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

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Big and Small, They Need Our Help

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18 LIFESAVING ACTS Protecting Animals at Home and Abroad

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23 LOVE YOUR GREENS! New Ways to Prepare these Nutritional Powerhouses

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t Natural Awakenings magazine, March is animal wellness month.

At first, I didn’t want to write about animal wellness this month because I had a story to share that I thought was more important. Recently, my husband was featured in a newspaper piece and there was a picture posted of the two of us. In the spirit of the current trend to hide behind a keyboard and bully others, an internet viewer made some unkind comments about our size.

It’s no secret that my husband and I carry a few extra layers. I joke it’s just safety padding so I don’t damage the rock hard physique underneath. Joking aside, it’s a struggle, like that of so many others, that I see as one opportunity to build a community of change with the resources of Natural Awakenings readers, and advertisers.

Admittedly, the mean comments made me feel shame about myself and I fell asleep that night wishing I could take back the whole thing. Thankfully, somehow through the night I was blessed with clarity and woke up with a new perspective that I could stand proudly in that photo. I woke honored to be the catalyst for a conversation on body image. The media is full of “perfect” people. I was happy to represent real life – my real life.

Fast forward a couple of weeks and I’m sitting on my living room floor with Max, Junie and Rue (pictured above). It occurred to me that dogs look with pure love. They don’t see roots, wrinkles, jiggles or blemishes. When a dog looks at you they look at who you really are. What would happen if we could be more like that?

What if we tried to resist judgment? Would it change us and how we interact? I’m going to try. Send me your thoughts at tracia@naturalsela.com.

Celebrating the animals in our lives can be a message about self-image. We just might be able to learn from our non-human friends how we should look at our human ones.

And by the way, I’m pretty sure Annie the cat still judges me. And not for any particular reason really.

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Healthy Lifestyle App Now Available for Android Users

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atthew Ancira, a holistic healer and life coach, is offering a meditation energy class from 7 to 8pm every Sunday at the Audubon Yoga Studio located at 511 Octavia Street in Uptown New Orleans.

The meditations will focus on quieting the mind, recovering from burnout, reducing stress and activating or balancing the chakras. Energy work will be available during the class.

Ancira is currently the only teacher of the internal and external Yang Chi Kung taught from the founder, Grandmaster Tommy Cheng, teacher of the Original Classical Tai Chi.

As an energy healer Ancira’s practice is designed to open the meridians in a specific order to safely allow the organs of the body to repair. The brain is trained and the body becomes a stronger container to retain higher vibrational energy used for healing.

According to Ancira, the class is always a sacred space for all to heal, grow and be in community. The cost is $20 and drop-ins are welcome. If financial assistance is needed, contact Ancira ahead of time. He says no one will be turned away.

For newcomers to Ancira’s meditation classes, the first class is offered for free. Participants should plan to arrive 10 minutes early to have time to settle in before class.

For more information contact Matthew Ancira at 504-457-1717.

he Natural Awakenings healthy living, healthy planet lifestyle app has been upgraded with a brand-new look and updated features. The free app, already downloaded by more than 40,000 iPhone users, is now available on the Android platform.

Natural Awakenings makes staying in touch with the best choices for a green and healthy lifestyle easier than ever. Find products, practitioners and services dedicated to healthy living, plus articles on the latest practical, natural approaches to nutrition, fitness, creative expression, personal growth and sustainable living by national experts with fresh perspectives and inspired ideas.

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The expo is designed to expose the public to both Eastern and Western modalities of mind, body and spirit. There will be three rooms of entertainment and education. Lectures on various topics will be presented in a conference room. Two ballrooms will host a variety of vendors, practitioners and consultants.

The event’s featured speaker will be Marilyn Mendoza, PhD, author of “We Do Not Die Alone.” The expo is dedicated to L.E. “Step” Stepteaux, Jr., a certified hypnotherapist who was well Sid Patrick, known and loved in the holistic community. organizer Admission is $7, but Patrick says look for $2 coupons.

Continuing education hours will be offered for RN’s at no charge.

RN’s and massage therepists will be granted free admission with badges and/or licenses.

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Bikers Stand Up for Children

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ikers have a reputation for being a tough lot, but some are employing that tough image to protect children. Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA)Bayou Chapter is part of an international organization of Bikers that works with local and state organizations already in place to protect abused children.

A central contact person within B.A.C.A International, Inc. receives calls from referring agencies and individuals and determines that authorities have been contacted and that the case is being processed within the system. The liaison then contacts the child’s family and an initial ride is organized to meet the child at their home or another location.

The entire BACA chapter rides to meet the child and presents them with a vest that has a BACA patch sewn on the back. The child also is given the contact information of two BACA members residing closest to them. These two BACA members become the child’s primary contacts going forward. All primary contacts are cleared through an extensive background check and must have been riding with the chapter for at least a year. The primaries also receive special instructions from licensed mental health professionals.

The child may call upon the primary contacts anytime they feel the need for their presence to feel safe. The mission of the organization is to empower the child and family. BACA’s presence is offered as long as the child feels the need for them.

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or many people trying to change their lifestyle, eating healthy consistently is often a great challenge, even when they know what they are supposed to eat to stay healthy.

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“In addition to workouts, I met with my clients to discuss the nutrition and health behavior changes that were necessary, and designed behavior modification programs based on their food logs and personal barriers, but something was still missing,” she says. Thus, she decided to include an even more hands-on approach to her practice.

“I began to take my clients to the grocery store to discuss healthy shopping, nutrition labels, and picking the tastiest, freshest produce at the point of decision. I got into their kitchens to clean out the junk and to teach them healthy cooking with ingredients they actually like. We started taking field trips to their favorite restaurants to learn how to pick the healthier meals and how to order their favorite meals in a healthy way.”

By the end of 2014, Ester expanded this concept to evening and weekend inhome workshops with family and friends. “These fun workshops include a great and healthy dinner along with an evening of learning about health, fitness, nutrition and motivation,” she explains.

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he St. Tammany Humane Society’s annual Woofstock festival for 2015 will be held on Sunday, March 1 at the Castine Center in Mandeville. For the past 25 years this event has served the dual purpose of providing a low cost veterinary clinic and an all-out fun festival that serves as the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. Admission is free to the event, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Th e ve t e r i n a r y c l i n i c w i l l h ave vaccinations, heartworm tests, microchips, preventatives to purchase and other services at deep discounts for patrons at the festival.

The clinic will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year, the event will host the Northshore’s first ever mega-adoption event featuring over 200 adoptable dogs and cats from the St. Tammany Humane Society and other area rescue groups and shelters. The group has set a goal of one hundred or more animal adoptions during this year’s event. All participating rescue groups will charge $40 to adopt and the process will be streamlined during the event.

The festival will feature a vendor’s marketplace, children’s activities, prize raffles, dog contests and, of course, fun festival food and drink. Bring the family and fido too.

The St. Tammany Humane Society is one of Louisiana’s largest non-profit animal welfare organizations. Since 1953 it has been serving the unwanted, neglected, abandoned and abused animals of the gulf coast region. The shelter’s services include veterinary care, fostering and adoption services. It is a no-kill facility solely supported by donations.

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A study from Liberty University, in Virginia, previously examined 262 adults ages 60 and over with normal memory and mental performance and found that the same Ginkgo biloba extract improved their cognitive scores. Half of the study participants were given 180 mg of the extract daily and half were given a placebo. Standardized tests and a subjective, selfreporting questionnaire found the Ginkgo resulted in significant cognitive improvements among the older adults.

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he bacteria E. coli now causes 75 to 95 percent of all urinary tract infections, and research from Iowa State University has confirmed that such occurrences are linked to factory farms that use antibiotics. The findings support a study previously completed by scientists from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and George Washington University that shows a strain of antibioticresistant E. coli called ExPEC, an extra-intestinal pathogen, was genetically traceable to factory-farmed animals receiving certain antibiotics.

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System reports that 75 percent of chicken and turkey, 59 percent of ground beef and 40 percent of pork meats tested were contaminated with E. coli, and that the strains were predominantly multi-drug resistant.

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Music Therapy Makes a Difference for Children with Disabilities

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imilar to other therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, music therapy is a treatment modality that harnesses the power of music to address motor skills, social skills, cognitive deficits, and communication delays, among other areas of need.

Music can evoke immediate physical and emotional responses in children, making sessions fun and engaging while addressing important life skills. For example, a child entering music therapy with motor difficulties and social skill delays may be highly motivated to play a preferred instrument such as a drum. While playing the child’s favorite songs on live instruments, the music therapist guides the child to reach to the right or left to play the drum and to enter on a certain beat, providing a fun way to exercise muscles, improve balance, and increase hand/eye coordination. While therapist and child co-create the music, the therapist may lead experimentation with musical nuances of mood, tempo, and rhythm. Musical imitation and interplay between therapist and client improves expressive and receptive communication skills, the foundation of all social skills. Additional benefits experienced by music therapy clients include enhanced neurological processing created by working with rhythm and emotional expression through singing and instrument playing. Several goals can be addressed at once, bringing unity to the therapeutic process and making it beneficial either as a stand-alone therapy or as a complement to existing therapies.

Children with Autism, Rhett’s Syndrome, William’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities and many others have experienced the benefits of music therapy.

Music therapists become board certified after completing a four year college degree and 1200 hours of clinical training studying research-based methods of using music to facilitate change in the client population of their choice. The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA.org) is a wonderful resource for more information about the benefits of music therapy.

Source: Catherine de Mers, MT-BC, M.S. is a music therapist located in downtown New Orleans. More information on her services is located at NewOrleansMusicTherapy.org or by calling 504-330-1937.

esearchers from the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that mindfulness meditation significantly reduced the number and duration of migraines among 19 episodic migraine patients. Ten were given eight weeks of mindfulness classes with instructions for adding personal meditation inbetween sessions. The other nine received typical migraine care.

Those in the meditation group experienced an average of 1.4 fewer migraines per month, which averaged nearly three hours less than the ones experienced by those in the control group. Pain levels of the headaches reported by those in the meditation group averaged 1.3 points lower on a scale of one to 10.

WILD THYME KILLS BREAST CANCER CELLS

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study published in the Nutrition and Cancer Journal reveals that the herb thyme is more than a cooking spice.

Scientists tested a methanol extract of Thymus serphyllum— also referred to as wild thyme—on two types of breast cancer cells and found that it was able to kill them in laboratory testing. The testing also found the extract to be safe for healthy normal breast cells. The researchers state that wild thyme may provide the means for a promising natural cancer treatment.

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Feeding the World UN Lauds Small-Scale, Sustainable Agriculture

A recent publication from the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Trade and Environment Review 2013: Wake Up Before it is Too Late, includes contributions from more than 60 experts around the world. They are calling for transformative changes in food, agriculture and trade systems to increase diversity on farms, reduce use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food systems.

The report includes in-depth sections on the shift toward more sustainable, resilient agriculture; livestock production and climate change; the importance of research and extension; plus the roles of both land use and reform of global trade rules.

The report’s findings contrast starkly to the accelerated push for new free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the U.S./EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which will strengthen the hold of multinational corporate and financial firms on the global economy. Neither global climate talks nor other global food security forums reflect the urgency expressed in the UNCTAD report to transform agriculture.

Source: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (iatp.org)

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Major concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a means of extracting natural gas have centered on how toxic fracking fluids and methane injected into the ground can pollute water supplies. Now a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Health attests how fracking adversely impacts air quality, too.

Lead author David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at New York’s University at Albany, is concerned that fracking sites show potential to develop cancer clusters in years to come. The study found eight different poisonous chemicals in groundwater near wells and fracking sites throughout Arkansas, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming at levels that exceeded federal limits, including levels of benzene and formaldehyde, both known carcinogens.

Approximately half of the air samples Carpenter analyzed exceeded federally recommended limits. Benzene levels were 35 to 770,000 times higher; hydrogen sulfide levels were 90 to 60,000 times higher; and formaldehyde levels were 30 to 240 times above a theoretically safe threshold. “Cancer has a long latency, so you’re not seeing an elevation in cancer in these communities [yet],” says Carpenter. “But five, 10, 15 or more years from now, elevation in cancer incidence is almost certain to happen.”

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Cultivating Youth

Farming Seeks to Recruit a New Generation With an aging population of farmers, it’s clear that agriculture needs to attract more young people, because half the farmers in the U.S. are 55 or older.

But for much of the world’s youth, agriculture isn’t seen as being cool or attractive—only as backbreaking labor without an economic payoff and with little room for career advancement.

However, with some effort, young farmers can explore contemporary career options in permaculture design, biodynamic farming, communication technologies, forecasting, marketing, logistics, quality assurance, urban agriculture projects, food preparation, environmental sciences and advanced technologies.

“Increased access to education and new forms of agriculture-based enterprises means that young people can be a vital force for innovation in family farming, increasing incomes and well-being for both farmers and local communities,” says Mark Holderness, executive secretary of the Global Forum for Agricultural Research.

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (nesfp.org), in Massachusetts, trains young farmers in how to run a small farm operation, from business planning to specialized advanced workshops in livestock and healthy food. Likewise, the Southeastern New England Young Farmer Network (YoungFarmerNetwork.org) hosts free social and educational events that bring together farmers of all ages and experience levels to network and collaborate.

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pain, and reduces testosterone. For feral cat populations where traps haven’t worked, megestrol acetate, derived from progesterone, added to food acts as birth control to slow or stop colony growth.”

Treatment of laboratory animals has also improved. “There have been three significant changes since 1984,” says Cathy Liss, president of the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute, in Washington, D.C., founded in 1951 (awionline.org). “General housing conditions are better, the number of government-owned chimpanzees has decreased and laboratories no longer obtain dogs and cats from random sources, so no stolen pets end up in labs.”

She reports that animals now are subject to only one experiment, retired for adoption instead of being euthanized, and furnished with natural

MISSION: ANIMAL RESCUE Big and Small, They Need Our Help

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very creature in the animal kingdom has an essential purpose, yet through human interference, animal life overall has become so imbalanced as to signal a tipping point for Earth.

Extreme care for the rapidly growing population of a relative handful of pet breeds stands in stark contrast to trending extinction of dozens of other species.

Fortunately, in addition to the efforts of dedicated volunteers, conservationists and supportive lawmakers, every one of us can make a real difference.

Home Pet Rescues

Zack Skow started by volunteering with a nearby dog rescue organization. He became director, and then in 2009 founded his own nonprofit, Marley’s Mutts (MarleysMutts.org), in Tehachapi, California, pulling many kinds of dogs out of Los Angeles shelters. “A lot of rescues are breed-specific; I think mutts deserve an equal chance,” says Skow, now the executive director. “Small dogs get adopted faster, so we get the larger mixes, including pit bulls and Rottweilers.”

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Currently, the facility continues to expand its services, working with pet foster homes; providing medical care for severely abused animals in need of rehabilitation and socialization; and managing visits to prisons, mental health facilities and schools. “We take in who we can help. To see a dog triumph over tremendous odds gives people hope,” says Skow. Recently, volunteers pulled 70 dogs from Los Angeles shelters, fostered them for a month and then transported them east to adoption facilities where conditions were less crowded.

Spay/neuter is the best solution to pet overpopulation, says Ruth Steinberger, national founder of Spay First, headquartered in Oklahoma City (SpayFirst.org). From 20 years of experience, she explains that in locations and situations in which surgery is impractical, “We’ve had great results using calcium chloride in ethyl alcohol, done under sedation. A slow infusion into the pet’s testicles causes them to atrophy. It’s less invasive, with a lower chance of infection and less NOLAHealthyLiving.com

living conditions on-site—vertical space, an enriched environment with mental and physical stimulation, interaction with other animals and appropriate food and bedding. “Most lab animals are rats and mice,” says Liss. “Any animal has the capacity to suffer. It’s up to us to treat them humanely.”

Farm Animal Stewardship

“Animals become ambassadors,” says Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary’s three locations in New York’s Finger Lakes region, Los Angeles and northern California (FarmSanctuary.org) and author of Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food. “People are distanced from food sources. Once you learn that sheep love to be petted and pigs like belly rubs, you know an animal as an individual. The best way to help is to share information, farm animal videos and plant-based recipes, so people can see that going meatless is about far more than just eating produce.”

Musician Sir Paul McCartney, author of The Meat Free Monday Cookbook,

took the message to schools in 2012. Now students around the world participate in meat-free lunch programs. The adult initiative of going meatless for one or more days extends to 35 countries on six continents.

Pigs, cows, horses, peacocks and an alpaca live in harmony at local nonprofit Cracker Box Palace Farm Animal Haven, in Alton, New York (CrackerBox Palace.org), which spurs recovery from illness, neglect or abuse. “People get animals without doing research on their care or habits. That’s how we got the peacocks—they have a bloodcurdling scream,” says Farm Manager Cheri Roloson, who rents out their goats as nature’s landscapers to clear brush.

Mistreated animals also provide therapy for returning military veterans and abused children at Ranch Hand Rescue, in Argyle, Texas (RanchHand Rescue.org). Kids find it easier to talk about their experiences with an animal that has also endured cruel treatment, like Spirit, a horse that received precedentsetting surgery to repair a leg that had improperly healed after being broken by a baseball bat.

Conscious chicken farms, too, are making an impact. “Chickens can be well-treated and have a healthy, decent life,” says Jason Urena, marketing manager with NestFresh, which operates 20 small farms and five processing plants, concentrated in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas to reduce its carbon footprint (NestFresh.com).

Starting with cage-free hens, the Denver company grew based on nationwide customer requests for certified cage-free, free-range, organic, pasture-raised and non-GMO (genetically modified) eggs. “We’re the first in the country to offer certified non-GMO eggs,” attests Urena.

He explains that in the process for certification, feed is inspected at every step, from planting seed (usually corn or soy) to storage in silos and mill grinding, to allow traceability for potential problems and avoid cross-contamination.

Wildlife Habitat Preservation There are few places on Earth that humans haven’t impacted fragile ecosystems. Loss of habitat and lack of food sources are critical issues. Bats are a bellwether for the impact on wildlife from human-induced

diseases. The Wildlife Conservation Society studies the loons in New York’s Adirondack Mountains to monitor their exposure to disease and pollution.

The mission of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is to use conservation and education to protect present and future wildlife. Of the 410-plus species of mammals in the United States, 80 are on the endangered species list, reminiscent of the bison that used to number in the millions, but now mostly exist in small bands on private and public lands.

NWF aims to build on the bison restoration efforts achieved to date (now numbering tens of thousands) by reintroducing them onto more public lands, reservations and protected habitats, and likewise build up populations of other wild threatened and endangered animals. Its programs feature green corridors to give native species a home and migrating species a rest stop.

“The important message is not how m a ny s p e c i e s h ave

gone off the list, but how many didn’t go extinct,” says David Mizejewski, a celebrity naturalist for NWF. “It’s important to understand species require different ecosystems. When we quit draining swamps and rerouting rivers and leave them alone in a proper habitat, alligators will come back. Eagles have fewer young, so it’s not easy for them to recover.”

The success in restoring populations of the bald eagle, our national symbol, during the second half of the last century was significant. Measures that included banning the poisonous DDT pesticide that contaminated their food and affected reproduction, improving native habitats and prohibiting hunting of the bird allowed its removal from the endangered list in 2007. They are still protected by the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Another raptor, the peregrine falcon, has adapted to urban living in order to survive. Nests adorn tops of buildings and pigeons are a plentiful food supply.

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wolves have been dwindling, hunted as dangerous, a nuisance or for sport.

With fewer of these natural predators, whitetailed deer can overpopulate their habitat and starve. Deer and other displaced animals may migrate into suburban areas in search of food, prompting hurtful human reactions to reduce their numbers.

The American Bear Association provides safe, seasonal habitats for black bears (AmericanBear.org). Located near Orr, Minnesota, the 360-acre sanctuary also hosts white-tailed deer, bald eagles, beavers, mink, pine martens, fishers, timber wolves, red squirrels, bobcats, blue jays, owls, ducks, songbirds and ravens.

Among movements to protect smaller endangered and threatened animals, the American Tortoise Rescue lobbies for legislation to ban the importation of non-native species (Tortoise.com). “Turtles and bullfrogs are imported as pets or as food, and many end up in streams or lakes, where they kill native species,” says co-founder Susan M. Tellem, in Malibu, California. “They can carry salmonella, parasites and tuberculosis,” she explains.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, a California law passed to limit importation was revoked within weeks due to claims of cultural bias by politicians lobbying for Asian food markets that sell live turtles and bullfrogs.

As the only Association of Zoos and Aquariumscertified wolf facility in the world, The Endangered Wolf Center, in Eureka, Missouri, has been breeding and reintroducing

What You Can Do 4 Volunteer to walk a dog, foster a cat, make phone calls or help with shelter paperwork.

4 Spay/neuter pets and consider adopting before shopping at a pet store.

4 Donate to support rehabilitation of an abused animal.

4 Pick up litter, especially harmful in and near waterways.

4 Be a conscious consumer and don’t let factory farm prices influence decisions.

4 Tell companies what is acceptable or not via purchases, emails and phone calls.

4 Lobby politicians to support worthy animal causes. wolves into the wild for 40 years (EndangeredWolfCenter.org). Founded by zoologist and television host Marlin Perkins and his wife, Carol, they helped increase both the Mexican gray wolf population from nine to 235 in managed care, plus at least 75 in the wild, and the red wolf population from 14 to 160 in managed care, with more than 100 in the wild. Every pack of Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest and 70 percent of North Carolina red wolves can be traced back to the center.

Wildlife protection laws vary by state. Key conservation successes typically begin with local and regional initiatives promoted by farsighted individuals that care enough to get the ball rolling and back it up with supportive legislation.

Christian Samper, Ph.D., CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, observes, “Zoos and aquariums help the public better understand the natural systems that make all life possible. The hope is that what people understand, they will appreciate and what they appreciate, they will work to protect.”

One person’s care can make a difference. For an animal, it can mean life itself.

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Did You Know… n San Francisco’s SPCA is one of many organizations that offer free or low-cost spay/neuter for specific breeds most frequently seen in shelters, like pit bulls, and special programs offer free surgeries. Find locations at Tinyurl.com/SpayNeuterServices. n One female dog can produce litters of up to 10 pups twice a year; cats can have three litters a year of up to five kittens each. n An estimated 2.7 million healthy shelter pets remain unadopted each year, yet only about 30 percent of pets in homes come from shelters or rescues, according to The Humane Society of the United States. n Factory farms account for 99 percent of farm animals, yet less than 1 percent of donated money directly assists them, reports Animal Charity Evaluators, in San Diego. The highly rated Mercy for Animals, dedicated to prevention of cruelty to farmed animals, reports, “Despite the fact that these are the most abused animals in the United States, they actually have the fewest number of advocates.” n Sandra, a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan at the Buenos Aires Zoo, was recognized as a “non-human person” unlawfully deprived of her freedom by Argentine courts. “This opens the way not only for other great apes, but also for other sentient beings that are unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of their liberty,” says Paul Buompadre, an attorney with the Association of Officials and Lawyers for Animal Rights. “The question is not ‘Can they reason?’ or ‘Can they talk?’ but ‘Can they suffer?’” says Barry MacKay, director of the Animal Alliance of Canada. “That to me is the ultimate question.”

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ach year, more dogs, cats and other pets end up in shelters as lost, stray or owner-surrendered than leave them for a new home. What can be done to reverse this trend?

How to Help

Immediate steps: Have a vet implant a tiny RFID (radio frequency identification) microchip. It’s safe, affordable and helps reunite the owner with a lost pet. Spay/ neuter pets to avoid unwanted litters.

Spread the word: Only about 30 percent of household pets come from shelters or rescues, according to the ASPCA. To help, suggest that shelters post photos in the lobby, supported by a note about each animal’s good points and special needs to entice potential adopters.

Also share YouTube videos that celebrate adoption and advocate controlling the pet population (see Tinyurl.com/ SpayNeuterStreetMusic1 and Tinyurl. com/SpayNeuterStreetMusic2).

Volunteer: The Motley Zoo, in Redmond, Washington, provides medical care and behavioral training for ill, injured, neglected, abused and unwanted animals mainly from overflowing shelters. About half of its 150 volunteers foster pets; others plan educational events or handle administrative tasks. “Each person has a specialty,” says Jamie Thomas, executive director. “We match fosters and animals to get the best results.”

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Illegal wildlife trading and loss of habitat are huge and escalating problems wild animals face every day. Small repopulation success stories exist, but progress is slow. Here are some of the most urgent and dramatic perils topping the lengthy endangered species list.

Elephants are hunted for their ivory tusks. “China is the largest consumer of ivory, but the United States is second,” says Jeff Flocken, J.D., North American regional director with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), headquartered in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (ifaw.org).

“Every year, 35,000 elephants are killed; an average of one every 15 minutes.”

Northern white rhinos once freely roamed East and Central Africa south of the Sahara. Until 1960, there were more than 2,000; today, only five exist—one in the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park, one in a Czech Republic zoo and three at a wildlife conservancy in Kenya.

Imported as pets or show attractions, “There are between 10,000 and 20,000 big cats in private hands in America at facilities/businesses not accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums,” says Carson Barylak, with IFAW’s Washington, D.C., office. “There are more tigers in private possession in the U.S. than in the wild.”

Pangolins eat ants and termites.

Hunted for meat and their scales (used in Asian medicines), they are one of the world’s most endangered mammals (see Tinyurl.com/SavePangolins).

Thirty years ago, the world population of lowland gorillas numbered 240.

Thanks to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the population has grown to an estimated 880 (GorillaDoctors.org is supported by SaveAGorilla.org). Led by Ruth Keesling, the project has shown the inestimable value of the species. “Once you’ve looked into the eyes of a gorilla, you’re forever

Helping Hands Animal Charity Evaluators rates charities on their effectiveness. For more details on some of the top-rated groups, visit these websites.

Mercy for Animals, MercyForAnimals.org The Humane League, TheHumaneLeague.com Vegan Outreach, VeganOutreach.org Farm Animal Rights Movement, FarmUSA.org Source: AnimalCharityEvaluators.org/ recommendations/top-charities changed,” says her son Frank, in Denver, Colorado.

How to Help

Make saving animals a priority. Contact legislators. Be a law-abiding consumer— don’t buy ivory or other endangeredanimal products. Support conservancy groups. Share information. Donate time and money.

“IFAW is working to advance legislation to prohibit private ownership of big cats in the U.S. The bill received bipartisan support and we hope to see it become law,” says Barylak. “We’ve asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban direct contact with big cats. It’s harmful to the animals and the people that handle them.”

A n n u a l r u n n i n g e ve n t s w i t h participants donning gorilla costumes raise funds and awareness. Following the Austin, Texas, event in January, runs will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 29 and in Denver, Colorado, on November 1. “Another way to help gorillas is to recycle cell phone and computer batteries. Coltan [tantalite] is used to make batteries—13 percent of the world’s supply of coltan is in the park area of the Congo,” says Frank Keesling.

Barriers to improving the lives of animals can be overcome and banished when we believe it’s possible and everyone helps. The animals are counting on us.

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From higher-end dining to fast-food joints, food trucks and vending machines, we now have even more choices for fresh, seasonal, organic, local, sustainable, tasty nutrition when we’re on the go. It’s because entrepreneurial chefs and fitness buffs are responding to customer demand for healthy eating options away from home.

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The New Healthy Cuisine Good-to-Go Eats

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atie Newell, a blogging Kansas City mother of two who fights inflammation from several autoimmune diseases, is rigorous about the fresh, unprocessed food she buys.

After noticing adverse symptoms from dining at a restaurant, Newell initially thought that eating out was no longer an

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option for her.

Today, she happily ventures out for the occasional restaurant meal, knowing that the healthy food landscape is changing. “I look to restaurants owned by local chefs that use local and sustainable ingredients and prepare everything from scratch,” she says.

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L o n d o n ’s c e l e b ra t e d C h e f Yo t a m Ottolenghi, founder of several restaurants and takeout emporia and author of bestselling cookbooks Plenty and Jerusalem, says that “healthy” can happen simply by putting the spotlight on plants. Ottolenghi’s cuisine is known for celebrating vegetables, fruits and herbs. He says, “That attitude, I think, is a very healthy attitude to eating.”

At Gracias Madre, a plant-based vegan Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles and San Francisco, high style doesn’t mean chandeliers and rich cream sauces.

The brainchild of Executive Chef Chandra Gilbert, also director of operations for the Bay Area’s vegan Café Gratitude, it serves organic, local and sustainable fruits and vegetables and bold flavor without excessive calories. She says, “I’m inspired by what I want to eat that tastes good and makes me feel good, and I want to affect this planet—to create health and vibrancy all the way around.”

True Food Kitchen, a partnership b e t w e e n D r. A n d r e w We i l a n d restaurateur Sam Fox, offers “honest food that tastes really good” at Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Washington, D.C., locations. For lunch, diners might sip sea buckthorn, pomegranate, cranberry or black tea along with their quinoa burger or organic spaghetti squash casserole.

Newell and her family gravitate towards SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza, touting recipes developed by James Beard Awardwinning Chefs Michael Smith and Debbie Gold, who partnered with entrepreneur Gail Lozoff to create the first healthy, high-style pizzeria in 2005. Today it offers traditional and gluten-free pizza topped with fresh and organic (whenever possible) ingredients at locations in Dallas, Omaha, the Kansas City metro area and Orange County, California.

Even at fast-food restaurants, healthy choices are increasingly available.

“Unforked, Panera Bread and Chipotle

do a great job being transparent about what’s in their food,” says Newell. Before venturing out, she often checks the company’s website for specific nutrition information.

Meals on Wheels– Food Trucks

A burgeoning fleet of creatively conceived food trucks takes healthy eating to local customers in U.S. cities. In addition to preparing organic, plant-based foods, The Green Food Truck, in Culver City and San Diego, California, recycles used vegetable oil, composts produce scraps and offers recyclable servingware. Josh Winnecour, founder of the Fuel Food Truck, in Asheville, North Carolina, cites losing 50 unwanted pounds as his incentive for serving nutrient-dense, made-from-scratch food to his clientele.

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Ethan Boyd, a student at Michigan State University, noted this disconnect.

“While dining halls strive to serve healthy options,” he says, “there are 40 vending machines on MSU’s campus that spit out junk food.”

Sean Kelly, CEO of HUMAN Healthy Vending (Helping Unite Mankind and Nutrition), had a similar, “Oh, no,” moment at his New York City gym when he was a university student. Today, Kelly’s franchise model allows local operators to supply individual machines with better options from organic fresh fruit to hot soup. “Our vision is to make healthy food more convenient than junk food,” he says.

Entrepreneurs Ryan Wing and Aaron Prater, who also have culinary training, recently opened Sundry Market & Kitchen, in Kansas City, Missouri. In their update on a neighborhood market, they sell takeout foods like red lentil falafel and citrus beet soup. “I think people want to eat local food and better food, but they want it to be convenient,” observes Wing. “The bottom line is we want to make it simple to eat good food.”

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or seasonal eaters, farm market shoppers and members of community supported agriculture, vegetable greens have become a normal part of everyday diets. Recognized as the most nutrient-rich group of veggies, they deliver multiple benefits.

Greens are a top source of vitamin K, essential to bone health, and are abundant in vitamins A, B (especially folic acid) and C. They deliver considerable antioxidants

and chlorophyll, widely known to protect against cancer, and are anti-inflammatory, according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician in Flemington, New Jersey, who specializes in nutritional medicine.

Fuhrman notes, “The majority of calories in green vegetables, including leafy greens, come from protein, and this plant protein is packaged with beneficial phytochemicals. They’re rich in folate and calcium, and contain small amounts of

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omega-3 fatty acids.”

Hardy greens, like kale, chard and collards, are good sources of accessible calcium. Only about 30 percent of calcium from dairy products is absorbed, but according to Registered Dietitian Ginny Messina, “For certain leafy green vegetables, rates are considerably higher.

We absorb between 50 and 60 percent of the calcium in cruciferous leafy green vegetables like kale and turnip greens.”

Tasty and versatile, greens can add interest and value to every meal. Here’s how.

Smoothies and juices. Spinach tastes so mild in smoothies and juices that we barely know it’s there. Kale and collards add a mild greens flavor.

A big handful or two of spinach or one or two good-size kale or collard leaves per serving is about right. Greens blend well with bananas, apples, berries and pears. A high-speed blender is needed to break down kale and collards; a regular blender is sufficient for spinach.

An online search for “green smoothies” will turn up many recipes.

Use “massaged” raw kale in salads. Rinse and spin-dry curly kale leaves stripped from their stems, and then chop into bite-sized pieces. Thinly slice the stems to add to another salad or lightly cooked vegetable dishes or simply discard. Place the cut kale in a serving bowl. Rub a little olive oil onto both palms and massage the kale for 45 to 60 seconds; it’ll soften up and turn bright green. Add other desired veggies

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and fruits and dress the mixture.

A favorite recipe entails tossing massaged kale with dried cranberries, toasted or raw cashew pieces, vegan mayonnaise and a little lemon juice.

Massaged kale also goes well with avocados, apples, pears, Napa or red cabbage, carrots, pumpkin seeds and walnuts. It can alternatively be dressed in ordinary vinaigrette, sesame-ginger or tahini dressing.

Add hardy greens to stir-fries. The best stir-fry greens are lacinato kale, collards or chard. Rinse and dry the leaves, and then strip them from the stems. Stack a few leaves and roll them up snugly from the narrow end. Slice thinly to make long, thin ribbons and then cut them once or twice across to shorten; adding thinly sliced stems is optional. Add the strips to the stir-fry toward the end of cooking. They blend well with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, bok choy, asparagus and green beans. Soy sauce, tamari and ginger add flavor.

Use leafy spring greens in salads.

Look beyond lettuce to create invigorating warm-weather salads. Use lots of peppery watercress (a nutritional superstar), baby bok choy, tender dandelion greens, tatsoi and mizuna (Japanese greens are increasingly available from farm markets).

Combine with baby greens and sprouts, plus favorite salad veggies and fruits for a clean-tasting and cleansing repast.

Learn to love bitter greens. Add variety to the meal repertoire with escarole, broccoli rabe and mustard greens. These mellow considerably with gentle braising or incorporation into soups and stews. Heat a little olive oil in a large, deep skillet or stir-fry pan; sauté chopped garlic and/or shallots to taste.

Add washed and chopped greens, stir quickly to coat with the oil, and then add about a quarter cup of water or vegetable stock. Cover and cook until tender and wilted, about five minutes. Traditional additions include raisins and toasted pine nuts, salt and pepper and a little apple cider vinegar.

Nava Atlas is the author of the recent book, Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life with More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes, from which this was adapted. Visit VegKitchen.com.

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RAW KALE SALADS

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ealth foodies can step it up a bit by discovering how to make delicious raw kale salads—sometimes referred to as massaged kale salads. Literally massaging this hardy green with olive oil, salad dressing or mashed avocado softens it for easier chewing, brightens the color and improves its flavor. A favorite kind of kale for salads is curly green kale. Lacinato kale works well, too, as long as it isn’t too large and tough prior to massaging.

Even when kale isn’t the main leafy green in a salad, adding a few prepared leaves can up the nutrient value of any kind of green, grain or pasta salad. For each of the following recipes, start with a medium bunch of kale (about eight ounces), or more or less to taste. Finish each salad with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, if preferred.

Southwestern-Flavored Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized fresh ripe tomatoes, a peeled and diced avocado, one to two cups cooked or raw fresh corn kernels, some red bell pepper strips and optional chopped green or black olives. Flavor with freshly squeezed or bottled lime juice, a little olive oil and some chopped cilantro. To up the protein for a main dish, add some cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, black or pinto beans and then sprinkle pumpkin seeds over the top.

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Mediterranean Kale Salad

To the massaged kale, add two or three medium-sized chopped fresh ripe tomatoes, strips of sun-dried tomato, plenty of bell pepper strips and chopped or whole cured black olives. For protein, add a cup or two of cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, chickpeas. Top with thinly sliced fresh basil leaves.

Kale and Avocado Salad

Add a peeled and diced avocado, plus thinly sliced red cabbage to taste, sliced carrots, diced yellow squash, halved red and/or yellow fresh grape tomatoes and sunflower or pumpkin seeds. Optionally, add a little more olive oil in addition to that used for massaging and some freshly squeezed or bottled lemon or lime juice.

Asian-Flavored Kale Salad

Massage the kale with dark sesame oil instead of olive oil as an option. Add a medium-sized red bell pepper, cut into narrow slices, three stalks of bok choy with leaves, sliced (or one sliced baby bok choy) plus one or two thinly sliced scallions. Dress with a sesameginger dressing. Optional additions include some crushed toasted peanuts or cashews, steamed or boiled and chilled corn kernels and about four ounces of baked tofu, cut into narrow strips.

All recipes courtesy of Nava Atlas, author of Plant Power: Transform Your Kitchen, Plate, and Life With More Than 150 Fresh and Flavorful Vegan Recipes; used with permission.

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A Practical Guide to Composting Pick the Best Option for You

by Tracy Fernandez Rysavy

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ard and food waste make up 25 percent of the garbage destined for municipal landfills, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pick the right composter and this organic waste will easily turn into rich—and free—garden fertilizer, saving landfill space and reducing the volume of greenhouse gases generated by anaerobic decomposition.

Unless using a specialized bin, maintain a roughly 50/50 compost mixture of “brown” and “green” organic waste for ideal results. Green waste is moist, such as fruit and vegetable peels; brown waste comprises dry and papery material, including grass clippings.

Low-Maintenance Pile

Good for: People that want something simple, don’t need fertilizer immediately and have extra outdoor space; average to large households with yard waste.

Maintaining a compost pile is as easy as its name implies—simply toss organic yard and kitchen waste into a pile in the yard. Aerating or turning the compost with a pitchfork or shovel will provide quicker results, but waste will also decompose if left alone. Within six to 24 months, all of the waste will decompose aerobically into compost. Once a year, composters can dig out the finished compost from the bottom.

This method won’t work for households that don’t generate yard waste because a pile of 100 percent green waste will attract pests.

Holding Bin

Good for: People that want a lowmaintenance option that’s more attractive than a pile; average to large households with yard waste.

Make a bin out of wood or buy a plastic holding bin, which can contain up to 75 gallons. One with insulated sides may allow decomposing to continue in colder weather.

Tumbling Barrel

Good for: People that want quick results and can compost in smaller batches; small to average households with yard waste.

These barrel-shaped containers are turned with a hand crank, making aerating and speeding up decomposition a breeze. Some manufacturers promise results in as little as two weeks.

Due to the barrel’s relatively smaller size and capacity, getting the balance between brown and green waste right is critical for optimal results, and users will need to wait for one batch of compost to finish before adding more organic waste.

Multi-Tiered Boxes

Good for: People looking for low maintenance, but quicker results than a pile or bin; average to large households with yard waste.

Multi-tiered composters are a series of stacked boxes with removable panels to allow the organic waste to move downward throughout the decomposition cycle. Finished compost comes out of a door at the bottom.

Because the boxes are smaller than a large pile or bin, compost will “cook” faster; some users report their first batch took just four to six months. Collectively, stacked boxes are often comparable in size to a large holding bin, so they can compost a large amount of waste.

Worm Bin

Good for: People that want to compost indoors; apartment dwellers and small households that don’t generate yard waste.

For everyone that has wanted to compost, but had insufficient outdoor space, a five-or-10-gallon bucket and some red worms could be the answer.

Worm composting, or vermicomposting, is so compact that a worm bin can fit under most kitchen sinks. Because red worms are so efficient—each pound of them will process half a pound of food scraps daily—a worm bin doesn’t need aeration and won’t smell or attract pests.

Note that worms won’t process brown waste, meat, dairy or fatty foods.

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WHAT TO COMPOST Do compost: 4 Fruit and vegetable scraps 4 Grass clippings, twigs, leaves and wood chips 4 Eggshells (broken into small pieces) 4 Coffee grounds and tea bags 4 Unbleached coffee filters, paper and cardboard Don’t compost: 4 Pet waste 4 Meat and dairy (except in Green Cone device)

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Good for: People that just want to dump their kitchen waste and be done with it; those that want to compost fish or meat; households that don’t generate yard waste.

Solarcone Inc.’s Green Cone system will handle up to two pounds of kitchen waste daily, including meat, fish and dairy products. It won’t compost brown waste.

Users bury the bottom basket in the yard, and then simply put green waste together with an “accelerator powder” into a cone hole in the top. According to Solarcone, most of the waste turns into water. Every few years, users need to dig a small amount of residue out of the bottom that can be added to a garden.

Tracy Fernandez Rysavy is editor-in-chief of the nonprofit Green America’s Green American magazine, from which this article was adapted (GreenAmerica.org).

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nsure that the compost pile retains a moisture content similar to a wrungout sponge. To moisten, add green waste; to reduce moisture, add brown waste.

Turn compost to get air to the aerobic bacteria and speed the process. Wear gloves and a dust mask to protect against allergens.

Decay generates heat, so a pile should feel warm. If not, add green waste. Decomposition occurs most efficiently when it’s 104 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit inside the pile; use a compost thermometer.

Keep a small container in the kitchen to easily collect green food scraps. Store it in the freezer to keep unpleasant smells and flies at bay.

The best time to start composting is during warmer months. Alternately layering green and brown waste, using the “lasagna method” in colder months, readies the pile to decompose as soon as the weather warms.

Consider stockpiling summer yard waste ingredients.

Be aware that low-maintenance composting won’t kill weed seeds, which can then get spread around the garden. A highly managed compost pile will kill some weeds through the generated heat. Put weeds out for municipal yard waste collection where there’s a better chance they’ll be destroyed.

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by Leslie Perry Duffy

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e’ve heard them time and time again: fitness tips that guarantee we’ll meet our goals if we follow them. The truth is that some can hurt more than help. Here are seven fitness myths that are best to ignore.

No pain, no gain. It’s true that what we put into our workout has a direct impact on results. However, this doesn’t mean workouts should be painful. If something hurts during exercise, try a different move instead that targets the same muscle group to see if the feeling persists; adjust the form in case improper execution is the culprit or give it a rest and return when ready.

Muscle soreness can be expected after a tough workout and can persist for a day or two afterward. Try not to confuse soreness or the discomfort felt from fatigued muscles during a workout with pain. In the presence of an injury, it’s often best to modify activities that contribute to the pain or refrain from workouts pending expert medical advice. “Working through the pain” might actually make things worse in the long run.

Never exercise a sore muscle.

Muscle soreness is a sign that the muscles are changing. It’s okay to feel sore for a day or two after a workout. If it appears

that the body’s stability or ability to maintain proper form will be affected by the soreness, then wait another day.

However, if soreness isn’t severe, working out may actually help to relieve it by warming the muscles and stimulating blood flow. A few good activity choices

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pick up heavier weights.

To lose a belly, crunch the abs. Yes, abdominal exercises strengthen the core muscles. However, if we carry a layer of fat on top of those muscles, the belly will remain. To lose a belly, continue regular ab work while focusing on cardio exercises, strength training moves for the whole body and eating properly.

The best time to work out is in the morning. The best time to work out is whenever it fits into our schedule.

The more exercise, the faster the results. Not true. When it comes to working out, an appropriate balance of hard work and rest is the best option. Overusing the body actually prevents muscles from growing, resulting in decreased strength, endurance and metabolism (i.e., caloric burn). Plus, becoming overly fatigued often leads to sloppy form, which may lead to injury.

Listen to the body and rest at least one day a week or more if a break is needed.

Reduce calorie intake to lose weight. The body needs enough fuel to function, especially if it is regularly working hard.

Eating less is not always the answer to losing weight. If we’re not eating enough, the body may think it’s starving, which causes it to store fat instead of burning calories, so eating too infrequently or not enough can sabotage weight-loss efforts. Eating smaller, more frequent meals allows the body to metabolize calories more effectively.

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“I learned how to communicate, share my lunch and be a good friend. When I returned, I wanted to be like the amazing people I had met.” The Chicago organization facilitates language camps, service trips and study abroad programs for high school students.

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ummer is a perfect time for teens to broaden their horizons—mentally, emotionally, socially and literally— through foreign travel, and now is a good time to sign up.

Programs enable young adults to explore different cultures and careers, learn to work effectively in multicultural arenas, serve communities in need and see the value of conserving resources, all while enjoying safe adventures away from home.

“Teens can have fun, gain new perspectives and get out of their comfort zones in a supportive environment,” says Theresa Higgs, vice president of global operations for United Planet (UnitedPlanet.org). The Boston nonprofit annually places more than 300 youths in 35 countries in programs ranging from environmental conservation to teaching English.

“We’ve had alumni return to start their own nonprofit organizations, change majors or even just change daily habits like turning off the water when they brush their teeth after learning about water scarcity issues,” says Higgs.

Programs range from language immersion, in which students are matched with host families, to studies aboard ships where they engage in marine conservation activities. Whatever the activity, teens are sure to be challenged and inspired in ways they couldn’t have envisioned before venturing forth. The most unexpected part is often the expansive thrill of exploring a foreign culture.

“On a normal day, after a delicious Indian breakfast, my

Immersion can be both the fastest and most fun way to learn a language. Language study abroad programs steep students in foreign tongues in memorable settings that help accelerate learning, whether practicing Spanish in the coffee-growing highlands of Costa Rica or Mandarin in China’s bustling city of Beijing.

Many programs place students with host families where they can practice the language informally and deepen their understanding of local idioms, complementing classroom lessons from native teachers. Homestays also offer students an insider’s view of the regional culture, from cuisine to family life. Students can elect to learn an entirely new language with no prior exposure or build on beginner-level proficiency. Some programs even enable high school students to earn college credits.

Study Earth’s Underwater Vastness Action Quest, in Sarasota, Florida, takes teens on seafaring voyages from the Florida Keys to the Caribbean, where they can learn to sail or scuba dive, study marine life and engage in projects to help restore coral reefs and protect sea turtle habitats (ActionQuest.com). Participants gain a deeper appreciation for the ocean’s fragile and complex ecosystems and knowledge of winds and tides. Acting as crew members, teens also learn teamwork and confidence-building skills.

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Serve Community, Discover Culture Whether headed to a destination in Africa, Asia or the Americas, community service trips help teens gain enlightened perspectives and become responsible global citizens. Students can volunteer to teach English, build wells, restore historic sites or rebuild homes destroyed by natural disasters. Most service trips also include fun outings and options for learning about the host culture, such as learning traditional African dance or Thai cooking, or hiking the Inca Trail to the sacred site of Machu Picchu.

Witnessing the challenges faced by developing communities to access basic needs like clean water and health care can be transformative. Being a small part of a solution can awaken young people to their power to change the world.

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n unattended mind is like a neglected garden. Potting soil is incredibly receptive to any seeds introduced to it. It has absolutely no discretion when it comes to playing host to seeds; it says, “Yes” to all of them.

So it is with our mind, which is amazingly receptive to whatever suggestions are dropped into it. It has been said that the subconscious mind cannot take a joke. Whatever is introduced to it, it takes as serious instruction to grow that thought-seed into a full-blown plant, be it a flower or a weed.

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many thought-seeds are blown, dropped or purposely planted in our mind on a daily basis, it may prompt us to tend to our mental garden with more regularity.

These may come from media, negative conversation or overheard comments.

The subconscious mind hears it all and takes it personally. The only way to avoid this type of mind pollution is to be consciously focused on what we want to have planted and growing in our flower box called life. It’s a 24/7 proposition to keep it weeded as thousands of mental seeds constantly pour in.

A good full-time gardener plants

thought-seeds about their self and others that are rooted in reverence and lovingkindness and skillfully nurtures them.

Others will then receive nothing but benefit from the seeds we drop along the way.

Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., is the author of Your Re-Defining Moments, The Art of Uncertainty and The Art of Being, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality as a minister, teacher, coach and lecturer for 30 years. Learn more at DennisMerrittJones.com.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Babywearing Meetup – 2-4pm. Join other like-minded parents to celebrate and learn about babywearing. All are welcome. Free. First Sunday every month. ZukaBaby, 3248 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

4-Week Tween Yoga – 4-5pm. W/Michelle. Tweens learn techniques to enhance self-esteem, calm the mind, stretch their bodies and enhance focus through breathing exercises, yoga poses, guided meditation and creative arts. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St, New Orleans. More info: 504-899-0047.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 12:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy at Airline Dr. Free. 504-454-2000.

Swedish Massage Clinic – 6:15 & 7:45pm. (also 3/17 & 31) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. Swedish is good for overall relaxation & increasing flexibility. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.

A Course in Miracles: Disappearance of the Universe – 7pm. Unity of Metairie Spiritual Director Jack Fowler leads participants through these liberating spiritual concepts which guide us to see the world through eyes of love instead of fear. Suggested donation $10. Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, behind Parran’s PoBoys. 504-885-7575.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

4-Weeks Foundations of Yoga Courses – Dates/times/ teachers vary. Beginners learn in a step-by-step manner, building experience, knowledge and confidence each week. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Downtown in the NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave and Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5

4-Weeks Kids Yoga Courses – 4-5pm. W Ms. Libby & Ms. Charlotte. Days vary. Kids learn to relax their bodies and minds while being guided through yoga postures, breathing practices, art, movement, storytelling and play. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

La Leche League NOLA – 6pm. Breastfeeding help and support for all breastfeeding women.

First Thurs and third Wed at 10am each month.

ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St, NOLA. Info: LLLofNewOrleans@gmail.com.

Sound Healing Concert w/ Paradiso and Rasamayi – 6-8pm. Internationally renowned sound healers and back-to-back Best New Age Album of the Year winners, Paradiso and Rasamayi present celestial sound fields. $25 earlybird/$30 day of. Wild Lotus Yoga Downtown in the NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave. More info: 504-899-0047.

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Deep Tissue Massage Clinic – 6:15 & 7:45pm. (also3/10, 24) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. Deep tissue is muscle specific and really works out the kinks. $30/by appointment.

Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6

4-Week Tai Chi Course – 10-11:30am. W/Marilyn.

Tai chi is a gentle martial art form taught as movement meditation. A series of movements are learned and practiced in a slow sequence sometimes called a Tai chi dance. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

Swedish Massage Clinic – 12:45 & 2:15pm. (also 3/27) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. Swedish is good for overall relaxation & increasing flexibility. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.

C. G. Jung Society: Alchemy and the Hero’s Journey—A Guide for the Seeking, Lost, Curious, and Befuddled – 7:30pm. Jungian Analyst Everett McLaren will discuss the challenges along the alchemical journey of self-discovery. $15 non-members/$10 students/ members free. Parker UMC, 1130 Nashville Avenue, New Orleans.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

Clear the Clutter on WWL-TV – 8am. Clear the Clutter returns to Channel 4 News for spring clean up tips with professional organizer Stasia Cymes.

Paint Drop-Off – 10am. Sponsored by The Green Project. Drop off old latex paint to Whole Foods Market, Arabella and Magazine, New Orleans.

Alma Diosa, Soul Goddess – 10am-4pm. Create a spirit doll from natural materials, using writing, ritual and guided meditations to access your healing potential within. With artists Lori Felix & Lori Henderson.

Value $50/pay as able. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs. 985-892-8111.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

The Art & Science of Meditation – 2-4pm. A 6-week course w/ Hans Greunig, PhD that delves into meditation in theory and practice, drawing on ancient Buddhist and yogic meditative wisdom traditions as well as modern science to gain the most from our practice. $120. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Exploring the Chakras – 7:30-9pm. A 4-week course w/ Madeleine. Learn chakra symbols and seed sounds, how they connect the many aspects of ourselves. Also practice postures, pranayama, mudra, bandha, mantra, meditation and visualizations. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Downtown in the NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave. More info: 504-899-0047.

4-Week Yoga Course for Men – 7:45-9:15pm. W/Ryan.

A course designed to introduce men to the benefits of yoga practice and to explore the conditioning and choices common among men through the tools of the yoga tradition. $60. Wild Lotus Yoga Downtown in the NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave. More info: 504-899-0047.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 5:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.

Holistic Education Monthly Meeting − 6:30-7:30pm.

Sponsored by Holistic Center for Health & Healing, Inc. Speaker: Celia Rojas – on yoga benefits for everybody with emphasis on people over 50. Group demo. Free/ open to public. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Rd, Metairie. Info: 504-812-1332.

Comparative Religion Series –Celtic Spirituality – 7pm. Facilitated by Paul Martinez, M.Ed and Brenda Aranda, LCSW. A look at Celtic history/traditions and the development of the Celt’s spirituality in the pre-Christian era and its influence on Christianity and Wicca. Suggested donation $10. Unity of Metairie, 3909 Veterans Blvd, Metairie. 504-885-7575.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

Essential Oils Pregnancy and Birth – 6pm. An essential oil class teaching the safe and effective use of oils during pregnancy and birth. An overview on essential oils with samples. Cost $10, fee waived with purchase. 3248 Severn Ave, Metairie. Email brittany@zukababy.com to reserve a seat.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (2-day –3/7 & 8) w/Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others.

No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356.

Neuromuscular Therapy Clinic – 6:15 & 7:45pm. (also 3/19 & 26) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. NMT is a partial body massage focused on a specific problem area. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.

Gestalt Songworking – noon-4pm. Learn how to harvest images and feelings from your unconscious into your own song or poem and then process it into valuable psychological insight. Music experience not required. CEUs awarded. $65. Gestalt Institute, 433 Metairie Rd, #113, Metairie. More info and to register: 504-931-9022.

Saturday Morning Massage Clinic – 9:15 & 10:45am. (also 3/21 & 28) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. Swedish 3/14 & 28; deep tissue 3/21. $30. By appt. only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie.

504-293-0972.

Free the Spine Workshop – 2:30-5:30pm. W/Bev. This workshop works with Kali Ray’s TriYoga system to refine the spinal wavelike movements that increase strength and flexibility in the spine, chest, abdomen and shoulders. $40. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14

First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (2-day –3/14 & 15) w/Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others.

No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356.

Essential Oils 101 – 12:30pm. Learn what essential oils are and how to use them for you and your family.

The Mill, 5808 River Oaks Rd, S. Harahan. Contact: SharonBurgamy@gmail.com.

The True Activation Class – 1-4pm. Join Dr. Jess Tregle, Natural Healing Specialist, to activate your whole being to live the life you love. Release unhealthy habits.

Sense your freedom, visualize & open to your highest potential. $74/pay as able. Pre-registration required.

Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs. 985-892-8111.

Adult Brain Injury Survivors Support Group – 1-4pm. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month in the Piccadilly Cafeteria’s private meeting room, 2609 Jefferson Hwy, Old Jefferson.

Essential Oils for Baby – 2pm. Learn to use essential oils safely and effectively for babies and kids. This is an overview on essential oils with samples. $10, fee is waived upon purchase. ZukaBaby, 3248 Severn Ave, Metairie. Email Metairie.ZukaBaby@gmail.com to reserve a seat.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

Second Degree Reiki Class – Inquire for further dates/ time with Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Oku Den (The Deeper Knowledge) is available for Reiki Students with 6 months experience in Usui Shiki Ryoho.

For private classes and residential retreat information call 504-376-8518 or 504-388-2356 text.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17

Oaxaca: Ethnobotany, Birds, and Lagniappe – 6:30pm. Wendy Rihner from Orleans Audubon Society will present. Free and open to the public. Unitarian Universalist Church, 6690 Fleur de Lis Dr, New Orleans, A Course in Miracles: Disappearance of the Universe – 7pm. Unity of Metairie Spiritual Director Jack Fowler leads participants through these liberating spiritual concepts which guide us to see the world through eyes of love instead of fear. Suggested donation $10. Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, behind Parran’s PoBoys. 504-885-7575.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

La Leche League NOLA – 10am. Breastfeeding help and support for all breastfeeding women.

First Thurs at 6pm and third Wed at 10am each month. ZukaBaby, 2122 Magazine St, NOLA. Info: LLLofNewOrleans@gmail.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Spiritual Cinema: “Maleficent” – 7pm. A night of fun, fellowship and popcorn along with a viewing of “Maleficent,” a powerful and dazzling film with spiritual themes of unconditional love, acceptance and emotional transformation. Suggested donation $5.

Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, behind Parran’s PoBoys. 504-885-7575.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

Franklin Method Movement Workshops at Tulane University – 9:30am-5:30pm. (3/21 & 22 workshops).

With world-renowned movement educator, Eric Franklin. For info and to register contact Kehinde Ishangi at 504-410-7315.

Journey Into Spring – 10am-5pm. Spring equinox – time to clean your Spirit house. Shamanic practitioner Rebecca Green leads a guided quest through deeper states of consciousness through shamanic journeying, somatic movement exploration & ancient healing arts.

Pre-reg required. Value $75/pay as able. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs.

985-892-8111.

Hot Stone Massage/2-Day Workshop – 10am-5pm.

Learn to give a full body hot stone massage, addressing muscle soreness and stiff joints. Instructor Derrie Bergeron, LMT. 12 CEUs: LBMT. Blue Cliff College Massage Therapy Dept, Clearview Mall, Metairie. Contact: PeggyS@BlueCliffCollege.com or 504-293-0972.

Being Well Expo – 10am-6pm. Featured speaker is Marilyn Mendoza, PhD. Expo is dedicated to L.E. “Step” Stepteaux, Jr, C.Ht. Vendors, practitioners, lectures and more. Admission: $7 (look for $2 off coupons). Free C.E. hours. Double Tree Hotel, 2150 Veterans Hwy, Kenner. For info call 504-708-8353.

Chi-YOGA – 10:15-11:30am. A gentle flowing yoga practice that is great for those over 30. A gentle way to create strength, flexibility, balance, mindfulness & stress management. Bring a yoga mat. $15. St. Martin’s Church, 2216 Metairie Rd, Metairie. To register call 504-717-1502 or MindBody504@aol.com.

Cloth Diaper 101 Class – 10:30 am. Learn about modern cloth diapers pros/cons, how to care for them, hands on demos, handouts. Cost $20, receive $10 coupon off $100 purchase. ZukaBaby, 3248 Severn Ave, Metairie.

Register at ZukaBaby.com.

LMT CE Class – (3/19 & 3/20) Psychology & Emotion, and the Human Body. 12 LA CEs, NCBTMB approved.

See aobtala.com, Events, for more info and to register.

Anyone interested is welcome. Info: 985-467-0900 or dc@affordablehealingarts.com

First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (2-day –3/21 & 22) w/Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others.

No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356.

Neuromuscular Therapy Clinic – 6:15 & 7:45pm. (also 3/26) Help students with their education at the student massage clinic. NMT is a partial body massage focused on a specific problem area. $30/by appointment only. Blue Cliff College, Clearview Mall, across from food court, Metairie. Info: 504-293-0972.

Find Your Voice Workshop – 2:30-5:30pm. W/Shantaya. Learn to use your throat chakra and find your own singing voice. Begin with Bhakti-yoga flow to set the intention and open our energy. $30 tickets purchased by 3/16 and $35 after. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

Easy Qi Gong Movements for Health, Balance & Stress Management – 7-8:15pm. Awaken your health and vitality with flowing movements that create strength, flexibility and mindfulness. Bring a yoga mat. $20. St. Martin's Church, 2216 Metairie Rd, Metairie. Call to register: 504-717-1502 or MindBody504@aol.com

Shantaya CD Release: Healing Mantras “Unveil” – 8-9:30pm. Shantaya’s elegant and expansive music played on piano or harmonium, gracefully blended with dynamic vocals and a devotional heart provide a supportive wave of peace and transformation. $15 earybird/$20 day of. Wild Lotus Yoga Downtown in the NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave. More info: 504-899-0047.

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Reiki Level I Certification - 9am-5pm - Learn to heal yourself and others, receive lots of hands on practice, a wide variety of healing techniques and to use the Power Symbol for physical healing and grounding. No previous experience required. Pre-registration required: $150. Register: David Redbord, MPH 504-233-8555.

Info: www.AkashicReiki.com/reiki-level-i/ Being Well Expo – 10am-6pm. Featured speaker is Marilyn Mendoza, PhD. Expo is dedicated to L.E. “Step” Stepteaux, Jr, C.Ht. Vendors, practitioners, lectures and more. Admission: $7 (look for $2 off coupons). Free C.E. hours. Double Tree Hotel, 2150 Veterans Hwy, Kenner. For info call 504-708-8353.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program – 5:30pm. Dr. Debbi Hannan presents: The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Program at Chiropractic Health Center, 101 Clearview Pkwy at Airline Dr. Free. Reservations required: 504-454-2000.

“Maleficent” – Meanings and Significance in Our Lives – 7pm. An open discussion of this movie with a focus on Carl Jung’s idea of the anima and the animus archetypes and emotional alchemy and transformation. Suggested donation $10. Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans Blvd, behind Parran’s PoBoys, Metairie. Info: 504-885-7575.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

Clear the Clutter: Spring Clean Workshop – 5:30 - 7pm. Organize your home with expert advice from #1 professional organizer Stasia Cymes. Free event in partnership with LifeCity. Appetizers & fabulous door prizes included. Pearl Wine Co, 3700 Orleans Ave, Mid-City. Plenty of parking. 504-920-1800 or StasiaCymes@gmail.com to RSVP.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

Healing Drumming Circle – 6:45-8pm. Drumming is an effective tool to raise one’s vibrational level – connecting us to rhythms and natural cycles. Be aware of rhythms all around and inside. Bring drum if you have one, some extras available. By donation. Metaphysical Resource Center, 1708 Lake Ave, Metairie. Info: 504-812-1332.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Paint Drop-Off – 10am. Sponsored by The Green Project. Drop off old latex paint to Whole Foods Market, 3420 Veterans Blvd, Metairie.

First Degree Reiki Class – 11am-7pm. (2-day –3/28 & 29) w/Reiki Master Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin. Reiki promotes and accelerates healing of the body, mind and spirit. Learn to do Reiki for yourself and others.

No experience needed. Private classes and retreats on request. Pre-registration required. $250. Info/registration: 504-376-8518 or text 504-388-2356.

Restore to Radiance Workshop – 2:30-5:30pm. W/ Andra. Restorative postures, sweet chanting and mindful meditation to renew and refresh for spring. $35 by March 21/$40 after. Wild Lotus Yoga Uptown, 4842 Perrier St. More info: 504-899-0047.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

Voices of Unity Discussion Group – 7pm. An open discussion on spirituality, life and other topics. Bring questions and ideas and together we’ll explore and learn from each other’s experiences. Facilitated by Paul Martinez, M.Ed and Brenda Aranda, LCSW. Suggested donation $5. Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans Blvd, behind Parran’s PoBoys, Metairie. Info: 504-885-7575.

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FOR RENT WORKSHOP OR PRACTITIONER SPACE FOR RENT – Beautiful renovated space with excellent location in Metairie healing center. Call for details 504-909-3723.

FOR SALE OWN YOUR OWN NATURE PARK – 17 acres of trees, birds, squirrels. Private bayou. Crimefree area in Long Beach, MS. Minutes from beaches and I-10. Short drive from New Orleans. Call Steve for 1 hour tour. 228-223-2156.

HELP WANTED CONSCIOUS HANDYMAN WITH TOOLS AND TRANSPORTATION for Algiers Point. rental properties. $125 a day. 504-905-4090 or 504-650-2555.

PRODUCTS FIGHT TODAY’S INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITH THERAPEUTIC ESSENTIAL OILS known for their anti-viral/bacterial properties. FREE e-book at TrygoDesana.com or 504-475-3754.

SERVICES AA – DRINKING IS YOUR BUSINESS. S TO P P I N G I S O U R S . C a l l A l c o h o l i c s Anonymous at 504-838-3399, or visit AA-NewOrleans.org.

GENERAL CONTRACTORS 4 RESIDENTIAL REPAIRS - Renovation, Remodeling & Insurance Claims. Division of Ominihomes.com. Licensed, Insurances & Referrals. Free Estimates. 504-9200424. 504Builders.com.

VEGETARIAN MEETUP GROUP meets at least once a month for a veggie meal. See calendar of events at http://www.meetup.com/vegetarian-515/ members/7165804/

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES St Tammany Humane Society – Help foster pets, many tasks for fundraising, help with animal socializing, many more. Call for wish list. Contact 985-892-7387, X 106.

The Humane Society of Louisiana needs volunteers. To find out how you can help contact Jeff Dorson at 901-268-4432 or StopCruelty11@gmail.com.

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ongoingevents Note: All Calendar events must be received via email by March 10 for the April issue. $15/Event Calendar or Ongoing Calendar listing. $30/PlanAhead Events, $69 MarkYourCalendar. Qualified, free community wide events are listed for free as space is available. Submit entries to Calendar@naturalsela.com. Call 504-3302157 for more information.

sunday Peace and Healing Services – 9am. Led by Mike Wittenbrink at Unity Temple of New Orleans, 3722 St Charles Ave, NOLA. Sunday School Classes/Unity of New Orleans – 9:30am. Unity offers Sunday morning classes prior to the Sunday service: A Course in Miracles (also Wed 6:30pm) and Science of the Mind. Unity Temple of New Orleans, 3722 St Charles Ave, NOLA. Sunday Celebration Service – 11am. Unity of Metairie has an inspiring, energetic, contemporary service. Great music and powerful, heartfelt talks as we celebrate the Divine Presence in all of life. Honoring all religions, paths and lifestyles. Love offering. Jack Fowler, Spiritual Director. 3939 Veterans Blvd, Metairie (behind Parran’s PoBoys). 504-885-7575.

Sunday Service at Unity of New Orleans – 11am. A loving family of spiritual seekers who honor all paths to God, celebrating our oneness with music, meditation and wisdom of the ages. Also 9am Meditation Service; 9:30am Sunday School Classes (A Course in Miracles and Science of Mind). Unity Temple of New Orleans, 3722 St. Charles Ave, NOLA. Too Much Stuff? – noon-3pm. Professional organizer Stasia Cymes offers expert advice on how to de-clutter your home & learn how to eliminate the stress of mess.

Call for a complimentary spring clean consultation at 504-920-1800.

Open Community Reiki Share – 1-3pm. For anyone wanting to experience Reiki or practice after training.

Led by Reiki masters. Suggested donation $10. Affordable Healing Arts in NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave, Ste 220. Contact: Kathryn 213-256-9591 or David 504-233-8555.

Breathe and Flow – 2pm. Incorporate elements of music and breath, work to deepen your practice. Open to all levels. Transform NOLA, Mia Oramous, RYT 500/ ACE PT, 8422 Oak St, New Orleans, 985-640-2648.

Energy Work Meditations/Freedom & Calm – 7-8pm.

For beginners & advanced practitioners. Option to receive energy work, quiet the mind, recover from burnout, reduce stress, balance chakras in a sacred space for all to heal. $20 drop-in. Arrive 10 min early.

Audubon Yoga, 511 Octavia St. For info call Matthew 504-457-1717 or MeditateWithMatthew@gmail.com.

Better Relationship with Your Body and Eating – 1011am. Readings and discussion of related topics. Our current selection: Women, Food & God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth. Discussion facilitated by Carolyn Burns & Mary Helen Blanchard.

By donation. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs. Info: 985-892-8111.

Mommy & Me w/ Michelle Hill, OT – 10:30am-noon.

Bring babies ages 0-1yr old to play and get advice from Michelle Hill, OT and support from other mamas.

Free. ZukaBaby, 3248 Severn Ave, Metairie. Info: 504-596-6540.

Mindfulness Meditation – noon-1pm. A guided meditation in the style of Thich Nhat Hanh led by Patricia Stout, a student the peaceful Zen master and his monastics. Donations appreciated. Women’s Healing Center, 71667 Leveson St, Abita Springs. Info: 985-892-8111.

Basic/Beginners Aikido Classes – 6:15-7:15pm. Practice a martial art of peace for every body whose benefits include self-defense, flexibility, strength, balance, stress reduction, concentration, community, and fun! First class is free. Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes suggested. NOLA Aikido, 3909 Bienville St., Suite 103 (near Canal and Carrolton intersection) in Mid-City. More info: 504-208-4861, info@nolaaikido.com.

Yoga Diva Harahan – 6:30-7:30pm (Also Wed 6pm) Relax the body, focus the mind, and deepen self-awareness. Navigate through postures and flow, growing flexibility, strength, concentration, breath, and range of motion. TriYoga Basics/Level 1; $15 drop-in; $60/8 M&W March classes. 5700 Citrus Blvd, Upstairs in Curves. Contact Karen: 504-220-5325.

Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism – 7-8:15pm.

Learn how to activate your greatest potential, increase your compassion and achieve absolute happiness. Free.

SGI-USA Buddhist Center, 1331 Prytania St, NOLA. Info: 504-310-2011.

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Too Much Stuff? – noon-3pm. Professional organizer Stasia Cymes offers expert advice on how to de-clutter your home & learn how to eliminate the stress of mess.

Call for a complimentary spring clean consultation at 504-920-1800.

Crescent City Farmers Market/Uptown – 9am1pm. Open air market with fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked breads and pies, bedding plants, dairy products, freshly cut flowers. Located in the parking lot of Uptown Square.

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Learn Emotional Freedom Technique – 7–8pm. Learn EFT, or ‘tapping’ – a gentle, self-administered acupressure technique for diminishing or clearing physical and/or emotional pain. Affordable Healing Arts in the NOHC, Ste 220. RSVP: Gail Gillespie 504-442-8762 Qigong/Dao-In with Debra Howard – noon-12:45pm. (also Thurs). Qigong translates as Qi cultivation through skillful practice; Dao-In is self-care. Experience myriad ways to balance one’s Qi and life. Bring a mat. $5/ class. New Orleans Healing Center, 4th Fl. Contact: 985-467-0900 or dc@affordablehealingarts.com.

Learn About BrainCore Therapy – 6:30-7:30pm. An informational session presented by Dr. Nancy Gravel on treating many brain based conditions with a form of EEG biofeedback. Discussion of such conditions as ADD/ADHD, migraines, insomnia, memory loss, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, autism, fibromyalgia.

Care Chiropractic, 2201 Eleventh St, Mandeville. Call to RSVP: 985-626-4422 Power Yoga – 12:30pm, also Thursday at 12:30pm.

Prepare to work hard and sweat! A physically and mentally challenging class that is powerful and energetic but still incorporates the vinyasa flow of coordinating movement with the breath. Recommended for yogis with more than three months experience. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St., New Orleans, 985-640-2648.

wednesday Crescent City Farmers Market/French Quarter – 2-6pm. Fresh produce, pastured meats, seafood, dairy, breads and baked goods. Live music. 1235 N. Peters St, NOLA.

Embrace the Emptiness: Community Meditation – 6:30pm. An experience of stillness, silence, and deep connection. Ride the wavelengths of music, beautiful images and affirmative prayer into the Sacred Inner Self for healing and transformation. Led by Spiritual Director Jack Fowler. Love Offering. Unity of Metairie, 3939 Veterans, Blvd. Metairie (behind Parran's PoBoys) Contact: 504-885-7575

thursday Qigong/Dao-In with Debra Howard – noon-12:45pm. (also Tues). Qigong translates as Qi cultivation through skillful practice; Dao-In is self-care. Experience myriad ways to balance one’s Qi and life. Bring a mat. $5/ class. New Orleans Healing Center, 4th Fl. Contact: 985-467-0900 or dc@affordablehealingarts.com.

Crescent City Farmers Market/Mid-City – 3-7pm.

Farmers Market at 3700 Orleans Ave, American Can Co. building, New Orleans, rain or shine.

Vinyasa Flow – 4:30pm. Build strength, balance and flexibility in your body and mind. Leave feeling refreshed and renewed. Great after school activity for parents, tweens and up. Appropriate for all levels. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St, New Orleans, 985-640-2648.

Group Energy Event – 6-8pm. David Redbord leads a different group energy event every Thursday. Affordable Healing Arts in NOHC, 2372 St Claude Ave, Ste 220, NOLA. Contact: 504-233-8555.

friday Yoga – 8:30-9:30am. Color Therapy, Chakra Toning/ Meditation and Sun Salutation with Gwendel Booth, Hatha Ashtanga Yoga Instructor. Befriend your breath, focus energy and take charge of emotions. Learn to assist your body in maintaining a healthy immune system. $15/pay as able. Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation, Abita Springs. Info: 985-892-8111.

saturday German Coast Farmers Market/West Bank – 2:306pm. Open-air market offering fresh produce, rotisserie & fresh meats, fresh pastries/breads, sausage, kettle corn, cracklings, prepared foods, soy candles, goat milk soap and lotions. Arts and crafts 4th Wed. Located at 12715 Highway 90, St. Charles Plaza Shopping Center, Luling.

Basic/Beginners Aikido Classes – 6:15-7:15pm. Practice a martial art of peace for every body whose benefits include self-defense, flexibility, strength, balance, stress reduction, concentration, community, and fun! First class is free. Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes suggested. NOLA Aikido, 3909 Bienville St., Suite 103 (near Canal and Carrolton intersection) in Mid-City. More info: 504-208-4861, info@nolaaikido.com.

Yoga Diva Harahan – 6-7 (Also Mon 6:30pm) Relax the body, focus the mind, and deepen self-awareness.

Navigate through postures and flow, growing flexibility, strength, concentration, breath, and range of motion.

TriYoga Basics/Level 1; $15 drop-in; $60/8 M&W March classes. 5700 Citrus Blvd, Upstairs in Curves.

Contact Karen: 504-220-5325.

Camellia City Farmers Market – 8am-noon. Featuring baked goods, herbs, vegetables, honey, jams, poultry, crafts, flowers, eggs, plants, soap, trees. 333 Erlanger, Griffith Park, Slidell. Info: 985-640-7112.

Gretna Farmers Market – 8:30am-12:30pm. Featuring fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, baked goods, dairy, native fruit wines and garden plants. Located in the old train depot, 300 Huey P. Long Ave, between 3rd and 4th streets, Gretna. Info: 504-362-8661.

Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market – 8:30am12:30pm. Open year round, rain or shine. Free parking.

Featuring fresh produce, seafood, bakery items, dairy, plants, prepared foods & handcrafted items. Plus live music & kids activities. 484 Sala Ave, corner of 4th St., Westwego. Contact 504-341-3424, x 209.

Mandeville Trailhead Community Market – 9am1pm. Fifty-plus vendors weekly: Gourmet foods, art, produce and plants. Tai Chi at 9:30am. Parking lot of the Mandeville Trailhead on the St. Tammany Trace off LA59. Info: 985-845-4515.

Sitting Meditation Group –10-11am. Come practice zazen (sitting meditation) as well as walking meditation. Instruction and discussion also available.

3909 Bienville St, Ste 103 (near Canal and Carrolton intersection) in Mid-City. More info: contact Brian by email at xernaut2@gmail.com or call 504-644-7351. .

Hollygrove Market & Farm – 10am-7pm Mon-Fri & 10-5pm Sat/Sun. CSA-style market selling each week assorted fresh local and organic fruit and vegetables. $25 boxes of selected seasonal produce available. 8301 Olive St, NOLA (across from Carrollton Boosters).

Vinyasa Flow and Restore – 4:30pm. In this class we move from the core with intention, to practice presence, and reconnect with the breath. Starting with vinyasa flow, moving through restorative postures, and ending with guided meditation. All levels. New student specials available. Transform NOLA, 8422 Oak St, NOLA, 70118. 985-640-2648.

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Vietnamese Farmers Market – 6-9am. Over 20 vendors set up shop on blankets spread with produce, beyond the courtyards are shops selling Vietnamese baked goods and imported groceries. 14401 Alcee Fortier Blvd, New Orleans East.

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Crescent City Farmers Market/Downtown – 8-noon.

Open-air market with great selection of fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, seafood, baked breads and freshly made pies, bedding plants, dairy products, fresh flowers. Cooking demos by some of the city’s most acclaimed chefs. Located at 700 Magazine, corner of Girod, New Orleans.

March 21-22 Hot Stone Massage

German Coast Farmers Market/East Bank – 8amnoon. Open-air market offering fresh produce, rotisserie meats, fresh meats, fresh pastries/breads, sausages, kettle corn, cracklins, prepared foods, soy candles, goat milk soap and lotions. Arts and crafts 2nd Sat. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Rd., Destrehan. For info call 985-359-0190.

Covington Farmers Market – 8am-noon. Offering fresh produce, fresh baked breads, prepared foods and plants. Located at Covington City Hall, 609 N Columbia St, Covington.

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April 11 – 12 Seasons of Shiatsu – Spring Renewal April 18 – 19 Modern Neuromuscular Concepts for the cervical spine

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HOLISTIC HEALING CENTERS AFFORDABLE HEALING ARTS 2372 St. Claude Ave. 2nd Floor Upper, Ste. 220 985-467-0900 AffordableHealingArts.com

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WOMEN’S CENTER FOR HEALING & TRANSFORMATION 71667 Leveson St,. Abita Springs 985-892-8111 WomensCenterForHealing.org

Beautiful non-profit center for women’s spirituality, ecopsychology and community building. Workshops, speakers, events, healing circles, support groups, and on-site professional mind/body/spirit services, for women, by women.

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HOLISTIC/ENERGY HEALING

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Through Natural Healing, you can release negative feelings and anything that is not beneficial to your well-being. Reclaim your true self and breathe easy again. Call today and take the first step to healing.

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IRENE SEBASTIAN, M.D., Ph.D

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Experience the difference that Homeopathic Medicine and Functional Medicine can bring to your health. Most conditions can be treated using these safe, natural approaches. Safe, less drugs, stimulates innate healing. See ad on page 19.

INTEGRATED PAIN AND NEUROSCIENCE 504-300-9020 PainIsAPuzzle.com

Eric Royster, MD and Aaron Friedman, MD offer the most comprehensive treatment experience for patients suffering from chronic pain, from acupuncture to more invasive techniques offered exclusively at IPN. New Orleans, Chalmette, Westbank and Slidell locations. See ad on page 16.

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Shamanic Soul Work, Chi Kung Instructor * Meditation Teacher *Energy Worker * Motivational Speaker & Corporate and Life Coach * Spiritual Guidance provided.

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Comprehensive orthopedic care, including today’s most innovative and best practices to achieve optimal orthopedic function and performance. Traditional orthopedic treatments and surgery, plus minimally invasive alternatives using state of art technology and integrative orthobiologic therapies.Currently taking patients for Cell Therapy study. See ad on page 19.

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whole systems health plus: energy boosters FEBRUARY

enlightened relationships plus: healing grief MARCH

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PMA MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WELLNESS CENTER OF LOUISIANA 613 Williams Blvd., Kenner 504-441-5555 PMAWellness.US

Multidisciplinary, Integrative approach to healthcare, including primary care, weight loss management, food intolerance testing, allergy testing, comprehensive women’s healthcare and a vast array of aesthetic services. See ad on page 31.

MASSAGE SCHOOLS BLUE CLIFF COLLEGE Clearview Mall, Metairie 504-293-0972

Train for an exciting, new career as a Licensed Massage Therapist.

Earn an Associates degree upon completion of advanced massage training. Inquire about financial aid. See calendar for information about our $30-student massage clinic. Visit our retail shop for massage supplies: Biotone & Therapro Cremes & Oils, aromatherapy products, books & more. Monthly specials! See ad on page 15.

INTUITIVE CONSULTANT FRANK A. TRUPIANO, LCSW Certified Akashic Teacher 504-392-3498 AkashicLight.org

Experience the power of Akashic Guided Psychotherapy. Individual and couple-therapy sessions.

Monthly meditation groups and classes. Integrating the Akashic Records with traditional psychotherapy, I’ve had great success helping clients resolve problems that couldn’t have been resolved with traditional counseling methods alone. See ad on page 8.

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ZukaBaby specializes in cloth diapers, breastfeeding supplies, baby carriers, natural toys and locally made baby items. Hosting monthly community events: La Leche League, Babywearers Meetup, nutrition classes and more... See ad on page 30.

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Through discussion, guided meditation and energy work you will learn to let go of all that holds you back, resolve pain and then move forward into the life you truly want to lead…into the life you love…

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RETREAT CENTER DOLORES WATSON

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Elegant, donation based center in quaint, quiet Magnolia, MS just 1 1/2 hours from New Orleans, Baton Rouge or Jackson. Ongoing retreats in meditation and yoga. Ongoing meditation group in New Orleans.

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Cutting edge holistic nutrition services. Specializing in complementary and alternative medicine, therapeutic uses of foods, supplementation, vegetarian nutrition, women’s health, sports performance, eating disorders, depression, addiction, and more. See ad on page 7.

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Guiding you through the process of decluttering, downsizing and getting your home organized. This green award winning business takes a holistic, hands on approach to creating space and peace of mind.

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Offering 24 years experience in Reiki – Usui Shiki Ryoho, upholding the highest standards in Reiki classes and Reiki sessions. Reiki can be a personal tool for healing and growth, a way to give energy to family and friends, or a gentle complementary therapy in holistic medicine. See ad on page 10 and calendar for classes.

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We honor all paths to God and welcome all who seek love, peace, and wisdom. Services on Sun & Wed 11 am; A Course in Miracles class Wed 6:30pm. See ad on page 12.

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Offering full body Thermography, detects abnormalities in the earliest stages, to find underlying causes of disease as it looks at the entire body’s BEHAVIOR after being stressed. Consultations/ follow up care are offered as well. See ad on page 21.

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Voted Best Yoga Studio 11 years.

Intro Offer: 30 Days Of Yoga For $33 (first time local residents), Intro To Yoga Courses + Over 60 classes a week including Prenatal, Kids, Tweens & Teen classes. See ad page 13.

YOGA TEACHER TRAINING TRANSFORM NOLA

Mia Oramous, RYT 500/ACE PT 8422 Oak St, New Orleans 985-640-2648 TransformNOLA.com

Yoga and TRX workout classes offered all week; also private sessions. 200 and 300-hour yoga teacher training starts February 2015.

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God is Love. Love thrives because it is a Gift from God and has the power to destroy evil. Love is so important for with love, one can defeat evil but without love, evil spreads. Love is not selfish. Love is generous, forgiving and untainted by the sin of pride. You must ask God, every day, for the Gift of Love and when you are given this, use it as your armor against hatred. Love, when present in a pure soul, attracts hatred from those souls who have banished God from their lives. They cannot bear the Light of God, which shines from the souls of those who are filled with God’s Love. Where there is love, there is the Presence of God. The Evil One is incapable of love, but instead is self-obsessed with what he believes to be his power and greatness. When he infests souls, the first thing he does is to destroy love within the soul. When he achieves this, he will instill a terrible hatred in that soul and it is this hatred which causes division. Division and disagreements, inspired by hatred, can lead to desperate deeds carried out by one soul against another. These hate-filled deeds can very often lead to terrible cruelty and even murder. The sin of pride is instilled in souls, who open themselves up to the devil and this leads to ruthless ambition and greed. Go now in the knowledge that Love must be used to help the souls of all those who are in great need of God’s mercy.

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