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

16 QIGONG FOR ADDICTION PREVENTION AND RECOVERY by Andrzej Leszczynski

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21 CREATE A LOVE NEST Set Out a Welcome Mat for a Soulmate

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22 FEAST IN THE FIELDS The Rise of Pop-Up Organic Dining

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NIGHT’S SLEEP Five Solutions for Sleep Apnea by Lloyd Jenkins

28 ELLEN LANGER

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29 FRESH LOOKS AT AUTISM

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31 DOGS AT WORK Finding the Right Dog for the Job by Sandra Murphy

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ugust is here already and the summer is in full swing. I hope everyone is carving out a little time from our busy lives to enjoy the sunshine and that it brings with it. One of my favorite things to do is hit one of the many farmers’ markets available in Mercer County, and try to visit a new one every week. I make a day out of it with my family and often start with a great big delicious brunch to start the day off right. There are so many offerings available to us, including healthy veggie burgers, organic and raw honey and seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as cheese, premade snack and treats. In addition to eating healthy, you can also feel great about supporting our local farmers which reducing your carbon footprint. It’s a win-win! Be sure to drive around and find those new farmers market they are popping up all over. Don’t wait too long though, because these wonderful markets wrap up in just a few short months. I’m also working on eating healthier, this summer by trying some new recipes, including cauliflower pizza crust made from cauliflower, egg and a bit of parmesan cheese. Trying something new and being able to share it with my family is a passion of mine. There are so many recipes on the web to help you get more veggies in your diet. I grill a bunch of fresh vegetables (zucchini, onion, garlic, peppers, cherry tomatoes and frozen artichokes) and put them on my “pizza crust”. It was amazing! There are many different varieties of this pizza crust recipe on the web, so if you want to give it a try, simply search “cauliflower pizza crust” and several will come up. Pick one to your liking and enjoy! Speaking of all this food, this issue we share a great article on the new for some of us Pop-Up Organic Dining, “Feast in the Fields”, by John D. Ivanko and Lisa KIvirist. Some pop-up feasts are managed directly by the local farmers in partnership with lead chefs. Others serve as annual fundraising events, like The Foodshed Alliance’s Farm Fork Dinner and Wine Tasting. Some of them include, wine/beer tasting, music, eight course menus or just simple appetizers and cocktails. Check out our local farms for details as to what they offer specifically. It sure would be a fun night at the farm, sitting in the field as the sun goes down, being served a delicious healthy dinner while adoring the stunning wildlife.

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newsbriefs ‘Just Peachy’ Festival in Princeton

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onsider attending the Mount Family and Terhune Orchards’ summer harvest festival in Princeton. Celebrate Jersey Fresh and one of our state’s favorite fruits by joining the annual Just Peachy Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 5 and 6. A special feature will be the Summer Harvest farm-to-fork tasting section each day from noon to 4 p.m. Talented chefs from the tri-state area use locally sourced ingredients to prepare recipes for visitors to sample. The tasting area will be open at noon and continue while supplies last and admission to the special section is $12 per person and includes samples from the Terhune Orchards’ Vineyard and Winery. Restaurants participating include 3 West, Blue Bottle Café, Fulper Family Farmstead, LoRe Pasta, Emily’s Café Lillipies,Soulicous Catering and many more. The weekend will be filled with plenty of activities for kids, including a ride through the orchards on tractor-drawn wagons, pony rides, games and barnyard fun. Enjoy live music each day from noon to 4 p.m., performed on Saturday by Borderline and on Sunday by Dixie. Food will be available for purchase at Pam’s food tent, which will offer lots of tasty peach treats like peach pie and peach salsa. Other tasty summer fare like barbecued chicken, hot dogs, homemade gazpacho, salads, apple cider donuts and cider slushies will also be available for sale. Adults can visit the winery tasting room to sample wines, including Terhune’s award-winning Just Peachy selection. Cost: $8/admission. Additional costs apply for specific activities. Location: 330 Cold Soil Rd., Princeton. For more information, call 609-924-2310 or visit TerhuneOrchards.com.

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he Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will host a lecture by rock historian Vincent Bruno that will showcase Bob Dylan’s life through the turbulent decade of the 1960’s—from his childhood in Minnesota to becoming the rock/poet enigma of his time—at 7 p.m. on August 10. Dylan’s extraordinary artistic achievements as a songwriter, poet and cultural icon of the 20th century will be discussed. Free but registration suggested. Location: 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Refreshments served. For more information, call 609-989-6920, email LAWProgs@mcl.org or visit MCL.org.

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Enjoy 2017 Watershed Butterfly Festival

ids’ activities, learning stations, nature hikes, hayrides, live music, local food and a butterfly hat and costume parade will enliven the 17th annual Watershed Butterfly Festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., August 12, at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, in Pennington. The festival, the largest annual educational event at the Watershed Reserve, will be an enlightening day focusing on the importance of maintaining the delicate balance between humans and the natural world. This family-oriented day has grown to be a major regional event, attracting more than 3,000 visitors. It will feature new and exciting ways in which the Watershed Association is fulfilling its mission to protect the environment and clean water. Join the staff and volunteers at “the ‘Shed” in modeling ways to participate in the process of keeping our Earth green and providing examples of planet-friendly choices to help support greener living. The festival will feature local crafts and products and this year has expanded to attract additional exhibitors who specialize in many types of art, crafts, music, photography and sculpture. There will be daylong familyoriented activities and workshops, art and entertainment. Enjoy hot air balloon rides, local artisans, delicious food, insect zoo, hayrides, nature walks, and the famous Butterfly and Bug parade; don’t forget to bring the children’s costumes. Enjoy food purchases from Antimo’s Italian Kitchen, Four Daughters Franks, Mam Due’s, Blossom’s Sassa Bienne, Maddalena’s Cheescake, Nina’s Waffles & Sweets and many more. Cost: $8/person or $20/carload, children under 2 free. Location: 31 Titus Mill Rd., Pennington. No pets or alcohol allowed. For more information or to register, call 609-737-3735 or visit TheWatershed.org. 8

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newsbriefs Farm Fun Day & Public Tour in Lawrenceville

onsider attending a fun farm tour at 7 p.m. on August 19 in Lawrenceville. Cherry Grove Farm will give an hour-long tour designed to highlight a different aspect of their farm and offer new information about the land, local history, flora and fauna. Take a walk into the pastures with one of the farmers and learn about grass-based sustainable farming and the making of delicious farmstead cheeses. (Hint: it all starts with the pastures!) Learn the farm’s history and explore why the methods of farming were chosen. The walks are one-hour long and cover all sorts of uneven ground. Wear appropriate footwear and long pants, as long grass, wet ground and all kinds of hillocks and tussocks are present. You may meet animals up close and personal, too. Cost: $10/person. 5 and under free. Location: Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville. For more information, call 609-219-0053 or visit CherryGroveFarm.com. See ad on page 27.

Teal Tea Foundation 5th Annual 5K

oin the Teal Tea Foundation and their 5th annual Family Fun Day 5K Color Run / 2K Color Walk at 10 a.m. on September 17 at the Pennington-Ewing Athletic Center, in Ewing. Consider attending with family and friends to “end the summer” and raise awareness. The proceeds for this event go towards Ovarian Cancer Research and the Teal Tea Foundation’s many programs. The Fun Day features activities for all ages including bouncy house, auction and raffle baskets, face painting, live music, open turf time, Italian ice treats and much more. Location: 1440 Lower Ferry Rd., Ewing. For more information and to register, visit CrowdRise.com/TealTea5K.

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Symposium for Integrative Health Tai Chi Retreat

onsider attending a symposium with three days of health seminars, holistic healing programs, research presentations, martial art workshops and meditative activities from September 8 through 10 at the Maris Stella Retreat Center, in Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island. Hosted primarily by Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization & Asklepios, the three-day event includes spiritual activities each morning and evening as well as a formal banquet on Saturday evening followed by a film festival showing of Tai Chi in Cancer Care. While attending, meet fellow practitioners and be a part of this inaugural event. Cost: $360/participant. Location: Maris Stella Retreat Center, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island. For more information or to register, call Siobhan Hutchinson of Next Step Strategies at 609-752-1048 or visit SyiHTQ.org. Mention promotion code NXTSTEP for discount.

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Film Showing: All the Rage

o you suffer from chronic pain? Are you currently seeking alternative options in treatment? Consider attending a film showing of All the Rage hosted by Princeton Integrative Health at 3 p.m. on August 17 at the AMC 24 Movie Theater, in Hamilton. This film created in a first person approach explores the work of renowned physician Dr. John Sarno, and his radical methods to treat pain. It further explores the connections between health and emotions. The film can be life changing for those suffering with chronic pain. This is also the only local debut of this film. Cost: $11. Location: AMC 24, 325 Sloan Ave., Hamilton. For more information, call Princeton Integrative Health at 609521-1468. Must register at Gathr.us/s/20198. See PIH ad on page 37.

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study from the University of Washington, in Seattle, tested the relationship of immune system functioning to lack of adequate sleep. To rule out genetic factors, which experts say account for 31 to 55 percent of individual sleep patterns, researchers tested blood samples from 11 pairs of adult identical twins (genetic matches) with differing sleep habits. They found that the immune system was depressed in the twin that slept less. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans are sleeping 1.5 to two hours less than they did 100 years ago, and more than 30 percent of working people average fewer than six hours a night. Dr. Nathanial Watson, lead author and co-director of the university’s Sleep Medicine Center at Harborview Medical Center, observes, “Seven or more hours of sleep is recommended for optimal health.”

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esearchers from Indiana University-Purdue University, in Indianapolis, set out to find out if massage therapy—typically an out-of-pocket expense not covered under most insurance plans—can provide effective treatment for individuals suffering with chronic back pain. The study followed 76 primary care patients with chronic back pain for 24 weeks. The researchers measured pain, disability and quality of life at the beginning of the study, after 12 weeks and again after 24 weeks of massage therapy. Each patient was referred to a licensed massage therapist for 10 no-cost sessions in a real-world environment during the initial 12 weeks. More than half of the patients that completed the core study reported clinically meaningful improvements for physical and mental measures. For bodily pain, 40 percent were clinically improved. Older adults and Baby Boomers reported the highest percentage of changes. Plus, the study found that sufferers that avoided taking painkillers were twice as likely to experience reduced pain than those using opioids.

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Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Chinese Medical Academy studied 500,000 healthy adults in China for seven years, tracking medical records of illnesses and deaths. They found that a 100-gram serving of fruit per day (primarily apples and oranges) reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by one-third.

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esearchers from Capital Medical University, in Beijing, China, tested the effectiveness of Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine derived from fungi, on the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe asthma. They followed 120 subjects, divided into two groups of 60. One group received a capsule containing 1,200 milligrams of Cordyceps sinensis three times daily for three months. The control group was treated with conventional medications. Health-related quality of life was measured, along with the incidence of asthma exacerbation, pulmonary function and inflammation indicators in both groups. The Cordyceps sinesis group reported reduced asthma symptoms, improved lung function, a better inflammatory profile and an overall better quality of life when compared to the conventional treatment group.

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NATURAL SOUNDS SOOTHE THE BRAIN Sussex University researchers in the UK tested the brain activity of 17 healthy subjects as they listened to a series of soundscapes from either natural or artificial environments. Brain scans and questionnaires found that natural sounds led to relaxation and positive feedback, while artificial sounds activated stress and anxiety-related brain activity.

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MAPLE SYRUP GIVES GOOD GUT Researchers from the University of Rhode Island have discovered that pure maple syrup contains inulin, a complex carbohydrate that serves as a prebiotic. It encourages growth of beneficial gut bacteria and extends the lengthy list of beneficial vitamins and minerals contained in this natural sweet. Consume it in moderation, limited to a few times a week.

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Meditating Raises Spirits More than a Vacation

cientists from the University of California at San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, tested the effect of vacations and meditation on the genes of 64 women between the ages of 30 and 60 that were novice meditators. They all spent six days at the same resort in California. Half participated in a meditation program that included yoga, self-reflection exercises and mantra meditation; the other half did not engage in onsite meditation. The researchers also studied a group of 30 experienced meditators already participating in the resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meditation program. Blood sample tests and surveys from all 94 women were conducted at intervals: once right before their stay, once right after, a third one month post-vacation and then 10 months after the trip. All the women displayed significant changes to their molecular network pattern after the six days, with the most substantial genetic changes related to immune function and stress response. One month after the resort experience, all groups continued to display improvements. However, the novice meditators showed fewer symptoms of depression and stress for a significantly longer period than the women not participating in the meditation exercise.

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Accepted Misfits

Due to customer requests and petitions, more stores are beginning to stock the one in five pieces of produce that never made the cut before due to quirky shapes or other blemishes. Often, these are displayed next to their better-looking, more expensive counterparts to give consumers an eco-friendly choice. The 133 billion pounds worth of misshapen or scarred fruits and vegetables annually plowed under, buried in a landfill or fed to livestock is sharply at odds with the reality that 48 million Americans face food insecurity. Whole Foods Market created a pilot program in some of its California stores, testing sales in April 2016 with Imperfect Produce (ImperfectProduce. com), a service that delivers to homes. Walmart brought weather-blemished apples to 300 of its Florida stores to kick off their imperfect role in the movement. Five Pittsburgh Giant Eagle stores call their program Produce with Personality, and focus on navel oranges, russet potatoes, peppers and apples. Fourteen Hannaford stores in Albany, New York, offer the Misfits line, while donating unsold produce to local nonprofits. Hy-Vee’s 242 stores, located in eight central states, rolled out the Misfits last December.

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Tuna Turnaround

Lower Mercury Levels Tied to Drop in Coal Emissions Levels of highly toxic mercury contamination in Atlantic bluefin tuna are rapidly declining, a trend that has been linked to reduced mercury emissions in North America, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology. Average mercury concentrations dropped by more than 2 percent per year, for a total decline of 19 percent between 2004 and 2012. Scientists believe that most of that reduction has occurred because of a shift away from coal, the major source of mercury emissions, to natural gas and renewable fuels. Pollution control requirements imposed by the federal government have also cut mercury emissions, but these have been rolled back or eliminated by President Trump’s commitment to “bring back coal.” Source: Scientific American 12

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The California Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act, sponsored by Congressman Adam Schiff, is aimed to end the famous SeaWorld orca shows. “It means no more wild capture, no more breeding. We would essentially phase out the captive orcas that are currently in these water parks,” says Schiff. This means that SeaWorld must end their Shamu shows by the end of this year. However, the animals already at the San Diego park will continue to live there. Parks in Orlando and San Antonio will end their shows by 2019. Under pressure from activists and faced with declining ticket sales, SeaWorld is now moving to end its theatrical orca shows and breeding program. They announced the unveiling of a new attraction this summer, Orca Encounter, as an educational experience. Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director of the documentary film Blackfish, says that the new show is designed to make the audience feel better, not the animals. “The trainers aren’t safe, and the whales aren’t happy,” she states. “They’re still just doing manic circles around concrete swimming pools.” The company is developing its first SeaWorld park without orcas in the Middle-Eastern country of Abu Dhabi.

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Harvard University researchers led by engineering professor Robert Wood have introduced the first RoboBees—bee-sized robots that can ascend and hover in midair while tethered to a power supply. The project is a breakthrough in the field of micro-aerial vehicles. It has previously been impossible to pack all the components onto such a tiny workable robot framework and keep it lightweight enough to fly. The researchers believe that within 10 years, RoboBees could artificially pollinate a field of crops, a critical development if the commercial pollination industry cannot recover from the severe bee losses of the past decade.

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Nature Rights

Waterways Granted Personhood This year, the Whanganui River, in New Zealand, became the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person. Equally vital, a court in northern India has given the sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers, as well as several glaciers, the legal status of “living human entities” to help in the preservation and conservation of the country’s highly polluted waterways, thus allowing polluters to be sued. These decisions are variants of “rights of nature” measures that date back to the 1970s. More than three dozen U.S. localities have ordinances ascribing varying types of rights to nature or to specific natural objects. In America, rights of nature activism usually takes the form of ballot initiatives that emerge to contest the power of corporations wherever local natural resources are seen as being threatened. The first such ordinance was passed in 2006, when Tamaqua Borough, in Pennsylvania, sought to protect the town’s drinking water from the nearby dumping of sewage sludge. More recently, an ordinance from the Boulder (Colorado) County Protectors, with assistance from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, asserting the “right to a healthy climate,” was recognized as a federal constitutional right by Judge Ann Aiken, of the U.S. District Court in Oregon.

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Australian scientists have launched a project to bury tens of thousands of teabags in wetlands around the world to discover how efficient different kinds of wetlands are at capturing and storing carbon dioxide. Already, more than 500 citizen scientists are involved on every continent but Antarctica. The bags will be monitored over a three-year period, and then dug up and measured at intervals of three months, six months and each year after that. Wetlands are important for carbon capture and storage, a process known as carbon sequestration, holding up to 50 times as much carbon as a comparable area in a rainforest; some are better than others. There are hundreds of thousands of wetlands around the world, and a standardized technique for monitoring the carbon sink is needed for accurate comparison—but monitoring devices can be expensive to install. Faster decay of the tea inside the bag means more carbon is being released into the atmosphere, while a slower rate means the soil is holding the carbon. Once researchers can establish which wetlands are most effective at carbon sequestration, work can begin on protecting and restoring them, and ensuring they are not disrupted.

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Urban Planning Goes Green Early American developers of Washington, D.C., and Savannah, Georgia, strived to recreate the plans of European cities that offered plenty of public squares and parks. Subsequent high-rise apartments in most other U.S. cities that followed lacked certain elements of neighborhood cohesion, as documented in Zane Miller’s book The Urbanization of Modern America. In Boston, Baltimore, New York City and elsewhere, waterfront revitalizations launched in the 1980s helped improve conditions, making use of nature-oriented ideas that are still trending upward. Urban Hub describes how regions like Silicon Valley, in California, and Boston’s Route 128 corridor continue to enjoy mutually beneficial relationships with Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. The concept promotes pedestrianization programs and incentives that increase bike-friendliness, multimodal public transportation such as people-mover sidewalks and car sharing, plus off-hour, no-driving and park-and-ride policies. Join the social media conversation at Urban-Hub.com. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released updated standards on how state agencies should measure mass transit, biking and walking volumes (EverybodyWalk.org). States will assess impacts on carbon emissions by tracking walkers, bikers and transit users instead of just comparing rush-hour travel times to free-flowing traffic conditions, which favors highway spending alone. The Big Jump Project at PeopleForBikes.org rates areas for bike friendliness and taps ideas aimed to increase biking networks. To date, they cover Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Fort Collins, Colorado; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans; New York City; Providence, Rhode Island; Portland, Oregon; and Tucson. The nonprofit Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (sbnPhiladelphia.org), encompassing 400 businesses and organizations, is pioneering a Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) retrofit program. The city water department is collaborating on Green City Clean Water’s plan to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency clean water regulations and foster rain gardens, green roofs and porous pavements. “We help engineer nature back into cities,” says Anna Shipp, interim executive director and GSI manager. “Socially responsible, replicable and environmentally conscious initiatives and policies catalyze local economies and benefit water, air, aesthetics and people’s emotions.”

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Tree-Mendous Love How Trees Care for Each Other by Melissa Breyer

rom learning to communicate to physically caring for each other, the secret lives of trees are wildly deep and complex. “They can count, learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network known as the ‘wood wide web’; and keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through their roots,” reveals Peter Wohlleben, a German forest ranger and author of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World, released in September. Upon seeing two soaring beeches in the forest, Wohlleben observes, “These trees are friends. See how the thick branches point away from each other?

That’s so they don’t block their buddy’s light. Sometimes, pairs are so interconnected at the roots that when one tree dies, the other one dies, too.” Wohlleben is rekindling a re-imagination of trees even as many people consider their role is only to supply us with oxygen and wood. Using a mix of scientific research and his own observations from studying forestry and working in the forest since 1987, the man who speaks for the trees does so in decidedly anthropomorphic terms. “Scientific language removes all the emotion, and people don’t understand it anymore. I use a human language. When I say, ‘Trees suckle their children,’ everyone knows immediately what I mean,” he says. After years of working for the state forestry administration in RhinelandPalatinate, and then as a forester manag-

ing 3,000 acres of woods near Cologne, he began to understand that contemporary practices were not serving the trees or those that depend on them very well. Artificially spacing out trees ensures that trees get more sunlight and grow faster, but naturalists report that trees exist less like individuals and more as communal beings. By working together in networks and sharing resources, they increase their resistance to potentially damaging influences. After researching alternative approaches, Wohlleben began implementing some revolutionary concepts. He replaced heavy machinery with horses, stopped using insecticides and let the woods become wilder. The pilot German forest plot went from losing money to posting a profit in two years. As Dr. Seuss’ tree-loving Lorax says, “I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.” Melissa Breyer, of Brooklyn, NY, is the editor of Treehugger.com, from which this article was adapted.

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Qigong for Addiction Prevention & Recovery by Andrzej Leszczynski

ut what really is proper support? We have a counseling system, yet it can fall short. I would suggest a system that embraces everybody, proactively supporting all needs. Just as we have math or history classes, why not have a class to balance our emotions, teaching students how to understand and deal with their emotional state and cope with the difficulties of life in a positive way.

The Cup Full of Anger

Imagine a cup of dirty water representing our anger. We all, in our youth and from our youth onwards, have it. Any time we get angry, a few drops of emotion land in the cup. There are so many occasions to get angry, no wonder after a while that the cup gets filled to the brim. Once this happens, incidents that trigger anger are still happening, and the cup begins to overflow, causing us to be angry for no reason. It is then that the cup is easy to tip over and cause anger to flow out uncontrollably, damaging the individual and even their environment. Facing that possibility of accumulating anger, some people will reach out for support; yet unfortunately, some will reach only for the relief through escape with drugs or alcohol.

When people are teenagers, their bodies, and most Clearing the Anger Cup importantly their brains, are When returning to our imaginary cup, in seeing it full, constantly letting droplets fall out, while life gets more difficult still developing. With proper every day, that anger can dominate an individual. So, what support, they can grow in the is there to do? Qigong philosophy offers a few possible approaches right direction to create lifeto this age-old problem. With this approach, no forceful long positive attitudes, internal methods are used. Our Anger Cup, to further the metaphor, will have clear water added to it until it is no longer dirty peace and the strength to and overflowing. In practice, this means actively developing positivity instead of just suppressing our negativity. To put it take on lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges. simply: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not fight with impatience, but instead practice patience to overcome it.â&#x20AC;? 16

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It might seem slow acting, and indeed spectacular effects will not manifest immediately. Yet, over time, drop by drop, the clear water will mix with what was in the cup before. Time is a necessary component to develop the patience necessary to see our results improve.

Slow Down

In Yin Qigong, we practice movements that are extremely slow, and are difficult to follow and hold for extended time. This method improves coordination, muscle strength and the flexibility of our bodies. It requires concentration, focus and determination, leaving no room for any outside thought. Rhythmic movement combined with deep breathing stabilize the brain, bringing up a positive and peaceful state of mind which supports energetic balance, bringing out gentleness, kindness, joy and compassion. All of those are drops of positivity that dissolve the accumulated negativity in a student’s Anger Cup. With every class, this training helps them speed up that balancing process.

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lenge without tools to support good balance. Qigong supports and improves the person’s ability to respond positively to the medical techniques practiced in a rehabilitation routine. An active qigong practice can enhance a person’s self-esteem and willpower to achieve a successful recovery. The internal energetic balance developed with qigong stabilizes a person’s emotional difficulties to diminish the chance of a return to drugs for emotional support. Once a successful recovery process is underway, a person is still subject to internal struggles. A continuous practice of qigong is a tool that provides help when it is needed the most. An individual trained in qigong can reach for it on their own but providing keeping continuous qigong classes help reinforce the techniques and benefits. As life and time challenges our goodwill and determination to stay well, qigong practice needs to be readily accessible for meeting those challenges. For more information about Andrzej Leszczynski, master practitioner and teacher, call 609-742-3140 or visit Healing TouchHealingMovement.com.

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LIVE CANCER-FREE Natural Ways to Prevent and Heal Cancer by Linda Sechrist

ictorious warriors against cancer are speaking to other patients about their journeys of recovery and healing. Two who regularly speak to physicians, as well, are Glenn Sabin, author of n of 1: One Man’s Harvarddocumented Remission of Incurable Cancer Using Only Natural Methods, and Kathy Mydlach-Bero, author of EAT: An Unconventional Decade in the Life of a Cancer Patient. Their stories demonstrate the healing effectiveness of healthy lifestyle measures still widely categorized as prevention.

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Determined to become free of the chronic lymphocytic leukemia that had defined his life for 20 years, Sabin, who lives near Washington, D.C., appointed himself the subject of his own research experiment. He subsequently became a poster child for the remedial synergy of biological individuality, a whole systems approach to integrative oncology and self-induced healing through lifestyle and supplement interventions. Sabin now 18

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dedicates his business development firm, FON Consulting, to advancing integrative medicine as the new standard of care. His mission is to open minds to the idea that knowledge, empowerment and self-efficacy are our best allies against a life-limiting diagnosis, and we can do much to help the healing process. Writing to Joe Biden regarding the vice president’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, he candidly describes America’s present cancer-friendly environment. “The public has become conditioned to existing in a broken food chain that remains in disrepair due to misguided farming subsidies [and] untested or otherwise questionable chemicals (many of which are banned in other countries) that are present in the water we drink, the air we breathe, food we consume and products we use. Current therapies or those in the drug pipeline won’t improve the 50/50 odds of developing cancer. What will have the greatest impact are consumer education toward powerful lifestyle changes and access to the building blocks of basic health.”

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combat harmful growth of new blood cells, and the benefits of growing and eating foods containing angiogenesisinhibiting compounds that oppose such growth and so work to prevent, improve and avert recurrences of chronic disease. “Cancer hijacks the angiogenesis process triggered by inflammation and keeps it permanently activated to ensure that cancerous cells receive a dedicated, uninterrupted blood supply,” explains Mydlach-Bero. For three years, she largely consumed only items from the list of angiogenesis-inhibiting foods now posted at KathyMydlachBero.com/food-research. These include green tea, strawberries, blackberries, red tart cherries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, grapefruit, lemons, tomatoes, cinnamon, purple potatoes, kale, grape seed oil and pomegranate. In 2008, she completely replaced both the drugs to combat the side effects of chemo and radiation and a long-term medication for preventing recurrence with healthful foods. Her physicians were admittedly uncomfortable with her decision to combine chemotherapy and radiation treatments with “food as medicine”,

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Mydlach-Bero made her remarkable recovery from rare and unrelated aggressive Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer and a high-grade tumor in her head and neck. To tell her story, the resident of Delafield, Wisconsin, relied on her 18 journals as a surrogate memory to chronicle a 10-year journey of courageous exploration, self-evolution, self-advocacy and self-transformation that connected her with her healing potential. Then the mother of two young daughters, Mydlach-Bero rejected a 21-month prognosis in 2005, along with the notion that disease and medicine would determine her fate. Defying the odds, she applied what she learned from research regarding Avastin, a pharmaceutical created to

reiki, prayer, meditation, mindfulness and supplement intervention. But that didn’t deter her. To awaken others to the practicality of food as medicine, she founded NuGenesis Farm, in Pewaukee, a nonprofit modeled after her home practice.

Prevention is Paramount

Pioneering physicians and researchers agree with Sabin and Myldach-Bero that comprehensive prevention, the key to solving the cancer epidemic, is missing from conventional medicine. Leading voices include Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Arizona (AzCIM), in Tucson; Dr. Carlos M. Garcia, founder of Utopia Wellness, near Tampa, Florida; advocate Susan Silberstein, Ph.D., founder of BeatCancer.org, in Richboro, Pennsylvania; and Ajay Goel, Ph.D., director of the Center for Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Cancer Genomics at Baylor University Medical Center’s Research Institute, in Dallas. Weil pioneered the earliest efforts to develop a comprehensive curriculum in evidence-based integrative medicine and the field of integrative oncology. “We’ve known for nearly 15 years that inflammation is the root cause of many chronic diseases. Since

We’ve known for nearly 15 years that inflammation is the root cause of many chronic diseases. ~Andrew Weil

2012 scientific evidence has proven that a healthy lifestyle and an antiinflammatory diet can influence various cancers,” says Weil. His curriculum for health professionals and the general public was the first to cite the role of a nutrient-rich, anti-inflammatory diet in cancer prevention and treatment. “Health professionals graduate armed with a better understanding of the complex interactions between cancer, gut microbiome and nutrition,” advises Weil, whose paradigm inspires his chain of True Food Kitchen restaurants. It includes lots of fruits and vegetables, moderate amounts of whole or

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cracked grains, al dente pasta, healthy fats and plant-based proteins from legumes, nuts and seafood as well as poultry and lean, antibiotic-free grassfed meats, cheese and eggs. Plus, he likes white, green and oolong teas, fresh herbs and spices, up to two glasses of red wine a day (less for women; possibly none for those at high-risk for breast cancer), and dark chocolate for antioxidant polyphenols. Integrative Oncology, authored by Weil and Dr. Donald I. Abrams, an integrative oncologist, is mandatory reading for AzCIM students that learn to use complementary interventions in prevention and conventional cancer care. Subjects such as antioxidants, cannabinoids, energy medicine, mindbody medicine, music and expressive art therapies are covered, as well as naturopathic oncology, plus the roles that community and spirituality play in prevention and treatment. Goel’s 20-year career in cancer prevention research has produced a wealth of related articles. Among his findings, he advises, “Curcumin, a yellow compound extracted from turmeric, has become a gold standard for prevention and the natural treatment of many chronic health conditions, including colon cancer. It targets cancer stem cells, disrupts cancer cell communication, triggers cancer cell death and helps to prevent cancerous mutations to cells. It’s also been shown to improve the efficacy of conventional treatments including fewer adverse effects.” He recommends only taking turmeric products with BCM-95 percent active curcuminoids.

Customized Protocols

Considering each individual’s biological individuality as a Petri dish, Garcia’s studies help achieve an anti-cancer life. He advises, “There is no ‘one size fits all’ medical protocol box for cancer treatment.

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Customized modifications to lifestyle and diet are required because food nutrients directly impact the mechanisms by which cancer cells grow and spread. The right nutrition can reverse a compromised immune system, which research shows is a major contributor to the development of cancer.” Whether for improvement or prevention, Garcia’s patient protocols always begin with a comprehensive evaluation appointment to learn about the individual he is treating. For cancer patients, his two-phase, eight-week program involves immune-enhancing therapies followed by immunotherapy aimed to de-cloak the camouflaged protein coating of wily cancer cells so the body’s immune system can identify and destroy them.

Mind/Body Detox

To maintain good health, Judy Seeger, a doctor of naturopathy near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recommends a regular detoxification regimen to cleanse environmental and product toxins and toxic emotions. Through experience, she has learned that individuals living with cancer need to substantially support their abnormally functioning elimination system to rid it of dead proteins from destroyed cancer cells and chemotherapy drugs that are overtaxing the immune system. “Clearing out toxic, stressful emotions that produce acid, weaken the immune system and create an environment for cancer to propagate is essential,” says Seeger. “Fulfilling the body’s requirement for an ongoing healthy nutritional plan that maintains a healing alkaline environment reduces both the risk of 8/9/15 10:51She AM Page 1 aSunnyAd.qxp_Layout cancer as well as 2recurrence.”

has observed that when an individual’s healing process has stalled despite their doing all the right things to improve their biochemistry, it’s frequently because they haven’t done an emotional detox and lack feeling a spiritual connection to something larger than themselves. Silberstein categorizes cancer as epidemic. She speaks regularly regarding preventing cancer and its recurrence at medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs and universities. “What is needed more than new treatment research is public education regarding the true causes of cancer and continuing education credits in lifestyle training for medical professionals,” she says. Silberstein’s nonprofit organization provides online holistic cancer coach training for health professionals as well as research-based education and counseling on how to prevent, cope with and beat cancer through immune-boosting holistic approaches. The list of books authored by cancer survivors continues to grow, offering helpful insight into how individuals are negotiating the challenges of their healing journey. Two recent books, Surviving the Storm: A Workbook for Telling Your Cancer Story, by Psychotherapist Cheryl Krauter, and Cancer Survivorship Coping

Tools: We’ll Get You Through This, by Barbara Tako, are particularly helpful regarding the onslaught of toxic feelings and emotions that stress the mind and body—fear, anger, isolation, anxiety, depression and uncertainty, as well as loss and grief. Emphasizing the need for individuals diagnosed with cancer to tell their stories, the authors encourage keeping a journal. The act of getting thoughts and experiences out of the mind and onto paper supports emotional cleansing. “It’s important to share the real story of the emotional storm that is cancer, as well as the ravages of its treatments and invisible, but lingering side effects; to tell the tale of the cancer survivor who is moving from patient to person; and to explore and discover who you are after having faced down your mortality,” Krauter counsels.

Changed Paradigm

Results of the Human Genome Project, as well as the work of Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., stem cell biologist and author of The Biology of Belief, and other epigenetic researchers support the point that “environmental signals” that directly affect our DNA expression include our thoughts, emotions, belief system, exposure to sunlight, exercise and everything we put into our body. Such new science shatters the idea that we are victims of our genes and environment. It shines light on the fact that we have tremendous power to shape and direct our own physical health. Our entire lifestyle is pivotal. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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CREATE A LOVE NEST

Set Out a Welcome Mat for a Soulmate by Arielle Ford

ust as we need to create space in our daily schedule to nurture a new relationship, we must create space in our home to welcome in new love. It’s called “feathering the nest”. Think about the first time that our soulmate will walk into our home—what they will they see, smell and feel. Even an inviting, cozy environment may need an upgrade. The underlying vibration or feeling of a place reflects the home’s energy. Whatever has happened there since its beginning, including arguments, illnesses or times of loneliness, have all left an unseen layer of negative energy. You could say that the walls “talk”. To begin preparing our home to welcome a mate, first remove the clutter. Piles of magazines, stacks of unshelved books and excessive furnishings are blocking and keeping in old energy and preventing good, clean new energy from flowing. Be sure to remove all photographs and souvenirs that are reminders of past lovers; throw them away or put them in a box away from your home. These daily, unconscious memory triggers keep you stuck in the past. Clearing everything out is like putting out a cosmic welcome mat to the Universe that we are now ready, willing and available to receive new love. Next, it’s time to dispel the unseen energies. The fastest, easiest method is the Native American technique of smudging. The smoke will purify the space. Light a piece of white sage on a

small plate and when it is smoking (not flaming) run the smoke up, down and around every room, closet, door and window frame throughout the entire home. Alternatively, on a sunny day, open all the doors and windows and, applying a broom and imagination, sweep out the old energies. Just as nature abhors a vacuum and calls in matter to fill the empty space, so making space in our home assists in calling in love. Consciously create “space” by placing an empty nightstand on “their” side of the bed, plus have at least one empty dresser drawer waiting for them. Create inviting space in a closet and clear a shelf in a bathroom cabinet. If we have a two-car garage and have been parking in the middle, pick a side and begin only parking on “our side”. The most essential ingredient to “feathering the nest” is a strong intention to remove any old, outdated, limiting or negative energies that may be preventing love from finding its way to our door. Once free from unwanted clutter and obstructions, it becomes our sanctuary of vibrant, attractive energy. Arielle Ford is the author of 11 books, including Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate and The Soulmate Secret: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction. Her latest, Inkspirations: Love By Design, is a transformational coloring book. She lives in La Jolla, CA. Learn more at SoulmateSecret.com.

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FEAST IN THE FIELDS

The Rise of Pop-Up Organic Dining by John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist

he flip side of enjoying farm to table is taking the table to the farm. Socalled “pop-up feasts” are booming at farms throughout the country during growing and harvest seasons. While the format varies, dinners are typically hosted on working rural or urban farms, last about three hours and include aperitifs and a tour before the meal. Wine pairings or beer tastings and live music may be among the enticing activities offered. Gabriele Marewski, owner of Paradise Farms, near Miami, Florida, was a pioneering forerunner of the trend. For 10 years prior to retirement, she hosted more than 50 chefs, served thousands of guests an organic Dinner in Paradise and raised more than $50,000 for area charities. Periodic onsite dinners continue (ParadiseFarms.net). “Many chefs are active in farm-totable dinners on the West Coast. We also see participation among wineries, orchards, cheese makers and breweries,” says A.K. Crump, CEO of TasteTV, in San Francisco, which also supervises PopUpRestaurants.com. “People like to meet the meal maker and know more about the origin of what they eat.” 22

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“I started Dinner on the Farm nine years ago to create unique experiences that connect people to the places their food is grown and the people that grow them,” says Monica Walch, whose popup dinners are served picnic-style for friends and families that bring their own tableware. Her company’s Midwest events, usually offered on Minnesota and Wisconsin farms, always feature local chefs, food ingredients and breweries (DinnerOnTheFarm.com). “There’s nothing like being comfortably seated in the field where your food is growing and having the opportunity to enjoy it just hours after it’s been picked. Then, add in one-on-one conversations with your chef, brewer and farmer, as well as like-minded community members,” observes Walch, who grew up on an organic dairy farm in Minnesota. Setting the bar for high-end, white tablecloth, adults-only communal events, Outstanding in the Field tours the country to offer a taste of fresh, local cuisine prepared by top regional chefs. They’re known for serving meals on long tables set up in fields on prairie

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ranches, in olive groves or fruit orchards, as well as at urban rooftop farms or near vegetable row crops. “Our mission is to get folks out to the farm and honor the people whose good work brings nourishment to the table,” says organization founder and chef/artist Jim Denevan. More than 90, five-hour events that include appetizers and a guided farm tour are being held all the way through November in more than a dozen states (see OutstandingInTheField.com). “Some of our most popular events feature farmers of the sea, and are set alongside the ocean or other bodies of water,” adds Lisa Supple, publicist for the company. “They feature local fisher people and oyster and abalone farmers.” “Epicurean San Diego offers popup farm dinner events at Dickinson Farm, in National City, California,” explains owner Stephanie Parker (Epicurean SanDiego.com). “We strive to completely source our produce from the farm.” The veteran-owned, certified organic Dickinson Farm features heirloom fruits, vegetables and herbs grown on a large city lot. “We have focused on urban farms to inspire more people to grow their own food and to show that you don’t have to live on a huge piece of property in the countryside,” Parker notes. Some pop-up feasts are managed directly by local farmers in partnership with lead chefs. Others serve as annual fundraising events, like The Foodshed Alliance’s Farm to Fork Dinner and Wine Tasting, now in its seventh year (Tinyurl.com/Foodshed-AllianceFarm 2Fork). It’s held at the Alba Vineyard,

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TAKE A HIKE Escape into Nature with a Day Trip by Marlaina Donato

o many, hiking means long-distance treks through forests or backpacking remote terrain. “In reality, it’s more about getting out into green areas close to home,” says Wesley Trimble, of the American Hiking Society. “It’s about immersion in nature.” Day hiking can be easily tailored to personal preferences and interests. “Excellent apps and websites list and describe trails in your area or community. We have a database on our site that’s helpful,” says Trimble (AmericanHiking.org). He’s personally high on old rail lines that have been converted to wide, accessible paths (RailsToTrails.us).

A Trail for Everyone Whatever our location, age or fitness level, a hike can provide opportunities for calming solitude or connecting with people we care about. Individuals with disabilities can also get outdoors at accommodating trails such as those at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, in Delaware. There’s always something to be learned in identifying wildlife and plants. “Families can enjoy time walking outdoors together in ways impossible in other settings,” observes Verna Gates, founder of Fresh Air Family, a Birmingham, Alabama, outdoor activities educational foundation. “Nature aids in well-being in many ways.” She points to studies cited at NatureAndForest Therapy.org/the-science.html that reveal how trees emit enzymes into the air that help improve our emotional and physical health. “When I lost a child, the only place I found solace was in nature. Sitting in a patch of wildflowers truly brought me back to living,” recalls Gates. 24

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Following a lovely trail, much like inspired cooking, is as intriguing and delightful as we wish it to be. From wildflower paths to wine country trails, the great outdoors invites exploration of woodlands, glens, forests, mountain valleys, coastal areas, bayous, deserts and other terrain. Experienced daytrippers recommend revisiting favorite trails in specific seasons. “I love being in the natural world, be it New Jersey, Florida or Alaska. Every trail offers surprises,” marvels distance hiker Craig Romano (CraigRomano.com). As the author of several day hike guidebooks, he’s seen firsthand how, “Every part of the country offers different perspectives and forms of beauty. The greatest biological diversity in our country is found in the Great Smoky Mountains, where the rhododendrons are breathtaking in spring.” The world’s largest mapped cave system is in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park. Hiking to observe other subterranean wonders in Indiana or Virginia’s Natural Bridge Caverns is no less exhilarating than walking Alabama’s covered bridge trail or painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch country, in New Mexico. The Appalachian Trail, running between Maine and Georgia, attracts thousands of adventurous long-distance trekkers, but such trails also offer sections ideal for day hikes. Geomagnetic points in Arizona’s vortex region or America’s Stonehenge, in New Hampshire, afford unusual destinations. The wonders of California’s Sonoma County include Planet Walk, a scale model path that illustrates our solar system. The Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Arkansas, is the only place in the world where hikers can dig for diamonds and keep what they find, although quartz diamond sites (semiprecious stones less hard than diamonds) can be accessed at other U.S. locales. Coastal walks lead to discovering sea glass and shells. Arboretums in urban areas offer trails flush with local flora. Joining or starting a hiking club based on common interests is one way to go. “One of our guidebook series encourages outdoor enthusiasts to explore the natural world in their immediate backyards. This approach especially appeals to families, first-time trail users and athletes looking for a quick nature fix after work,” offers Helen Cherullo, publisher of Mountaineers Books (MountaineersBooks.org), a nonprofit committed to conservation and sustainable lifestyles. Wherever we venture, take nothing but pictures and leave nature untouched. Cherullo reminds us, “Connecting people to treasured natural landscapes leads to active engagement to preserve these places for future generations. The future of public lands—owned by every American citizen—is literally in our hands.” They deserve our vote. Marlaina Donato is a freelance writer, author and multimedia artist. Connect at MarlainaDonato.com.

Where to Go

long with checking your state’s departments of tourism and parks and recreation, here are some broader resources for finding local trails. ■ AmericanHiking.org ■ AmericanTrails.org ■ Backpacker.com ■ BluePlanetGreenLiving.com ■ ClimateRide.org ■ FreshAirFamily.org ■ GearPatrol.com ■ HikingProject.com ■ NWF.org (National Wildlife Federation) ■ OutsideOnline.com (Outside Magazine) ■ SectionHiker.com

What You Need

ime spent outside is best when we’re well-equipped. Here are some basic tips.

■ Be prepared for weather, stay alert, plan ahead and have a trail map so you know what to expect. ■ Inform others where you will be and what time you plan to be back. Set a deadline to turn around and head back well before sundown. ■ Plan on not having cell phone reception. ■ Wear proper footwear and clothing. ■ Take a compass and a flashlight. ■ Bring water, in plastic-free bottles, and well-sealed snacks. ■ Apply natural, reliable sunscreen (such as Think Sport)

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Use DEET-free insect and tick repellant. (For an easy home recipe, add 15 drops of geranium and eucalyptus essential oils to a two-ounce spray bottle filled with distilled water. Shake well before each use.)

■ Consider a natural first-aid kit. (DIY guidelines for creating alternative kits are found at Tinyurl.com/Natural RemediesTravelKit and Tinyurl.com/ AnHerbalFirstAidKit.)

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Get a Good Night’s Sleep Five Solutions for Sleep Apnea by Lloyd Jenkins

n estimated 18 million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of sleep apnea. From the Greek expression for “want of breath,” sleep apnea causes cessation of breathing during the night. Bouts usually last from 10 to 30 seconds and can occur from just a few times to several hundred. The main cause is the throat muscles becoming too relaxed during sleep and constricting the airway. Two out of four people with the condition do not even realize they are sleep deprived due to apnea, and thus are at greater risk of suffering from both short-term ailments such as migraines or extreme fatigue, and long-term effects that include stroke and heart disease.

Lose Weight via Diet and Exercise Most people find the problem clears up or is greatly improved when they lose weight. One of the easiest and healthiest ways is eating only fruit from morning until noon, and then eating healthy, nutritious meals for lunch and dinner. Avoid processed, sugar-laden and deep-fried foods. Exercise at least four times a week. Doing moderate exercise for just 40 minutes has been shown to significantly reduce sleep apnea (Sleep journal). Use a 26

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medicine ball to follow a trainer tutorial at Tinyurl.com/25-MinMedicineBallWorkout. A mini-trampoline also offers a safe and effective workout. A brisk 20-to-30-minute daily walk is a must for better sleep.

Sleep on Either Side Lying on the back encourages throat muscles to close up and the tongue to fall toward the back of the throat. Shifting onto one side reduces this discomfort and potential apnea episodes. Using one pillow beneath the head allows the neck to rest at a more natural angle, rather than pushing the chin toward the chest, which restricts the airway.

Vitamins D and C Almost everyone is deficient in vitamin D, even many in sunny regions, reports Dr. Joseph Mercola in his report, The Amazing Wonder Nutrient. Wisely managed sun exposure supplies vitamin D—no more than 20 minutes a day, 10 minutes on each side—without suntan lotion. Alternatively, a high-dose of a quality vitamin D supplement measuring 5,000 international units is adequate, but always take it along with vitamin K2, which helps the body process calcium properly to avoid overdose problems.

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Our body does not store vitamin C, so we need at least 2,000 milligrams daily to maintain good health. A study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that vitamin C can reduce damage caused by sleep apnea. High-content foods include bell peppers, dark leafy greens, kiwi fruit, broccoli, berries, citrus fruits, tomatoes, peas and papayas.

Magnesium, the Master Mineral From 70 to 80 percent of mankind is deficient in magnesium, which has been connected with prevention of degenerative diseases and mental health and is often the missing mineral in an individual’s wellness equation, according to Enviromedica’s Ancient Minerals. It also regulates muscle function, including those in the upper throat involved with apnea. Organic foods and farmers’ market offerings may have higher levels of magnesium, especially those packed with green chlorophyll. Liquid chlorophyll is available in most health stores. Start by drinking one glass (250 milliliters) per day for a week, and then take two tablespoons daily. Spinach, chard, pumpkin seeds, yogurt, kefir, almonds, black beans, avocados, figs, bananas and dark chocolate (avoid brands with white sugar) are good sources.

Helpful Natural Medicines ■ Just before bedtime, consume one teaspoon of olive oil (or organic honey) combined with three drops of lavender essential oil. ■ Supplement with serotonin precursor 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan), which complements magnesium. ■ One of the best pure sources of omega-3—a top remedy for sleep apnea by protecting cells from stress—is krill oil (Alternative Medicine Review). Sleep apnea causes long-term oxidative stress and puts severe demands on the body, which is thought to deplete omega-3 levels. Lloyd Jenkins is a certified naturopath native to Canada and owner of the Budwig Cancer Clinic, in Malaga, Spain. He’s the author of seven books and many articles on treating common diseases using natural therapies.

The Proper Pillow by Randy Kambic

he right natural pillow is a key component to restful sleep. In fact, pillow comfort and support are as critical to good sleep as the proper mattress. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) (SleepFoundation.org), 91 percent of Americans say that a good pillow is key to their sleep quality. Investing in a high-quality, supportive pillow can be transformative, both personally and professionally. The RAND Corporation calculates that poor sleep among U.S. workers annually costs the U.S. economy some $411 billion. Replace old, worn-out pillows. Pillows can harbor dust mites and their excrement, dead skin cells and bacteria that can exacerbate allergy symptoms. If a pillow is clumping, losing support or yellowing, replace it, says Michelle Fishberg, co-founder of sleep wellness company Slumbr (Slumbr.com). “Quality, properly sourced, down and feather pillows can be comfortable for those that like classic, soft pillows. Buckwheat and natural latex pillows each have unique qualities promoting better sleep. Buckwheat is therapeutic for back pain, all-natural and hypoallergenic, and reduces snoring for some,” advises Fishberg. Pillow care. The NSF suggests using pillow as well as mattress protectors; Pure Care mattress (PureCare.com) is their official source including a range of down pillows and its MiteTight protector. Organic cotton covers are kind to people and the planet. Slumbr.com likewise advises using a protective cover to extend pillow life. Don’t dry clean pillows, because chemicals and heat can do damage. A down pillow can be washed, but it’s best to have it professionally cleaned by a down specialist every three to four years. Or wash them at home no more than twice a year on the delicate cycle, alone in a large or commercial washing machine, to avoid breaking down the down’s natural oils and structure. Latex pillows can be occasionally hand-washed with mild detergent and air-dried flat. Don’t wash buckwheat pillows—if the hulls get wet, pour them into a fine mesh bag and air-dry them in the sun.

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How Changing Your Thinking Changes Everything by April Thompson

or 40 years, Social Psychologist Ellen Langer has conducted pioneering research on the power of our minds to shape health and well-being. Langer’s work demonstrates that changing what we think and believe can transform not only our experiences, but also our bodies—a once-radical idea now common among neuroscientists. Her unconventional experiments often involve mind tricks: taking elders’ subjective thoughts back 20 years to reverse objective metrics of aging; fostering weight loss in a group of hotel maids by simply suggesting that their jobs qualify as exercise; and even changing blood sugar levels in diabetics by speeding up or slowing down perceived time during a video game session. Affectionately dubbed the “Mother of Mindfulness”, Langer was the first female professor to earn tenure in Harvard University’s psychology department. A prolific writer and scientist, she has authored more than 200 related articles and 11 books, including Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Langer lives, paints, works and observes the world from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Learn more at EllenLanger.com.

What is mindful learning, and how can we best practice it? All learning is mindful; the only way to learn is by noticing new things. When we 28

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stop observing and get into our heads, wondering if that answer was right or if we responded quickly enough, we exit learning mode and enter mindlessness, where no learning can really take place. Part of what makes travel exciting, for example, is that we are primed to experience new things and pay attention to them, but actually, newness surrounds us at all times, no matter where we are. What makes us mindless is the mistaken notion of already knowing, when everything is always changing.

What techniques, with or without meditation, can we adopt to change our mindset and mental habits to reduce stress and increase health and happiness? Most mindlessness occurs by default, rather than design. If we all realized that through mindfulness we could look better, feel better, be better received and do better things—all claims that are supported by scientific research—it wouldn’t be hard to choose. Meditation is essentially a tool to lead you to the simple act of intentional noticing, but many routes lead to that destination. One way to learn mindfully is to learn conditionally; to see the world as “it would seem that” and “could be”, which is very different than “it is.” If we recognized that evaluations occur in our heads rather than the external world, much of our stress would dissipate. Negativity and stress are

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typically a result of mindless ruminations about negative things we think are inevitable. If we simply ask ourselves why the dreaded event might not occur, we’d be less stressed. Next, if we ask ourselves how it may actually be a good thing if it does happen, again stress would diminish.

How do the mental constructs we attach to our experiences affect outcomes of health and well-being? Mental constructs are positions we consider as accepted certainties. When a physician makes a diagnosis, most people take it as a certainty and behave accordingly. Assuming that pain, decline or failure is inevitable can cause an individual to give up hope of complete recovery. But science only suggests probabilities, and if we understand this, we’ll go to work on a solution. We have a tremendous amount of control over our health that goes untapped. Placebos are today’s strongest medications demonstrating this fact. Initially, placebos were frowned upon by the pharmaceutical industry because a drug couldn’t be brought to market if a placebo was just as effective. When someone gives you a pill and you get better not because of the pill, but because of your beliefs about it, you realize that what stands in the way of healing is your own mindset.

How have you seen these principles play out in your own life? My fascination with the ability of our mind to change our health began when my mother’s diagnosed metastasized breast cancer disappeared, a fact the medical world could not explain. Since then, my own prognosis related to a smashed ankle from a Beth Israel teaching hospital physician with the Harvard Medical School, stating that I would always walk with a limp and never play tennis again, has been completely overturned. My mission coming out of these two experiences is to determine how we can apply our mental capacities to increase control of our health and well-being. Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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new paradigm shift regarding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) centers on evolving beliefs about the possibilities for those living with autism, as well as the unimagined brilliance they possess and their need for supportive help. Everyone can benefit from the results of hands-on research and experience by parents and caregivers that are finding nontraditional ways to help special needs children deal with issues related to emotional and cognitive detachment and isolation. Momentum for this major shift in perspective is fueled by young adults that are telling their encouraging stories online and in books such as Carly Fleishman’s Carly’s Voice. Parents of the one in 45 children diagnosed with ASD know that their lifetime commitment requires extraordinary courage, perseverance, patience, determination, emotional strength, outsidethe-box thinking and unconditional love. These parental characteristics are most cited by those that have mastered related developmental disorders, which they now regard as gifts, because they are thriving. Dr. Andrea Libutti, author of Awakened by Autism: Embracing Autism, Self, and Hope for a New World, offers her insights for understanding the multifaceted nature of autism and the need for a personalized plan for healing. Janice

Vedrode, a special needs coach, consultant and child advocate in Saginaw, Michigan, founded Spectrum Speaks and writes at JaniceVedrode.com/blog to inform parents about numerous issues regarding ASD. “Because I live in a town that didn’t have an existing support group for parents with ASD children, I took it upon myself to get the ball rolling and advise parents that they need to build a dream team—doctors, therapists, special needs teachers, spiritual community, friends and family—that will make sure their child succeeds and lives a happy and successful life,” says Vedrode. Wanting to help both their own two sons with developmental disabilities and others, Boaz and Minerva Santiago, residents of Pembroke Pines, Florida, became early trailblazers ushering in the self-employment movement for special needs individuals. Their Picasso Einstein online educational platform at SelfEmploy.org has launched the #JobCreators Bootcamp Training for parents and professionals and the #JobCreators Integration Program that collaborates with organizations, financial institutions and government agencies. “If you focus on pursuing a business for your child for the sake of their independence, you won’t get caught up in only the business and money

aspects. Self-employment allows even greatly impaired individuals the maximum opportunity to experience independence, not just in the present, but for the rest of their lives,” explains Boaz. He cites an example of a young boy with an avid interest in folding clothing. His parents learned how to create a meaningful job for him by creating a simple small laundry business from the family garage. Although at the beginning he was only asked to fold clothing (which he already expressed interest in), his father now accompanies him around the neighborhood to pass out business cards and promote his service. Being in business has helped him grow as a person. “Begin by assuming your child is competent and make it possible for them to follow their passion and create a future they can be proud of,” advises Boaz. Shining lights are leading the way. With her father’s help, Carly Fleishman, diagnosed at the age of 2 with nonverbal severe autism, wrote a book by striking one computer key at a time that described living in a mind and body afflicted with this condition. Still nonverbal, she hosts a YouTube radio show on which she interviews celebrities via a device that turns keystrokes into verbal language. Kerry Magro, with Autism Speaks, a research and advocacy organization, answered the question, “What Happens to Children with Autism When They Become Adults?” in his TEDx talk, one of his many media ventures. Chris Varney, an “I can” advocate for children’s rights, won rave reviews for his TEDx talk, “My Unstoppable Mother Proved the Experts Wrong.” Such powerful stories specifically relate how parents, grandparents and helpful friends forged networks that freed them and their afflicted children of the inhibiting stigma of autism and enabled them to realize their fullest potential. A bedrock philosophy in supporting ASD and other special needs children is to assume they are competent and learn to see them through God’s lens, rather than the lens of the world. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com.

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Caring Rehab Gives Them a Second Chance by Sandra Murphy

eeing lost, injured or orphaned animals is heartbreaking, but unless a wild animal is in immediate danger from prey or traffic, it’s best to wait and observe. Mothers forage for food and return to the babies intermittently. If in doubt, call a wildlife rehabber for advice. “Rehabilitators are trained, tested, licensed, take continuing education courses and file annual reports. All care provided must meet government standards,” explains wildlife rehabilitator Regina Whitman, of Queen Creek, Arizona, via her Desert Cry Wildlife website. She rehabs rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, baby javelina and coyote pups. The Dan & Dianne May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Lee’s-McRae College, in Banner Elk, North Carolina, is the only college program in the U.S. that allows students to work hands-on with veterinarians in the rehab center. “We see native species of reptiles, raptors, songbirds and mammals like eastern gray squirrels,” says Jenna Glaski, a program senior mentor. “When fawns and bobcats are orphaned, it’s usually because the mother has been hit by a car or shot.” In the Georgetown area, South Carolina Coastal Animal Rescue and Educa30

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tional Sanctuary (SC-CARES) rehabbers care for injured wildlife and other animals. Miss Belle—a doe that was trapped in fencing and temporarily paralyzed trying to get free—received physical therapy and is expected to make a full recovery. Founded in 2004 by Kevin Barton and Linda Schrader, the Wildlife Center of Venice, serves Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Its five acres offers hutches, barns, habitats for squirrels and raccoons, an aviary and a pond for waterfowl. In 2015, volunteers rescued eight striped skunks. Because these mammals are slow and have poor eyesight, wide roads are especially hazardous as they move through diminishing habitat. Skunks eat insects, grubs, rodents, moles and snakes. Paul and Gloria Halesworth specialize in hummingbirds at Wild Wing Rehab Hummers & Songbirds, in Ahwatukee, Arizona. “Hummingbird babies require a special formula we import from Europe. A body temperature of 105 degrees causes casual rescuers to think they’re overheated. They pant like dogs if too hot; otherwise, they’re okay,” Paul says. If a nest is found on the ground, reaffix it in a tree. “Duct tape works,” he notes. “Mom will find them.” Released birds are

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taken to the Desert Botanical Garden, in Phoenix. Rehabbing owls costs significantly more, up to $800 from hatchling to release. The Halesworths refer owls to another rehabber that annually cares for about 500 owls. In Fort Gratiot, Michigan, Back 2 the Wild Rehab rescues all kinds of wild animals. In February, two geese were stuck in a frozen river. Firefighters freed the birds and rehabbers checked them for frostbite. One goose died, but the other was released after the next storm passed through. The Snowdon Wildlife Sanctuary, near McCall, Idaho, accepts orphaned bear cubs. Tapping into three decades of research reported by program supervisor Jeff Rohlman, they are vetted and put into a two-acre enclosure to learn to live in the wild until they are old enough for release. Most arrive undernourished and dehydrated; if separated from their mother, they don’t know how to feed themselves or when to hibernate. Dreamcatcher Wild Horse & Burro Sanctuary, in Ravendale, California, doesn’t release rehabbed guests—it provides a lifetime home to roam 1,000 acres in family packs to find their own food and water. Public lands are leased to ranchers for grazing, compelling competition for food between livestock and wild animals, so this is a safer option; the sanctuary also advocates protection of resident mountain lions, badgers, coyotes, hawks and eagles. Barry and Maureen Genzlinger, founders of the Vermont Bat Center, in Milton, have rescued and released more than 125 bats since Barry became a licensed bat rehabilitator for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in 2013. “We have one bat that lost 95 percent of the skin on a wing,” he says. “After three months, most of it has grown back. In two more months, it should be fine, just in time to hibernate.” Bats can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour. While some are considered a nuisance, each rescued animal has a place in the overall eco-system. Following the good Samaritan rule allows casual rescuers to keep an animal only long enough to safely transport it to a rehabilitator. For creatures, staying with a healing friend can help but there’s no place like home.

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Dogs at Work Finding the Right Dog for the Job by Sandra Murphy

very dog needs a meaningful job. Like us, some need help figuring out what they want to be when they grow up; others choose their own specialty. With imagination and experimentation, even a problem pooch can became an unexpected blessing.

Comforting Companions A 7-year-old hound and canine-style Houdini named Gumby was adopted seven times, surrendered to the shelter eight times and thrice became a stray. An unprecedented 11 return trips to the Charleston Animal Society, in South Carolina, convinced the staff he prefers shelter life. Now his self-appointed job is comforting and helping new arrivals adjust to their temporary home. Dentist April Patterson owns Dr. Patty’s Dental Boutique and Spa, in Fort Lauderdale. After attending a local Humane Society fashion show, she returned to her office with Oliver, a four-pound Pomeranian mix of undetermined age. This cutie’s job is to steady nervous patients. “It wasn’t planned,” says Patterson. “Oliver will bark nonstop when left alone, but being one of the staff makes him happy. Meeting Oliver is part of our hiring process.” Dory, a yellow Labrador certified therapy dog, is approved by the San Diego district attorney’s office to offer aid in court when a victim or witness testifies in front of the defendant. “Dory was the first court sup-

port dog in California and the city’s first of five dog and handler teams,” says Kathleen Lam, a retired attorney and dog handler. “The dogs undergo rigorous testing to demonstrate good behavior in court. Handlers work on long downs and stays, including hand signals.” Dory recently accompanied an 8-year-old girl testifying against her father; he had killed his wife in front of her two years before.

Public Ambassadors Deemed “too large to sell,” Bert, a chocolate Pomeranian, wound up in an Oklahoma shelter. Kathy Grayson, owner of The Hole, a New York City art gallery, saw his photo on Petfinder.com and fell in love. She immediately traveled to adopt him. Bert, whom she characterizes as quiet, refined and perfectly suited to the art world, loves being at the gallery and has attended art fairs in major U.S. cities. Follow Bert’s adventures via Instagram.com/bertiebertthepom. “Edie, a boxer mix puppy, started training as an assistance dog, but her personality proved better suited to the hospitality industry,” says Julie Abramovic Kunes, public relations manager for the Fairmont Hotel, in Berkeley, California. Kunes’ Edie was hired by the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel in 2011, before making the career move west with her in 2017. A former shelter dog, Edie greets visitors as a community ambassador.

Special Rescue Teams Mas, a water-loving Newfoundland, redefines “rescue dog”. The Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio, or Italian School of Rescue Dogs, is the largest national organization in Italy to train dogs and handlers for water rescue. Helicopters can often reach a swimmer in distress more quickly than a boat. The dog jumps out to circle the victim until they can grab her harness before swimming to shore or a human partner. Mas, the first certified water rescue operative recognized by Italy, France and Switzerland port authorities and coast guards, went on to train her successors. Bloodhounds are renowned for their super sniffers. Lou, a nine-year K9 veteran, on Pennsylvania’s West York Borough Police Department force, ultimately applied for retirement, passing the harness to Prince, a 3-monthold bloodhound. Prince was sworn in by District Judge Jennifer J.P. Clancy in her Spring Garden Township courtroom. The ceremony emphasizes a K9’s status in the community and within law enforcement. Paired with Officer Scott Musselman for eight months of training, the duo will work with the Missing Child Task Force. Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Summer Butterflies – 6pm. Free. Make a glittery butterfly out of clothespins and coffee filters to hang as a decoration for summer. Registration required. Twin Rivers Branch MCLS, 276 Abbington Dr, East Windsor. 609-443-1880.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 Empowerment Through Creativity – 6:45pm. Adult class for Empowerment through Creativity with Acting and Voice Classes. Find yourself through the Character with classic and contemporary works and expert guidance. Ages 17 and up. Call for pricing. Core Level Healing, 243 N Union, Lambertville. 858-401-3144 or visit CoreLevelHealing.net.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 Wilderness First Aid – 9am-6pm. Whether spending time in the backcountry is your passion or your profession, you should never have to ask, “What do I do now?” REI has partnered with NOLS to offer a 2 day course that will teach the wilderness medicine skills needed to recreate with confidence. Cost $225/$255, member/non-member. StonyBrookMillstone Watershed, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. Call 609-737-3735 or visit TheWatershed.org. Drum Circle – 10-11am. Free. Beginners welcome. Bring hand drum or percussion if you can; limited number of drums to loan out. Adult program, children welcome to accompany parents. West Windsor Branch, MCLS, 333 N Post Rd, Princeton Junction. 609-799-0462. Just Peachy Festival – 10am-5pm. Annual summer harvest celebration. Farm-to-fork tasking, kid activities, pony rides, live music daily and food and wine

Reiki-Guided Meditation Series – 6:30pm. Free. Reiki addresses physical, emotional, mental and spiritual imbalances. Mary Ryan will lead the program, Reiki Master. Registration required. Hopewell Branch MCLS, 245 Pennington-Titusville Rd, Pennington. 609-737-2610.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Art of the Bear Bag Hang – 6:30-8:30pm. Free. Join one of our professional instructors to learn the essentials of how to hang a bear bag. We’ll discuss bear awareness and avoidance strategies and food storage options when camping and traveling in bear country. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Guided Aromatic Meditation experience crystal infused blend of meditation oil with music to enhance experience. Bring own crystals or power stones. Cost $15. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

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food purchase/sampling options available. Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton. Cost $8/ admission. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit TerhuneOrchards.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 Just Peachy Festival – 10am-5pm. See August 5 listing. Princeton. The 5th Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Intention and Desire. Every time you wish or want your plant a seed. Includes guidance in teaching each law to children and adults. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422. Death, Loss and Dying – 5-8pm. Finding closure with Conversation, Celebration and Experience. Through ancient gratitude ceremony, experiencing the oldest meditation found in the history of every culture, Sound healing through your Soul Sound, your voice. Facilitator has 30 years of experience as a Holistic Counselor, Past Life Therapist, yoga and meditation teacher. Core Level Healing, 243 N Union, Lambertville. 858-401-3144 or visit CoreLevelHealing.net. Wilderness First Aid – 9am-6pm. See August 5 listing. Pennington.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Women’s Fix-a-Flat Hands-On Bike Maintenance – 6:30-8pm. Free. If it hasn’t happened yet, it will. You’re riding along happily when a flat tire stops the fun. In this Hands-On class, our bike techs will share tips and tricks for fixing a flat, changing your bike tube and getting back on the go. Cost $20/$40, member/non-member. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938. History of the Jersey Shore – 7pm. Free. Why is there a giant elephant in Margate, or a concrete ship in Cape May? Attend talk and slideshow on Jersey Shore history, including lighthouses, boardwalks, amusement parks and town names. Registration required. Robbinsville Branch, MCLS, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd, Robbinsville. 609-259-2150.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 Kids in the Kitchen – 11:30am-12:15pm. Parent/ child hands on kitchen cooking class directed by a dietician. Adult must accompany child. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Empowerment Through Creativity – 6:45pm. See August 3 listing. Lambertville. South Jersey Seed Circle Library – 7-8pm. Free. The South Jersey Seed Circle Library will be open and available. Stop by and acquire seeds for your garden. Knowledgeable personnel on hand to answer questions related to seed care. Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood.

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856-425-2221. The Sixties: Bob Dylan Revisited – 7pm. Free. Rock historian Vince Bruno to showcase Bob Dylan’s life through the turbulent decade of the 1960’s. Refreshments served. Lawrence Headquarters Branch, MCLS, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Registration suggested. Call 609989-6920 or visit MCL.org.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 Kids in the Kitchen – 6:30-8pm. Parent/child hands on kitchen cooking class directed by a dietician. Adult must accompany child. Cost $5. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 Watershed Butterfly Festival – 10am-4pm. 17th Annual festival. Kids’ activities, learning stations, nature hikes, hayrides, live music, local food and a butterfly hat and costume parade. Don’t forget kids costumes. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. Cost $8/$20, person/car load, kids under 2 free. Call 609-737-3735 or visit TheWatershed.org. Reiki Level 2 Certification – 10am-6pm. Deepen the effect and experience of Reiki learning the use of three symbols and distance healing. Reiki Level 1 certification required. Class awards 7 nursing contact hours. Cost $160. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 The 6th Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am. The Law of Detachment. Enjoy the journey. Includes guidance in teaching each law to children and adults. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422.

MONDAY, AUGUST 14 Reiki Guided Meditation Series – 6:30pm. See August 7 listing. Pennington.

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Symposium for Integrative Health Tai Chi Retreat Three days of health seminars, holistic healing programs, research presentations, martial arts workshop and meditative activities.

September 8-10 Maris Stella Retreat Center, Harvey Cedar, Long Island Beach. Cost $360/person.

All the Rage Film Showing – 3pm. Suffering from chronic pain? See film exploring the work of Dr. John Sarno and his radical methods to treat pain. Film can be life changing for those with chronic pain. Cost $11. Call Princeton Integrative Health to register at 609-521-1468. Empowerment Through Creativity – 6:45pm. See August 3 listing. Lambertville.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 Drum Circle – 10-11am. See August 5 listing. Princeton Junction.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 What is Walant Surgery? – 6-8pm. Free. “Wide Awake Local Anesthesia, No Tourniquet” is an alternate method of anesthesia used when operation on patients with hand problems. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900. Backpacking in the White Mountains – 7pm. Free. REI will take the mystery out of White Mountains Backpacking with an overview of planning, preparation and gear. Along with local information, learn how to choose a pack, select proper clothing and footwear. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Screening – 111pm. Horizon-BCBSNJ will conduct blood glucose and cholesterol screenings on first 20 participants 18 years and older. Look for van in parking lot. West Windsor Branch, MCLS, 333 N Post Rd, Princeton Junction. 609-799-0462. Health Rythms Drumming – 7-8pm. Strengthens the immune system and reduces stress. Drums provided or bring your own. Cost $15. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

Potato Harvest - 10am-4pm. Free admission. Howell Living History Farm invites the public to celebrate the coming harvest season by unearthing a special crop of potatoes that will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative. The crew will be led by farm staff, who will use horses or oxen to pull a special plow called a “potato lifter”. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Ln, Lambertville. 609-737-3299. Women’s Workshop: Women, Power and Freedom – 10am-noon. Workshop led by Rev. Dr. Karen Kushner, Pastor, for women to have a safe space to share their fears, weaknesses and hearts. Spiritual Truth will be offered to inspire, to empower, and to try, try again. Feel free to bring woman friends. Center for Spiritual Living Offices, 812 State Rd, STE 220, Princeton. For more information call 609-924-8422. Qigong for Addictions – 2-4pm. Qigong for addiction special session led by Andrzej Leszczynski, master practitioner. Integrated Fitness, 215 N Main St, Pennington. Cost: investment of your time. Call 609-742-3140 or visit Meetup.com/Healing-TouchHealing-Movement. Farm Fun Day & Public Tour – 7pm. Cherry Grove Farm will have an hour-long tour designed to highlight a different aspect of their farm and offer new information about the land, local history, flora and fauna. Cost $10/person, under 5 free. Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. 609-219-0053 or CherryGroveFarm.com.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 The 7th Spiritual Law of Success – 10:30am.

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The Law of Dharma or your purpose in life. You are here for a reason. Includes guidance in teaching each law to children and adults. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rte. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422.

MONDAY, AUGUST 21 Great American Eclipse Viewing – 1pm. Free. Are you ready to witness the rare event of a solar eclipse? Reserve your spot and view the parital solar eclipse that will be visible in our area. Ewing Branch, MCLS, 61 Scotch Rd, Ewing. 609-882-3148. Reiki-Guided Meditation Series – 6:30pm. See August 7 listing. Pennington.

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To place listing, email content to Publisher@NAMercer.com. Deadline is the 10th of the month. FOR RENT/LEASE RENTAL SPACE OPPORTUNITY – Calm Waters Yoga & Wellness Center has a space for anyone looking to expand or start their own private practice. Contact Nirmal Nam Kaur for more information and to set up an appointment. 609-259-1547. CHELATION THERAPIST – Seeking trained professional in Chelation and Vitamin C Therapy. Integrative Center for Alternative Medicine in Hamilton, 609-508-1816.

Reiki Sharing Evening – 7-8pm. For Reiki practitioners only to share Reiki with each other. Bring a pillow, small sheet and blanket. Cost $15. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Empowerment Through Creativity – 6:45pm. See August 3 listing. Lambertville.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 Fiddlin’on the Farm – 10am-4pm. Free admission. The Hunterdon Folk Exchange will join with the Friends of Howell Living History Farm to present their 28th annual fiddle contest at the farm. The Folk Exchange Fiddle Contest is the largest and longest running traditional fiddle contest in New Jersey, and annually draws some of the best fiddlers from throughout the tri-state region. Howell Living Farm, 70 Wooden’s Ln, Lambertville. 609-737-3299.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Center for Spiritual Living – 10:30am. Join a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people at Sunday Transformation Service, followed by refreshments and conversation. Center for Spiritual Living Princeton. Services are held at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 345 River Rd (Rt. 605), Princeton. CSLPrinceton.org, 609-924-8422.

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Reiki-Guided Meditation Series – 6:30pm. See August 7 listing. Pennington.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 Women’s Trail Running Basics – 7-8:30pm. Free. Trail running can be a great change of pace from the jog around the neighborhood. Women will learn about technique, training, clothing and footwear specific to the sport of trail running. REI Princeton, Mercer Mall, Lawrenceville. 609-750-1938.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 Empowerment Through Creativity – 6:45pm. See August 3 listing. Lambertville.

Plan Ahead WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Guided Aromatic Meditation – 7-8pm. Guided Aromatic Meditation experience crystal infused blend of meditation oil with music to enhance experience. Bring own crystals or power stones. Cost $15. RWJ Health & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton. Register 609-584-5900.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Symposium for Integrative Health Tai Chi Retreat – Through September 10. Three day health seminars, holistic healing programs, research presentations, martial arts workshop and meditative activities. Cost $360/person. Maris Stella Retreat Center, Harvey Cedar, Long Beach Island. To register call 609-752-1048 or visit SylHT.org. Mention promo code NXTSTEP for discount.

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Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 9:15-10:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199.

Chronic Condition Support – By appointment. Struggling with a chronic condition or feel nowhere else to turn? Work to balance energies and create customized strategy for you. Appointments at the Inn at Laurita or own home, central NJ+. Call Siobhan 609-752-1048.

Bliss Restorative Yoga/Kundalini Meditation w/Healing Gong – 6-7:30pm. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Acting and Voice Class (Adults) – 6:45-9pm. Learn to breathe for speaking or singing, connect with a character find the emotional thread that leads to your truth. For speaking and presenting in all walks of life. 30 years of experience. Lambertville area. Call 858-401-3144.

sunday Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 9-10:30am. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Spiritual Awakening Service – 10:30 am. If you are looking for a warm, dynamic community of spiritually minded people, we encourage you to come to one of our Sunday Transformation Services and mingle afterwards with refreshments and conversation. The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton holds services every Sunday at the Princeton Masonic Lodge, 354 River Rd, Princeton. 609-924-8422.

monday Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 6-7:30pm. Beginners class. Awaken your consciousness, confront your ego and drop your fears. Taught by Nirmal Nam Kaur. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Acting and Voice Class (Children) – 4:15pm. Learn to breathe for speaking or singing, connect with a character find the emotional thread that leads to your truth. For speaking and presenting in all walks of life. 30 years of experience. Lambertville area. Call 858-401-3144.

tuesday Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 9:15-10:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 10-11:30am. Learn how to live a life of joy and ease through breath work, body stretching, body work (Kriyas) and Healing Gong Meditation. Taught by Krishnan Amrit. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga. Qigong on the Mountain – 6-7:30pm. Join us on the side of the mountain to spend time with a process that offers the possibility to recognize incoming health ailments and eliminate them effectively before they grow into health issues. Cost

Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Awaken your consciousness, confront your ego and drop your fears. Taught by Nirmal Nam Kaur. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

$20 or purchase 6 receive 1 free. Strawberry Hill Mansion, Baldpate Mountain 28 Fiddlers Creek Road, Titusville. 609-742-3140. Tai Chi – 7-8pm. Comfortable, generous, light and stable. All levels are welcome to attend. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. Hatha Yoga – 7:15-8:15. Taught by Tracey Yagos. Cost $12/class. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609259-1547.

wednesday Qigong for Stress – 11:30am-12:30pm. To punch it out, this class is adaptation of Shaolin Song Shon Kung Fu. Not fighting, but do lot of kicking, punching, stamping and screaming. Designed for those in good physical shape who need to maintain emotional balance. Cost $20 or buy 6 classes and get 1 free. Integrated Fitness, 215 N Main St, Pennington. 609-742-3140. Kundalini Meditation – 7-8pm. Learn to quiet the mind and calm the heart. Meditation is like going to the gym for your mind. Cost $10/class. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547. Yin Qigong – 7-8:30pm. Yin Qigong challenges focus, concentration, and coordination while helping achieve a clear, undisturbed mind. Improves joint flexibility, muscle strength, and posture. With practice, learn ability to move energy along Meridians to promote healing of internal organs and systems. Cost $20 or buy 6 classes and get 1 free. Integrated Fitness, 215 N Main St, Pennington. 609-742-3140.

friday Senior Swim Stroke Clinic – 12:30-1:30pm. These clinics are designed for adults who can already swim, but would like to improve technique for fitness swimming and athletic events. All types of drills will be incorporated to achieve this purpose. Ratio: 6:1 students/instructor. Cost $15/class. Schafer Sports Center, 5 Graphics Dr, Ewing. 609393-5855.

saturday Kundalini Breathwork & Meditation w/Healing Gong – 8:30-9:30am. Kundalini Yoga offers powerful tools for developing ones intuition, vitality, and connectivity, taking us beyond the mind to where we can follow our hearts. Cost $12. Evans Chiropractic, 3679 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. 609-586-9199. 3-Step Qigong – 9:30-11am. Three Step Qigong consists of three exercises, which can be performed in 10 minutes, and will keep you well. The secret to qigong’s effectiveness lies in the way the exercises are performed. You will learn these techniques over the course of the class. Personal qigong training is also available for those who prefer a more individual rhythm. Cost $25/person. Registration preferred. Healing Touch Healing Movement, 178 Tamarack Circle, Montgomery. 609-742-3140. Kundalini Yoga & Meditation – 10-11:30am. Cost $16/$70/$120, drop in/5 classes/10 classes. Calm Water Wellness & Yoga Center, 2378 Rte 33, Robbinsville. 609-259-1547.

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With 30 years experience, Hypnosis Counseling Center of NJ utilizes both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. Regularly hold adult education seminars, work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals wanting to better their lives. Specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement and public speaking.

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