prefer to stay sheltered from wintry weather entirely have a solid alternative; an indoor cardiovascular workout can mimic jogging’s mood-lifting effects. Try alternating 12 reps of jumping jacks, lunges, squats and crunches to get the heart pumping. Consider a second series for a higher intensity workout. All of it will give muscles that often go slack during holiday loafing a chance to flex. Because these moves don’t require any equipment, such electives are as portable as a travel hair dryer during holiday visits anywhere. After one or more of these solo workouts, many revelers may be ready to up the ante on family togetherness. For a healthy dose of quality time, round up the gang and enlist them in a high-energy outdoor activity like hiking, sledding or even Ultimate Frisbee. Participating in friendly family competition is healthy fun and gives everyone something else to talk about later. Sarah Todd is a freelance writer in Brooklyn, NY. Connect at SarahToddInk.com.
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eople grow a lot when faced with their own mortality. As a palliative caregiver for many years, I learned never to underestimate someone’s capacity for personal growth. After wrestling with a variety of intense emotions, every patient I saw found their peace before they departed. When questioned about regrets or what they would have done differently, five themes emerged. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even half of their dreams and died knowing that it was due to choices they had made or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize until they no longer have it. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. Every male patient that I nursed felt they had missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. They deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence. Women also spoke of this regret, but because most were from an older generation, many had not been breadwinners. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace
with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. As a result, many developed illnesses apparently related to the bitterness and resentment they carried. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. Many were disappointed they had not truly realized the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks, and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip away. Many deeply regretted not giving important friendships the time and effort that they deserved. I wish that I had let myself be happier. Many did not understand until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called comfort of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others and to themselves that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh with gusto and cultivate some silliness in their life. Bronnie Ware is the author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, a memoir of how people she cared for changed the way she lives. She blogs at InspirationAndChai.com.
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hroughout the year, Santa’s good girls and boys of all ages make every effort to buy only what’s needed, plus recycle, reuse and repurpose. Then the holidays hit and discipline often gives way to indulgences. The season seems consumed by up-tempo decorating, feasting, shopping, giftgiving and merrymaking at any cost. Yet, creative green living experts show us how easy it is to tweak time-honored family traditions to align with the green way we wish to live and feel even more satisfied with festivities.
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For Danny Seo, author of Upcycling Celebrations: A UseWhat-You-Have Guide to Decorating, Gift-Giving & Entertaining, “Upcycling is basically a form of recycling that elevates something to a better level than before.” Based in New York City and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Seo always has an eye out for green possibilities. “Opt for vintage pieces and re-imagine them in new and interesting ways,” he advises. For example, he likes to upcycle a vintage glass cake stand with a collection of bright ornaments for a unique holiday focal point. Michele Johansen, a lifestyle writer in Bellevue, Washington, suggests bringing in the outdoors. Instead of decorating the tree with tinsel and the home with plastic faux greenery, she suggests stringing popcorn and cranberries on the tree and decking the halls with fresh wreaths and garlands accented with boughs of holly. “Local nurseries are good sources for holiday décor that you can later mulch or put in yard waste bins,” she says. “The smells are much more authentic and festive.” Save energy by using LED lights whenever possible, suggests Sheryl Eisenberg, a writer for the National Resources
Defense Council. Plug lights and electronics into a power strip, and then unplug it when not in use to save “ghost” energy pulled by electronics that are plugged in, but not activated. Buy a live tree to later plant or recycle, Seo suggests. This supports regional Christmas tree farmers while retaining the integrity of local forests. Many communities offer recycling of holiday trees to provide mulch or habitat for aquatic life in local lakes.
Keeping the Feast
Organize a cookie exchange to get together and save time and energy on holiday baking, suggests Sara Novak, a food policy and health writer at SereneKitchen.com, from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. Generally, a hostess asks guests to bring several dozen of their favorite cookies. Once gathered, attendees share the treats and recipes, taking home several of each variety. To “green it up”, Novak recommends emailing the recipes rather than printing them, encouraging invitees to use fresh and local ingredients and bring favorite reusable containers from home, like a colorful, time-honored cookie tin. For the holiday table, mix and match settings of plates, glasses, linens and cutlery. “Use the real thing,” Eisenberg recommends, “and recruit guests to help wash up afterwards.” She recalls that while growing up, her mother supplemented her silverware with grandmother’s for large holiday dinners. Save your own energy—and sanity—by asking family and friends to bring an appetizer, side dish or dessert. The hostess can assign a dish and corresponding recipe or use a
potluck approach, says Eisenberg. Leftovers go home in nonplastic, reusable containers.
Gift Giving
Many families enjoy giving traditional gifts to children at certain ages, like dollhouses or train sets. Re-imagine these and, when possible, buy local to save energy and support area businesses, suggests Eisenberg. Cintia Gonzalez, an Australian mom, crafted a dollhouse from an old suitcase, inventively using black chalkboard paint for the exterior, wooden shelves as floors and fast food ketchup cups as lampshades (Tinyurl.com/UpcycleDollhouse). Another mom transformed a discarded coffee table into a painted train table for her boys. Upcycle paint chip cards into colorful gift tags, suggests Seo. Plus, use gift wraps that become part of the gift itself, such as placemats swaddling a bottle of wine, fabric to encase quilting supplies or sheet music enveloping concert tickets. As a general rule, “Give experiences, not gifts,” counsels Eisenberg. “Giving loved ones experiences reduces wrapping paper, ribbon and packaging and is an easy way to be a bit more personal over the holidays. Your teenage niece may love a spa day, complete with hair styling, while your favorite aunt and uncle may be thrilled to attend a local wine tasting. If you think a young child can tolerate a few less presents in exchange for a pass to an ice show or dance class, go for it.” “It’s the holiday experience that counts,” counsels Seo. “It’s what makes memories.” Claire O’Neil is a freelance writer from Kansas City, MO.
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or California acupuncturist Daniela Freda, counseling patients that grapple with low energy during winter is routine. “They’re often concerned something is wrong, since our society expects us to feel the same way year-round,” says Freda, who maintains a private practice in San Francisco. “But in fact,” she adds, “everything is right.” According to a study published in Psychiatry Research, only 4 to 6 percent of Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), characterized by a predictable seasonal pattern of major depressive or bipolar disorder. For the vast majority of the population, a slight seasonal variance in mood and behavior is normal, confirms Kathryn Roecklein, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and prominent SAD researcher at Pennsylvania’s University of Pittsburg. Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), like Freda, view decreased energy in nature’s wintertime as a reflection of the season’s energy. In this philosophy, rising (yang) and falling (yin) energies cycle as the seasons turn. Winter is governed by quiet, slow, introspective and creative yin energy. As winter yields to spring, the bright, fast, expansive and extroverted yang energy gains momentum to peak in summer. “Nature expresses universal energies in a big way,” says research psychologist and mind-body medicine expert
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Although the December 21 winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year, temperatures in most of the U.S. continue to fall through February. Cardillo advises embracing winter’s chill because it diverts our attention from daily activities so that we pause to consider what’s important. “The effect is similar to splashing cold water on our face,” he remarks. As the cold draws animals into hibernation and plants into dormancy, it also beckons us to enjoy extra sleep, notes Freda, as we follow the sun’s path: Earlier to bed; later to rise. She encourages her clients to incorporate restorative activities into daily routines. “Intentionally set aside time to connect with the breath and quiet the mind,” she counsels. Try gentle yoga or t’ai chi, listen to relaxing music, curl up with a cozy book or take nature walks, flush with fresh sensory experiences. Cardillo explains that slowing down naturally creates space for the contemplative and creative qualities of yin energy to rise. Meditating, visualizing and journaling promote access to one’s inner
Find Balance Spring is a time for new points out that within the strong beginnings, summer a time Freda yin energy of winter, “There are yang moments, celebratory moments, to for growth, autumn for us going.” An imbalance can gathering abundance and keep occur when the slowness of winter is completely counteracted by too much winter for introspection. ~Joseph Cardillo wisdom. “Winter is a perfect time to examine the myriad ideas you’ve dreamt up and assemble them into a new you,” says Cardillo. “Now you are prepared to use the robust energy of spring to scatter those ideas abroad.”
Reflect on Water
In TCM, the element of water, symbolizing focus and purity, is closely associated with winter. Highly adaptable, water can be solid, liquid or formless vapor; it can flow over, under, around or through obstacles with ease; and it can be still and contained. Contemplating the power of water in any of its forms can help synchronize one’s consciousness with the season’s gifts. “When your mind is unstuck and flowing like water, your dreams start becoming real to you, simply because you’re in the flow, the present moment,” observes Cardillo, who also authored Be Like Water. He suggests looking to water for guidance in creating solutions, sharpening focus or moving effortlessly on to the next step.
high-energy socializing, working or rushing through the day. “An excess of yang during the winter,” counsels Freda, “rather than a glimpse of it, can deplete us,” contributing to stress, fatigue and depression. Conversely, for those with an already predominantly yin personality (quiet, introverted, low energy) that overindulge in the yin energy of winter, an attempt at restoration and quietude can lead to lethargy and isolation. “I see this clinically,” says Freda. “Instead of embracing a little extra rest and relaxation, some people become exhausted and lose their motivation altogether. They become stuck in the yin.” Cardillo recommends that such individuals engage in mood-brightening outdoor activities to help restore balance. Roecklein agrees, noting that SAD sufferers undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy (which emphasizes positive thinking and beneficial behaviors) likewise are encouraged to participate in physical and social activities that bring joy and meaning. Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.
Rituals Reverse Winter’s Blues Unpleasant winter memories can affect one’s emotional experience of the season every year like clockwork, says Dr. John Sharp, a physician, psychiatrist and author of The Emotional Calendar. Fortunately, it is possible to take a personal inventory, be aware of such behaviors, innovate on traditions and create a new experience. Holistic Psychologist Joseph Cardillo goes further, suggesting that we create a “personal prescription” to mindfully manage difficult emotions during wintertime. He encourages activating the senses and combining two or more sensory experiences to amplify the effectiveness. Appealing options include: n Light scented candles or diffuse
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“That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were,” says Tolle. “So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.” The good news, according to Tolle, is that in order to experience this awakening, “You don’t have to wait for the diagnosis by the doctor or to be put in prison… nor do you have to do 30,000 hours of meditation or live in an ashram for 20 years. Once you get a glimpse of it, you can invite it into your daily life.” For a growing number of people, it’s this understanding of the always present “spiritual you” shining through that has led to significant improvements in their lives, not the least of which is better health. This would seem to indicate that these kinds of spiritual insights aren’t the least bit ethereal or elusive, but decidedly practical. “Spirituality and religion belong in the healing paradigm,” writes Airdre Grant, Ph.D., of Australia’s Southern Cross University, in a study published in the Journal of the Australian TraditionalMedicine Society. “They are determinants of health and they are factors in recovery, well-being and longevity.” So where do these insights come from? Is it simply a matter of wishful thinking? Or is it perhaps something more reliable, more effective than that? “Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of heaven is photo by David Ellingsen
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eating more fruits and vegetables than meat were less domineering and aggressive, because the increased sex hormonebinding globulin produced by plants helps keep testosterone in check. “If we continue the meat-centric way of eating, we’re going to continue to have the problems that come with it,” says Tuttle. “The way forward is plant-based agriculture.”
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s Earth’s population grows to a projected 9 billion people by 2050, can our global community keep eating flesh like we’ve been doing for centuries? No, according to a 2010 report by the United Nations Environment Programme, an international panel of sustainable resource management experts. Examining the food demands of a growing population and associated environmental and sustainability issues, Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production recommends “substantial worldwide diet change away from animal products.” Making the case for a holistic view, Will Tuttle, Ph.D., suggests in World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony that we start to see the connections between our food choices and the health and well-being of ourselves, our families, communities and the world.
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mindfully. The problem at the center of life, maintains Tuttle, is that we involve animals in our food chain, an act that “introduces suffering, whether physical, mental or emotional.” This is a truth we try to hide from, what he calls the ”cultural shadow”. “The worst examples include factory farming, but even the best methods ultimately involve killing other animals for food,” he says. One of Tuttle’s more controversial claims is that the herding culture—raising, dominating, selling, killing and owning animals—sets up a harmful physical, emotional and cultural dynamic, extolling domineering and aggressive behavior. “The herding culture requires male dominance and a mentality that might makes right,” observes Tuttle. “It also sees females as primarily breeders, not beings.” Based on contemporary research in anthropology, sociology and psychopathology, he maintains that the actions required to both dominate animals and eat their meat can lead to more aggressive and violent behavior. One recent study seems to support his claim. Dr. Neil Barnard, in his book, Foods That Fight Pain, remarks that, “Plant-based diets also help tame testosterone’s activity.” Barnard cites a Massachusetts male aging study of 1,552 men ages 40 to 70, which indicated that men
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Practicing a World Peace Diet The Tuttles shop for fresh, organic and non-GMO (genetically modified organism) foods and favor what they call “blueprint recipes”, that vary from day to day. Each outlines the makings of a dish and encourages cooks to be intuitive in how they fill in the details. For a typical breakfast, for example, Tuttle and his wife, Madeleine, will make a green smoothie that includes kale, banana, apple, grapes, ground flax, chia seeds, cinnamon and fresh ginger. “It’s a flexible drink,” says Tuttle. “We will swap out whatever organic fruits and vegetables we have so that we vary the flavor from time to time.” For example, they might use parsley, spinach, or chard leaves in place of kale, or citrus in place of grapes. Lunch is usually a wrap-type sandwich, sometimes using fresh leaf lettuce or a whole-wheat tortilla. One recent example of such a wrap combined tomatoes, peppers, sprouts, walnuts, tempeh and avocado. A dinnertime blueprint recipe involves a base of cooked rice, quinoa, pasta, mashed potatoes or polenta, topped with a vegetable ragout, cooked or raw. “You could live the rest of your life mixing and matching these ingredients and never have the same meal twice,” notes Tuttle. “We have been doing it for 30 years. If we all choose to eat like this, the world could feed everybody on a fraction of the land now consumed by agriculture.” Learn more at WorldPeaceDiet.org/articles.htm. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.
Peace Blueprint Recipes When sitting down to eat, look at what’s been created to nourish all those gathered. Enjoy the colors, smells, tastes and love that blesses the food. May the principle of Oneness govern all beings.
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To start the day, use a high-powered Vitamix-type blender to reduce whole fruits and vegetables to a smooth juice. If using a regular blender, cut the fruits and vegetables into small pieces and strain the purée after blending. Yields two servings 1 banana, sliced 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped ½ cup seedless green grapes 1 cup chopped kale leaves 1 cup baby spinach leaves 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds ¼ cup ground chia seeds ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 cup purified water Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Strain, if necessary, to remove larger pieces; pour into two glasses and serve.
Toast walnuts by placing them on a baking sheet in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Cool, and then chop. Place the tortillas on a flat surface. In a small bowl, mix the Vegenaise and horseradish together. Spread the mixture on the tortillas. Top each tortilla with half the lettuce, sprouts, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, avocado and walnuts. Roll each tortilla into a wrap and serve.
Raw Vegetable Ragout with Brown Rice Start dinner with a base of cooked rice, potatoes, quinoa or polenta and top it with a vegetable medley. Yields two servings Rice: 1 cup brown rice 2¼ cups water
½ cup finely chopped celery ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped ¼ cup finely chopped Italian parsley ¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat and simmer covered until tender, about 40 minutes. While the rice is cooking, combine the red bell pepper, celery, Kalamata olives, Italian parsley and walnuts in a medium-sized bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, stir until well blended, and then let rest until the rice is done. To serve, spoon the cooked rice onto each plate and top with the raw vegetable ragout. Source: Adapted from Intuitive Cooking, by Madeleine Tuttle (WorldPeaceDiet.org).
Raw Vegetable Ragout: 1 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips
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or food. It helps dogs, cats, horses, birds, fish and even iguanas. Dosage relies on the extent of stress rather than weight or species. Clean cloths. For bee stings or insect bites on the body, cool compresses can reduce swelling and itching. Wet a washcloth with cold water or for larger welts, wrap an ice pack in a towel and apply for a few minutes at a time. For stings on the face or mouth, it’s best to go to the vet’s office immediately, so that airways don’t swell up and hinder breathing. Miscellaneous supplies. Keep on hand gauze, tape, small scissors, tweezers (for removing objects from the roof of the mouth or splinters), a small flashlight, clean socks to cover a bandage and disposable gloves to keep human germs out of open wounds. A dog in pain may bite without realizing it. Nicholas recommends a basket muzzle, so the dog can easily breathe and pant. When a pet eats or drinks non-food items or foods they shouldn’t, such as chocolate, grapes or onions, head to the local vet. Veterinarian Jeff Levy, in New York City, who is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist, counsels, “Always keep contact information for your vet, an emergency hospital and animal poison control center handy.” Also, find out where emergency services are located when traveling. Pets can go into shock just like humans. To prevent or reduce the impact, keep the animal warm and provide a deep massage of the ears, at the base, where ears meet the head. A couple of drops of lavender oil on a collar or bandana will help everyone relax. Do not put essential oils directly on the pet, especially cats, as it can be toxic. Just like children, pets may have accidents or get sick after office hours. Stay calm, head for the natural pet pantry and then call the family’s holistic veterinarian. Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLSandyM@ yahoo.com.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 “Works of Yard and the Art of Lawn.” Through Dec 27. Exhibition by Artist Diantha York-Ripley. Free. Museum hours are Tues-Fri 10am-3pm; Sat 10am-4pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 101 W 1st St, Jacksonville. 904-356-2992. The Miracle of Light – 10:30am. Celebration of Life. Class: How to Pray Effectively, 12-2pm. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904-398-4353. CSLJax.org. Young Living Oils – 1pm. Learn about Young Living Oils with Reverend Desiree Hoey. $10. The Cosmic Church of Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904-384-7268. TheCosmicChurchOfTruth. net.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 Twin Heart Meditation – 6-7pm. This technique is aimed at achieving illumination or universal consciousness, one of the most powerful meditation tools for spiritual enlightenment. This is group healing to bring positive awareness and harmony to the community. RSVP. Free. Seventh Wonder Day Spa, 5393 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville. 904-381-8686. Seventh-Wonder.com.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Enlightened Everyday – 6:30pm. Practicing the presence. Free. Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd, Ponte Vedra Bch. Elizabeth@EnlightenedEveryday.com. EnlightenedEveryday.com. Whole Foods Market Tour – 12-2pm. Feeling lost or overwhelmed at the supermarket? Put an end to the days of aimlessly walking the grocery store aisles and shop with confidence. $50. Whole Foods Market, 10601 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. 904-268-6568. DrRepole.com.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Guided Trail Walk at River to Sea Preserve – 9-10:30am. This is a guided walk by GTM Research Reserve volunteers through the wooded hammock between the ocean and the Matanzas River. Free. RSVP by phone or online. Located at south end of Marineland; turn west at River to Sea Preserve, follow directional event sign to meet guide. 904-8234500. GTMNERRMarinelandTrail.eventbrite.com.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 Guided Cultural Hike – 9-10:30am. Learn about the cultural history of the Guana Peninsula, its 5,000 years of human history, the use of resources and more. Free; $3 parking fee. RSVP by phone or online. GTM Research Reserve Trailhead Pavilion. Wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. 904-823-4500. GTMNERRCulturalHike.eventbrite.com. Holiday Special Sessions Only $50. One-hour psychic readings or Reiki healing sessions for only $50! Discounted holiday gift certificates are available too. By appointment only. JudyZarnes.com. Stand-Up (SUP) Paddleboard Ecotours – 9-11am. Learn the basics of SUP, the fastest growing water sport activity in the world today! Contact for additional details. Reservations required. $40, which includes park entry fee. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-864-9844. FloridaStateParks.org/gamblerogers. Women’s Wellness Workshop – 1-3:30pm. Free with 2 canned goods for the food pantry. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 Community HU Song – 11-11:30am. Learn how to sing HU and tap into your potential for greater happiness, love and understanding. Followed by light refreshments. All are welcome and free HU CDs available. Jacksonville Eckankar Center, 6636 Arlington Rd, Jacksonville. 904-725-7760. Meetup. com/Jacksonville-Florida-Eckankar. Give Yourself the Gifts of Love, Peace and Joy – 10:30am. Celebration of Life. Class: How to Pray Effectively, 12-2pm. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904-398-4353. CSLJax.org. Thai Yoga Workshop – 4-7pm. $25/advance; $30/ door. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 The Five Steps and Secrets to Wellness – 6pm. These five steps open a new paradigm of health that puts the control back in your hands and away from conventional medicine. Free. Jacksonville Health and Wellness Center, 9957 Moorings Dr, Ste 403, Jacksonville. 904-268-6568. DrRepole.com. Heal and Transform Your Finances – 7-9pm. Join Geho Gold, Certified Soul Healing Teacher and Healer, to learn powerful Soul Healing techniques to transform the soul of your finances. Free Divine Transformation, by Master Sha. Registration Required. $15. Center for Spiritual Living, St. Augustine. 386-341-6260. BeHealedWithin.com. Interactive Reptile Program – 3-4pm. Join a ranger for this exciting interactive and educational program. Interact with reptiles while learning how they are essential to our natural ecosystem. Free; parking from $2-$5. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-517-2086. Jennifer.Giblin@dep.state.fl.us. FloridaStateParks. org/gamblerogers. Marineland Beach Walk – 9-10:30am. Learn how beach vines and sea oats help anchor dunes, see shorebirds, learn about seashells, and much more. Free. RSVP online or by phone. Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Marineland office, 9741 Ocean Shore Blvd, Marineland. 904-823-4500. GTMNERRMarinelandBeach. eventbrite.com. Whole Foods Market Tour – 12-2pm. See Dec 3 listing for details. $50. Whole Foods Market, 10601 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. 904-268-6568. DrRepole.com. Winter Plantings Sustain Wildlife – 10am-4pm, and Friday, 10am-4pm. Discover the benefits of hollies and fruit-producing plants that sustain wildlife, while adding beauty to your yard and neighborhood. Also enjoy workshops to create make-and-take Christmas decorations. Free. Native Gardens Nursery, 1660 County Rd 13a S, Elkton. 904-692-3927. NativePlantConsulting.com.
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Duval County Extension Winter Workshop – 9:30am-12pm. Topics include repotting orchids, winter garden tips and make-and-take seed starting. $10. Pre-register by phone; mail payment after registering (payment due Dec 10). 1010 N McDuff Ave, Jacksonville. 904-255-7450. BeckyD@coj.net. Edible Mushroom Combo Class – 1-3pm. Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms. Each participant gets a shiitake log and a grey dove oyster mushroom bag. Supplies, instruction, handouts and snacks included. $50. 904-343-9575. EatYourYardJax@gmail.com. EatYourYardJax.com.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Pendulum Class – 1:30-3pm. Learn the pendulum. Bring yours to learn to do readings, locate people on a map and have a treasure hunt. $10. 3491 Pall Mall Dr, Jacksonville. 904-292-4555. SpiritualUplifts.com. Psychic Fayre -11am-4pm. Enjoy a variety of readers and healers. $15/20-minute session; $28/2 20-minute sessions; $40/3 20-minute sessions. The Cosmic Church of Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904-384-7268. TheCosmicChurchOfTruth.net. Second Saturday Jam Session in the Park – 3pm-sunset. Jam out with musicians of all levels in this circle of casual, acoustic music. Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks welcome. $5-$2. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-517-2086. Jennifer.Giblin@dep.state.fl.us. FloridaStateParks.org/gamblerogers. Second Saturday Trail Hike – 8:30-10:30am. This 1.5 mile walk is perfect for the entire family. Wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. Free; $3 parking fee. RSVP by phone or online. Meet at GTM Research Reserve Trailhead Pavilion, located west of the Guana Dam. 904-823-4500. GTMNERR2ndTrailHike.eventbrite.com.
be accompanied by an adult). Bring water, and a camera if you wish. Moonrise is at 6:03pm. RSVP required. Free; parking $2-$5. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-517-2086. Jennifer.Giblin@dep.state.fl.us. FloridaStateParks. org/gamblerogers. GTM Research Reserve Marineland Lecture – 10-11am. Learn about our coastal natural world. This month, Kenneth Rainer discusses how estuaries are responding to climate change. Free. RSVP by phone or online. GTM Research Reserve Marineland Field Office, 9741 N Oceanshore Blvd, Marineland. 904-823-4500. GTMNERRMarinelandLecture.eventbrite.com. Twin Heart Meditation – 6-7pm. See Dec 2 listing for details. RSVP. Free. Seventh Wonder Day Spa, 5393 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville. 904-381-8686. Seventh-Wonder.com.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Psychic-Mediumship Spiritual Development Class – 7-9:30pm. Designed as an ongoing class. Includes meditation, lesson and hands-on practice to develop your personal skills. $25. Marilyn Jenquin, International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge. Call for location. 407-673-9776. IFSK.org.
Mark the Date THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel-Find Answers to Your Problems! – 7-8:30pm. Free CD and Book. All are welcome! Pablo Creek Library, 13295 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville. 904-725-7760. Meetup.com/Jacksonville-Florida-Eckankar.
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Probiotics and Fermented Food Workshop with Mariah Goelz – 3-6pm. Goelz is owner of Southern Roots Apothecary as well as an herbalist trained at Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. Each participant will make and bring home a fermenting quart of kraut. RSVP by Dec 8. $50. 904-343-9575. EatYourYardJax@gmail.com. EatYourYardJax.com.
Food and Emotions – 6pm. Are you struggling to feel at ease with your body and your relationship with food? In this lecture, we’ll explore emotional connections while helping you reconnect to a higher power to ease addictive patterns. Free. Jacksonville Health and Wellness Center, 9957 Moorings Dr, Ste 403, Jacksonville. 904-268-6568. DrRepole.com.
Your Spiritual Investment Account – 10:30am. Celebration of Life. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904-398-4353.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 Death Café – 4pm. This is not a grief support group; it is a casual forum to bat around philosophical thoughts and ideas about death. Why do we fear death? How do our views of death inform the way we live? Cake and tea served. Unity of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Jacksonville. 904-355-5100.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Enlightened Everyday – 6:30pm. Practicing the presence. Free. Ponte Vedra Library, 101 Library Blvd, Ponte Vedra Bch. Elizabeth@EnlightenedEveryday.com. EnlightenedEveryday.com. Full Moon Beach Hike – 5:15pm. Enjoy this full moon beach hike, perfect for all ages (minors must
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DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE – 7:30 – 9pm Circle dances honoring all religious paths, held monthly. Discovery Yoga, 3 Davis St., St. Augustine. Dances and songs are taught in the Circle. All are welcome. $10 - $15 love offering. 352870-8558. LyndeLuke@msn.com. 904-471-1414. Holly@thc-hal.com.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 Guided Beach Exploration – 8:30-10am. Learn about animals, seashells and much more in this family-friendly “Beaches 101” experience. $2/ adults; $1/children 10-17; Free/children 9 and under. Reservations required. 505 Guana River Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach. 904-823-4500. GTMNERRBeachExploration.eventbrite.com. Please provide email and phone number to contact you in case of inclement weather. Psychic Practice – 1-3pm. We’ll pair up to practice different psychic techniques, including ESP. $10.
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3491 Pall Mall Dr, Jacksonville. 904-292-4555. SpiritualUplifts.com. Stand-Up (SUP) Paddleboard Ecotours – 9-11am. See Dec 7 listing for details. Reservations required. $40, which includes park entry fee. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-8649844. FloridaStateParks.org/gamblerogers.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 “Finding Your Spiritual Mission” – 11am-12pm. Worship service with spiritual discussion. Come find the answers you seek! Followed by light refreshments. All are welcome, and free contemplation CDs available. Jacksonville Eckankar Center, 6636 Arlington Rd, Jacksonville. 904-725-7760. Meetup. com/Jacksonville-Florida-Eckankar. Giving and Happiness – 10am-1pm. Teachings and meditations for a more meaningful holiday season, followed by a potluck brunch. Everyone welcome! Bring a vegetarian snack to share if you like. Donations gladly accepted. Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Ctr, 85 Sailfish Dr E, Atlantic Beach. 904-222-8531. MeditationInJacksonville.org. You are Pre-approved – 10:30am. Celebration of Life. Topic Discussion 12-1pm. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904-398-4353. CSLJax.org.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 Explore and Create Mini-Camp. For 7- to 10-year olds, kids will craft with the estuary while exploring exciting habitats. This is a great way for kids to learn about the estuary, with beach exploration, marine debris clean-up, shell ornament crafts, trail hike and more, all while you finish your holiday shopping. Reservations required. Call for details. 904-823-4500.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Compassion Candlelit Prayers – 7pm. Avolokiteshvara puja followed by Buddha movie at 8pm with potluck vegetarian snacks. Everyone welcome. Free. Maitreya Kadampa Buddhist Ctr, 85 Sailfish Dr E, Atlantic Beach. 904-222-8531. MeditationInJacksonville.org.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27 New Years Getaway Weekend for Couples – 7pm to Sunday 2pm. Join Richard and Diana Daffner, authors of “Tantric Sex for Busy Couples.” Reignite your relationship, rekindle your passion. Celebrate your love. Connect on a soul level Transform your relationship into a love affair. Additional dates, locations available. $650/couple. Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota. 877-282-4244.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 Family Seining at the GTM Research Reserve – 8:30-10:30am. Perfect for the entire family, pull seine nets through Guana Lake, collecting species of fish, crabs and more. Free. RSVP by phone or online. Meet at Docents at the Environmental Education Center, 505 Guana River Rd, Ponte Vedra. 904-823-4500. GRMNERRFamilySeine. eventbrite.com. Guided Salt Marsh Kayak Tours – 12-2pm. This is a wonderful guided ride on the Intracoastal Waterway and a tour of the saltmarsh. Reservations required; payment required in advance. $30.
Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. Jennifer.Giblin@dep.state.fl.us. Tinyurl. com/GRParkevents. Psychic Attunement – 1-3pm. You’ll be taught how to attune your psychic abilities. This increases your awareness and channels your gifts. $15. 3491 Pall Mall Dr, Jacksonville. 904-292-4555. SpiritualUplifts.com.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 Releasing the Old, Embracing the New – 10:30am. Celebration of Life. Topic Discussion 12-1pm. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904398-4353. CSLJax.org.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 Adventures in the Estuary Mini-Camp. For 7- to 10-year olds, this is a fun, educational way for kids to discover the importance of an estuary. Activities include beach exploration, marine debris clean-up and plankton microscopy lab. Reservations required. Call for details. 904-823-4500.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 New Year’s Blessings with Master Sha – 2-3pm. Join this free global teleconference with Master Zhi Gang Cha, Soul Healer and Source Channel. Receive and offer soul healings and blessings to transform your life and create love, peace and harmony for Mother Earth in 2014. Free. 888-3396815. DrSha.com.
PLAN AHEAD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 Guided Nature Hike – 11am-12pm. Journey with Ranger Jennifer through one of Florida’s breathtaking ecosystems. Perfect for all ages, and leashed pets are allowed on the trail. $2-$5. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach, 3100 S Ocean Shore Blvd, Flagler Beach. 386-517-2086. Jennifer.Giblin@dep.state.fl.us. FloridaStateParks. org/gamblerogers.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 New Year Meditation Retreat – 1/3-5: Fri-7-9pm, Sat-Sun 7am-6pm. Join Christopher Baxter in meditation practices that provide powerful, easily accessible methods to release suffering and awaken joy, compassion and kindness for the New Year. Retreat includes asana practice. Housing on site. Discovery Yoga, 3 Davis St, Saint Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Teaching Meditation (for Yoga Teachers) – 1/36: Fri-7-9pm, Sat-Sun 7am-6pm, Mon-9am-1pm, with Christopher Baxter. Add Monday morning to the New Year Meditation Retreat, and learn how to teach meditation to others. Housing on site. Discovery Yoga, 3 Davis St, Saint Augustine. 904824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com.
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Sunday A Course in Miracles: Study Group – 9am. Explore universal spiritual themes: love, forgiveness, truth and illusion. Unity Church for Creative Living, 2777 Race Track Rd, St Johns. 904-287-1505. UnityInJax.com. Unity Church of Jacksonville – Services: 9am Contemplative; 11am Celebratory with youth education and nursery. A positive path for spiritual living. Rev. Therese Lee. Energetic healing offered after each service on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.org. Lessons In Truth – 10:30am. Lessons in Truth lecture. Love offering. The Church of Cosmic Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904-384-7268. FREE Community Yoga – 11am-12:30pm. Donations appreciated. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville – 10:30am. December Theme: I Embrace the Blessings of Life! Center for Spiritual Living Jacksonville, Residence Inn, 10551 Deerwood Park Blvd. 904-398-4353. Unity Church for Creative Living Sunday Service – 10:30am. With Rev Mona Krane. A positive path to realize divine potential. 2777 Race Track Rd, St Johns. 904-287-1505. UnityInJax.com. Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center – 10:30am. Inspiring lesson and meditation. Loving fellowship. Hilton Garden Inn, 9745 Gate Pkwy, Jacksonville. Rev Betty Sikking: 904-268-5991. UnityChurchJacksonville.org. Youth Ministry on Sunday – 10:30am. Classes for all ages. Unity Church for Creative Living, 2777 Race Track Rd, St Johns. 904-287-1505. UnityInJax.com. Mind Body Yoga –10:45am. With Analise. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904268-8330. Yoga-Den.com. Mediumship Classes – 2-4pm. Mediumship potential is present in every person. Our spirit guides and loved ones on the other side want to communicate with us and help us as much as possible. $10. Spiritual Uplifts, 3491 Pall Mall Dr, Jacksonville. 904-292-4555. Zumba – 4:30-5:30pm. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com.
Monday Insight Meditation – 6:45-7:30am. Join us with Jonathan Hunt of Just Sit Jacksonville. Love offering. Sanctuary of Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.org. Morning Flow Yoga – 7:30-8:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa. 2225 A1A S, Ste B8, St Augustine. 904-6712860. DolceMindBody.com. Yin Yoga – 9-10:30am. Discovery Yoga Cen-
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ter, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Qigong for Health – 4:45-5:45pm. Relieve arthritis, anxiety and stress symptoms. Free trial. Kam Lee’s TKA, 1835-5 E W Pkwy, Fleming Island. 904-2156111. TaijiKungFuAcademy.com. Vinyasa Flow – 5:30-7pm. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Warmed Power Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A S South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. Mind-Body Yoga – 6pm. With Kate. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904-268-8330. Yoga-Den.com. Free to Be AA – 6:30pm. Lesbian, gay, bi and trans 12-step group. Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.com. Monday Night Meditation –7pm. Reduce stress and experience inner peace in a positive, spiritual way. Everyone welcome. Unity Church for Creative Living, St Johns. 904-287-1505. UnityInJax.com. Bosom Buddies: A Support Group – 7-8:30pm. Providing emotional support and education for survivors of breast cancer and women at high risk. Facilitator Bobbi de Cordova-Hanks. Women’s Center of Jacksonville. 722-3000. Conscious Singles Group – 7-8:30pm. Identify and share strengths, passion and info, ideas about being single and in relationships together. The Heart Center, St Augustine. Register, Holly Levinson, LCSW: 904471-1414. Holly@thc-hal.com.
Tuesday Sun Power Yoga – 7:30am. With Sandra. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904-268-8330. Yoga-Den.com. Morning Yoga Flow – 7:30-8:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa. 2225 A1A S, Ste B8, St Augustine. 904-6712860. DolceMindBody.com. Hatha Flow Yoga – 9-10:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa. 2225 A1A S, Ste B8, St Augustine. 904-6712860. DolceMindBody.com. Kripalu Yoga Basic Practice – 9-10:30am. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-8247454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Prayer and Meditation Service – 10:30-11am. Guided and interactive prayer and meditation. Prayer requests encouraged. Unity Church of Jacksonville, Peace Prayer Chapel, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904355-5100. UnityJax.org. T’ai Chi – 5:30-6:30pm. With Elizabeth Alexander. Beginners-intermediate. Love offering. Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-3555100. UnityJax.com. Move, Meditate and Melt – 5:30-7pm. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454.
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DiscoveryYoga.com. Prenatal Pilates – 6:30pm. Arch Pilates & Physical Therapy, 3491 Pall Mall Rd, Ste 103, Jacksonville. 904-860-5392. ArchPilates.com. Food Addicts Anonymous – 6:30-7:30pm. Unity of Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.com. Integrative Yoga: Mind-Body-Spirit – 6:307:45pm. With James P Ryan, RYT-200. Multilevel class. Ponte Vedra Bch. 280-4130. RWYogaTherapy. com. Change@rwhypnosis.com. Insight Meditation – 7:30-9pm. See Monday listing for details. Love offering. Sanctuary of Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-3555100. UnityJax.org. Parent Support Group – 7-8:30pm. For parents of a child with a mental health disorder, including depression, bipolar and schizo-affective disorder. Beaches Resource Center, 700 Seagate Ave, Neptune Bch. 270-8200. Zumba – 7:15-8:15pm. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A S South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. Pilates Mat Core Class – 7:35pm. Beginner and intermediate. Arch Pilates & Physical Therapy, 3491 Pall Mall Rd, Ste 103, Jacksonville. 904-860-5392. ArchPilates.com. Power Yoga Basics – 7:45pm. With Khristi. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904268-8330. Yoga-Den.com.
Wednesday Morning Flow Yoga – 7:30-8:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A S South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. La Leche League of Jacksonville – 10am. 3rd Wed. Grace Church of Avondale. Chrissy: 904-389-0484. Lori: 904-485-0861. Kripalu Yoga – 10-11:30am. All levels. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Galaxy Jax: Breastfeeding Support and Advocacy – 10:30am. 1st Wed. Come alone or bring the baby. Jacksonville Bch. 904-945-4540. Meetup.com/ galaxyjax. Chair Yoga Class – 11am-12pm. Get fit where you sit with this healing, gentle seated yoga practice. Perfect for all ages. Ocean Yoga, 51 Pine St, Atlantic Bch. 904-874-4094. OceanYoga.biz. Mid-Week Market – 3-6pm. Featuring local, healthy, fresh and green foods. Bull Park, 716 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Bch. Tinyurl.com/a4xegwv. Yoga – 5:15-6:15pm. With Jayne Parker. Beginner and intermediate. BYO floor mat. Unity Church of Jacksonville, Sanctuary, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.com. T’ai Chi Gung Classes – 5:45-6:45pm. With Pat Burke for exercise, relaxation and improved health. Unity Church for Creative Living, St Johns. 904-2871505. UnityInJax.com. Kripalu Yoga Strong – 5:30-7pm. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Warmed Power Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com.
Meditation and Modern Buddhism – 7-8:15pm. Led by Carol Lutker of Maitreya Center. Everyone welcome. Ananda Kula, 4154 Herschel St, Avondale. 904-222-8531. MeditationInJacksonville.org. A Course in Miracles – 7pm. Unity of Jacksonville Beach, 1079 Atlantic Blvd, Atlantic Bch. 904-246-1300. The Quest Discussion Class – 7-8:30pm. With John Zimmerman. Discussion based on book by Richard and Mary Alice Jafolla. Love offering. Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-3555100. UnityJax.com. Psychic/Medium Spiritual Development Class – 7-9:30pm. One Wed per month. Marilyn Jenquin, International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge. $25. Unitarian Universalist Church, 7405 Arlington Xwy, Jacksonville. 407-673-9776. IFSK.org.
Thursday Insight Meditation – 6:45-7:30am. See Monday listing for details. Love offering. Sanctuary of Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.org. The Quest Discussion Class – 10:30am-12pm. With Brooke Stephens and Robert Freeman. Discussion based on book by Richard and Mary Alice Jafolla. Love offering. Unity Church of Jacksonville, 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.com. Yin Yoga – 9-10:30am. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Hatha Flow Yoga – 9-10:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South Ste B8, St Augustine, FL 32080 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com Mind Body Class – 11:30am. With Alyson. Four classes $40. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904-268-8330. Yoga-Den.com. Kripalu Yoga All Levels – 11:30-1pm and 5:30-7pm. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Yoga/Pilates for Preschool, Bendy Bodies – 2pm. Arch Pilates & Physical Therapy, 3491 Pall Mall Rd, Ste 103, Jacksonville. 904-860-5392. ArchPilates.com. MEDA Eating Disorder Group – 3-4pm. Mentor, empower, develop and advocate. UNF Counseling Center, Bldg 2, Jacksonville. 620-2602. Kripalu Yoga Basic Practice – 5:30-7pm Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Yoga – 6-7pm. With Jim Ernstsen. Beginner and intermediate. BYO floor mat. Love offering. Unity Church of Jacksonville, May St entrance. 634 Lomax St, Riverside. 904-355-5100. UnityJax.com. Integrative Yoga: Mind-Body-Spirit – 6:307:45pm. With James P Ryan, RYT-200. Multilevel class. Ponte Vedra Bch. 280-4130. RWYogaTherapy. com. Change@rwhypnosis.com. Free Introductory Soul Healing Workshops – 6:30-8:30pm. Join Certified Soul Teacher & Healer Geho Gold to learn powerful Soul Healing knowledge, wisdom & practices based on Master Sha’s teaching. Be Healed Within Healing Center, 20A Oriole Cir, Ormond Bch. Pre-register. 386-341-6260. BeHealedWithin.com. Tergar Meditation Community – 6:30-8pm. Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Beginners welcome. Free. Body
Wise Center, 2706 Old Moultrie Rd, St Augustine. 904-687-8482. Tergar.org. Yoga Basic Training – 6:30-8pm Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Healing Circle – 7pm. $10. The Cosmic Church of Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904-384-7268 TheCosmicChurchofTruth.net. Open Reiki Circle – 7-9pm. 1st & 3rd Thursday evening each month in Orange Park with Reiki Master Clarence Zarnes. Donations graciously accepted. JudyZarnes.com. Spiritual Matters Book Club – Contact for time. 2nd Thursday evening each month in Orange Park with Spiritual Counselor Rev. Judy Zarnes. Donations graciously accepted. 904-477-4427. JudyZarnes.com. Community Yoga Class—7-8:15pm with Caryn Keshner. Free/Donation. Register at City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South Ste B8, St Augustine, FL 32080. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com Reiki Healing Circle – 7pm. Reiki healing circle with Rachael Amos. $10. The Church of Cosmic Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904-384-7268. TheCosmicChurchOfTruth.net. Spirituality 101 – 7-8:30pm. Share questions, answers and lively discussion with like-minded people in an informal setting. The Heart Center, St Augustine. Register; Holly Levinson, LCSW: 904-471-1414. Holly@thc-hal.com. Yoga Basics – 7:45pm. With Khristi. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904-268-8330. Yoga-Den.com.
Friday Morning Flow Yoga – 7:30-8:30am. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A S South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. Pilates Props and Boots – 9am. A Pilates boot camp to burn calories. Arch Pilates & Physical Therapy, 3491 Pall Mall Rd, Ste 103, Jacksonville. 904-8605392. ArchPilates.com. Mommy ‘N Me Pilates – 10am. Ages 6 weeks-24 mos. Arch Pilates & Physical Therapy, 3491 Pall Mall Rd, Ste 103, Jacksonville. 904-860-5392. ArchPilates.com. Kripalu Yoga – 10-11:30am. All Levels. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Hemming Plaza Farmers’ Market – 10am-2pm. Local and fresh plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables, jewelry and live entertainment. Monroe St and N Hogan St, Jacksonville. 904-634-0303. Friday Market – 10am-2pm. Rain or shine. Featuring locally grown produce, baked goods, plants, pottery and more. Jacksonville Landing Market. 904-703-2727. Market@jacksonvillelanding.com. Mind Body Class – 11:30am. With Alyson. $40 for four classes. Yoga Den, 2929 Plummer Cove Rd, Jacksonville. 904-268-8330. Yoga-Den.com. A Course in Miracles – 5:30-6:30pm. The Church of Cosmic Truth, 1637 Hamilton St, Jacksonville. 904384-7268. TheCosmicChurchOfTruth.net. Kripalu Yoga – 5:30-7pm. All Levels. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com.
Saturday Integrative Yoga: Mind-Body-Spirit – 8:309:30am. With Joan Ryan, E-RYT-500, IYT-1000. Multilevel class. Ponte Vedra Bch. 280-4628. RWYogaTherapy.com. Joan@rwyogatherapy.com. Guided Cultural Hike – 8:30-10:30am. 1st Sat. Wear comfortable closed-toe shoes. The GTM Research Reserve, Trailhead Pavilion west of Guana Dam, Marineland. RSVP: 904-823-4500. Trail Hike – 8:30-10:30am. 2nd Sat. 1.5-mile guided walk. Wear comfortable closed toe shoes. The GTM Research Reserve, Trailhead Pavilion west of Guana Dam, Marineland. RSVP: 904-823-4500. Power Yoga – 9-10am. City Yoga Dolce Spa. 2225 A1A South, Ste B8, St Augustine. 904-671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. Vinyasa Flow – 9-10:30am. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Qigong – 9-10am. Relieve stress, anxiety and pain. Gain energy, balance and strength. Free Trial. Kam Lee’s TKA, 1835-5 E W Pkwy, Fleming Island. 904215-6111. TaijiKungFuAcademy.com. Warmed Power Yoga – 9-10am. City Yoga Dolce Spa, 2225 A1A South, Ste B6-8, St Augustine. 904671-2860. DolceMindBody.com. Kripalu Yoga Gentle – 11am-12:30pm. Discovery Yoga Center, 3 Davis St, St Augustine. 904-824-7454. DiscoveryYoga.com. Free Soul Healing Miracles Daily Practice – 121pm. Receive profound soul healings for every aspect of life. Experience the power of hundreds of Divine Healing Hands Soul Healers & Divine Channels as they offer soul healing blessings for you, humanity, and Mother Earth. Global teleconference. Register 888-339-6815. Drsha.com/free-divineservices/#s1_5. Beaches Green Market – 2-5pm. Jarboe Park, 301 Florida Blvd, Neptune Bch. 904-270-0273.
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ACUPUNCTURE KAM LEE, AP, NCCAOM
Advanced Acupuncture Center 1835 East West Pkwy, Suite 5 Fleming Island, FL 32003 904-215-6111 www.AdvancedAcupunctureCenter.com
Providing individualized healthcare to meet patients’ unique needs utilizing acupuncture, Chinese herbs, therapeutic massage and Qigong. Specializing in safe and effective treatment of Chemotherapy side-effects, headaches, neck/back pain, migraines, infertility, pain management, digestive issues, sports injuries, surgical recovery, addiction, allergies and more. *Major Health Insurances Accepted* See ad page 53.
JACKSONVILLE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER
Dr. Jon Repole, D.C. 9957 Moorings Drive, Suite 403 Jacksonville, Fl 32257 (Mandarin) 904 268-6568 www.DrRepole.com
Safe, Gentle Chiropractic Treatment for the whole family. Our treatments include: medical massage (MM 17770), rehabilitation, nutrition, traction, posture, and physical therapy modalities. See ad page 33.
We offer a variety of holistic healing modalities: Five Element Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Medical Qigong, and Yoga. With each of these modalities, we provide personalized treatments and education, and focus on integrating the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Integrating these levels allows us to heal and manifest one’s true self.
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Marlo Zarka 904.307.2769 www.designedalliance.com
Designed Alliance: a coaching partnership. Designed Alliance works with each client in a collaborative coaching partnership to clarify, articulate and create action plans toward self identified growth, change and achievement. See ad page 15.
Pierre Angier, D.O. 904-217-7030 www.GetWellFL.com
COLONICS
Glenda Paulich, LMT Phone: 904/868-6414 MA 017653 MM 11054
Offering IV chelation, glutathione and other alternative therapies, Dr. Angier is conveniently located at 1100 S. Ponce de Leon Blvd in Saint Augustine. Discover how you can benefit from the osteopathic approach to wellness. See ad page 42.
Using FDA Approved “LIBBE” Colon Hydrotherapy. Living “PI” water, Infared Suana, Detoxifying Herbal Body Wraps and I-ACT Certified. NOW Offering Facelift Massage. See Ad Page 39.
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Colon Hydrotherapy with associated detoxs, Microcurrent Therapy and Massage. Hydraulic tables. Qualified therapists, Clean Professional Office. Disposable supplies. MA#50404, MM#21504. See our ad page 42.
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HOLISTIC HEALING KRISTOL HEALING CENTER
www.kristolhealingcenter.com Expereince the Power of Ancient Shamanic Healing coupled with acupuncture, hypnosis and intuitive couseling. Headache, neck, back pain, fibromyalgia, respiratory disease, menopause & urinary dysfunction.
HOLISTIC MEDICINE PERSEPHONE HEALING ARTS CENTER, P.A. Jacksonville Beach, Florida (904) 246- 3583
A medical center emphasizing quality and natural approaches: Conventional and Holistic Medicine, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Anthroposophic Medicine, Autism, Therapeutic E u r y t h my, E u r y t h my C l a s s e s , Lectures and other events. See ad on back cover.
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A holistic center specializing in pain relief & chronic health issues. Certified in Neuromuscular & Deep Tissue Bodywork, Myofascial Therapy, Craniosacral Balancing, East-West Herbalism. Attunement Energy Healing since 1978. See ad page 21.
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Healing Waters Clinic & Herb Shop 904-826-1965, St. Augustine www.healingwatersclinic.com MA0010746 MM005595
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CHELATION THERAPY
LAURENCE LAYNE, LMT, HERBALIST
Mariellen Kristol A.P., DOM 2427 University Blvd. West Phone: 904-739-5808
JOY ESLER, AP, DIPL. O.M., MQP, RYT Lotus Center of Healing, LLC 1420 3rd Street North, Jacksonville Beach 904.616.4934 LotusCenterofHealing.com
HERBS
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SEVENTH WONDER DAY SPA 5393 Roosevelt Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32210 (904) 381-8686 www.seventh-wonder.com
Threading, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Shirodhara, Ear Coning, Thai Massage, Facials and Many More Holistic Treatments! Mention this Ad and Receive 10% off your visit!. See ad page 43.
MASSAGE
HYPNOTHERAPY
NATUROPATHIC CONSULTING
REFLEXIONS BODYWORK RADIANT WELLNESS HYPNOSIS INSTITUTE LTD James P. Ryan 151 Sawgrass Corners, Suite 212 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl 32082 change@RWHypnosis.com; 904.280.4130
We provide hypnosis conditioning to alleviate many symptoms and improve performance and are accreditation in Pediatric Hypnosis. We teach hypnosis certification courses approved by National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc and the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association. see ad page 15.
INTTUITIVE HEALING
WELLNESS WORKING GROUP
John Guinta, LMT MA69357 1617 Thacker Ave (San Marco) PH# 504-559-4259
Todd Robinson, N.D. (904) 372-9074
C e r t i f i e d H a n d / Fo o t Reflexology. Give your feet and hands a special treat! Swedish Relaxation Massage also available. Free consultation Call for appointment.
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A Naturopathic Doctor offering consultation services on holistic approaches, including nutritional, botanical, and lifestyle medicine, to create an individualized plan for your optimal health. See ad on page 43.
NUTRITION
NATURAL PEST CONTROL
JACKSONVILLE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER
NATURE’S WAY PEST CONTROL 904-280-7563 Email: natureswaypest@yahoo.com www.natureswaypest.com
Our mission is to use a blend of modern knowledge, ancient wisdom and feng shui to make a safe effective bio-rational pest control product. Our products are all natural and safe for you, your family, your pets and our environment. See our ad page 42.
MIA “MAYA” CLARK
Dr. Jon Repole, D.C. 9957 Moorings Drive, Suite 403 Jacksonville, Fl 32257 (Mandarin) 904 268-6568 www.DrRepole.com
Creating individualized dietary recommendations, meal planning, and supplemental guidance for all conditions utilizing food diaries, heart rate variability, questionnaires, body composition, blood, urine, and saliva testing. See ad page 33.
Jacksonville, FL 32210 (904) 294-9931 www.miamayaclark.com
“Soul Rejuvenator” healing artist who practices gentle yet powerful intuitive guidance readings, pastlife readings, shamanic soul retrieval journeying, and Munay-Ki rites.
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