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Sunday, April 24th 11-4 Hya% Morristown

3 Speedwell Ave, Morristown 11-4

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Visit our site for Cckets and talks!

Tickets at door $10 Online $8

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Join us for a day of learning, shopping, connec@ng with family resources and more as we host over 80 local vendors who serve families with op@ons for holis@c living. ¥ Door bags for the first 300 guests filled with vendor giHs ¥ Silent Auc@on with Holis@c Moms Network with prizes offered by our vendors valued at over $100 each ¥ Amazing speakers and workshops focusing on paren@ng, wellness, holis@c living, birthing, pregnancy and more ¥ Avalon Wellness Center offering yoga & movement classes ¥ A Young Living Room offering moms a chance to connect with other moms while relaxing and being pampered ¥ Great food from Whole Foods Morristown, as well as local vendors ¥ Door prizes throughout the day ¥ Giveaways and giHs that will knock your socks off ¥ Ac@vi@es for the kids to enjoy

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APRIL 2016 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.

22 NEW RULES FOR

A BETTER PROGNOSIS

By Douglas J. Pucci, D.C.

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25 EDIBLE HEIRLOOMS Old-Fashioned Fruits and Veggies Return to the Table

by Avery Mack

29 EARTH SONG

Mother Nature’s Rhythms Restore the Soul

by Susan Andra Lion

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30 AN APPLE A DAY Just What the Oceans Need

By Cindy Zipf

32 EVERYDAY

SUSTAINABILITY

Practical Ways We Can Help Out the Planet

by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

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35 TROUBLED WATERS

Our Precious Freshwater Supplies Are Shrinking

by Linda Sechrist

37 REACHING YOUR LIFE

BALANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY GOALS

By Sherry Onweller

38 MILLENNIALS’ TAKE ON FITNESS

They Like Short, Social and Fun Workouts

by Derek Flanzraich

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n honor of Earth Day on April 22, we’ve packed this issue with ways to improve our lives and planet by greening our daily activities. The sustainability movement is growing in America, and usually starts with small steps taken at home. In “Everyday Sustainability” on page 32, Natural Awakenings profiles people who have taken just such steps, from incorporating more organic non-GMO food, to switching to non-toxic cleaning products, to cycling instead of driving. I’ve noticed that this has happened at my home without much effort at all. Simply by becoming aware, I now naturally gravitate to buying greener products, consuming less, and recycling more. Each bit counts.

We also profile some young people who are making larger strides toward sustainability. “A Greener Shade of Youth” on page 41 will make you proud of what our teens and college students are accomplishing.

While I’m not a gardener, I’m quite inspired by some of the old-fashioned fruits and vegetables described in “Edible Heirlooms” on page 25.

If you are gardener, or would like to become one, this is the time to plan and prepare for your garden. Even if I choose not to grow my own food, I will experiment with some of the recipes. Not only are the heirloom varieties delicious, but many of them are higher in nutrients than mass produced types.

Spring is traditionally a time for house cleaning and I will be doing a lot of it this year. I highly recommend Marie Kondo’s book, The LifeChanging Magic of Tidying Up. In our interview with Kondo on page 40, she shares some tips for getting and staying organized. Her prescription for extreme purging sounds drastic, but I believe it can be life changing. And maintaining a lifestyle of simplicity contributes to our common goals of sustainability and life balance.

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newsbriefs New Jersey Audubon Presents Nature Infused Yoga in Bernardsville

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t a program beginning April 30 and held every Saturday through June 18, Kristin Mylecraine, yoga teacher and New Jersey Audubon Senior Research Scientist, offers Nature Infused Yoga at New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Road, in Bernardsville. The classes will provide participants a chance to relax, increase flexibility and strength, and connect with themselves and nature. Held from 9:30 to 10:45am, they are open to everyone 15 and above, no experience necessary, and walk-ins are welcome. Please arrive 10 minutes early and bring a yoga mat if you have one. The cost per class is $12 for NJ Audubon members; $15 nonmembers.

New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary provides educational programs throughout the year for adults and children. To find out more information on the diverse offerings, visit Njaudubon.org, email Shws@njaudubon.org or call 908-766-5787.

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Children Grow Green Thumbs and Learn Healthy Eating Habits at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

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e all want the best for our children and know the importance of a healthy, balanced diet. But did you know that giving your little ones the opportunity to grow their own food empowers them to make smart eating decisions? It also provides budding chefs the chance to grow and prepare delicious food.

Branching Out! is a hands-on gardening program held at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morris Township, for kids from 5 through 13, where children have the chance to “dig in” and learn the fundamentals of gardening by planting their own gardens and enjoying the harvest. Kids learn that, with a little work and a lot of patience, the food they grow themselves tastes better than any purchased from supermarket shelves.

This is the 44th gardening season for Branching Out at the Arboretum, which is part of the Morris County Park Commission. Young gardeners may participate on Saturdays in the spring, and/or two days a week in the summer, depending on age level.

For more information and to register today for the spring and summer sessions, visit arboretumfriends.org.

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Enrich Your Life Seminar in Chester

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pening the door to inner peace can have a profound effect on every area of life. In an effort to achieve such peace, the School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main Street, in Chester, presents an “Enrich Your Life” seminar on Sunday, April 17, from 1 to 4pm. The seminar offers simple yet profound ways to help the world become a more positive place. These seminars are offered monthly at the School of Royal Yoga, with different topics introduced each month to support those attending on their journey to peace.

Attendees will learn stress relief techniques that can be used anytime and ways to find peace in every aspect of daily living. Through sharing, introspection, contemplation, visualization and other techniques, you’ll remove limitations and become open to new possibilities. The seminar is a place to share, make new friends or bond more deeply with old friends and walk away feeling incredible peace and joy in your heart.

Past attendees offer testimonials to the beneficial results of these seminars: • “I felt such an immense peace . . . The techniques I learned have stayed with me and helped me in countless ways in my life.“ • “This was the most amazing workshop and group of people I have met in a long time!”

• “I loved everything — the teachers, the calm atmosphere and all the attendees, so warm and open. I really enjoyed the new techniques on my journey toward peace!”

The school’s beautiful, light-filled studio overlooks a quiet courtyard. Enter into a haven of peace, just a few miles from home, and give yourself the gift of love and healing.

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newsbriefs Ridgewood Walk-a-Thon to End Child Trafficking

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urga Tree International, a collaborative nonprofit organization founded three years ago to end modern slavery worldwide, will hold its third annual five-mile Lacing Up for Freedom Walk-a-thon, on Saturday, May 21, at the Ridgewood Wild Duck Pond, rain or shine. Since the majority of people Durga Tree serves are vulnerable minors and their mothers, this year’s theme is “Walking to End Child Trafficking.” Registration is complimentary for all, including leashed canine companions. Prizes are awarded to walkers who reach tiered fundraising goals. There will be children’s activities, a live music duo and sponsored beverages/breakfast snacks and lunch following the walk.

This year, Durga Tree is proud to partner with Alleva Construction, its water station sponsor for the second year in a row; Rise Fitness, its backpack prize sponsor; and Antonella Romano Stone & Tile, its reusable water bottle prize sponsor.

Co-created by Beth and Tim Tiger and Jess Hoertel, Durga Tree International has raised over $300,000 in three years to aid in the war against modern slavery, partnering with grassroots organizations around the world actively working to end this epidemic. The group’s mission is to “take the homework out of becoming involved in this movement by qualifying hardworking, worthy organizations from around the world, and then becoming the fundraising vehicle they so desperately need.” Additional Durga Tree International events are planned for 2016, including volunteer immersion trips to Guatemala and India and the fourth annual benefit gala in October.

To register, visit Wizathon.com/lacing-up-for-freedom/index.php. For more information on the gala as well as other events and opportunities, visit Durgatreeinternational.org. Connect at Info@DurgaTreeInternational.org or by calling 973-461-6621.

North Jersey Wellness Centers Host Navajo Medicine Man

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ative American healer Sam Tso will conduct individual healing sessions at The Urban Muse, in Denville, on May 4 and 5, and at The Awakened Rose Holistic Wellness Center, in Andover, on May 18 and 19.

During an individual healing session, Tso incorporates the knowledge he has gained over the years and combines it with acupressure, skeletal adjustments, energy balancing and herbal remedies. Tso has keen insight and been nicknamed a “human MRI” by some. He currently resides near Flagstaff, Arizona, and practices native medicine, teaches at local schools and travels around the country sharing Native American traditions. His teachings include edible and medicinal plants, sustainable living, survival skills and traditional guidance.

For more information or to set an ppointment (required), contact The Urban Muse, 82 Broadway, Denville, NJ, at 973-627-3455. Also visit TheUrbanMuse.com. The Awakened Rose Holistic Wellness Center is located at 206 Main St., Andover, NJ. Call 973786-0226 or visit TheAwakenedRose. com.

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Clinton’s One Spirit Festival Celebrates Seven Years This Spring

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he One Spirit Festival, which marks its seventh year this spring, will be held from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, at the Clinton Community Center, 63 Halstead Street, Clinton, next to the North County Branch Library. Sponsored by the Church of All Creation, the Circle of Intention School of Intuitive Sciences, PSI, and ShopRite of Hunterdon County, the festival offers lectures on a wide range of spiritual, holistic, and metaphysical topics; features a wide variety of local holistic practitioners and products, handmade American crafts, jewelry, and crystals; and includes psychic readings by appointment with Michael Zaikowski, Joanie Eisinger, Cecelia Barndt, and Brenda Ivey. (Each 15-minute reading is $35 and can be purchased in advance at OneSpiritFestival. org or by calling 908-638-9066, or arranged the day of the fair.) There will also be an expanded selection of metaphysical books this year, an orgone energy pyramid experience, massage, reflexology, acupuncture, herbs, crystals, handmade crafts, and healers of every description.

“Since we have expanded to two full days, we have people who are so loyal they come and stay all day, both days,” states Christina Lynn Whited of the Church of All Creation, the event’s founder and primary sponsor. “We are particularly honored to have several very special practitioners coming from other states to the One Spirit Festival. As our reputation grows, we are able to attract vendors from a wider area.”

Never above you.

Never below you.

Always beside you. ~Walter Winchell

Additional information and vendor opportunities can be found at OneSpiritFestival. org. Reach Christina at 908-638-9066 or stop in at Inside/Out in High Bridge. See ad on page 12.

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healthbriefs

Kiwis Boost Heart Health

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multi-center study from the University of Salamanca, in Spain, has found that consuming even one kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa) per week will significantly boost cardiovascular health. The researchers tested 1,469 healthy people throughout Spain. The volunteers were given dietary questionnaires and underwent testing for cholesterol lipids and inflammatory markers for heart disease.

The researchers determined that those that ate at least one kiwi fruit per week had significantly lower triglycerides and fibrinogen (a marker for inflammation), and higher HDL-cholesterol levels. Higher levels of HDL-cholesterol are associated with reduced incidence of atherosclerosis.

The researchers concluded: “Consumption of at least one kiwi a week is associated with lower plasma concentrations of fibrinogen and improved plasma lipid profile in the context of a normal diet and regular exercise.”

Tai Chi Eases Effects of Chronic Disease

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review of research from the University of British Columbia tested the effects of tai chi exercise upon people with four chronic diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, osteoarthritis and cancer. Dr. Yi-Wen Chen and his team analyzed 33 studies of more than 1,500 people that participated in tai chi.

The research also tested the effects of the practice on general health, including walking speed, muscle strength, speed in standing up from a sitting position, quality of life, symptoms of depression and knee strength. The heart disease patients among the subjects showed a reduction in depression symptoms, and all shared a reduction of muscle stiffness and pain, increased speeds in both walking and standing from a sitting position and improved well-being.

“Given the fact that many middle-aged and older persons have more than one chronic condition, it’s important to examine the benefits of treatment/exercise interventions across several co-existing conditions,” says Chen.

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n analyzing 1,021 chemicals contained in fluids and wastewater used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for oil or natural gas, a Yale University study found that at least 157 of the chemicals—including arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and mercury—are associated with either developmental toxicity, reproductive toxicity or both.

Of the total identified chemicals, 925 were used in the hydraulic fracturing process, 132 in fracking wastewater and 36 were present in both.

The scientists utilized the REPROTOX database in the Chemical Abstract Service registry and then reviewed the available research, including human and animal studies.

Toxicity data wasn’t available for 781 of the chemicals used in fracking.

Among the other 240 chemicals, 103 were reproductive toxins. An additional 95 were developmental toxins.

Another 41 have been found to be both reproductive and developmental toxins. The researchers further suggested that at least 67 of the chemicals be prioritized in drinking water testing.

Senior author and Professor of Public Health Nicole Deziel, Ph.D., adds, “This evaluation is a first step to prioritize the vast array of potential environmental contaminants from hydraulic fracturing for future exposure and health studies. Quantification of the potential exposure to these chemicals, such as by monitoring drinking water in people’s homes, is vital for understanding the [associated] public health impact.”

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The ‘Dirty Dozen’ of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

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cientists at the Environmental Working Group published a list of the 12 chemicals that have been most prevalently linked to cancer in numerous research studies. The list encompasses bisphenol A, atrazine, organophosphate pesticides, dibutyl phthalate, lead, mercury, per- or polyfluorochemicals (PFC), phthalates, diethlyhexyl phthalate, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, triclosan and nonylphenol.

The scientists suggest that consumers can reduce their exposure to each of these chemicals by avoiding plastics marked with “PC” (polycarbonates) or the recycling number 7 mark, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics in food packaging, PFCtreated wrappers on food and other products, lead paints, mercury-laden seafoods, phthalates-containing fragrances and plastics, foam products made before 2005, foreign antibacterial soaps, and detergents and paints with nonylphenol. Other proactive measures include drinking only filtered water when in agricultural areas and purchasing organic foods.

The researchers contend, “Given that we live in a sea of chemicals, it makes sense to begin reducing exposures to ones we know are bad actors.”

Nature’s Colors Aid Focus and Accuracy

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esearchers from the University of Melbourne determined that taking a quick break and looking at natural colors can significantly increase attention, focus and job performance. The researchers tested 150 university students that were randomly selected to view one of two city scenes consisting of a building with and without a flowering meadow green roof.

The two views were experienced as micro-breaks, a 30-second period that can be taken every 40 minutes.

Both groups were tested before and after viewing the scene for sustained attention spans, along with a performance test upon completing a task.

Subjects that looked at the scene with the verdant roof had significantly longer attention spans and fewer errors in doing their tasks.

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productbriefs Mountain Valley Spring Company Nurtures Nature

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or most of us, living sustainably means taking lots of small steps each day to do the right thing by nature. The same goes for Mountain Valley Spring Company, which started out close to nature in 1871 and in the 145 years since has taken deliberate steps stay that way.

Mountain Valley draws its pure water from where it always has: a natural spring in Arkansas’s Ouachita Mountains. But company representative Stuart Scott says it continually finds new ways to preserve that and other natural resources: practicing low-impact water withdrawal; reducing packaging; using less energy in manufacturing; choosing renewable energy sources whenever possible; recovering and reusing as much packaging as possible; and incentivizing employee recycling.

“Mountain Valley is inherently connected to the land,” he says. “That’s why we use 50 percent rPET in our PET bottles and 35 percent recycled glass in our glass bottles. Our larger bottles, for traditional water coolers and dispensers, can be returned to Mountain Valley, where they are thoroughly cleaned and reused. Our most popular sizes are the 5-gallon and 2.5-gallon glass returnable bottles. I believe some of them have been used over a hundred times. Think how many bottles that has saved from recycling or the landfill.”

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Oil of wintergreen is extracted from leaves of a small evergreen herb. The plant has been used for rheumatoid arthritis, for respiratory conditions such as chronic mucus discharge, but is mainly employed for joint and muscular pain relief from conditions such as lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, gout, and fibroblast.

Wintergreen is often added to liniments and ointments to help ease muscle and joint pains. Wintergreen should not be used by people who are allergic to aspirin. Also wintergreen should never be ingested and only used topically. It is a fine addition for supporting joint and muscular aches and pains.

The Remedy combines oil of wintergreen with Atomidine iodine, a natural product which influences physical, mental growth, nervous and muscle tissue function. It is easy to absorb into the skin and is an essential nutrient. The active ingredients are combined with castor oil to penetrate deep into tissues, to soften and enrich the skin cells for renewed pliable skin.

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Bee Kind The Good Fight for Honeybees A U.S. federal appeals court has blocked the use of the pesticide sulfoxaflor over concerns about its effect on honeybees, which have been disappearing throughout the country in recent years. “Initial studies showed sulfoxaflor was highly toxic to honeybees, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was required to get further tests,” says Circuit Judge Mary Schroeder. “Given the precariousness of bee populations, leaving the EPA’s registration of sulfoxaflor in place risks more potential environmental harm than vacating it.” The product, sold in the U.S. as Transform or Closer, must be pulled from store shelves by October 18.

Paul Towers, a spokesperson for the nonprofit advocacy group Pesticide Action Network, comments, “This is [an example of] the classic pesticide industry shell game. As more science underscores the harms of a pesticide, they shift to newer, less-studied products, and it takes regulators years to catch up.”

On another front, an insect form of Alzheimer’s disease caused by aluminum contamination from pesticides is another suspected contributing cause of the well-documented widespread bee colony collapse, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Honeybees studied had levels of aluminum in their bodies equivalent to those that could cause brain damage in humans.

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Five Dozen Countries Now Ban or Label GMO Crops New rules implemented by the European Union now allow individual member states to block farmers from using genetically modified organisms (GMO), even if the variety has been approved on an EU-wide basis. Scotland was the first to opt out and Germany is next, according to German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt.

Controversy concerning the safety and/or necessity of GMOs persists, but countries like these have decided not to idly sit by while the effects posed by longterm consumption of GMO foods are revealed. This move makes Germany one of between 64 and 74 countries that have instituted some type of ban or mandatory labeling requirements.

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by Renewable Energy Lower Austria, the largest of the country’s nine states and home to 1.65 million people, now receives 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. The country’s total power output is about 70 percent renewable.

The Danube River is so powerful that hydroelectric power is a natural choice.

The mountainous geography means that vast amounts of energy can be generated from this high-capacity river rapidly flowing down through a series of steep slopes.

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Free Park-ing National Parks Announce Fee-Free Days The National Park Service turns 100 years young in 2016 and is offering free admission on special days. Next up are April 16 to 24, National Park Week; August 25 to 28, its birthday celebration; September 24, National Public Lands Day; and November 11, Veterans Day. They invite everyone to come out and play.

They Can Safely Biodegrade Plastic Waste Mealworms can safely and effectively biodegrade certain types of plastic waste, according to groundbreaking new research from Stanford University and China’s Beihang University. In two newly released companion studies, researchers reveal that microorganisms living in the mealworm’s gut effectively break down Styrofoam and plastic into biodegraded fragments that look similar to tiny rabbit droppings.

Plastic waste takes notoriously long to biodegrade; a single water bottle is estimated to take 450 years to break down in a landfill. Due to poor waste management, plastic waste often ends up in the environment, and research reveals that 90 percent of all seabirds and up to 25 percent of fish sold in markets have plastic waste in their stomachs.

Worms that dined regularly on plastic appeared to be as healthy as their non-plastic-eating companions, and researchers believe that the waste they produce could be safely repurposed in agriculture. Further research is needed before the worms can be widely deployed. It’s possible that worms could also biodegrade polypropylene, used in textiles, bioplastics and microbeads.

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While America will choose its next president this November, voters in Oregon may also vote on the right to local community self-government, enabling protection of citizens’ fundamental rights and prohibiting corporate activities that violate them. The Oregonians for Community Rights group, formed by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), submitted a constitutional amendment proposal to the secretary of state in January as a prelude to a larger signature-gathering effort to qualify the measure for the state ballot.

Concurrently, the CELDF is supporting other community initiatives on various topics that may inspire other regions to also be active at the grassroots level. For example, Oregon’s Coos County Protection Council is currently finishing its signature gathering to place a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance on a special ballot in May. It would protect citizens’ rights to clean air and water and the production of sustainable, localized energy, instead of county approval of several potential non-green energy projects.

Oregon’s Columbia County Sustainable Action for Green Energy is gathering signatures for a Right to a Sustainable Energy Future ordinance for its November ballot that would protect the county from fossil fuel projects like coal and oil trains and a proposed methanol plant, and close two natural gas power plants by 2025. Other state groups are seeking to have November ballots in Lane and Lincoln counties include bans on aerial pesticide spraying. A Lane County group has filed a local food system charter amendment that would ban GMO (genetically modified) crops locally.

“Community rights are driven by the people in the community, not by any organization targeting potential activism,” says Kai Huschke, Northwest and Hawaii community organizer of the CELDF, which has supported 200-plus separate community initiatives. Particularly active states have included New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania. “Organizing typically comes about due to a localized threat. It means settling into a long-term battle to change the structure of government, having resolve and organizing beyond just a ballot vote.”

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s someone who’s been in practice for just about 16 years as a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor, to say that I have “seen it all” is an understatement. I’ve watched parents spend hours selecting the right schools for their “square-peg” kids. I’ve watched families stress over last-minute birth choices, with threatening intervention, turning the most important sacred experience of their lives into a very scary, dark time.

I’ve watched kids become overmedicated, undernourished and overexposed to radiation, technology and the Standard American Diet. I have had thousands of families turn to me with questions, seeking foundational support for what they need not only to live, but thrive. Where do we go? How do we get the help we need? How do we find a doctor who will really listen to us? What do I feed my kids? How do I make a decision about vaccines or medications? The list goes on.

The truth is that our kids are getting sicker, more diagnosed, less educated, and overstimulated. Our doctors, bless their hearts, are overwhelmed with desperate families in search of solutions — not quick fixes — customized to each individual patient. Our schools are under an extreme amount of pressure to meet state requirements while keeping the creative flow going. Our food sources are depleted of nutrients and life force.

We are stuck.

As a practitioner who truly loves my patients, I often found myself feeling that my hands were tied in finding the right resources to help them. I know in my heart that even the best doctors, schools, wellness solutions and groups really need to be a match for the families in search of them. So, what began as desperation evolved into an idea to find great

resources and make them accessible: a one-day shopping experience for the families of our communities to find the help and support they need. Enter the Holistic Family Expo! (The next expo is on Sunday, April 24, 11–4, at the Hyatt, 3 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown. Natural Awakenings North Central NJ is proud to be a sponsor.)

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From the start, the outpouring of interest, support, investment and excitement for the Expo has been amazing. We have orchestrated a solution for the void of connection, support and encouragement that I have been witness to for years. The process of building Holistic Family Expo has really taken on a life of its own.

The support we have attracted thus far has been humbling, to say the least. We’ve worked closely with Whole Foods Market for each Expo manifestation process. The Whole Foods Market teams have been phenomenal; they are committed on every level to serve their customers a unique, community experience that so beautifully matches our efforts. I am further blessed to work with a group of women I consider it a privilege to call my team, watching them grow and thrive in each of their roles. The satisfaction from this piece is not only an unexpected one, but perhaps the greatest gift so far.

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ence that I would want to attend as a doctor; the second comes from being a holistic mom of two boys, seeking help for those in similar positions.

Prong One: As a chiropractor, I have attended wellness events that left me feeling shortchanged. I wanted to be respected, heard, and really assured that my investment of time and energy (and money), again and again, was worth it.

Everything that we create for our vendors at Holistic Family Expo is based upon that perspective. What would I want, or need, to feel celebrated and be truly seen as a participant in such an event?

Well, we have outdone ourselves! Our vendors are pampered, heard, respected and loved on. They are showered with gifts, coaching calls, opportunities for networking, and a great celebration of their work. As a result, the gifts they offer to Expo attendees are limitless.

Prong Two: As a mom, I have attended wellness events that are frankly overwhelming. My kids were bored, hungry, and pulling on me to leave soon after we arrived — no way to spend a Sunday afternoon. The vendors at these events just didn’t seem to have their hearts in being there. So it led me to ask, what would I want at an all-day event that I bring my kids to, spend money on, and prioritize over my Sunday afternoon couch lounge? The answer was simple: I would want fun for all, great food, stimulating talks and workshops from well-respected leaders and groups, and freebies that I would actually use. Even more, I would want to find our family’s solutions to wellness, education and shopping needs.

I’m happy to say that we’ve thought of it all. With Holistic Family Expo, we give people in local areas a one-day event upon which they can build amazing relationships, connections, friendships and more. And, as my ten-year-old eagerly watches me complete these thoughts so that we can go out for our Sunday breakfast, I conclude this note with a warm welcome to our community. Check us out online to learn more about our events!

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New Rules for a Better Prognosis

By Douglas J. Pucci, D.C.

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ou’re probably familiar with a pharmaceutical commercial showing a husband and wife sitting side by side at sunset, holding hands and feeling amorous.

You may also have seen one in which a woman is collapsed on the couch underneath the weight of an elephant sitting on her chest. The messages are clear in both: in the first, life is more relaxing and pleasant when a couple, through medication, becomes capable of intimacy; in the second, the woman feels suffocated until she takes a drug that lessens the very real weight of depression. The promise of both is that, with medication, not only will these very personal issues completely disappear but the people suffering them will also be happier and lead more productive lives.

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The reality, though, is not so simple: There is no single medication that will completely restore one to happiness and health. I believe that if we can take this single lesson to heart, it will help us avoid wasting precious effort, time and resources on miracle cures and wonder drugs. In general, we all are prone to quick fixes and are susceptible to fad concepts. Single-product marketing plays right into that search for an effortless solution. Instead, what I have learned is that health and true healing are hard work.

I’ve developed a short set of rules that I bring to my patients’ attention every time we consult. These help to get beyond the diagnosis conundrum and focus on the root instead.

Rule 1: Ignore the Lab Marker

Not all diagnoses begin with a blood test, but many of them do. The reason is because the marker is what a doctor uses to monitor and prescribe medications, such as those for cholesterol. What happens is that the patient and doctor get caught up trying to correct a particular marker on a blood test and fail to see the big picture. What are you feeling? In the case of high or low cholesterol, probably nothing.

In contrast, what I see all the time with thyroid sufferers is that they fixate on the thyroid markers and forget about the root causes for their symptoms that include fatigue and constipation. They puzzle out all the various thyroid conversion pathways and ignore the fact that for most of them, fixing the marker doesn’t change the immune system problem caused by poor gut health, mercury buildup, or other factors. A perfect dosage of cholesterol-lowering medication or thyroid hormone replacement will never change that.

Rule 2: Recognize Your Own Telltale Signs

Symptoms don’t lie. Someone with a thyroid issue has a list of complaints that start with hair loss and end with cold feet, and yet the resolution for these cannot be measured by the result of a laboratory test. Instead what the patient needs to become aware of are the simple triggers and preliminary warning signs.

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Rule 3: Follow the Results

I have a motto in my office for patients: Follow the results. When something is working, keep doing it. If following a particular protocol for 30 days allows you to feel the best you have felt for days, then don’t stop. I don’t care if it makes you feel better for even ten minutes — stay with it! Patients will tell me that they followed an anti-inflammatory diet for 30 days and they have the most energy they’ve felt in years, but they really miss eating bread or another carb.

Or a patient has a weak heart that is blocked from healing because of poor lymphatic circulation, so I ask him to start with three minutes of marching in place and he feels terrific. He wants to know when he can stop. Well, he can’t.

A patient and I spend fifteen minutes working on a tapping solution and the patient is able to divulge with clarity something that she’d been feeling deep inside and had forgotten about. For the first time in memory, she wakes up the following morning with a clear mind and is fifteen minutes into her day before any type of usual worry fills her mind.

She gushes in amazement and then saddens herself with the notion that she didn’t fix it. I tell her to repeat it.

There are no miracle cures, but there are simple steps we can take every day to improve how we feel. We just have to keep taking them.

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Fine restaurants like to feature Yellow Wonder wild strawberries because they taste like cream. The fragrant Baron von Solemacher strawberry, an antique German Alpine variety, is small and sweet, red and full of flavor; it’s been around since the Stone Age. For pies and preserves, pair them with Victorian rhubarb, which dates back to 1856. Eat only the rhubarb stalks; the leaves contain poisonous oxalic acid.

Aunt Molly’s ground cherry (husk tomato) hails from Poland. “It’s sweet, with a hint of tart, like pineapple-apricot,” says Gettle. “The Amish and Germans use them in pies. Their high pectin content makes them good for preserves. Heirlooms send people in search of old recipes and they end up creating their own variations. It’s food as history.”

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f the 7,500 varieties of apples in the world, 2,500 are grown in the U.S., but only 100 commercially. As of the 1990s, 70 percent were Red Delicious; more recently they’re being replaced with Gala, Granny Smith and Fuji types from taller, thinner trees that can be planted more compactly for easier harvesting, yet are more sensitive to disease and require trellis supports.

Mass-produced fruits and vegetables have been modified over the years to make them look appealing and ship well, while sacrificing taste. Consumers in search of healthenhancing nutrients and robust flavor can find them by instead connecting with the past through food and flowers.

“Heirloom seeds have remained intact and unexposed to commercial pesticides,” says Jere Gettle, owner of Baker Creek Seed Company, in Mansfield, Missouri. “They’re reliable—plants grown now will be the same next year; not so with hybrids.” This cleaner, tastier alternative to the status quo is typically packed with more good vitamins than good

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Trending this year are purple veggies like the brilliantly colored Pusa Jamuni radish. Pair it with bright pink Pusa Gulabi radishes, high in carotenoids and anthocyanins, atop a stunning salad with Amsterdam prickly-seeded spinach’s arrowshaped leaves, a variety once grown by Thomas Jefferson. Add a fennel-like flavor with Pink Plume celery.

Brighten salsas using the Buena Mulata hot pepper, a deep violet that ripens to a sweet red. Serve with pink pleated Mushroom Basket tomatoes or Lucid Gems, with their black/orange peel and striking yellow/orange flesh. Purple tomatillos are sweeter than green varieties and can be eaten right off the plant.

“Purple sweet potatoes are found in Hawaii, but aren’t common on the mainland,” explains Gettle. “Molokai Purple sweet potatoes keep their deep purple color even when cooked, and are much higher in antioxidants than the orange variety.” To be novel, serve the Albino beet. Baker Creek’s customers use it raw in salads, roasted or fried and don’t let the greens go to waste.

Monique Prince, a clinical social worker in Chester, New Hampshire, grows heirloom organic radishes, greens, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and pumpkins in eight raised beds.

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Thai basil loves summer heat. Make batches of pesto, then freeze it in ice cube trays for later. Christina Major, a nutritionist in Trevorton, Pennsylvania, grows heirloom herbs that include borage, with its edible flowers, and marshmallow, which is a decongestant when added to tea. Her 300-squarefoot garden supplies summer veggies such as scarlet runner beans, more than 50 kinds of perennial herbs for year-round use and heirloom raspberries, gooseberries and blackberries “that are eaten as fast as they’re picked,” she says.

Heirloom enthusiasts like to exchange seeds to try new varieties. “From December to March, traders swap seeds and plot their gardens,” says Major. “I got 20 kinds of tomatoes by connecting with other traders on Facebook.”

Flowers

Of 400,000 flowering plants in the world, 20 percent are in danger of extinction. “Instead of marigolds and petunias, consider old-fashioned annuals. Trying new things is fun,” says Gettle. Four O’clocks, familiar to many Midwesterners, come in a several colors and are easily cultivated from their abundant seeds. The succulent Ice plant, with its white-pink flowers, looks like it was dipped in sugar; its edible leaves taste like spinach. Black Swan’s burgundy poppies have a frill-like edge, while Mother of Pearl poppies offer subtle watercolors.

“Save seeds, share with neighbors and pass them on to the kids,” advises Gettle. “They’re evidence of our culture.”

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Look for Non-GMOs The Non-GMO Project label on U.S. food products assures consumers they have no genetically modified ingredients. Now a few seed companies are starting to display the butterfly label, as well.

“As demand for non-GMO choices continues to rise, farmers are seeking more non-GMO seed,” says Megan Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project. “Similarly, smaller farms and home gardeners are choosing to plant more organic and non-GMO varieties.”

High Mowing Organic Seeds, in Wolcott, Vermont, is the current leader, with 700 Non-GMO Projectverified seeds. Company President Tom Stearns explains, “We continue to hear about GMO concerns from our customers and while we are certified organic, that doesn’t say anything about GMO contamination.” His team helped develop a verification program for seeds because they wanted third-party verification of their claims.

“We’d spent a huge amount of time implementing preventative measures and did GMO testing, but felt this wasn’t enough,” he notes.

Stearns reports that there are many more genetically engineered plants than most people realize. “Some 40 GMO plant species include petunia and endive,” he says. Plus, “Contamination risks exist even when a GMO crop isn’t commercially approved, like when GMO wheat escapes field trials.”

2 cup tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 Tbsp coriander seed, ground 1 tsp paprika ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp turmeric ½ cup filtered water 2 cup cooked chickpeas 1 lb fresh spinach, coarsely chopped 2 tsp sea salt ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaf 1 tsp garam masala

Vegan Eggplant, Chickpea and Spinach Curry Yields: 4 to 6 servings ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, in all; 2 Tbsp reserved 1½ lb eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 Tbsp fresh ginger paste 2 hot green chiles, deseeded and minced 2 tsp whole cumin seed ¼ tsp asafoetida resin

Heat 6 tablespoons of the oil in a large, heavy pan. Add in the eggplant cubes and sauté until browned and cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high.

Add the ginger, chiles and cumin, and fry until the cumin seeds have turned brown.

Add the asafoetida and stir fry for another 15 seconds.

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Add in the tomatoes, coriander, paprika, black pepper, cayenne and turmeric.

Add in the thyme and boiling potatoes, sautéing them for another 5 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium and cook until the oil separates from the tomato sauce, about 10 minutes.

Add kale and reduce heat to low, cooking until wilted, about 10 minutes.

Add the stock and cooked beans, return heat to high and bring to a boil.

Add water and bring the sauce to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and add in the cooked eggplant cubes, chickpeas, chopped spinach and salt. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Before serving remove from heat and stir in the chopped cilantro and garam masala.

Serve warm with brown rice or naan flatbread.

Source: Adapted from Lord Krishna’s Cuisine by Yamuna Devi.

Vegan Tuscan Kale Soup Yields: 4 servings

1 /3 cup extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup finely chopped celery ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup finely chopped carrot ¼ cup finely chopped fresh purple basil leaf

Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least an hour.

1 lb ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaf 1 lb waxy boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 1 lb lacinato kale, washed and cut into ¼-inch-wide strips ½ cup dry cannellini beans, cooked until tender 2 qt vegetable stock Sea salt to taste

Salsa Morada Yields: Five cups (five 8-oz jars)

Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat and sauté the celery, onion, carrot and basil until they’re almost soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Add tomatoes and continue cooking until their liquid has almost cooked out, about 20 minutes more.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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1½ lb sweet green peppers, seeded and chopped 8 oz Violet Buena Mulata hot peppers, seeded and chopped 1 cup organic sugar 1½ Tbsp pickling salt 2 Tbsp powdered fair trade unsweetened chocolate 1½ cup vinegar (preferred variety) 2 tsp ground coriander 1 Tbsp ground hot chile pepper (optional) Place the green pepper, Buena Mulata, sugar, salt, chocolate, vinegar and coriander in a heavy preserving pan.

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Mother Nature’s Rhythms Restore the Soul

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other Earth’s gentle hand is the secure cushion that warms us on long nights and sings comforting messages through endless days, protecting us even when things seem amiss. Take in her lovely presence. Embrace her consistent wisdom. Know that her dreams are ours and ours hers, connected by timely, comforting songs.

It’s time to step away from the manicured lawns, concrete walks and well-planned gardens. An open door beckons us to the sparkling air out there to listen to the grasses breathe and murmur. Prairie grasses roll on and on through curvaceous hills and flat-edged fields, undeterred by human attempts to control their rippling arpeggios. We are asked to just listen. Be alone with the music of the grasses and be in harmony with the hum of the universe.

Mother Earth’s apron is laden with flowers; simple, ever-present reminders that we are loved. She tempts us to take some time off, shed our shoes and settle into the lyrical realms of her strong body.

The trees reach to the depths of the earth, deep into the mystery of lavender waters, and simultaneously throw their arms to the heavens, connecting all things living. The wind hears the prevailing songs that weave in and out of these lovely courtiers of the forest. In listening to their unerring stories, we let their siren songs sigh into our soul.

It’s time to play in Earth’s garden and see her for who she is—today. Don’t hesitate. Go, play, linger, breathe and be one with the present moment.

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An Apple a Day Just What the Oceans Need

By Cindy Zipf

Gather the family around the table, pretend the earth is an apple, and follow these seven simple steps: 1. Cut the apple into quarters (four equal parts).

2. Put aside one quarter; it represents dry land.

3. Put aside two of the three remaining quarters; they represent saltwater.

4. Roughly cut the skin from the remaining quarter of the apple (be careful not to cut yourself), and put aside the fleshy part.

5. Slice the remaining skin into three even pieces; these represent all fresh water on earth.

6. Put aside two of the skin slices; they represent ice, snow, glaciers and inaccessible groundwater.

7. Marvel at this remaining sliver of apple skin, while you feast on the apple parts you put aside.

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onsider the humble apple. Throughout the ages it has been an icon in fairy tales, a legend in mythology, and a symbol of knowledge, immortality, and love. This Earth Month, we encourage you to think about the apple as another symbol: that of the scarcity and preciousness of fresh water.

Here’s a deliciously fun and profound family activity to give you a sense of the rarity of fresh water, which sustains all life on earth. To play, all you need is an apple, a knife, and an adult to cut the apple — or you can use your imagination.

This tiny bit of apple basically represents ALL of the available fresh water on earth, which wildlife, plants, and people depend upon to survive. It’s only about 1% of all water on the planet. Now, consider that much of this water is polluted and unfit to drink or unsafe for aquatic life or wildlife. Added to this are increased threats from droughts and sea level rise, which are affecting freshwater systems as well.

Clean water is rare, indeed. As the adage goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now, the apple can also inspire you to save water and keep it clean. While many

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people across the world suffer from a lack of clean water due to pollution or droughts, we in the United States can also do better.

Americans use more water than any other country in the world, around 100 gallons per person per day.

We also pay less than most other industrialized countries for water.

Knowledge is power. Now that you know, you can help protect this rare life-sustaining resource. Take the water use challenge — seek to become a part of the newest and choicest of social climbers: the Wise Water Misers Club, based on the honor system. It’s a club that will help save water and money.

To be a member of the club: • Keep a photo, painting or other apple image where you use water most, as a reminder.

• Turn off water while shaving, brushing your teeth or other similar tasks.

• Use low-flow toilets or put a 1-liter soda bottle filled with water in your tank.

• Upgrade appliances with ones that have EnergyStar ratings; they are also water wise.

• Check for leaks. Even a slow drip can add up, and every drop counts.

• Share the information and urge others to become Wise Water Misers.

To learn more about saving water, visit Epa.gov/watersense and Water.usgs.gov/ edu.

Cindy Zipf is the executive director of Clean Ocean Action, a Highlands, NJbased coalition of 125 active boating, business, community, conservation, diving, environmental, fishing, religious, service, student, surfing, and women’s groups working to clean up and protect the waters of the New Jersey/New York Bight. The groups came together in 1984 to investigate sources, effects, and solutions of ocean pollution. For more information or to help improve and protect our waterways, call 732-872-0111, email Info@cleanoceanaction or visit Cleanoceanaction.org. natural awakenings

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EVERYDAY SUSTAINABILITY Practical Ways We Can Help Out the Planet

by Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko

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or many Americans, living more sustainably has become a natural part of their daily routine as they consistently recycle, eat healthy and use energy more efficiently. It’s just what they normally do every day.

Every one of them had to start somewhere, growing their efforts over time to the point that nearly every activity yields better results for themselves, their family, their community and the planet. It might begin with the way we eat and eventually expand to encompass the way we work.

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“The sustainability movement is large and growing in the U.S.,” says Todd Larsen, with Green America, a grassroots nonprofit organization harnessing economic forces to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. “Half a million people turned out in New York City to march for action on climate change. People also are working in their local communi32

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ties to oppose fracking and pollution, and to support green building and clean energy. Many businesses now include sustainability as a core business practice, including the 3,000 certified members of Green America’s Green Business Network.”

This month, Natural Awakenings profiles the experiences of representative individuals from around the country that are helping to both make the world more sustainable and their own lives richer and more meaningful. From growing and cooking family food and line-drying laundry to powering their business with renewable energy, their approaches are as varied as the places they call home.

First Steps

“Many people start with something small at home, particularly if they’re concerned about the impacts on their family’s health,” says Larsen. “More Americans are approaching sustainability first through food. It’s relatively

easy to change spending habits to incorporate more organic, fair trade and non-GMO [genetically modified] foods, and with the growth of farmers’ markets nationwide, people are able to buy local more easily.”

A focus on food quality is how Wendy Brown and her husband and five children launched their eco-journey just outside of Portland, Maine.

“We started thinking about where our food came from, how it was grown and raised and what we could do to ensure that it was better,” says Brown. “What we don’t grow or forage ourselves, we try to purchase from local farmers.” Living more simply during the past decade has helped the family cut debt and become more financially stable.

“Our entry point to sustainable living was to grow tomatoes on the steps of an apartment that Kelly and I once called home years ago,” echoes Erik Knutzen, who, with his wife Kelly Coyne, have transformed their 960-square-foot Los Angeles bungalow into an oasis where they grow food, keep chickens and bees, brew, bake and house their bikes.

Gabriele Marewski’s journey also started with what she ate. “I became a vegetarian at 14, after reading Diet for a Small Planet, by Frances Moore Lappé,” says Marewski, who in 1999 turned an avocado orchard in Homestead, Florida, into Paradise Farms. “Forty-seven years later, I’m still a strict vegetarian.

I believe it’s the single most important statement we can make about saving the planet.”

Marewski’s five-acre farm showcases certified organic micro greens, edible flowers, oyster mushrooms and a variety of tropical fruits marketed to Miami-area chefs. Her farm also offers Dinner in Paradise farm-to-table experiences to raise funds for local nonprofits providing food for underprivileged city residents, and bed-andbreakfast lodging.

Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology offers a free online course, Sustainability in Everyday Life, based on five themes: energy, climate change, food, chemicals and globalization.

“People can make a difference by making responsible choices in their everyday life,” says Anna Nyström Claesson, one of the three original teachers.

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“Every step toward sustainability is important and in the right direction,” explains Gina Miresse, with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), which will again host the world’s largest energy fair in June in Custer, Wisconsin.

“It’s easy to start at home by adopting one new practice and sticking with it until it becomes a habit; then add a second practice and so on. This keeps people from getting overwhelmed.”

We might, for example, switch to non-toxic home cleaning products when current products are used up.

“There’s no need to throw everything in the trash and replace it all immediately—that would partially defeat the purpose of sustainability,” says Miresse.

Green America, which suggests green alternatives to many products in online publications at GreenAmerica. org, recommends a congruent strategy.

“We see people first change the way they purchase their food, move to reduce their purchases overall and green those they make, and then make their home more energy-efficient,” remarks Larsen. “Next, they consider walking and biking more.”

Pamela Dixon explains, “On a day-to-day basis, it’s really about the products we use, like transferring to eco-friendly cleaners and yard maintenance, recycling electronic devices, paying bills electronically and receiving statements via email.” She and her husband, David Anderson, own Dave’s BrewFarm, in rural Wilson, Wisconsin, where they grow herbs, hops, raspberries and apples on 35 acres.

“A 20-kilowatt wind generator supplies our electricity, and we use geothermal for heating and cooling,” adds Dixon. Due to career opportunities involving teaching principles of sustainability, the Wisconsin couple is in the process of selling the BrewFarm to move to La Crosse. “At our new home, we’re replacing the windows and appliances with more energy-efficient ones.

We also chose our neighborhood so we can walk or bike to local grocery co-ops. We prefer to repair things when they break rather than buying something new, recycle everything the city will accept, compost food scraps and buy clothes at secondhand stores.”

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When the MREA Energy Fair began 27 years ago, the majority of attendees were interested in learning about first steps, such as recycling, relates Miresse.

Today, sustainability basics ranging from fuel savings to water conservation are familiar, and they’re focused on revitalizing local economies. “Folks are now considering more ambitious practices such as sourcing food directly from local farmers, producing their own solar energy and incorporating energy storage, driving an electric vehicle or switching to more socially responsible investing.”

The fair’s 250 workshops provide tools to help in taking their next steps on the journey to sustainability.

Knutzen and Coyne’s passion has evolved from growing food into a larger DIY mode. “Cooking from scratch is something I prefer to do,” comments Knutzen. “I even grind my own flour.”

Library books provide his primary source of inspiration.

The Brown family likely echoes the thoughts of many American families.

“We have many dreams, but the stark reality is that we live in a world that requires money,” says Wendy Brown.

An electric car or solar electric system, for example, is a large investment.

“The biggest barriers were mental blocks because we ‘gave up’ previous lifestyle norms,” she says. “Most people we know have a clothes dryer and can’t imagine living without one. Line-drying is

just part of the bigger issue of time management for us, because living sustainably and doing things by hand takes longer.”

Each Day Counts

“The biggest and most positive impact I have comes from my general nonwaste philosophy,” advises Brown.

“I try to reuse something rather than throwing it away. I’ve made underwear out of old camisoles and pajama pants from old flannel sheets. I reuse elastic from worn-out clothing. My travel beverage cup is a sauce jar with a reusable canning lid drilled with a hole for a reusable straw. Such examples show how we live every day.”

Marewski’s love of travel doesn’t interfere with her sustainability quest.

“When I travel, I like to walk or bicycle across countries,” she says. “It gives me a closer connection to the land and spontaneous contact with interesting people. I’m building a tiny home on wheels that’ll be completely self-sufficient, with solar, composting toilet and water catchment to reduce my footprint even further.”

“Last August, I started a tenuretrack position in the school of business at Viterbo University,” says Dixon, who emphasizes how students can pursue sustainability in business and life. “I teach systems thinking, complex systems change and globally responsible leadership, all of which have a

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Clean drinking water is rapidly being depleted all around the world.

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irtually all water, atmospheric water vapor and soil moisture presently gracing the Earth has been perpetually recycled through billions of years of evaporation, condensation and precipitation. As all living things are composed of mostly water and thus a part of this cycle, we may be drinking the same water that a Tyrannosaurus Rex splashed in 68 million years ago, along with what was poured into Cleopatra’s bath.

Perhaps this mythological sense of water’s endlessness or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration images from outer space of a blue planet nearly three-quarters covered by water makes us complacent. Yet only 2.5 percent of Earth’s water is not salt water and of sufficient quality to be consumable by humans, plants and animals.

Vulnerable to the demands of humanity’s unprecedented population explosion, careless development and toxic pollution and other contamination, we must reexamine this precious resource. Sandra Postel, founder of the Global Water Policy Project, who has studied freshwater issues for more than 30 years, says, “Communities, farmers and corporations are asking what we really need the water for, whether we can meet that need with less, and how water can be better managed [through]

ingenuity and ecological intelligence, rather than big pumps, pipelines, dams and canals.”

Seeking to reclaim lost ground in the protection of our water and wetland resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2015 Clean Water Rule. The new regulations are needed to restore the strength to the 1972 Clean Water Act that has been weakened by the courts and previous administrations.

Notably, within hours of activating the regulation, the EPA was served with lawsuits from corporate polluters, and within weeks, more than 20 state attorneys general filed suit against it. Today the legal battle continues over whether the new regulation will be allowed to stay in force or not.

“Every day, local, state and federal governments are granting permission to industries to pollute, deforest, degrade and despoil our environments, resulting in serious effects on our planet and our bodies,” says Maya K. van Rossum, a Delaware Riverkeeper and head of the four-state Delaware Riverkeeper Network.

Under van Rossum’s leadership the network has created a national initiative called For the Generations advocating for the passage of constitutional protection for environmental rights at both the state and federal levels. It was inspired by a legal victory secured by van Rossum and her organization in 2013 in a case titled Robinson Township, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

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which used Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Environmental Rights Amendment to strike down significant portions of a pro-fracking piece of legislation as unconstitutional. Until this legal victory, Pennsylvania’s constitutional environmental rights amendment was dismissed as a mere statement of policy rather than a true legal protection.

“Each individual process of fracking uses on the order of 5 million gallons of freshwater water mixed with chemicals for drilling and fracking operations, introducing highly contaminated wastewater into our environment,” explains van Rossum.

“Every frack increases the chances of carcinogenic chemical leakage into the soil and water sources.” In the pioneering Pennsylvania case, the court’s ruling made clear that the environmental

Water is the foundation of life. rights of citizens aren’t granted by law, but are inherent and rights that cannot be removed, annulled or overturned by government or law.

“Even more significant, the court stated that these environmental rights belong to present generations living on Earth today and to future generations,” enthuses van Rossum. She also cites that although America’s Declaration of Independence includes several inalienable rights, our federal constitution and those of 48 states fail to provide protection for three basic needs required to

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enjoy them—the right to pure water, clean air and healthy environments.

Van Rossum’s audiences are shocked to learn that clean water isn’t enforced as a human right. Threatened by myriad environmental, political, economic and social forces, and contamination from carcinogenic pesticides, toxic herbicides, chemical warfare and rocket fuel research materials plus heavy metals like mercury and lead, an era of clean water scarcity already exists in parts of our own country and much of the world.

Episodic tragedies like the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill near Silverton, Colorado, and Flint, Michigan’s current lead-laced drinking water crisis raise public awareness.

“The technologies and know-how exist to increase the productivity of every liter of water,” says Postel. “But citizens must first understand the issues and insist on policies, laws and institutions that promote the sustainable use and safety of clean water.”

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Reaching Your Life Balance and Productivity Goals

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o you feel that you’re reaching your full potential for productivity? We all face many things simultaneously pulling at our time. Most of us feel challenged by trying to hold things together in all areas of their lives, with the competing priorities of parenting and other family commitments, work commitments, pets, housework, meal prep, shopping, volunteer activities, and hobbies and interests.

Just as it’s important to have an action plan for decluttering one’s physical space, it’s critical to have one for time management. Take a step back and list all aspects of your life for which you have responsibility. Map out what time you have available during a typical week, and figure out what time you have available to dedicate to the specific tasks these areas of your life require. Sometimes scheduling the time with yourself is enough to get into a routine and be more productive with the time you have. It’s also helpful to break tasks into small, manageable pieces.

Phone calls and digital interruptions can seem overwhelming, but one effective strategy for managing them is to set designated times in one’s day to handle these important, yet potentially disruptive, facets of the workday. I often have my clients schedule a few times a day to read and respond to emails and calls. Taking charge of your time is your best tool for preventing the feeling of being overwhelmed by all that you have to do.

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Millennials’ Take on Fitness

They Like Short, Social and Fun Workouts

by Derek Flanzraich

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illennials are a big deal. Most businesses view them as trendsetters for good reason: Born between the early 1980s and early 2000s, they make up 25 percent of the population and represent $200 billion in annual buying power. Like the baby boomers before them, they also have the power to profoundly influence other generations, both young and old.

Millennials have largely rejected previous fitness trends and instead paved a new path to health and wellness. In doing so, they’ve transformed both the business of fitness and the idea of what it means to be healthy.

They’ve created a more personalized approach that encompasses the values of their generation.

What They Are

Millennials are a fast-paced, wellinformed group. They devour news and information as soon as it’s released and then share it with others, usually via social media. This quick turnover cycle has led to an “out with the old, in with the new” mentality in many aspects of life. For a generation that strives to be trailblazers, things quickly become outdated. Millennials are always seek38

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ing new ways to get fit and eat healthy, even if it means creating something unique to them.

The Internet has allowed these young adults to find more like-minded people than ever before. They grew up with constant connectivity, which has allowed them to build larger communities of friends online as well as locally, and keep everyone apprised of their fitness goals and progress.

Millennials’ overscheduled lives mean they value shorter, quicker and more convenient options, especially in regard to workouts and healthy meals.

They are more likely than any other age group to track their own health progress and use technologies such as health and fitness apps which monitor such data as steps, heart rate and caloric intake as a complement to their fitness routines.

Being healthy means more than weight loss or looking good to them. For this pivotal generation, health is increasingly about living a happier life.

What They Like

Millennials’ values and unique approach to health have fostered the growth of innovative fitness movements, health-focused stores and restaurants

and alternative medicine. Here are the three biggest trends making an impact on the wellness industry.

What’s hot: Shorter, full-body workouts that are also fun.

What’s not: Steady-state cardio exercises as a starting point for losing weight and improving health.

It’s been increasingly shown that steady-state cardio workouts may be the most effective way to lose weight, but they also lack widespread appeal.

Instead of sticking to a traditional treadmill, many millennials have flocked to workout regimens that regularly switch exercises or use high-intensity interval training, such as Zumba, SoulCycle and CrossFit.

What’s hot: A more holistic approach to health.

What’s not: Diets that emphasize rapid weight loss.

Millennials don’t believe that weight is the major indicator of health as much as previous generations have.

Instead, they increasingly think of weight as just one among many key components of a healthy lifestyle.

A higher percentage define being healthy as having regular physical activity and good eating habits.

What’s hot: Alternative workouts that are customizable, fun and social.

What’s not: Inflexible gym memberships and daily attendance.

Instead of hitting the gym, young adults tend to prefer new forms of fitness that can be personalized to their needs. They like obstacle races such as Tough Mudder, fun and distance runs like The Color Run, at-home fitness workouts like P90X, and bodyweight regimens.

As a group, millennials are redefining wellness and changing how following generations will view health.

Their preferences for fun, personalized workouts and holistic wellness have fueled trends with far-reaching implications for the food, tech and healthcare industries, and that’s just the start.

Derek Flanzraich is an entrepreneur on a mission to help the world think about health in a healthier way. He is the founder and CEO of Greatist, a New York City-based media startup working to make healthy living cool.

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that the best way to choose what to keep is to actually hold each item. As you do, ask yourself, “Does this spark joy?” When you touch something, your body reacts, and its response to each item is different.

The process of assessing how you feel about the things you own—identifying those that have fulfilled their purpose, expressing your gratitude and bidding them farewell and good wishes for their onward journey—is a rite of passage to a new life.

Marie Kondo on the Joy of Tidying Up

Simplicity Invites Happiness into Our Lives

by April Thompson

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so that you can picture what it would be like to live in a clutter-free space. Start by identifying your bigger goal.

Ask yourself why you want this, repeating the question to get to the root of the answer. As you explore the reasons behind your ideal lifestyle, you’ll realize that the ultimate reason is to be happy. Then you are ready to begin.

I recommend cleaning out and organizing your entire space in one go-around. When completed, the change is so profound that it inspires a strong aversion to your previously cluttered state. The key is to make the change so sudden that you experience a complete change of heart. By discarding the easy things first, you can gradually hone your decision-making skills, including knowing who else can use what you don’t need. I recommend starting with clothes, then move to books, documents, miscellaneous items and finally anything with sentimental value. photo by Ichigo Natsuno

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apanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo helps us discover happiness through tidiness. Already perusing home and lifestyle magazines by age 5, she spent her childhood “tidying” up her surroundings rather than playing with toys.

The organizing system Kondo went on to develop, the KonMari method, defies most long-held rules of organizing, such as installing clever storage solutions to accommodate stuff or decluttering one area at a time. Her New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has been published in 30 countries, demonstrating that her methods speak to universal desires, including a hunger for order and simplicity. She’s now released a companion book, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up.

Kondo’s principles, including vertically stacking clothing and using special folding methods for socks, can seem quirky, yet her approach gets results. Kondo claims a nearly zero percent “clutter relapse” rate among clients because they’ve become surrounded only by things they love.

Is it important to touch every single object in the decision process?

At one point in my life, I was virtually a “disposal unit”, constantly on the lookout for superfluous things.

One day, I realized that I had been so focused on what to discard that I had forgotten to cherish the things I loved.

Through this experience, I concluded

Mementoes are reminders of a time that gave us joy, yet truly precious memories will never vanish, even if you discard the associated objects. By handling each sentimental item, you process your past. The space we live in should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.

What do you recommend for organizing what remains after a purge?

The secret to maintaining an uncluttered room is to pursue simplicity in storage, so that you can see at a glance what you have. My storage rules are simple: Store all items of the same type in one place and don’t scatter storage space.

How does this process change us and our relationship to things?

Through it, you identify both what you love and need in your home and in your life. People have told me that decluttering has helped them achieve lifelong dreams, such as launching their own business; in other cases, it has helped them let go of negative attachments and unhappy relationships.

Despite a drastic reduction in belongings, no one has ever regretted it, even those that ended up with a fifth of their earlier possessions. It’s a continuing strong reminder that they have been living all this time with things they didn’t need.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, of Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com.

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A GREENER SHADE OF YOUTH New Generations Put Earth First

by Randy Kambic

Every generation gets a chance to change the world. ~Paul David Hewson (Bono)

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aby boomers inspired in their youth by Earth Day are now supporting a new generation’s enthusiasm for sustainability through educational and employment opportunities. A 2015 Nature Conservancy survey of 602 teens from 13 to 18 years old revealed that roughly 76 percent strongly believe that issues like climate change can be solved if action is taken now; they also hold that safeguarding important lands and waters should be a priority, regardless of ancillary benefits or the economy.

This represents an increase in awareness since a 2010 Yale University Project on Climate Change Communication survey of 517 youths 13 to 17 years old showed that just 54 percent believed global warming was even happening.

Launched as Teens for Safe Cosmetics in 2005 and renamed Teens Turning Green two years later, today’s expanded Turning Green (TG) nonprofit of Marin County, California, also informs and inspires college and graduate students to live and advocate for an eco-lifestyle (TurningGreen.org).

TG’s first 30-day Project Green Challenge (PGC) in 2011 involved 2,600

students nationwide and internationally; last fall’s annual edition drew 4,000 students. “We’ve seen tremendous increases in sustainability offices and curriculums at universities nationwide,” notes Judi Shils, founder and executive director. “They have set an intention.”

Reilly Reynolds, a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University, hopes to take up urban farming and eventually own a farm-to-table organic restaurant. The PGC finalist and TG student advisory board member says, “I strive to lead an environmentally friendly and socially responsible life, but there is always room for improvement.”

Another PGC 2015 finalist, Matt Gal, a senior at the University of Arkansas, also aspires to be an organic farmer.

He wants “to grow and give away as much fresh and organic food as possible to people who need it most.”

The TG ProjectGreenU.org site features eco-friendly products, plus green advice geared for college students. It also operates a Conscience College Road Tour, leadership program, and organic non-GMO school lunch programs in Marin County and Sausalito schools via its Conscious Kitchen and Eco Top Chef programs.

Milwaukee’s 13th annual Sustainability Summit and Exposition (SustainabilitySummit.us), from April 13 to 15, will admit local students for free. “We’ll address trends and potential careers in energy engineering, environmental health and water quality technology, sustainability and renewable energy,” says Summit Chair George Stone, a Milwaukee Area Technical College natural sciences instructor.

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Student Success Begins with Good Choices!

Bradley Blaeser, founder and co-owner of The Green Team of Wisconsin, Inc., which provides eco-friendly landscaping and gardening services, helped start the Sustainable Enterprise Association of Milwaukee. As a social worker at the nonprofit Neighborhood House of Milwaukee in the late 90s, he helped young people in schools and community centers learn how to build their own aquaponics system, plus other gardening skills.

“We hit the marks as far as science guidelines,” he recalls. “Kids would see the entire seed-to-harvest cycle through after-school and summer camps. Teachers also embraced nature a little more and saw how they could infuse it in curriculums.” He notes that two young men that subsequently graduated from local colleges currently work for Neighborhood House and Growing Power.

More recently, he’s worked with two local organizations, Next Door Foundation and Operation Dream, to teach youngsters agricultural skills and find recruits for related job training internships and employment. Green Team landscape technician Darius Smith, 25, of Milwaukee, will become a crew leader this spring. “You get a good feeling installing plants,” he says. “We’re a team, working in sync.”

For the 13th year, the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey (njagfairs.com) has selected a youth ambassador— Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak, 16, of Millstone Township, near Princeton—to visit 2016 fairs to promote agri-tourism and encourage youngsters to pursue agricultural careers.

“It’s important for kids to know where food comes from,” says Carmeli-Peslak, who is also in her second year as a local 4-H Club health and fitness ambassador, visiting Monmouth County libraries to speak on healthy eating and exercise. She’s training selected peers to speak in other counties; the club’s latest Look to You award recognizes her mentoring prowess.

She says, “I want to be a large animal vet and own a farm.”

“Young people are becoming well informed about environmental issues by traditional and social media,” observes Shils. “There’s exponential growth in their taking a stand and becoming more active.”

Randy Kambic is an Estero, FL, freelance editor and writer who regularly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

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Celebrating Earth Day Locally and Globally

by Meredith Montgomery

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epresentatives from nearly every country on Earth gathered in Paris for the 2015 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the Paris Agreement a triumph for people, the planet and multilateralism.

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The signing ceremony is set for Earth Day, April 22, at UN headquarters, in New York City.

For the first time, every country has pledged to curb their emissions, strengthen resilience to related impacts and act internationally and domesti-

cally to address climate change. Other key elements aimed at achieving a state of climate neutrality—having a zero carbon footprint—before the century’s end include transparency, accountability and a plan for developed countries to support climate action in developing countries.

“A big part of the Paris agreement focuses on reduced use of gas, coal and oil, but there is also a focus on preserving trees and expanding forests,” says Earth Day Network (EDN) spokesperson Timothy McHugh, referring to this year’s Earth Day theme of Trees for Earth.

This year also kicks off a fouryear countdown to the environmental campaign’s 50th anniversary on Earth Day 2020. “By that mark, we hope to have planted 7.8 billion trees—approximately one tree for every person on the planet. Trees are vitally important because they soak up carbon and clean the air,” McHugh explains.

In addition to countering climate change and pollution, EDN’s global tree planting seeks to support communities and local economies, protect biodiversity and inspire environmental stewardship.

From global leaders convening at the UN to people participating in community events close to home, billions of the world’s citizens will celebrate our precious home planet this year. To join the worldwide observance, find an event online at EarthDay.org.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 1 OMG GMO?—7–8pm. Is your food your medicine or your poison? Covering topics ranging from GMOs to gluten-free to dairy-free to vegan diets. Hosted by Registered Dietitian Lori R. Lee. Sample products. $25. Space is limited; please RSVP to 973-895-2003. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, 765 Rte. 10 East, Suite 103, Randolph. Joyce@TheWellnessCenterNWJ.com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Introductory Hooping Workshop—1:30–3pm.

Hooping is a joyful way to exercise, meditate, and play while energizing and improving every aspect of your being. This class is for all new or intermediate hoop dancers! No experience is necessary.

Adult hoops available for class use. $30 ($25 SY Member). Studio Yoga, 2 Green Village Rd., Suite 215, Madison. 973-966-5311. Staff@StudioYogaNJ. com. StudioYogaNJ.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 New Moon Meditation & Ceremony—7pm. Join us for a beautiful evening of meditation, education, intention and purpose. With Janet Straightarrow. $40.

Seating is limited. Please reserve your spot. 908879-8700. iwc integrative wellness center, 401 Rte. 24, Gen. Nathan Cooper Bldg., Chester. iwcnj.com. info@iwcnj.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 Learn Shamatha Meditation—1–4pm. A simple practice great for beginners and advanced practitioners alike, taught by Venerable Phakyab Rinpoche. $40. (No one will be turned away for lack of funding.) NJ Healing Center, 132 Main St., Bloomingdale. 973-714-0765. NJHealingCenter.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Introduction to ThetaHealing®—11am–12:30pm.

Get to know the basic technique of ThetaHealing®.

Learn to use your intuition, identify your limiting beliefs and recognized how to address them. Westfield location. Reshma-Shah.com.

Introduction to Hypnosis Seminar—12-5pm.

Hypnotherapist Garry Gewant will conduct this educational and experiential seminar. Experience two or three different hypnosis experiences. Topics include smoking cessation, phobias, past lives, mediumship, life between lives, ESP and other metaphysical topics. ISD Members $60; Nonmembers $80. Institute for Spiritual Development, 15 Sparta Ave., Sparta.

973-551-5300. Info@isdsparta.org. Hyp4life.com.

Meditation Mini Retreat with John Welshons— 1–5:30pm. Mini-meditation retreat, useful for beginners and experienced meditators. We will experience several cycles of sitting meditation, walking meditation, and lying-down meditation, periods of “dharma talk,” and questions and answers. $60 (SY Member $55). Studio Yoga, 2 Green Village Rd., Suite 215,

Madison. 973-966-5311. Staff@StudioYogaNJ. com. StudioYogaNJ.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Stop Smoking with Hypnosis—6:30–7:30pm.

Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $55.

Roxbury High School, Bryant Dr., Succasunna.

908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis—7:30–8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained.

Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $55. Roxbury High School, Bryant Dr., Succasunna. 908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Relaxation through Hypnosis—8:30–9:15pm.

Learn several easy-to-use techniques to reduce stress in your life. $55. Roxbury High School, Bryant Dr., Succasunna. 908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Holistic Family Expo—11am–4pm. A day of learning, shopping and connecting with holistic resources. Door bags for the first 300 guests, silent auction, speakers and workshops, 80+ vendors, food, kids activities. $10 at door/$8 online.

HolisticFamilyExpo.com. Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16 Akashic Readings with Kevin McKernan— 9am–5pm. (Discounted appointments for this day only). Reconnect with the truth of who you are by learning about your soul’s Akashic Records. Make your appointment now: Lory@HunaHealingCenter.com. $50. Huna Healing Center, 23 Diamond Spring Rd., Suite 6, Denville. 973-224-0096.

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Kinnelon Earth Fair—11am–3pm. Free. 973-8381321 for information. Kinnelon Public Library, 132 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon.

NJ Healing Center Open House—1–5pm. Meet the Practitioners: $40 up to 30 minutes, $2 per minute after 30 minutes. Cranial-sacral therapy, Swedish massage, hot stone massage with essential oils, reflexology, tarot card readings, spiritual counseling with medium clairvoyant guidance, shamanic healings, Reiki healings. NJ Healing Center, 132 Main St., Bloomingdale. 973-714-0765.

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Diamonds for Kale Gala—7–10pm. Grow It Green Morristown’s 4th annual gala fundraiser features local, seasonal hors d’oeuvres, local craft beer and spirits, wine tasting, live music, a silent auction, a fun photo booth and more! All proceeds go towards Grow It Green’s work to promote equal access to fresh, local food and educate communities on environmental stewardship and healthy eating. Visit GrowItGreenMorristown.org for more information. $125. The Kellogg Club, 25 Colles Ave., Morristown. 973-206-4177.

Enrich Your Life Seminar—1–4pm. Learn to achieve and maintain radiant health; stress relief techniques you can use anytime; how to remove limitations and open up to new possibilities; simple, yet profound ways that you can help the world become a more positive place for everyone, including yourself. $99. The School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main St., Chester.

908-879-9648. TheRoyalPathwaysInc.com

TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction—6:308:30pm. Free introductory session. MBSR has been shown to help treat numerous issues; including anxiety, inflammatory disease, high blood pressure, and the everyday stress of work and family. 973-9714890. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South St., Morristown. ChambersCenterforWellBeing.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Free Lecture on Stem Cells and PRP—7pm. Have you been told you need arthroscopic surgery? Come join us for a free educational lecture about how stem cells and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) therapies can help you heal. We specialize in nonsurgical solutions for sports, spine and orthopedic injuries. Fourth Floor of the Advanced Medical Center at Cedar Knolls, 197 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls. Call 973998-8309 or go to NJRegenerativeInstitute.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Stop Smoking with Hypnosis—6:30–7:30pm.

Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $55.

Union County College, Springfield Ave., Cranford.

908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Finding Healing and Purpose Through Past Life Regression—7pm. Explore relationships, unexplained fears, traumas, and find your life purpose through past life regression in hypnosis. $45.

The Peace Within Spa & Holistic Wellness Center, 63 Beaver Brook Rd., Suite 105, Lincoln Park.

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savethedate UNITY CHARTER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE April 28, 7pm K-8 tuition-free public school of choice.

A leader in Education for Sustainability.

Empowering capable, confident children.

Developing 21st century global citizens.

Free and open to all New Jersey residents One Evergreen Place, Morristown, NJ 07960 Telephone 973-292-1808 UnityCharterSchool.org

savethedate AHA PRESENTS YOUR HOME IS YOUR VISION BOARD WITH RENAE JENSEN Experience Feng Shui and Space Clearing Strategies to Uplift your Life.

May 2, 2016 Doors open at 7:00; the program starts at 7:30 p.m. $10 donation at the door.

The Masonic Temple 39 Maple Street, Morristown, NJ AHANJ.org

973-872-6600. Nancy@ThePeaceWithinSpa.com.

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Lose Weight with Hypnosis—7:30–8:30pm. Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained.

Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $55. Union County College, Springfield Ave., Cranford 908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Relaxation through Hypnosis—8:30–9:15pm.

Learn several easy-to-use techniques to reduce stress in your life. $55. Union County College, Springfield Ave., Cranford. 908-393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Earth Day SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Chatham Township Environmental Commission Annual Trail Workday—9:30am–12:30pm.

Fourteenth Annual Open Space Workday, rain or shine. Families, Girl and Boy Scouts, clubs, youth groups, outdoor enthusiasts are invited to pick up trash, prune brambles, spread woodchips on the trail, and enjoy a taste of spring. Free admission and free refreshments. Green Village Road across from Melrose Lane near ShopRite, Chatham Township.

Archangel Self-Help Series: Haniel—3–4:30pm.

Presented by Jennifer Church. Join us for the ultimate self-help class and learn how to call on the angels for divine inspiration and assistance. Call to reserve your seat today. Space is limited. $100. iwc integrative wellness center, 401 Rte. 24, Gen. Nathan Cooper Bldg., Chester. 908-879-8700. iwcnj. com. info@iwcnj.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 Healing Touch Level 1 Class—9am–5pm. Healing Touch Level 1: Come and learn gentle touch techniques to increase health and well-being in yourself, family and friends. Nurses and massage therapists receive 18 CE contact hours; all students receive

a class certificate. Taught by Maggi Hutchinson, a senior-level instructor who teaches Levels 1–5 of the international program. $335. Denville location.

Visit HealingTouchNJ.com or call 973-214-2582.

Holistic Family Expo—11am–4pm. Focused on parenting, wellness, holistic living, birthing, pregnancy and more. Vendors, silent auction, speakers and workshops, yoga and movement classes, door prizes, kids’ activities. $8 in advance/$10 at door.

Pre-registration for talks and workshops suggested.

Hyatt Morristown, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown.

Daffodil Day—11am–4pm. Daffodil Day celebrates the arrival of spring with its display of over 40,000 daffodils in its glacial kettle. Spring-themed games and crafts, live entertainment, Green Goats petting zoo and outdoor market. $10 per person, $25 max per family.165 Hobart Avenue, Summit.

TUESDAY APRIL 26 Stop Smoking with Hypnosis—6:30–7:30pm.

Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $55.

Kearny High School, 336 Devon St., Kearny. 908393-7767. HypnosisNJ.com.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis—7:30–8:30pm.

Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $55 Kearny High School, 336 Devon St., Kearny. 908-393-7767.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28 Manual Lymphatic Drainage Benefits—6:30pm.

Free workshop designed to bring awareness of the important health benefits of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD). Space is limited; call to reserve your seat: 973-872-6600. The Peace Within Spa & Holistic Wellness Center, 63 Beaver Brook Rd., Suite 105, Lincoln Park. Nancy@ThePeaceWithinSpa.com.

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Unity Charter School Open House—7pm. Come learn about our K–8 tuition-free public school. A leader in education for sustainability, empowering capable, confident children. One Evergreen Place, Morristown. 973-292-1808. UnityCharterSchool.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 Dogwood Healing Center Open House—6–8pm.

Join us to learn how acupuncture and therapeutic massage can improve your quality of life, with Elizabeth Sherpa, LAc and Kristina Koski, LMT of Balance Holistic Care. Refreshments will be served and promotional discounts available. 973-714-3213.

Dogwood Healing Center, 36 Midvale Rd., Suite L4, Mountain Lakes.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Tree Seedlings Giveaway in Verona—9am–11am.

People who seek to enrich their yards and benefit the environment can obtain free tree seedlings and learn about the many benefits of planting native species.

Organized by the Verona Environmental Commission, the giveaway is part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. Free. Grove Park, 42 Grove Avenue, Verona. Veronaec.org.

One Spirit Festival—10am-5pm. (Also on Sunday, May 1). Lectures on a wide range of spiritual, holistic, and metaphysical topics. Vendors of books, crafts, jewelry and crystals. Practitioners of massage, reflexology, acupuncture, herbs, and more. Psychic readings by appointment. Purchase in advance or arrange the day of the fair. Clinton Community Center, 63 Halstead St., Clinton. 908638-9066 or OneSpiritFestival.org.

Earth Day Celebration—11am–4pm. Annual outdoor Earth festival. On this special day, celebrate nature with crafts, games, and recreational opportunities, such as canoeing and hiking. Enjoy demonstrations, information, a local eco-vendors’ sale. Free. Essex County Environmental Center, 621 Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland. EssexCountyParks.org.

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Swaminarayan Temple, 1466 Rt. 46, Parsippany.

973-400-9191. Parsippany@us.artofliving.org.

Free Zen Meditation Group Sit—7–8:30am. Led

by Kurt Spellmeyer of ColdMountainZen.org at Kula Yoga Wellness, 25 Main St., Stanhope. For info, email Rcr111@optonline.net.

Meditation—1–3pm. Join us in the crystal room, by the fireside for meditation with essential oils.

Facilitated by Rev. William and Judith Hancox, meditation teachers since 1980. $15, $25/couple.

WhiteWolfCenter.net. RSVP 973-585-4661.

Succasunna.

Natural Meditation & Awareness Practice— 9–10am. Weekly free guided meditation in the advaita/non-duality tradition. Aikido Schools of NJ, 324 West Westfield Ave., Roselle Park. 908-875-9844.

Prenatal Yoga—9–10:15am. For the Mother Goddess and her growing baby! $18 drop-in or class package. The Karuna Shala, 855 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 208, 2nd Floor, Glen Ridge.

Summit Unitarian Worship Service—9:30 and 11:15am throughout the regular church year. The Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave., Summit. 908-273-3245.

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship—Worship services at 9 & 11am. 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. 973-540-1177, ext. 203.

Yoga—10–11am. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being. 435 South St., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

Institute for Spiritual Development—10am. First and third Sundays. Psychic and spiritual development & healing. Masonic Lodge #93, 170 Main St., Madison.ISD-Madison.org.973-437-4370.

Center for Spiritual Living~Morristown—11am Sunday Celebration and Youth Program, followed by refreshments at noon in Friendship Hall. 331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown. 973-539-3114.

Unity of Sussex County—11am-12:30pm. Youth and family meeting, followed by fellowship in Wakeman Hall. 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette. 973-3836277. UnityofSussex.org.

Unity Spiritual Center of Morris County—11am.

221 Main Street, 2nd floor VFW Bldg., Boonton.

973-331-1776.

Free Meditation Class— 11:30am-12:30pm. Learn how to manage stress and emotions through breathing techniques and meditation. A perfect introduction to meditation. Free. Art of Living Foundation,

Drum Jam—3–5pm. Third Sundays. Open to all; beginners to experienced musicians. Some gather for spiritual reasons, others for an opportunity to socialize or try something different. $10 donation.

Rest Stop Rejuvenate, 21 Maple Ave., Rockaway, 973-985-7548. RestStopRejuvenate.com.

Spiritual Discussion Group—5:50-8:30pm. Sundays. A variety of topics. $5. RSVP 908-879-3937.

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

monday Yoga Therapy—9:30am.Mondays. Heal your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies through expert instruction and personal attention.

Sadhana Yoga, 150 River Road, Unit M4, Montville.

973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

Beginners Yoga with Shirley Sahaja Sicsko— 9:30am. Mondays.Yoga West Holistic Center, 86 Main St., Succasunna. 973-584-6664.YogaWest.com.

Free Blood Pressure and Glucose Testing—10am3pm. Overlook Downtown 357 Springfield Avenue, Summit. 908-598-7997.

Energy Enhancing Blasts of Qigong with Sal Canzonieri—11am-noon. Mondays. Lunchtime energy healing. Register at 908-879-3937.

The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester.

TheArtofTheHeart-Chester.com.

Gentle Yoga—11am–noon. Extra gentle yoga for those who enjoy moving slowly and gently, those who have not exercised in a while and those in recovery or receiving physical therapy. The School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main St., Chester. 908-879-9648.

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Qigong—6–7pm. Gentle exercises designed to generate energy flow. Contact Renee Dorn, 551574-9500; Move in Grace, 294 Main St., Chester.

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Divorce Support Group in Chester—7–8pm. First Mondays. Open to anyone currently struggling with divorce-related issues. 154 Route 206, 2nd Floor, Suite A, Chester. Free. 908-832-2305.

Yoga Foundations—9:15–10:15am. Learn the foundations of yoga in a safe, encouraging environment, while releasing stress and tension. $10/class.

Breathing Room Center, 735 Rte. 94, Newton. 973896-0030. BreathingRoomCenter.com.

Awareness Through Movement—7–8pm. Gentle movement lessons suitable for everyone, even those limited by pain, injuries or neurological conditions.

Contact Beatrice Basso, 973-294-4059; Move in Grace, 294 Main St., Chester.

Monday Night Meditation Circle—7–8pm every Monday. Relax and recharge with Reiki Master Victoria at Monday Night Meditation @ Evolve Restorative Therapy. Feel the healing energy flow!

Evolve Restorative Therapy, 523 Westfield Ave., 3rd Floor, Westfield. 908-361-6376.

Tai Chi & Qigong—7pm Mondays. All levels, featuring Qigong for energy, Sun Style Tai Chi, and meditations for health. Institute for Spiritual Development,15 Sparta Ave., Sparta. More info at 973-786-6466 or MarkSGallagher@hotmail.com.

Because I Love You (B.I.L.Y.) Parent Support Group—7–8:30pm. Confidential self-help group for parents experiencing substance abuse issues with their children. Free. Jefferson Twp. BOE Community Room, 31 Rte. 181, Lake Hopatcong.

Bilyofjefferson@yahoo.com.Bily.org.

A Course in Miracles—7:30pm Mondays. Unity of Montclair, 84 Orange Rd., Montclair. $10 suggested donation. Contact Connie at 973-239-8402 for details.UnityofMontclair.com.

Yoga for Ultimate Beginners—8–9pm. For students brand new to yoga, this series covers the fundamentals of yoga from alignment basics to class etiquette. $90 for six weeks. Purple Om Yoga, 3118 Rte. 10 West, Denville. 973-343-2848.

PurpleOmYoga.com.

Christpaths—9:30am–12pm.Second Tuesdays.

Monthly spiritual sharing and practice group.

Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave., Short Hills.

Yearly tuition: $175. 908-277-2120. Information@ Interweave.org.Interweave.org.

Yoga Instructor Certification—9:30am–12:30pm Tuesdays. Call or see TheRoyalPathwaysInc.com for details. 908-879-9648. School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main St. Chester.

Qi Gong/Tai Chi—11am–12pm. Designed for all levels with each participant working at his/her individual level of ability. $60 for 10 class session.

Senior Center of the Chathams, Chatham Twp. Municipal Bldg. Gym, 58 Meyersville Rd., Chatham.

973-635-4565. ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

Mat Pilates—Noon–1pm. Try your first class for free. 973-895-9925. Pilates at Pro Physical Therapy, 2 Emery Ave., Randolph.Pilateswithamy@verzon. net. Proptnj.com.

Awareness Through Movement Classes with Diane Bates—12:30, 2:00 and 4:30pmTuesdays.

Ease pain, improve posture, prevent injury, increase energy and reduce stress. $15. Held at 24 Elm St., Room 1, Morristown. Call 973-534-8122 or email Diane.Bates7@Mac.com for more info.

Yoga for Teens & Tweens—3:45–5:45pm.Aquarian Yoga Center, 641 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair.908-884-4984. AquarianYogaCenter.com.

Yoga for Kids (Ages 2 to 4)—5:00–5:45pm. Drop in $25. More info at 973-944-0555. Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 16-18 Elm St. Morristown.

TheWholeChildNJ.com

Beginner Yoga—5:30–6:45pm, A true beginner class well-suited for the newcomer to Yoga or for those who love to continue focusing on the fundamentals of the basic Yoga poses and correct breathing. The School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main St., Chester. 908-879-9648. TheRoyalPathwaysInc.com.

Stress Reduction Group—6–7pm. $15. Chambers Center for Well Being. 435 South St., Morristown.

973-971-6301.

Yoga Level 1—6–7pm.Learn basic postures, breathing styles and meditation. Contact Jean Marie: 908850-6475. Move in Grace, 294 Main St., Chester.

Prenatal and Post Partum Yoga—6–7:15 pm.

Wednesdays. New students: $67 for 5 classes. Studio Yoga Madison, 2 Green Village Rd., Suite 215, Madison. 973-966-5311. Staff@StudioYogaNJ.com.

StudioYogaNJ.com.

SMART Recovery—6:30–8pm Tuesdays. Secular, science-based recovery group for support and assistance with all forms of addictive behavior. Free. Roxbury Twp. Library. 201-774-8323. SmartRox@Optimum.net.

Come Experience Enlightenment—7pm Tuesdays. Experience how to change every aspect of your life. We teach how to create using Thought Energy.

Thought in Motion, 127 Valley Rd. Montclair, NJ ThoughtinMotion.net Meditation—7–8pm Tuesdays. Beginners and advanced are welcome to join a weekly guided meditation. Aquarian Sun Healing and Learning Center, 212A Main St., Lincoln Park. Donation: $10. Call or email Suzanne@AquarianSun.net before 5pm Tuesday to reserve a spot. 973-686-9100.

Meditation—7–7:30pm.Unity of Sussex County, 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette. 973-383-6277.

UnityofSussex.org.

The Spirit Gathering Church—7:15pm.Tuesdays.Prayer, energy healing, discussion, meditation and mediumship. Held in the rear of Yoga West, 86 Main St., Succasunna. 973-876-2449.

TheSpiritGathering.net.

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Restorative Yoga—7:30pm.Tuesdays.Shed stress and unleash your body’s innate healing capacities through comfortably supported guided relaxations.

Sadhana Yoga, 150 River Rd., Unit M4, Montville.

973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

The Morris Music Men Quartet—7:30pm.Tuesdays.Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 300 Shunpike Rd., Chatham. Sing and socialize. Newcomers always welcome. 877-808-8697. MorrisMusicMen.org.

Restorative Yoga—7:30pm Tuesdays. Community House, Madison. Contact Anitateresap@aol.com for schedule and details.

A Course in Miracles—7:30pm. Study group for the course in spiritual psychotherapy. Miracles-Course. org. Garwood. Call Betsy Zipkin at 732-469-0234.

Book Study Group—7:30–9pm Held at Unity of Sussex County, 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette.

UnityofSussex.org. 973-383-6277.

Chanting Circle—6–7pm. Wednesdays. With Jonathan Jung. $15. RSVP 908-879-3937.

The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St. Chester.

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com Meditation & Self-Reliance Classes—6:30pm.

Wednesdays. Learn how to quiet the mind by getting in touch with your Source and truly learn the art of loving yourself. Free. The Peace Within Spa & Holistic Wellness Center. 63 Beaverbrook Rd., Suite 105, Lincoln Park. Nancy@ThePeaceWithinSpa.com.

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship—6:30pm.

First Wednesdays. Mid-week renewal services.21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. 973-5401177 x203.

Teen Yoga—6:30–7:30pm.Age 13+. Teens learn to listen to their bodies as they move at their own pace promoting peacefulness, mental clarity and

improved self-esteem. Carol’s Yoga Youngsters, 145 Washington St., Morristown.973-898-0544.

Ctr4child@verizon.net. CarolsYogaYoungsters.com Yoga as Medicine—6:15–7:30pm Explore the interface of Hatha Yoga and Ayurvedic medicine. All levels welcome. The Karuna Shala, 855 Bloomfield Ave., Ste. 208, 2nd Fl., Glen Ridge.

Ascension: Guidance, Processes, Activations, & Integration—6:30–8:30pm. Wednesdays. Be the Master of your subconscious mind, achieve selflove, guide your child consciousness, and transcend the negative ego. $25. Portal of Healing, 50 Main St., Chester. 201-841-0358. PortalofHealing.com Free Meditation Class—7–8pm.Learn how to manage stress and emotions through breathing techniques and meditation. A perfect introduction to meditation. Free. Art of Living Foundation,

Connecting with Loved Ones in Spirit—7:30– 9pm. You and up to five family members will sit with three to five mediums who will contact the energy of your loved ones who have passed away.

Netcong. Contact Garry at 908-852-4635 or Garry@ hyp4life.com.

The Gathering—7:30–9:30pm.First and third Tuesdays. Worship service with Christina Lynn Whited. Offering of $10–$20 requested. Call 908638-9066to register. Circle of Intention, 76 Main St., High Bridge. CircleOfIntention.com.

wednesday White Oak Center Organic Co-Op—Every other Wednesday. Delivered by Albert’s Organics.

Membership $20, then $35 bimonthly. White Oak Center, 33 Woodport Rd., Sparta. For more info, contact Brian Trautz at 973-729-1900 or BTrautz@ WhiteOakCenter.com.

Pilates Mat/Tower—9–9:50am. Adding spring resistance to your Pilates workout can take your mat skills to the next level, building strength, coordination and balance. Limited to four participants. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.

WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

Yoga for Women’s Health—9:30–10:45am. Poses to help you better address menstruation, menopause, pelvic floor issues, and basic back care. The Karuna Shala, 855 Bloomfield Ave., Ste. 208, 2nd Fl., Glen Ridge.

Stress Reduction Group—12–1pm. $15. Chambers Center for Well Being. 435 South St., Morristown.

973-971-6301.

Healing Meditations with Rev. Frankie—Noon.

Center for Spiritual Living, 331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown. Free. 973-539-3333.

Pilates for Everyone—5–6pm.Lengthen, strengthen, stretch and tone. Move in Grace, 294 Main St., Chester. For more information, contact Carrie Oesmann: 201-919-7811.

Prenatal Yoga—5:45–6:45pm. A beautiful class designed especially for expectant mothers to learn how to breathe, relax, stretch, and connect with the precious life within. The School of Royal Yoga, 57 Main St., Chester. 908-879-9648.

TheRoyalPathwaysInc.com.

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Swaminarayan Temple, 1466 Rt. 46, Parsippany.

973-400-9191. Parsippany@us.artofliving.org Women’s Healing Circle—7–9pm First Wednesdays. Support, share, bond and attain deep peace through guided meditation. Led by Lindsey Sass.

Preregister at 973-714-0765. $30.The Healing Center, 142 Main St., Bloomingdale.

Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Support Group of Morristown—7–9pm First Wednesdays, except July and August. Support for patients and their families. Speakers. 973-219-8092 or Wen5500@hotmail. com. 95 Madison Ave., Suite 109A, Morristown.

Introduction to Soto Zen Practice—7:15pm.

Hands-on instruction and explanation for seated and walking meditation. Dharma talk and discussion.

By donation. Rev. Shofu Keegan, Empty Hand Zen Group, 22 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair. 908-6728782. EmptyHandZen.org.

Intuitive Tantric Meditation—7:30pm.Wednesdays.

Still your mind, experience your inner energies, and enjoy love & peace. Sadhana Yoga, 150 River Road, Unit M4, Montville. 973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

The Morris County (West) Chapter of Holistic Moms Network—7:30pm.FirstWednesdays.Held at Chester Field House, 107 Seminary Ave., Chester.

InfoHMNWestMorris@yahoo.com.

AA Meeting (O-B-ST)—8pm.Wednesdays. Open to those struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction. Free. Cranford United Methodist Church, 201 Lincoln Ave., Cranford.

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Adolescent & Teen Boys Yoga (Elementary and Middle School)—6–6:45pm. More info at 973944-0555. The Yoga Way Center, 16-18 Elm St. Morristown. TheWholeChildNJ.com Evening Yoga Series—6:15pm–7:30pm. For adults.

All levels yoga series. Advance registration and monthly payment is required; Essex County Environmental Center, 621-B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland.

973-228-8776.

Pilates Sculpt—6–7pm. Pilates at Pro Physical Therapy, 2 Emery Ave., Randolph. 973-895-9925.

PilateswithAmy@verizon.net. Proptnj.com.

Reiki Share—6:30–9pm Fourth Thursdays. Experience Reiki’s healing touch by giving or receiving.

All welcome. Free. Aquarian Sun, 212A Main St., Lincoln Park.973-686-9100. AquarianSun.net.

Potluck and Spiritual Chat—7-9pm. Free. Bring a potluck dish to share, share in a safe, loving environment. Tree of Health Center, 55 Newton-Sparta Rd., Unit 107, Newton. 973-500-8813.

Yoga with Daniella—7pm.Yoga for all levels. $5 suggested donation. The First Presbyterian Church, 11-13 Main St., Franklin. $5 suggested donation.

Daniella.Hurley@yahoo.com. iwc Women’s Group—7–8:30pm. Thursdays.

Therapeutic discussion group led by licensed professional counselors processing all life issues including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce, life transition, stress, aging, care-giving, etc. iwc for medical, mind and body. 401 Rte. 24, Chester. Call for information: 908-879-8700.

Free BodySculpt Class—8:30–9:15am. Weekly.

Free. Carefully and gently strengthen and tone your core and body using light weights and props.

Benessere, the center for wellness, 510 Morris Ave., Summit, 908-277-4080 BenessereNJ.com

Hypnosis & NLP Certification—7–9pm. Become a certified hypnotherapist & NLP practitioner. Eleven separate classes and the convenience of paying per class, or do certification separate. First 5 for NLP and last 6 for hypnotherapist. Huna Healing Center, 23 Diamond Spring Rd., Suite 5, Denville.

HunaHealingCenter.com. HunaHealingCenter@ yahoo.com.973-224-6773.

YogaFlow—9:30–10:40am Thursdays. $15/Class or $50/4classes. Family Chiropractic Center, 28 Bowling Green Pky. Suite 1A, Lake Hopatcong.

973-663-5633. HartmanChiropractic.com.

The Sussex County Chapter of Holistic Moms— 7pm.Second Thursdays. Free. Held at Holy Counselor Lutheran Church, 68 Sand Hill Rd., Sussex.

973-347-1246. TiggerNorton04@gmail.com.

Qi Gong/Tai Chi—11am–12pm. Designed for all levels with each participant working at his/her individual level of ability. $65 for 10 class session.

Senior Center of the Chathams, Chatham Twp. Municipal Bldg. Gym, 58 Meyersville Rd., Chatham.

973-635-4565. ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

Sacred Light Circle of Intention, Prayer, Meditation, and Healing—7–9 pm, first and third Thursdays. Suggested offering, $11. DivineAlchemy111@ gmail.com or 973-366-8765. Held at Rest Stop Rejuvenate, 21 Maple Ave., Rockaway.

RestStopRejuvenate.com. 973-985-7548.

Healthy Food Prep Classes with Phyllis Deering—Noon, Third Thursdays. Learn about delicious and healthy food preparation.$25; 4 for $75.

Contact Marnie at Mountain Lakes Organic Co-op, LLC, 10 Vale Dr., Mountain Lakes. 973-335-4469.

FruitLady@MountainLakesOrganic.com.

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Support Group Meeting—7:30–9pm. We follow the ASCA meeting format and our goal is mutual support in a gentle and nonjudgmental environment. Ascasupport.org or Ascamnj@yahoo.com. The Morristown Chapter of ASCA, Church of the Redeemer, 36 South St., Morristown.

Lunch & Learn—Noon–1pm.Thursdays. $10.

Register at 908-879-3937. The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester. TheArtofTheHeart-Chester.com.

White Oak Yoga—4:15–5:15pm Gentle Yoga.

Taught by Elizabeth Bell. Sparta Ambulance Bldg., 14 Sparta Ave., Sparta. 973-729-1900.

WhiteOakCenter.com.

A Course in Miracles—7:30pm. Study group for the course in spiritual psychotherapy. Miracles-Course. org. Summit. Betsy Zipkin. 732-469-0234.

A Course in Miracles—7:30–9pm Second Thursdays. Study group for the course in spiritual psychotherapy. Unity of Sussex County, 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette.973-383-6277.UnityofSussex.org.

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Yoga Flow—9:15–10:30am.$10/class. Breathing Room Center, 735 Rte. 94, Newton.973-896-0030.

BreathingRoomCenter.com.

White Oak Yoga—8–9am Mixed level. Taught by Elizabeth Bell. Sparta Ambulance Bldg., 14 Sparta Ave., Sparta.973-729-1900.WhiteOakCenter.com.

Beginners Yoga with Shirley Sahaja Sicsko— 9:30am Fridays. Yoga West Holistic Center, 86 Main St., Succasunna; 973-584-6664.YogaWest.com.

“Men Who Care” Men’s Meeting—8:30–10am.

First Saturdays.331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown.973-539-3114. Rrsci.org.

Morning Yoga Series—9:30am–10:45am for adults. All levels yoga series. Essex County Environmental Center, 621-B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland.

973-228-8776.

“I Am That I Am” Guided Meditation and Practice—8:30–9:30am. Saturdays. With Rev. Sue Freeman. $15. RSVP 908-879-3937.

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester.

Morning Meditation—10–11am Fridays. Held at The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester. RSVP at 908879-3937.More info at TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

Prenatal Yoga—9am–10:15am.The Karuna Shala, 855 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 208, 2nd Floor, Glen Ridge.

Qigong with Sal Canzonieri—11am-noon. Held at The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester. Call Sue at 908-879-3937 for pricing & more info.

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

Spin & Stretch—9:30–10:15.The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph. WellnessCenterNWJ. com or973-895-2003.

Kripalu Yoga with Stacy Ackerman—11am– 12:15pm. Healing/calming mixed level class. Specialty is age 45+. Beginners always welcome. First class $10. Bright Heart Yoga, 1225 Sussex Tpke, Randolph (back building, 3rd floor). 973-216-5829 or stacyayoga@optonline.net

Tasting Life Twice: A Monthly Writing Circle—9:30–11:30am. Come to one session, or come to all. $20 drop-in. Interweave, 31 Woodland Ave. (2nd Floor of Calvary Episcopal Church’s Parish Office), Summit.908-277-2120.Interweave.org.

Debtors Anonymous Meeting—5:30–6:30pm.

Twelve-step meeting for those dealing with debt, overspending and under-earning. Downstairs Main Bldg. at Redeemer Church, 37 Newton Sparta Rd., Newton. 877-717-3328. Njpada.org.

Ascension: Guidance, Processes, Activations, & Integration—10am–12noon. Saturdays. Be the Master of your subconscious mind, achieve selflove, guide your child consciousness, and transcend the negative ego. $25. Portal of Healing, 50 Main St., Chester. 201-841-0358. PortalofHealing.com

Drum Circle—6pm. Weekly drum circle to get your spirit flowing with the ancient healing art of drumming.

Learn new skills; connect with others in this warm and welcoming space. $20/class. Breathing Room Center, 735 Rte. 94, Newton. 973-997-0116. HoopNDrums@ Yahoo.com. BreathingRoomCenter.com.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting—10–11:30am.Twelve-step recovery for food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia.

St. Clare’s Hospital Dover Campus, 400 West Blackwell St., Conference Room C, Dover. 973 945 2704. Erm514@comcast.net. FoodAddicts.org.

Monthly Kirtan w/ Raghavendra & Tara— 7–9pm. Second Fridays. Bring your open heart to join us in chanting names of the Divine. Chants sheet & Chai provided. $5 donation at the door. Karuna Shala Yoga & Ayurveda, 10 Herman St., Glen Ridge.

973-743-1211. TheKarunaShala.com.

T’ai Chi—10–11:30am. $20. Chambers Center for Well Being. 435 South St., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

Reiki Share—7–9pm Fridays. Join with other Reiki practitioners and experience working on others.

Suggested donation $10-$15.Divine Inspirations Bookstore, 217 Franklin Ave., Nutley.973-562-5844.

DivineBooks.net.

AA Meeting—7:30pm.St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 70 Maple Ave., Morristown. 973-538-0555.

Evening of Prayer and Healing—7:30–9:30pm.

Third Fridays. Join the Universal Healing family to heal all life on this planet and in this solar system, galaxy and universe. Bring finger foods to share.

Growing Consciousness, 54 Canfield Rd., Morristown. Free. 973-292-5090.

The Minstrel—8–11pm Fridays. Concert series.

Refreshments served. Admission varies. 973335-9489. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. FolkProject. org. Festival.FolkProject.org.

Al-Anon Meeting—8–9:30pm Center for Practical Spirituality – Religious Science, 331 Mt. Kemble Ave., Morristown. 973-539-3114. Rsci.org.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting—10:15am– 12:15pm. Weekly gathering of the free support group that helps people lose weight and keep it off. Downstairs meeting room, Parsippany Library.

973-335 1717. Wjioa.com.

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Reiki Class—10:30am. Taught by Roxana Salas of the Roxamor Center. County College of Morris, 30 Schuyler Place, Suite 220 B, Morristown. RoxamorCenter.com.

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Prenatal Yoga—10:30–11:45am. Helps relieve back pain, increase flexibility & teaches relaxation techniques. KulaYogaWellness.com; 25 Main St., Stanhope.

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Charity Yoga Class—11am–12pm. Different charity each month. Suggested donation $10. LokaYoga, 15 Church St., Liberty Corner. 908-655-5147.

LokaYoga.com Integrated Yoga for Boys—1:15–2pm Saturdays.

Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 14 Elm St., Morristown. 201-213-1294.

Swingin’ Tern—8–11pm.Beginners’ Workshop, 7:30pm.First and third Saturdays. Contra and square dancing to live music. $10 adults/$5 students with ID. The First Presbyterian Church, 14 Hanover Rd., East Hanover. 973-295-6864. FolkProject.org.

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COACHING AND COUNSELING HARRY S. ZERLER, MA, LCADC, NJDRCC

908-852-5536 • hzerler@goodpath.net GoodPath LLC Serving central NJ

For Health Behavior Change to enhance your well-being whether your goals are to improve your diet, get more exercise, reduce substance use, manage stress or optimize relationships. Harry S. Zerler is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and an NJ licensed professional approved for IDRC, Courts and School evaluations.

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY LIVING WATERS WELLNESS CENTER

Ann Ochs • Colon Hydrotherapist I-ACT Certified, Advanced Level Certified National Board for Colon Therapy Body Ecology Diet Certified 26 Elm Street, Morristown 973-998-6550 • ColonHealthNJ.com AnnLivingWaters@aol.com

Ann Ochs has more than eight years experience as a colon hydrotherapist.

She holds an advanced certification from the International Association of Colon Therapists (I-ACT), is certified by the National Board for Colon Hydrotherapy, and is a certified body ecologist. Living Waters offers the Angel of Water®, an advanced colon hydrotherapy system, designed to offer the ultimate in privacy and dignity. The Center is under the medical direction of Kristine Profeta-Gedroic, MD, FAAFP. Call today for an appointment. See ad on page 28.

Center for Systemic Dentistry Holistic, Biological and General Dentistry Certified Nutritional Consultant 438 Springfield Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 908-464-9144 • Systemicdentistry.org

Dr. Memoli has undergone extensive training in both traditional and alternative dentistry. He has taught dental acupuncture, homeopathy, herbology, nutrition and neural therapy. He lectures in the post-graduate Institute for Systemic Dentistry in subjects such as restorative dentistry, biocompatibility, dental stress and function, infectious diseases and periodontal therapy. A comprehensive examination is offered in which underlying causes, dental disease, and potential systemic effects are assessed. Dr. Timothy MacLaga, his associate, practices holistic pediatric and general dentistry and focuses on nutritional, orthodontic, composite restorations and early periodontal prevention. See ad on page 31.

EDUCATION DIAN’S WELLNESS SIMPLIFIED

Dian Freeman, MA, MHHC Private Nutritional Consultations, Classes, Nutritional Certification Course Morristown, NJ 973 267-4816 • WellnessSimplified.com

Clinical Nutritionist Dian Freeman for over 12 years has taught a sixmonth nutritional course for certification as a Holistic Health Counselor, HHC. With over 600 graduates, many students take the course for a career in healing or for personal use. See ad on page 53.

HOLISTIC HEALING SERVICES

SUSAN RICHTER RN, CNC, CCH, LDHS

Next Level Healing of NJ, Inc 166 Franklin Road, Denville 973-586-0626 info@NextLevelHealing.com

PHILIP MEMOLI, DMD, FAGD, CNC

AWAKENING WELLNESS, LLC

Aside from being an RN, Susan Richter is also a Loomis Digestive Health Specialist, nutrition counselor, and colon hydrotherapist with 30 years experience. Each specialty helps find the source of stress that underlies any symptom.

Susan’s counseling includes making proper food choices. She uses enzyme-rich whole food supplements which help to naturally re-balance biochemical reactions in the digestive tract, thus supporting homeostasis in the whole body.

Next, to rid any lingering toxins, Susan uses ClosedSystem Colon Hydrotherapy, or sessions in an infrared sauna, which can also help to control weight or ease muscle aches. Finally, other holistic methods are employed to eliminate nutritional, structural, or emotional stress. Mention this publication and receive 20% off on your first three appointments.

Hilary D. Bilkis, MS, CST CranioSacral Therapy • SomatoEmotional Release Work • Visceral Mobility Energy Healing • MELT Method Instruction 14 Pine St., Suite 8, Morristown, NJ 07960 973-479-2229 • Awakening4Wellness.com

During a hands-on-bodywork session, Hilary uniquely blends CranioSacral Therapy with other healing modalities to alleviate chronic pain, headaches, stress and accumulated tension from the client’s body. The client benefits from the treatments on a physical, emotional and energetic level. Hilary facilitates the body’s self-healing process; gently releasing restrictions in the connective tissue and removing energy blockages. Using her intuitive abilities, she also helps release stored injury, trauma, memories and emotions. Clearing the body of its stuck stress will improve the client’s health, feelings of

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HUNA HEALING CENTER

Lory Sison-Coppola Reiki Master, Past Life Regressionist, Huna, Crystal Children Advocate, Readings 23 Diamond Spring Road, Suite 5 Denville, NJ 07834 973-796-4661 HunaHealingCenter@Yahoo.com HunaHealingCenter.com

The Center offers different modalities that will raise your Spiritual Awareness, heighten your vibrations. We are dedicated to understanding and providing for those with specific needs. Classes, Certifications, Healing sessions, readings and counseling are offered.

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HYPNOSIS ADVANCED CARE HYPNOSIS

Daniel Rose - CHT – Author of The Hypnotic Coach 973-402-6882 • AdvancedCareHypnosis.com Locations: Montville & Red Bank NJ & NYC

Daniel’s unique ability to help clients reach their deepest level of trance directly correlates to medical studies suggesting “greater states of hypnotic trance, produce more effective results.” He is often regarded as the “go to” hypnotist for many challenging cases as well as the more common weight loss, smoking, relationships, fears, habits, stress, anxiety, sports performance, etc. Daniel’s caring and integrative approach, and the positive results achieved, is what makes him a top choice referral for many medical offices in the NJ/NY TriState Area. Free 15 min consult available! References available upon request.

HYPNOSIS COUNSELING CENTER

2 E. Northfield Rd. #5, Livingston 28 Mine St., Flemington 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 3400 Valley Forge Cir., King of Prussia, PA 908-996-3311 . Hypnosisnj.com

seminars, work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals who want to better their lives. We specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement and public speaking. The State of New Jersey and Fortune 500 Corporation alike employ our programs. See ad on page 8.

HYP4LIFE LLC –

Improving Your Life Through Hypnotherapy Garry Gewant, MA Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist 908 852-4635 Garry@Hyp4Life.com • Hyp4Life.com

Incorporating traditional hypnotherapy techniques with other holistic modalities is Garry’s forte.

Using traditional hypnosis for Smoking Cessation, Weight Control, Stress Management, Elimination of Fears, Improving Sports, Artistic, and Academic Performance, Anger Management, etc. He has expanded his practice to include Reiki Healing, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, Metaphysical Counseling, Psychic/Mediumship and Past Life Regression Therapy as taught to him by Dr. Brian Weiss author of “Many Lives, Many Masters.”

With 27 years of experience Hypnosis Counseling Center of New Jersey is a full-service counseling center, using both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. We regularly hold adult education

RESHMA SHAH MEDITATION AND HEALING

Reshma Shah Westfield, NJ 062479 • 908-264-4344 Reshmashah.com • info@reshmashah.com

Reshma is a certified ThetaHealing® Teacher and Practitioner with a passion in helping individuals recognize their limiting belief patterns and tap into their true potential. Her students learn the practice of Thetahealing® and her clients benefit from one on one sessions healing them from illness, trauma, chronic pail, spiritual and emotional restriction giving them miraculous transformations. Reshma specializes in working with children and their parents teaching them mediation, the use of alteration in life style with Thetahealing® and the power of developing intuitive abilities to transform their lives to their desires. As per debut month, the first time clients get 25% off their first session.

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MORRIS HYPNOSIS CENTER

Linda West, B.A., A.C.H. 973-506-9654 • 55 Madison Ave, Morristown • MorrisHypnosisCenter.com

Advanced Clinical Hypnosis using an interactive, personalized technique; based on a lengthy interview at our first session and dialogues at following sessions. I don’t talk “at” you; we both speak before and during your hypnosis. I also teach you self-hypnosis.

Specializing in weight, stress, smoking, chronic pain, test taking, anger, sports, obsessive thoughts, sensitive substances, sleep, fears, confidence, and attention issues. Hypnosis can get you unstuck in virtually any area of your life. If you have constraints that you can’t seem to break through, hypnosis can free you and put you back in charge. Come for a free consultation to learn how you can reframe your past and design your future.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RENEW HOLISTIC HEALTH

Allison Fox, M.D. 174 Maplewood Ave., Suite 2, Maplewood, NJ 07040 (973) 763-0200 RenewDirection.com

Dr. Fox is a board certified family medicine physician who has a passion for helping people balance and heal the body, the mind, and the spirit to achieve complete and meaningful health. After training at Brown University, Dr. Fox went on to become an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. At Renew, she utilizes all aspects of her extensive training to create a customized health assessment and plan for her patients. Be good to yourself, contact Dr. Fox today!

MEDIATION ON COMMON GROUND

A Holistic Conflict resolution service 2 West Hanover Avenue, Suite #203 Randolph, NJ 07869 OnCommonGround.biz 862-242-6204

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Mitsu Rajda, a professional Mediator, offers conflict resolution in the field of Family Law (including Divorce and post Divorce issues), Business, Community and Civil Law. Her holistic MEDIATION service is more cost effective than litigation, saves time and facilitates a win/win solution benefitting all the parties. The outcome is tailored to meet the unique needs of the parties.

The parties have full control in the process of decision making. Mediation helps people move on.

It maintains the privacy and dignity of the parties and above all it preserves and nurtures the integrity of relationships.

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PSYCHOTHERAPY JOANNA M. FARRELL, LCSW

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PROGRESSIVE HOLISTIC DENTAL THERAPIES TRANSFORM QUALITY OF LIFE Patients travel from around the world to experience world class quality, service and expertise Denville is famous for its medical community. So, it’s no surprise that a perfect smile is a must have item in this friendly town. Hand crafting those smiles is the life work of Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fine. Their office’s reputation has spread so far that they now treat patients from around the world; often doing more smile makeovers in a single month that some dentists do in a lifetime.

They also offer an amazing alternative for those living with missing teeth. This dramatic advancement in the field of dental implantology now makes it possible for many patients to switch from dentures to permanent implant supported teeth in only a few hours. This new approach can be used to replace a single missing tooth or an entire mouth. Patients leave the office after just one appointment with a beautiful and strong smile. Discomfort is so minimal that most patients eat a light meal that evening.

Upon entering the front door you will immediately know that this is no ordinary dental office, because that’s what most people say upon seeing it for the first time.

Among the practice’s notable patients are actresses, actors, astronauts, models and TV personalities. However most of the doctor’s patients are everyday people who just want to look their best.

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