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JANUARY 2015 Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

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By Judith A. Hancox, MSW, LCSW, BCETS

20 DECLUTTERING THE NEW YEAR Clearing a Path to Healthier Living

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21 LOUISE HAY ON

LOVING YOURSELF TO AGELESS HEALTH

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25 IT’S ALL ABOUT METABOLISM

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30 HORMONE-HAPPY FOODS

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ost of us make resolutions to improve our health or appearance or to become “better” in some way. Presumably we expect to find happiness at the end of the road if we succeed. Do we have it backward? If we look instead for moments of happiness and joy, maybe we will become healthier and more beautiful as a result—more ourselves, and closer to the person we were meant to be. Several books I’ve read recently teach that joy is a marker that lets you know you are on the right path. How do you find joy? Look for glimpses in your relationships, hobbies, music, or art and acknowledge the moments as significant. Be grateful for them and consider whether they point down a road worth exploring.

As an exercise in affirming these moments, I plan to keep a Joy Jar during 2015. It simply consists of writing down on slips of paper joyful moments and things I am grateful for, placing them in a jar throughout the year, and then reviewing them on New Year’s Eve. Whether my jar fills up or not, I hope the ritual reminds me of my blessings and teaches me where my own joy leads.

Louise Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life, believes that loving and forgiving yourself leads to health, happiness and longevity, and claims that changing ones thoughts by cultivating self-love and personal affirmations can heal disease, addiction, obesity, PTSD and more. For her take on the subject, read our article “Louise Hay on Loving Yourself to Ageless Health” on page 21.

Of course our Health and Wellness issue also has guidance on healing and balancing the body directly including the latest holistic approaches to understanding metabolism (“It’s All About Metabolism” on page 25), smart food choices for hormone health (“Hormone-Happy Foods” on page 30), and how high-intensity workouts improve insulin levels (“Interval Training Knocks Down Blood Sugar” on page 33).

I hope you find both approaches interesting and helpful in crafting your own path toward a healthy, prosperous, and joyous 2015.

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newsbriefs The Integrative Wellness Network Presents Secrets of Successful, Positive, Personal Change

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n Tuesday, January 20, 7pm, Renee Dorn of the Integrative Wellness Network presents the secrets of successful, positive, personal change at the group’s monthly meeting, located at the Presbyterian Church, 65 South Street, Morristown. Is this the year you have resolved that you will diet; go to the gym more; stop smoking; be nicer; be more assertive; start a new business; or learn a new language? Or have you given up on resolutions altogether? Those who study human behavior have found that success comes from neither luck nor willpower but is more often achieved by changing one’s habits. The discussion will be based on a study of more than 1,000 people who were able to permanently and positively alter their lives by doing just that. The fee to attend the IWN’s meetings, open to everyone interested in personal and collective wellbeing, is $7.

As a life coach, group fitness instructor, and Qigong practice leader, Renee Dorn helps clients take control of and responsibility for their mind, body, and spirit. She draws from her extensive experience in corporate project management and process development to assist people in developing habits that support their individual desires.

For more information, call Renee Dorn at 551-574-9500 or Cesar Godoy at 973-.216-4070. The IWN meetings are held in the church parlor, and parking is available next to the church building.

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he Morris County Park Commission and Fosterfields Living Historical Farm partner with the Foodshed Alliance Famers’ Access Network, Sustainable Morristown, and local farmers to bring a monthly winter farmers market to Morris County. The market, open from 10am to 2pm, is located in the Visitors Center at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm on 73 Kahdena Road in Morris Township, offering fresh, locally produced goods for purchase on the second Sunday of every month through May (1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/12, 5/10). Products will include meats, cheeses, artisan breads, prepared foods, honey, preserves, and winter produce grown by farmers within the Foodshed Alliance.

With the help of the Foodshed Alliance, Sustainable Morristown, and the Morris County Park Commission, locally produced goods are available for purchase at a convenient location throughout the colder months. As Mark Sutherland, Manager of Historic Sites, stated, “Supporting our local farmers is so important to us here at Fosterfields. In the winter months, finding a place to purchase these goods becomes a challenge due to the lack of farmers markets. It gives me great pleasure to be a part of the effort to bring locally grown and raised products to Morris County through all the seasons.”

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newsbriefs Chambers Center for Well Being Announces New Integrative Medicine Programs and Professional Classes

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he Chambers Center for Well Being, located in a new 20,000-square-foot facility at 435 South Street in Morristown, is a place where physicians and healthcare providers are trained to prevent and treat disease using evidenced-based medicine from more than 200 global healing traditions.

The center offers life-changing programs and professional classes, monthly educational lectures and special events, and ongoing movement classes. Upcoming lifestyle programs and professional classes are as follows:

The Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease – A 9-week outpatient program, covered by Medicare when qualifying conditions are met, that has been scientifically proven to halt and even reverse heart disease. Clinical outcomes consistently demonstrate that participants show improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol levels, depression, and weight. The program focuses on nutrition, exercise, stress management and group support, and making simple choices to improve health, well-being, and survival.

Lifestyle Change Program – A comprehensive 12-week group program helps participants to establish, reach, and maintain fitness, weight, and wellness goals through supervised exercise, diet and nutrition, and stress management.

The program may be particularly beneficial to those managing diabetes, heart disease, thyroid conditions, fibromyalgia, or other chronic conditions that contribute to stress.

Chambers Learning Center – Provides training and certification courses to educate medical professionals as well as community members who want to learn more about integrative medicine or are interested in becoming integrative health professionals. Programs include a Mindful Leadership Retreat, February 21, 9am to 4pm; Habit Change Coaching Workshop, February 28; the Birch Tree Center Integrative Healing Arts Program (holistic nursing certification program), March 26–29, July 16–19, November 12–15; the Garden State Massage Therapy Academy, opening in March (call 908403-8624 for more information); Clinical Qi Gong Certification Program, with free introductory lectures on January 29 and March 5, from 7 to 8pm; and the Maharishi Ayurveda Training Program, beginning April 25 and 26.

For more information and times on any of the above programs, and for other locations, call the Chambers Center for Well Being at 973-971-6301 or visit ChambersCenterForWellbeing.org.

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ournal to Joy, a workshop to be held on Saturday, February 21, 1 to 3:30pm, at Monmouth Beach Yoga & Wellness, 36 Beach Road, Monmouth Beach, is for those interested in establishing an ongoing journaling practice or anyone who simply wishes to enjoy an uplifting and inspiring afternoon within a tranquil setting. Led by Fran McConnell, CPC, ELI-MP, owner of the Balanced Owl, LLC, the workshop will guide participants through soul-searching and intention-oriented writing exercises designed to create a more purposeful, joyful life. A complimentary journal will be provided.

Journaling, a practice rooted in self-care, can be a powerful way to help you make sense of your feelings and validate your deepest intentions. Expressing one’s thoughts in writing has been shown to help people discover or recognize unproductive behavior patterns and specific areas where they may be “stuck.” It also helps participants articulate scattered thoughts to understand how best to accomplish their goals while releasing negative thoughts, fears, resentments, and regrets that may be holding them back. Journal to Joy Part 2 will be held on Saturday, March 7, for additional self-exploration and goal setting.

Register online at Mbyogaandwellness.com. For more information, call 973-452-2828 or visit TheBalancedOwl.com. To connect with Fran, email Fran@thebalancedowl. com. See ad on page 18.

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Wellspring Health Collective Announces New Programs for 2015

Melasma: What It Is and How to Treat It

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he Wellspring Health Collective, 697 Valley Street in Maplewood, the area’s only center dedicated to holistic living and wellness, has added five new programs for 2015 to its already diverse schedule of ongoing classes and support groups. Founded in 2012 by Sue Rexford and Lynda Rountree, the collective offers a wide range of holistic services as well as discussion and support groups. The new classes are Reiki Clinic with Susan L. Miller, Slow Flow Yoga with Jillian Giunta, and a series of programs offered by Turning Leaf Career Consulting.

As Sue Rexford notes, “In addition to welcoming new practitioners with our expanded calendar of programs, we are pleased to be able to allow those who have been with us to spread their wings and offer new programs to our clientele.” Lynda Rountree adds, “We are proud to add these new opportunities for growth to our clients. As we continue to grow the Wellspring community, we look forward to welcoming new instructors and practitioners into our practice.”

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elasma is a facial skin disorder characterized by brown patches of irregular size and shape that appear on the forehead, cheeks, upper lip, and nose. Melasma occurs when certain pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes are stimulated. Female hormones, particularly during pregnancy, can make melanocytes more susceptible to stimulation.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for women to present with this type of hyperpigmentation during pregnancy. Additionally, a history of prolonged sun exposure has been documented as a catalyst of melasma. Women are not the only sufferers: Any individual with a genetic predisposition for melasma can be at risk for developing the condition. Other conditions that may cause melasma include thyroid disease, allergic reactions to medication, cosmetics, and procedures such as waxing that physically manipulate the skin.

The best approach to treating melasma is a combination of several different techniques. Bleaching agents such as hydroquinone 4% work very well in decreasing the discoloration. It can be advantageous to use a combination of various bleaching agents at a lower percentage, 2%, each. They are equally effective in treating the darker pigmented areas and also help to minimize any unwanted side effects. Tretinon (Retin A), a popular topical agent, is useful in promoting cell turnover, which aids in eliminating the older, more pigmented melanocytes. In women of color, the best results are sometimes achieved using a cream that combines Retin A, hydroquinone, and a mild steroid. These products are available by prescription only and should be used under the care of a physician.

Bleaching agents are most effective in treating melasma when combined with laser and medical microdermabrasion treatments. Microdermabrasion aids the topical agents in breaking down the pigmentations and removing them from the surface of the skin. Fractionated lasers, such as the popular Fraxel, are very effective in treating melasma.

The most effective way to combat melisma, however, is by preventing its occurrence. A good sunscreen is paramount: An SPF of a least 30 should be applied routinely every day, year round. When choosing a sunscreen, it is important to read and understand the ingredients. Sunscreens containing physical blockers such as titanium and zinc oxide are preferred over those containing chemical blockers. This is because UV-A, UV-B, and visible light are all capable of stimulating melanocytes. You don’t have to hide from the sun to remain healthy. With the right treatment and by following a good prescribed home-care protocol, you will be able to lessen the chances of melasma occurring and manage and control this unsightly condition when it does.

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Hypnosis as a Way to Keep New Year’s Resolutions

By Barry Wolfson

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or the last 26 years, when the calendar changes from one year to the next, my phone begins ringing. It’s become as predictable as the new year itself. As director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center, I’m approached by people calling me to set up hypnotherapy appointments to help them overcome some of the obstacles and challenges in their lives. Usually it’s for smoking cessation or weight loss. Often, however, it’s for other forms of behavior modification or wanting to create more positive and healthy changes in their lives.

I usually also get the following questions: 1. How effective is hypnosis? 2. What is the cost? 3. How many sessions do I need? 4. Will I cackle like a chicken?

You know the drill. Each year, folks make New Year’s resolutions to change behaviors. Almost none of them keep those resolutions. It’s not that we don’t want to make changes: The problem is we try to tough it out alone using sheer willpower. However, many resolutions involve long-term habits that are simply too difficult to change without help.

That’s where hypnosis comes in. Hypnosis can be a very effective tool in making this year’s resolution come true.

Why don’t resolutions always work? Although January 1 connotes a new beginning, just picking an arbitrary date to make a change doesn’t always make it happen immediately.

It’s like riding a bicycle. Very few of us probably mastered that task immediately. It took practice and then some more practice, falling and getting back up. The same is true for smoking cessation and weight loss. Cigarettes are highly addictive; even though the health risks are clear, most folks have tried to stop smoking many times and failed. And even with the help of nicotine patches or nicotine gum, people

fail unless they also learn to practice behavior modification, which is what hypnosis is.

Many folks ask me why hypnosis will work while other methodologies don’t. Hypnosis is an ”alpha” state of mind, a dreamlike state similar to that achieved through yoga and meditation. I use my voice to put clients into a very relaxed state where I can then plant positive suggestions for change.

At the same time, I make my clients individual customized audio CDs to listen to daily. These CDs reinforce what’s done in my office and help clients practice on their own, enhancing their chances for permanent success. Does everyone I see succeed? I wish they did. I would love that. Unfortunately not, but a great many do. However, clients need to approach change as ongoing rather than something happening in one day, like New Year’s Day. Nicotine addiction and poor lifelong eating patterns weren’t created in a day and won’t be broken in one. The old adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” applies for a reason.

Clients also see me in group classes for smoking cessation and weight loss that are held in a variety of adult schools, YMCAs and fitness clubs, and corporations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. While group classes are less expensive than individual sessions, they are not quite as effective as individual counseling.

Even though hypnosis has been approved by the American Medical Association since 1958, some folks still have their doubts about its efficacy as a valid treatment. Why not start the new year right and consider hypnotherapy as the first step in a healthier life?

For more information, email Barry Wolfson, MS, director of the Hypnosis Counseling Center, at Barry@hypnosisnj.com, call 908-996-3311 or visit Hypnosisnj.com. See ad on page 5.

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healthbriefs What Is Rolfing?

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tress of any kind shortens and tightens the body. Over time, that tightness will lock into connective tissue and diminish flexibility and cause chronic pain until it is released. People who suffer from all kinds of chronic muscular pain seek out Rolfing. Athletes and performers use Rolfing to enhance their overall balance and body awareness as part of a lifestyle that includes a balanced diet, exercise, and a holistic understanding of health.

Rolfing also offers great benefits to computer users whose posture, shoulders, arms, and wrists become uncomfortable from long hours of use.

How Does Rolfing Work? The Rolfer slowly uses his hands to release adhesions, strains, and sprains in the connective tissue, the fibrous web that binds muscles, bones, and organs together. Because the relative flexibility of connective tissues determines how easily muscles will move, Rolfers work on the connective tissue to help free the muscles.

How Is a Treatment Set Up? The basic Rolfing is a series of ten sessions, each lasting about 1 hour to 1 1/4 hours long. Most people come once a week, although scheduling is flexible. When you come in for your appointment, your Rolfer will spend some time taking a medical history and talking to you about your body and what goals you have for the work. Rolfing clients wear their underwear or a bathing suit while they are getting worked on, whichever is more comfortable.

How Does Rolfing Improve Posture, Alignment or Structure? Rolfers look at the body and ask themselves, “Is this body balanced in the gravity field?” Rolfers realign the structure of the body so that standing is comfortable and movement is

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efficient. While most people concentrate on “good posture,” working to hold themselves upright, Rolfers concentrate on “good structure,” or resting comfortably in alignment.

Edward Hemberger, a certified Structural Integration specialist, also practices Active Release Therapy, Muscle Release Therapy, and Neuromuscular Therapy. Formerly a massage therapist for several U.S. Olympic squads, he has also worked with local sports franchises and has trained under Dr. Thomas Findley the past ten years as an Advanced Rolfer, working at the Hospital in East Orange. For more information, visit HembergerStructuralIntegration.com.

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study from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that people with low levels of magnesium in their blood have a significantly greater risk of chronic kidney disease. The researchers correlated the blood levels of magnesium in 13,226 people ages 45 to 65 with the incidence of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease among them. Subjects that had blood serum magnesium levels below what is generally considered the normal range (0.7–1 millimole per liter) were associated with a 58 percent increased risk of chronic kidney disease and a 139 percent increased risk of end-stage renal disease.

Abnormally low levels of magnesium may result from a number of conditions, including inadequate intake of serum magnesium due to chronic diarrhea, malabsorption, alcoholism, chronic stress and the use of medications such as diuretics. Foods rich in magnesium include leafy greens, nuts and seeds, beans, whole grains, avocados, bananas and figs.

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SECONDHAND SMOKE DAMAGES CHILDREN’S HEARING

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esearchers from São Paulo’s School of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa have found that secondhand smoke negatively affects a child’s hearing.

The researchers tested 145 students between ages 8 and 10 that showed normal hearing in standardized tests.

Their secondhand smoke exposure was measured by the level of a nicotine metabolite in the children’s urine. The 60 youngsters that had been exposed to secondhand smoke showed significantly lower responses to certain frequencies in both ears when compared to the others that weren’t exposed to the smoke.

Researchers suspect that the affecting mechanism may be the acrolein gas that forms from burning tobacco cigarettes. The chemical was found to damage ear cells in a study published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. A 2012 study of diesel exhaust, which likewise produces acrolein gas, by the Republic of Korea’s Dongguk University, also showed damage to middle ear cells.

Supporting these results, a study published in the American Medical Association Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery journal found that smoking during pregnancy almost triples the risk of lowfrequency hearing loss in the child.

The study tested 964 adolescents between ages 12 and 15, of whom 16 percent were exposed to prenatal smoking.

Body Symmetry Correlates with Male Strength

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esearch from Germany’s University of Göttingen has determined that men with greater body symmetry also have greater strength. The scientists sampled 69 heterosexual, right-handed adult men, measuring handgrip strength as a scientifically recognized means for determining power and strength, as well as fluctuating asymmetry (FA), a measure of subtle, random deviations from perfect bilateral symmetry in traits that are typically symmetrical in the general population.

FA was evaluated by measuring and comparing 12 body feature traits on the right and left sides, including breadth of the hand, wrist and elbow; finger length; and facial features.

After eliminating the effects of body mass index, the researchers determined that the men with the greatest physical symmetry were stronger. Facial symmetry in males was associated with greater intelligence and better information-processing efficiency at age 83.

PHOTOTHERAPY REDUCES KNEE PAIN

Research from Brazil’s Universidade Nove de Julho has confirmed that pulsed lasers and LED therapy applied during treatment can significantly reduce knee pain. The 86 patients that participated in the study were divided into two groups; one received 12 treatments using super-pulsed red laser and infrared LED phototherapy and the control (placebo) group received 12 treatments using non-therapeutic phototherapy instruments.

The patients given therapeutic phototherapy reported feeling significantly less pain, beginning with and continuing after the tenth treatment through a one-month follow-up visit, and showed improved quality of life compared with the study’s placebo group.

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YOGA BREATHING HELPS ILL KIDS’ LUNGS

Eucalyptus Oil Inhibits Spread of TB

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any of the natural compounds in the essential oil of Eucalyptus citriodora may prevent the airborne spread of the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), according to a study from the Institute for Tuberculosis Research at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. Several of the compounds in the eucalyptus oil inhibited the airborne spread of the infection by 90 percent, while the major component of the oil was only weakly active, at 18 percent.

The scientists used an array of analytical laboratory tests to measure the airborne spread of TB from contagious patients. They also identified 32 active airborne compounds within the essential oil of eucalyptus and studied the impact of the interaction of multiple components in artificial mixtures.

The researchers undertook the study because “the rapid emergence of extensively and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has created a pressing public health problem… and represents a new constraint in the already challenging disease management of TB.”

Legumes, Nuts and Corn Cut Risk of Breast Cancer

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Harvard Medical School study concluded that eating more peanut butter, corn, nuts and beans, including lentils and soybeans, during adolescence significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer later on.

The researchers followed 9,039 young women that were between 9 and 15 years old when the study started in 1996, having the subjects complete diet questionnaires every year through 2001, and also in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010. When the women were ages 18 to 30, the number of benign breast diseases that had developed was recorded. The statistics associated a daily serving of nuts and legumes at age 14 with a 66 percent reduction in the risk of developing breast cancer. Just a single serving of peanut butter once every three days at the age of 11 was associated with a 44 percent reduction of breast cancer risk. Intake of at least one serving of corn every three days was correlated with a 39 percent reduction in the disease.

Earlier studies by Harvard researchers found that eating pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, soybeans, tofu and other vegetable fats also reduces breast cancer risk.

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esearchers from Brazil’s University of São Paulo have found that hatha yoga breathing exercises can significantly improve lung function in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that often ends in premature death from respiratory failure.

The average age of the 26 children that completed the study was 9-and-a-half years old. Participants were taught how to perform hatha yoga breathing exercises and instructed to perform them three times a day for 10 months. The researchers performed spirometry [breathing] tests before, during and after the study period.

At the end of the 10 months of practice, the scientists found the breathing exercises improved both the children’s forced vital capacity (the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration) and forced expiratory volume in one second (the volume of air that can forcibly be exhaled in one second after full inspiration).

Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals and values are in balance. ~Brian Tracy

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Safer Groceries Landmark Food Law Being Enforced

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has reached a settlement agreement (Tinyurl. com/FoodSettlementAgreement) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that sets firm deadlines for the agency to fully enact the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. A federal court will maintain supervision to ensure FDA compliance.

CFS senior attorney George Kimbrell, who led the case, says, “The first major update to our food safety laws since 1938 must now be implemented in a closed-ended, timely fashion. That means safer food for American families.”

Congress passed the law to combat the epidemic of food-borne illnesses affecting one in six Americans annually. After repeated delays, the FDA must now comply with the following court-overseen schedule to implement the final rules: preventative controls for human and animal food (8/30/2015); imported food and foreign suppliers (10/31/2015); produce safety (10/31/2015); food transportation (3/31/2016); and intentional adulteration of food (5/31/2016).

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Holistic Healers Reach Out to the Underserved

Two companies in Japan will begin building two huge new solar power islands that will float on reservoirs, following the inception of the Kagoshima floating solar plant as the country’s largest, which opened in late 2013 just off the country’s southern coast.

The new direction comes as Japan looks to move on from the Fukushima atomic disaster of 2011 and meet the energy needs of its 127 million people without relying on nuclear power. Before the incident, about 30 percent of the country’s power was generated by nuclear plants, but Fukushima destroyed public confidence, and with earthquakes highly likely in regions containing reactors, Japan is looking for alternatives.

Solar islands could also be a solution for other countries where space or nuclear concerns are an issue. It’s possible that one day a significant portion of Europe’s power could come from use of the technology; experts believe the engineering challenges can be surmounted.

An annual report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that up to 33 percent of uninsured people are avoiding needed treatment for economic reasons. Lifestyle changes and natural remedies like yoga and massage therapy can be highly effective when treating conditions such as high blood pressure, depression or aching joints, and groups nationwide are making these modalities more affordable for everyone.

At California’s Healing Clinic Collective (HealingClinicCollective.

Wordpress.com), in Oakland, women receive a day of free holistic health care—from acupuncture to massage therapy and nutritional counseling— and discounted rates for follow-up appointments.

The Third Root Community Health Center (ThirdRoot.org), in Brooklyn, helps arrange for acupuncturists, herbalists, Reiki practitioners and others to treat low-income people in New York City, especially community organizers and activists that are often overworked and lack the resources for these types of care.

The Samarya Center (Samarya Center.org), in Seattle, Washington, uses revenue from its yoga studio to provide free yoga to critically ill patients served by the city’s Bailey-Boushay House and the local VA hospital, and also to patients with chronic pain at the Pike Place Medical Clinic, which treats many homeless and lowincome Seattle residents.

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Corn Guzzler

America’s Huge New Underwater Park

Downsides of Ethanol

The Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument— about 470,000 square miles of ocean surrounding a couple of remote U.S. Pacific islands—is now officially set aside to protect its pristine habitat from deep-sea mining and commercial fishing. Although smaller than the nearly 800,000 square miles of its original plan, the park is still twice the size of Texas.

In a final compromise, fishermen will have access to the waters around half of the islands and atolls, while the other half remains protected. Only 2 percent of the entire Pacific enjoys similar protection.

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Paper Can Easily Replace Plastic The Boxed Water is Better company was launched in 2009 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to provide a more sustainable alternative to the ubiquitous plastic containers that are made from petroleum products, have big carbon footprints and clog U.S. landfills.

Boxed Water containers resemble milk cartons and are far more sustainable because about 75 percent of the box comes from a renewable resource—trees in certified, well-managed forests—and are completely recyclable. The company uses reverse osmosis and carbon filters for its purified drinking water from the municipal source at the location of their filling plant, and then ships the product to retailers via the shortest route to curtail the transportation footprint.

Boxed Water has partnered with 1% for the Planet to help with world water relief, reforestation and environmental protection projects, benefiting both humanitarian and environmental efforts.

For more information, visit BoxedWaterIsBetter.com.

Ethanol, which makes up 10 percent of the gasoline available at filling stations, together with other biofuels made from crops, appeared to be a way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, recent research shows that the federal government’s push to up production of corn-derived ethanol as a gasoline additive since the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard was enacted in 2007 has instead expanded our national carbon footprint and contributed to a range of other problems.

The nonprofit Environmental Working Group warns that continued production of corn ethanol is both worse for the climate than gasoline and bad for farmers, the land and consumers. “It’s driving up food prices, straining agricultural markets, increasing competition for arable land and promoting conversion of uncultivated land to grow crops,” according to this watchdog organization.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly weighing a proposal to cut the amount of ethanol currently required by law to be blended into gasoline by 1.39 billion gallons, equivalent to taking 580,000 cars off the roads for a year. Researchers have been trying to develop greener forms of ethanol, but none are ready for market yet.

For more information, visit epa.gov/ otaq/fuels/renewablefuels.

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Dignity First

Most End-of-Life Care in U.S. Neglects Patient Needs The U.S. healthcare system is not properly designed to meet the needs of patients nearing the end of life and those of their families, and major changes to the system are necessary, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.

A 21-member committee has called for more advanced end-of-life care planning by individuals, improved training and credentialing for clinicians, and for governments and private sectors to provide incentives to patients and clinicians to discuss issues, values, preferences and appropriate services and care.

Dr. Philip Pizzo, co-chair of the committee, states, “Patients can and should take control of the quality of their life through their entire lifetime, choosing how they live and how they die, and doctors should help initiate discussions with their patients about such decisions.”

Susan Heckerman, former dean of medicine at Stanford University, says, “It’s important that healthcare options available to individuals facing the end of life help relieve pain and discomfort, maximize the individual’s ability to function, alleviate depression and anxiety, and ease the burdens of loved ones in a manner consistent with individual preferences and choices.”

For healthy eaters, Super Bowl parties’ bent toward rich, calorie-laden foods compete with our desire to shed some holiday pounds and return to regular diet regimens. Whether supplying eco-beer selections for guests or bringing refreshments to a gathering, armchair players can score green points both in terms of natural ingredients and supporting the domestic economy and environment.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s plant in Chico, California, uses 10,000-plus solar panels and a large on-site water treatment facility for recycling and conserving water. “It’s the number one ingredient in brewing,” says Sustainability Manager Cheri Chastain. “You can generate more energy, but you can’t make water.”

Other American microbrews deploy varied eco-solutions. Dave’s BrewFarm, in Wilson, Wisconsin, for instance, obtains most of its energy via a wind-powered generator. Goats “mow” the grass outside the Anderson Valley Brewing plant in Boonville, California.

Odell Brewing Company, in Fort Collins, Colorado, practices waste reduction and recycling and uses renewable energy sources. The 100 percent wind-powered brewery also encourages employees to bike to work and/or carpool, and uses biodiesel-powered delivery trucks (the biodegradable fuel emits 78 percent less CO2 than standard fuel).

Five of the 2014 Good Food Awards’ winning beers—exceeding the criteria of recycling water, local sourcing and banning genetically modified ingredients—are Port City Brewing Co., Alexandria, Virginia; Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon; Bear Republic Brewing Co., Healdsburg, California; Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, Pennsylvania; and Ninkasi Brewing Co., Eugene, Oregon (GoodFoodAwards.org).

ChasingGreen.org offers information on many other U.S. craft breweries that operate in sustainable ways, including the Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, New York; New Belgium Beer, Fort Collins, Colorado; and the Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, Ohio.

If none of these brews is yet a current favorite, seek them out at a specialty beverage retailer that stocks from multiple regions in order to score a touchdown for us and the Earth. Some just may become part of local fans’ first-string beverage “team” after the game is over.

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Guided Afterlife Connection Essential to Repair and Reattachment Grief Therapy

By Judith A. Hancox, MSW, LCSW, BCETS

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osing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences any of us ever suffers. If you or someone you know is searching for a grief counselor, you might consider setting up a Guided Afterlife Connection (GAC). Repair and Reattachment Grief Therapy includes two essential components to help people deal with the loss of a loved one. It helps repair unfinished business with the relationship, and connects and reattaches the bereaved to the deceased loved one in a meaningful and healthy way.

Rochelle Wright, M.S., a grief specialist for more than 25 years, designed the GAC protocol (based on Dr. Alan Botkin’s work), which is a cutting-edge, expedient, spiritual, and sacred way to heal from the trauma of losing a loved one. It is

one day dedicated to you and your loved one that leaves you with a profound sense of peace. As described by Wright, “A GAC experience changes one’s life. The messages given by the loved ones are more than simply reassurances that the person living in the afterlife is alive and happy; they provide guidance to the experiencer about how to live a full life, with specific actions they should take. The result in many cases is an almost instantaneous resolve to move forward in life with confidence and peace. Experiencers come to understand and believe perspectives they never could have imagined.”

It’s important to note that neither the therapist nor the experiencer is “in charge” of helping the experiencer heal; the loved ones in the afterlife are.

Connections occur regardless of belief in the hereafter. GAC lifts a tremendous burden from the bereaved, often resolving long-standing grief in one day.

As a certified eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and trauma specialist for more than 25 years, I was recently trained by Ms. Wright in GAC and am happy to share my experience.

The training involves the use of EMDR, or bi-lateral brain stimulation, and dual bilateral brain stimulation, during a therapeutic experience for guiding the bereaved in the healing of their grief. It is a sacred experience. The

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benefit of this process is beyond words.

It takes EMDR to another level by effectively resolving traumatic feelings in one session. It brings the bereaved to a feeling of peace. There is a 99 percent success rate for connecting with loved ones, and at the least, there is resolution and peace for the bereaved.

All of the six therapists in my training had a connection with their loved one. I was able to guide my experiencer within two sets of eye movements.

She had a profound shift from heavy grief to exhilaration when she communicated with the one she had lost more than 46 years ago.

I know this therapy has been discovered at this time for an important reason. Long-standing depression and complicated grief needs to be healed, and this healing is a sacred experience that will bring more light to this planet faster. People with long-term depression from grief do not have to suffer any longer.

I hope you’ll pass this information forward for all in need. What better present to give for the holiday season, when grief is intensified for so many?

How awesome to gift someone the gift of peace!

Judith A. Hancox, MSW, LCSW, BCETS, is a board-certified expert in traumatic stress who uses a unique, holistic approach that effectively accelerates one’s innate ability to process and heal.

Creator of Shiome Therapy, Hancox gently and safely guides people—individually and in groups—to their highest potential of emotional recovery and strength of Spirit. Connect with her at Judithhancox@gmail.com and visit Shiometherapy.com.

For more information about Repair and Reattachment Grief Therapy, visit Rochellewright.com. Rochelle Wright’s book, Guided Afterlife Connections, is available through Amazon. com. See ad on page 44.

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Decluttering the New Year: Clearing a Path to Healthier Living

By Sherry Onweller

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ow that the holidays are over, it’s time for a fresh start. If becoming more organized is one of your New Year’s resolutions, January offers a great opportunity to rebalance your home and improve your environment through decluttering.

Where holiday items are concerned, when putting away holiday décor, take the opportunity to purge. If there are items that you either did not use this year or do not like, now is a great time to donate them, rather then storing them and bringing them out again next year. Assess the gifts and new items that you have been given. Keep what you love and donate some of your old items that you don’t—they can move on to make someone else happy. Your generosity will make you feel good and lead to a less cluttered space.

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Many of us tend to carry mementos from our own lives or things given to us by family members. Use the calm of January to take a critical look at these items that you are holding onto for emotional reasons. Many of my clients feel obligated to hold onto gifts, items handed down to them, and their own mementos. But the emotional baggage that comes with seeing these items on a day-to-day basis often leads to stress and unhappy feelings that are neither healthy nor productive. When these items lead to feelings of sadness or anger and not joy, I try to persuade clients to either let go of them or at least pack them away, stored out of sight. This has proven to be an effective strategy.

Using the calm month of January to sort out the remains of your holidays and to rebalance your home and emotional mementos is a very healthy and productive way to ring in the new year.

Make it a priority to downsize decorations and emotional mementos so that what remains in your home are the items that truly give you pleasure.

A professional organizer can provide invaluable help with the decluttering process, guiding you in paring things down and setting up your space in a pleasing, effective, and healthier way. What better time than the new year to celebrate what you really love and let go of what you really don’t need or want!

Sherry Onweller, professional organizer, is the owner of Everyday Organizing Solutions by Sherry, a professional organizing company that offers customized organizing solutions to residential and business clients. She assists clients with decluttering, downsizing, time management, and managing volunteer projects.

She also works with children on developing organizational skills and coaches women with ADD to set goals and become more organized. To learn more, visit EverydayOrganizingSolutions.com or contact Onweller at 908-619-4561.

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Louise Hay on Loving Yourself to Ageless Health

by S. Alison Chabonais

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renowned leader of the self-help movement from its early days, Louise Hay is celebrated worldwide for teaching—by personal example and through her bestselling book, You Can Heal Your Life—how each of us can transform our mind, body and spirit by changing the way we think. Her positive philosophy has sparked an industry and her Hay House publishing group.

Nourishing mind and body, loving life, learning and growing, giving back and moving ahead—these comprise Hay’s program for creating health, happiness and longevity. At 88, she continues to travel for business and pleasure, embracing vital, joy-filled days with a thankful smile. Her new book, Loving Yourself to Great Health, co-authored with Ahlea Khadro and Heather Dane, explains how she’s taking all she knows to the next level.

Why does first applying love and forgiveness to yourself make a happy, healthy and long life possible?

Loving yourself is the foundation for living the life you want. A healthy and happy life is rooted in self-love, and forgiveness is an act of self-love.

It all comes down to how you think and treat yourself. What we give out we get

back, so it all starts with us. Remember, no matter what the problem is, there is only one answer: loving yourself. Start with small steps and be gentle. If you start there, magical things will happen.

How do you manage to engage in a stream of loving affirmations 24/7?

Practice, practice, practice! Slowly, bit-by-bit, start each day with a loving act towards yourself. Loving affirmations and worrying about things take up the same amount of time; you still get the same things done along the way, but worrying creates stress, while affirmations will brighten your life. It can be exhausting if you fight the shift and make it difficult. If you make kindness to yourself and others a simple part of everyday life, it isn’t exhausting at all.

What are some key elements to crafting a life experience that supports and nourishes ageless being?

Choose thoughts that bring love into your life and laugh a lot. Say yes to life and the magic it brings.

I trust that life will bring me exactly what I need, and part of that is realizing that I don’t need to know everything, because life brings me people like Ahlea and Heather.

A third of our life is spent eating, and

it’s essential that we know the best way to do this. Start your day with water and an act of self-love. Eat real food; seasonal, organic, natural foods are a positive affirmation to your body. Poop every day, figuratively and literally.

Learn to listen to your body and its wisdom. Choose exercise that you love and that makes you feel good.

Also, go on a media diet. Filter out from your consciousness any messages that say you are not good enough or that separate you from the beautiful and lovable person you are. Surround yourself with like-minded people that share good news and love to laugh.

The core belief founding your lifework is that every thought we have is creating our future.

Is scientific research now supporting that?

When I began teaching people about affirmations, there wasn’t any science to support it, but we knew it worked, and now studies verify that. I particularly love Bruce Lipton’s scientific research showing that we are not controlled by our genes because the genetic blueprint can be altered through positive changes in our beliefs.

I hear reports every day of how people are healing their lives by changing their thoughts through cultivating selflove and personal affirmations. They are seeing healing of autoimmune diseases, obesity, addictions, post-traumatic stress and many other so-called incurable illnesses. It’s amazing what happens when you are kind and loving to yourself.

What is your secret to aging gracefully through the years?

It’s simple. It’s about getting your thoughts and food right and having fun along the way. If you are thinking positive thoughts but feeding yourself processed, unnatural or sugary foods, you are sending yourself mixed messages. Feed yourself nourishing foods and think loving thoughts. Any time you don’t know what else to do, focus on love. Loving yourself makes you feel good, and good health comes from feeling good.

S. Alison Chabonais is the national content editor for Natural Awakenings magazines.

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To Smoothie or Not to Smoothie

by Dian Freeman, Naturopath

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he plethora of information on diet choices is nothing if not confusing. There are, unfortunately, many so-called “dietary experts” whose recommendations fly in the face of common sense, history, and science. Smoothies are one such food touted as promoting good health. Our intuition, as well as history and science, should tell us the opposite.

Of course there is nothing wrong with smoothies, if one has no inherent blood sugar problems. They are tasty, as are all things sugar. But, if you are drinking smoothies instead of eating food, you’ve already erred. “Food” is considered that from which a body is made. The human body is made of protein, fat, and water. Most smoothies have water, but most do not include enough fat or sufficient protein to feed us.

Sugar, a simple carbohydrate, is fuel, not food. The body stores fuel in fat cells if not used immediately in physical activity. When reading labels on prepared foods, it is important to note the carbohydrate count, which is the true sugar count. The “no added sugar” claim on a starchy product does not mean the body will not use the whole product as sugar. Any grain product is used by the body as pure sugar. Carbohydrates are simply sugar, and processed carbohydrates are simple sugars, meaning they are absorbed quickly and easily, causing blood sugar spikes, which lead to inflammation.

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Blending and juicing are the processes by which fruits and vegetables and sometimes yoghurt are combined.

The key word here is “process.” All processed foods become a higher glycemic food than the original whole product. The more processed a food becomes, through blending, for example, the higher the glycemic value, meaning it causes a spike in the body’s blood sugar. Even healthy complex carbohydrates once processed are read by the body as simple sugar. Not a good choice for anyone with diabetes, hypoglycemia, heart problems, bowel problems, inflammatory conditions, or other blood sugar issues.

Plain and simple, smoothies are sugar. Those who love their daily smoothies report feeling great. We all get a spurt of energy from sugar, and it promotes the same sense of “high” as daily exercise, because “feel good” endorphins are released in the brain by these activities. But, are we being fed?

Not so much.

The claim that blending releases vitamins and minerals from produce is a valid claim, if vitamins and minerals are there in the first place, and if the blending does not rip them apart in the

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process. Most experts agree that with the advent of chemical fertilizers combined with modern methods of storing and shipping, the vitamin and mineral content of produce cannot be guaranteed. That is why nutritional supplementation is more necessary today than ever. Even the storing and shipping of organic produce makes these products iffy on the nutrition scale.

Produce that includes some vitamins and minerals are also valuable to us for their fiber content. But, blending breaks down that fiber, and our bodies absorb it as sugar. Juicing separates the fiber, and it is discarded. The alkaline property of produce is also diminished by processing. The acidic effect that simple sugar has on the body offsets the alkaline properties of the produce. Even protein when overprocessed can result in blood sugar spikes. That is why I prefer real protein to protein bars or shakes.

The body will break down itself for the protein and fat it requires each day to replace dying cells, repair damaged cells, and grow new cells. When we fail to get sufficient protein daily, the body will steal protein from our muscles. If we don’t get enough protein while exercising, building our exterior muscles, the body breaks down our interior muscles such as arterial muscles, the heart, liver, lungs, and so on. It is easy to understand the source of organ insufficiency, weakened vessels, muscle deficiency and pain in a person not getting enough protein.

Our best stores of dietary fat are not along the waistline. That is stored sugar. Dietary fat is that which the body uses to build us. The best storage of dietary fat is in the brain and the myelin sheath protecting the nerves. Thus, it’s easy to see that the source of nervous system disorders, depression, dementia, and cognitive decline is not eating enough fat.

Over the decades of my nutrition practice, I’ve seen more than 4,000 clients and have graduated more than 600 students who attended my six-month nutrition course. Among the most

chronically ill of these are the ones who depend upon juicing for their nutrition.

For me, and those I counsel and teach, my experience trumps modern “dietary experts.” When one understands the science of that which the body is made, then what and how to eat makes perfect sense. We can look at our bodies and see that we are pure protein, fat, and water with various degrees of stored fuel, often in unwanted places.

History is filled with people living long, healthy lives eating real food and only as much fuel as required for daily activities. Today, we see people being advised to do the opposite. We live in a society of people not listening to their gut, not learning from history, and not exploring the science. Instead, they are keeping the medical, pharmaceutical, and processed food industries wealthy and in control of our food, our government, and our health.

I recommend eating as our ancestors did. For nutrition, alkalinity, and fiber, eat produce whole. For strong organs, muscles, and bones, eat nuts, beans, and free-range protein with raw dairy products four to six times a day. Include a fermented food with each meal for proper digestion, and eat every meal with plenty of natural fat. Our bodies are the best processors of food and fuel.

Dian Freeman has a private nutritional consultation practice in Morristown, NJ, and is currently working on her doctorate at Drew University. A health freedom advocate, Dian teaches a nutritional certification course, practices Ondamed and NES Health biofeedback, teaches, lectures widely, and may be reached at 973267-4816, Connect at Dian2@wellnesssimplified.com or visit WellnessSimplified. com. See ad on this page.

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The Reign of Metabolism

It’s All About Metabolism Getting to the Root Cause of Disease

by Linda Sechrist

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ttempts to tender lay explanations of how to attain and maintain better health have become fragmented and compartmentalized, with complex scientific cause-and-effect explanations of disease regularly reduced to isolated infographics and sound bites in the media. But understanding our body’s sophisticated, self-regulating, selfcorrecting and interdependent physiological systems, which work in collaboration with each other and inform us of the body’s status by means of symptoms, deserves a whole-systems frame of reference.

Stepping back from immediate concerns to grasp the bigger picture allows for rethinking the Western approach to health. A perspective that connects all the dots works best, beginning with the foundation of wellness—the functioning of 73 trillion cells that are organized into a variety of tissues, including interconnected systems of organs. Optimally, they function together harmoniously to achieve homeostasis, the overall chemical and energetic balance that defines metabolic health.

Many perceive the role of metabolism as limited to determining energy expenditure via the number of calories burned per day, but it does much more. Metabolism actually encompasses thousands of physical and chemical processes that take place in the functioning of every cell, the building blocks of life; healthy cell function produces proper endocrine (hormonal) functioning, influencing homeostasis.

This past August, 12 nationally recognized functional medicine experts participated in the country’s first online Metabolic Revolution Summit to discuss the importance of recognizing the dots that connect the majority of today’s chronic diseases—high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, weight gain, obesity, fatty liver disease, Alzheimer’s, dementia, cancer and even infertility.

All of the panelists pointed to the root cause that links them all—the craze for a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet starting in the 1990s combined with a sedentary lifestyle.

When several complex conditions exist simultaneously, medical science refers to them as a syndrome. Regardless of how such intricate interrelationships become manifest, all of these syndromes have early-stage signs that include inflammation, high blood sugar and insulin resistance, which can affect metabolic health.

A Holistic Approach

Doctors that specialize in functional integrative medicine strive to improve the health and well-being of patients by engaging them in their own healing process. One popular

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approach is practiced by Durango, Colorado, Doctor of Chiropractic James Forleo, author of Health is Simple, Disease is Complicated: A Systems Approach to Vibrant Health. He starts by educating people about the basic functioning of the major body systems involved in their specific health challenges.

“To maintain metabolic health, no one should overlook that the body’s intelligence works 24/7 to solve multiple problems simultaneously, including balancing their metabolism. The more complex the pattern of symptoms, the more systems are involved. Whether a single or group of symptoms indicate metabolic dysfunction, it means that numerous systems that rely on healthy cells are unable to perform their normal functions,” explains Forleo.

For example, blood sugar issues, excess circulating insulin and buildup of excess glucose stored as fat can lead to metabolic dysfunction. The pancreas, thyroid and gastrointestinal tract—primary glands in the endocrine system that plays a major role in balancing body chemistry by secreting hormones directly into the circulatory system—are negatively impacted. Well-functioning adrenals are necessary to balance blood sugar and one role of the pancreas is to produce insulin.

When five of the eight major organ systems—immune, endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive and endocrine—are impacted by metabolic dysfunction, a more holistic and systemic approach to health can provide a broader understanding of how they interrelate, and why preventive measures can preclude having to later pursue ways to reverse serious chronic diseases.

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Lifestyle Factors

Functional medicine’s integrative approach to metabolic health is based on proper nutrition and regular exercise.

“The inflammatory agents present in much of the food consumed at each meal in the standard American diet—highglycemic refined carbohydrates, highfructose corn syrup and other sugars, and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats—are the biggest offenders,” says Forleo, who notes that the body instead needs good fats, such as those obtained from olive and coconut oils.

Factors over which we can exercise some control—physical activity, stress, sleep, diet and circadian rhythms—all play roles in metabolic health. Unfortunately, “We are moving further away from our ancestors’ healthier diet and lifestyle. We’re overfed and undernourished because we’re no longer eating for nutrition, but for entertainment,” remarks Doctor of Chiropractic Brian Mowll, the medical director of Sweet Life Diabetes Health Centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

He characterizes metabolic dysfunction as the ultimate problem because it’s the doorway to many other ailments. “A hundred years ago, infectious diseases plagued humanity. Today and in the future, it’ll be metabolic disorders such as obesity, cancer, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disorders and other endocrine problems, diabetes and Type 2 diabetes,” predicts Mowll.

Metabolic Health Education Dr. Caroline Cederquist, author of The MD Factor Diet: A Physician’s Proven Diet for Metabolism Correction and Healthy Weight Loss, and founder of Cederquist Medical Wellness Center, in Naples, Florida, conducted a one-year study of patients to identify their health issues via blood work analysis. Eightynine percent of the men, women and children showed evidence of insulin resistance. This often-overlooked metabolic condition affects how the body processes glucose, a simple sugar and the body’s primary fuel, making gaining weight easy and losing it difficult. Treated with proper diet, lifestyle changes and supplements, plus medication in advanced stages, Cederquist found that metabolic dysfunction is reversible.

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She explains that long-term insulin resistance can lead to fatty liver disease, high blood sugar and eventually, diabetes. It also directly affects cholesterol levels and can induce triglycerides, high blood pressure, low HDL (highdensity lipoprotein, or “good” cholesterol), increased waist circumference and heart disease. In Cederquist’s young adult patients, metabolic dysfunction was also associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a cause of infertility.

Germany’s Dr. Wolf Funfack, a specialist in internal and nutritional medicine and creator of a well-regarded metabolic balancing program, noted that insulin resistance both increases the production of stress hormones and blocks production of the antiinflammatory hormones that slow the aging process. Funfack’s all-natural, personalized nutrition plan, backed by more than 25 years of scientific study, is designed to bring hormonal balance, optimize health and lead to long-term weight management.

Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, author of Metabolic Cardiology, goes a step further. He believes that metabolic dysfunction involving cells, hormones and inflammation encompasses the molecular-based essence of all disease. He observes, “Individuals diagnosed with several conditions can leave a doctor’s office with three or four prescriptions, rather than the one solution for reversal and prevention—a healthy lifestyle and non-inflammatory diet to offset and neutralize weight gain, blood pressure elevation and other abnormalities such as high blood sugar.”

Mowll agrees that many conventional healthcare practitioners don’t address the root cause of metabolic disorders or provide lifestyle interventions.

“They simply reach for the prescription pad,” he says. This growing problem presents an opportunity to educate the entire populace.

Bestselling Virgin Diet author JJ Virgin, who characterizes the human body as a “chemistry lab,” adopts an easy-tofollow nutritional and fitness approach for metabolic health. She recommends eating the types of healthy fats found in wild fish, raw nuts and seeds, coconut, avocado and olives. Virgin prefers the clean, lean protein of grass-fed beef

and wild fish, plus low-glycemic lentils and legumes and plenty of low-glycemic fruits like raspberries, blueberries, pears and grapefruits. Low-glycemic vegetables on her list include green peas, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, onion and eggplant. “When you eat this way, there’s a slow release of sugar, and insulin remains at lower levels,” advises Virgin.

As in any systems theory, the whole must be understood in relationship to the parts, as well as the relevant environment. Experts agree that it’s paramount to take an expanded, systemic approach to metabolic health, rather than fixating on only one or two aspects at a time. Metabolic health—from basic cells to the most sophisticated of organized systems—can only be achieved and sustained when the whole system is healthy.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings and host of the online Metabolic Revolution Summit. Visit her website ItsAllAboutWe.com for a free audio sample.

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How to Talk with a Doctor

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any patients, both men and women, have a hero-worshipping attitude toward their physicians and can be intimidated during visits.

They may feel it’s impolite to question a doctor, even to get information needed to make critical decisions for one’s self or a loved one.

Some doctors seem to have forgotten they are still just people with a medical degree. Patients should remember this if they encounter any perceived aloofness or arrogance. Too often, such an unhelpful attitude may be acquired along with professional experience.

Getting ready for a visit to a doctor often entails following instructions, but should also include preparing questions you want answered. If a serious health issue has surfaced, such as an abnormal lab test or a diagnosis that

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requires treatment, make key questions count: “Where did this come from? Is there anything I can do for myself? What is the recommended treatment? What are the expected effects and unintended side effects of the proposed treatment?

Are there alternative forms of treatment? Can I speak to one of your patients that has undergone this treatment?”

Then, do online research upon returning home. The Internet has placed the entire library of medicine at our fingertips. Sift out the science from the hype, refine questions and go back for deeper answers. Get a second opinion from another medical doctor or naturopath (some states license them) or doctor of Oriental medicine (acupuncture and herbs). No matter if the proposed treatment is as seemingly simple as a course of antibiotics or as serious as surgery, question it before automatically submitting to a diagnosis and drug prescription.

Each of us is the only person on Earth with the unique vantage point of living inside our body. We shouldn’t let anyone label us as depressed if a sick body says otherwise, that “It’s all in your head,” if it’s real, or that there’s no cure. That’s where alternative medicine usually begins and miracles can happen. The best results come from standing up for ourselves.

Dr. Carol L. Roberts practices integrative medicine at the Perlmutter Health Center, in Naples, FL (PerlHealth.com).

She is a founding diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine.

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Both the family and the veterinarian need to feel comfortable with treatments. Ask questions before submitting an animal to any anesthetic or surgery or other medical procedure.

Talk with the veterinarian about using this gentle, natural approach to help relieve any concerns if a pet needs sedation or anesthesia.

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PET ANESTHESIA How to Make it Safe and Easier on Everyone

PRINCIPLES OF HOLISTIC ANESTHESIA

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any pet parents and some veterinarians have an unnecessary fear of animal anesthesia. Addressing some misconceptions about this common medical procedure can be helpful, particularly in regard to older pets.

Myth #1: Anesthesia Is Dangerous Modern anesthesia has evolved into a safe medical practice since it was introduced in 1799 and uses much safer drugs than earlier versions. Still, all medications need to be approached cautiously for the welfare of all individuals connected to its use. Both injectable anesthetic drugs and inhalant anesthetic drugs (gases) can be used safely if properly chosen for a specific condition, accurately dosed and continuously monitored.

Myth #2: Grogginess Is a Given When a high-quality medication is properly administered, a groggy state

lasting from several hours to a day or more following a procedure shouldn’t occur. Lower-quality anesthetic drugs injected during discounted spaying and neutering procedures may produce such prolonged recovery periods.

It’s safer to use a high-quality, quick-acting, short-term injectable anesthetic, followed by gas anesthesia for anesthetic maintenance, during surgical procedures, including for spaying and neutering. Patients wake up quickly following surgery and can be sent home fully awake soon afterwards.

Myth #3: A Pet Is Too Old

No pet is too old for proper medical care. Because older pets don’t metabolize some drugs as well as younger ones, the correct anesthesia must be chosen for the pet’s age and current state of health or medical problems.

Too often, pets haven’t received proper care, especially dental cleanings and tumor removals, because their current veterinarian has deemed them too old for anesthesia.

n Each patient is unique and has unique anesthetic needs. n Giving the least amount of anesthesia needed ensures the safest possible procedure. n Analgesics are used to minimize discomfort and meet anesthetic needs. n Some anesthetic drugs may be used to minimize the depth of anesthesia obtained. n Light levels of anesthesia are preferred for minimally painful procedures. n Carefully monitoring the patient during anesthesia helps ensure a good outcome. n Patients should wake up from anesthesia immediately following the procedure. n Patients are sent home immediately following anesthetic recovery. n An older pet can be safely anesthetized by a holistic vet as part of its anti-aging care.

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FOODS The Right Choices Make Our Bodies Hum

by Linda Sechrist

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ur body’s hormones work like an orchestra. When one instrument is out of tune, the entire production struggles to maintain harmony. Each plays a part in influencing the others and determining how well the whole concert works.

Fortunately, our body has masterful conductors, including the endocrine system, which coordinates all of the glands and the hormones they produce. “Players” include the adrenal, hypothalamus, pancreas, pineal, pituitary, reproductive and thyroid/ parathyroid glands.

“A healthy endocrine system is essential to making hormones in appropriate amounts throughout our life,” says Theresa Dale, Ph.D., a naturopathic doctor who practices as a traditional naturopath and clinical nutritionist in Oxnard, California, and has authored Revitalizing Your Hormones. “For example, when the ovaries shut down after menopause, the adrenal glands continue producing progesterone and other essential hormones.”

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superhighway that connects the brain to the DNA managers of the body’s cells. “Hormones communicate with chemicals produced by the brain called neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, which greatly influence energy levels, moods and other bodily functions such as moving memories from short- to longterm storage,” explains Dale.

For 20 years, she has seen patients with critical hormonal imbalances respond to her recommended threemonth, endocrine-rebuilding diet, comprising three daily meals of steamed, sautéed and raw foods, fish, whole grains, legumes, seeds, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus two raw vegetable or seed snacks. The regimen strives to balance metabolism, cleanse the body, restore immune function and revitalize the endocrine system.

Kokomo, Indiana, resident Sylvia Egel, national director of coaching and education for Metabolic Balance, a personalized nutrition plan to balance metabolism and hormones, optimize health and increase energy at any age, agrees that hormones can be restored and balanced via proper food selections. “Our lifestyle and dietary choices strongly affect our metabolism and hormonal health, as do stress levels and sleep patterns. Eating at the wrong time, in the wrong place or in the

wrong order, and even poor combinations of healthy foods, can be almost as problematic as eating junk food,” says Egel. She also warns against snacking, emotional eating, eating on the go, skipping breakfast and waiting too long between meals.

Diana Hoppe, author of Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You, an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, California, who leads clinical trials related to women’s health at the Pacific Coast Research Center, also sees firsthand how what we eat directly affects our hormones. She attests that our bodies need a balance of three macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fat. “But for 20 years, we have been advised to decrease fat intake in favor of fat-free options that have been detrimental to us, because we need fat to produce hormones and maintain healthy hormone function. Certain fatty acids and cholesterol serve as building blocks in hormone production and cellular function, especially the reproductive hormones of estrogen and testosterone,” says Hoppe.

Food can be medicine for hormones. One of the most important hormone-balancing fats is coconut oil, which heals skin, increases metabolism and supplies a quick source of energy.

Egg yolks are a good source of choline and iodine, essential to the production of healthy thyroid hormones, plus are rich in vitamins A, D, E and B-complex vitamins. Avocados have lots of healthy fat that helps absorb and utilize nutrients. Nuts and seeds, olive oil and salmon are all rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids that help stabilize hormone levels. Eating the right foods and incorporating healthy fats into meals increases overall energy, reduces hormonal fluctuations and helps us feel more balanced.

Says Dale, “The majority of individuals are surprised to learn that hormone health doesn’t depend on age, but rather on a complex of factors, like the air we breathe, the water we drink, the quality of our diet, good sleep and adequate exercise, plus the relative health of our relationships and emotional life—and that’s just for starters.”

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

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n today’s technology-fueled society, kids spend many hours of their free time staring at smartphones or tablets instead of exploring nature, riding bikes or playing outdoor games with their friends. Rather than just imposing radical reductions in screen time, parents and caregivers can meet youngsters halfway by adding apps to their handheld devices that provide tips on healthy eating, exercise and behavior.

Here are five that are fun for kids and promote healthy lifestyle choices.

Super Stretch Yoga HD. Super Stretch is the primary character in this yoga adventure in which players are encouraged to, “Create a peaceful, balanced life by living a NAMASTE mission: Nothing is impossible; Always be honest; Make the world a better place; Act with kindness; Share with others; Trust and believe in yourself; and Enjoy and have fun.”

Creator and founder Jessica Rosenberg, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, explains, “I translated a curriculum that I’ve been using for kids into an ‘edutainment’ app that combines gaming and real-life kids

as characters that bring yoga to life.”

Players are challenged to master the skills presented by each of the game’s 12 main characters, increasing awareness of breathing and other aspects of how the body works, plus promoting self-esteem.

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Smash Your Food. Nutritionist Marta De Wulf, from Bellevue, Washington, felt compelled to develop her innovative app when she realized that while kids understand that certain foods contain too much sugar, fat or carbs, they have no idea how the information pertains to them.

The award-winning app “allows children to input their age, gender and level of physical activity to measure their individual caloric need,” says De Wulf.

“When they choose a food to ‘smash’ and see that eight grams of sugar cubes are in a can of soda, they’re able to process healthy food information.”

Smash Your Food features audio/ video of actual food smashing. “Kids are sensorial and different kinds of learners. It’s more effective than using cartoon images,” she observes. It’s $2.99 in the iTunes App Store.

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Kids Making Healthy Choices. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that rates of childhood obesity have doubled in the past 30 years. This kid- and parent-friendly app is designed to help. It springboards from San Diego, California’s Merilee Kern’s children’s book of the same title. Embedded via an e-reader, kids can play games, print coloring sheets and explore healthy recipes while parents check out the news section and resource page for links with information for keeping youngsters healthy.

“Surveys show that parents often don’t realize that their child has a weight problem,” notes Kern. “It’s important to discuss this topic within the family, and the app helps facilitate this in a non-threatening, helpful way.” It’s $2.99 in the iTunes App Store.

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ZisBoomBah.com. “Parents typically spend 90 percent of their grocery budget on products from the inside aisles of stores,” says Karen Laszio, founder of this award-winning website, which teaches kids about the value of food in the outside (produce, dairy and meat) aisles and how to choose fresh, whole foods to incorporate into kid-friendly recipes for the whole family.

PBSKids.org/itsmylife. Designed for teens and tweens, this PBS Kids Go! website teaches children to make responsible decisions about pertinent issues, including drugs, alcohol, anorexia and bulimia, and how to objectively view celebrities, dating and the challenges of puberty. Visitors can find reliable, accurate information about subjects they may not be comfortable discussing with adults or peers.

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Interval Training Knocks Down Blood Sugar Exercise Bursts Are Fast and Effective

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abels may vary, but results are what count. Whether called high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE), interval or burst-style training, recent research proves that this form of exercise improves insulin levels. This is promising news for the estimated 50 million American adults that have abdominal obesity and are on the path toward metabolic dysfunction due to a high-sugar diet that causes spikes and crashes in blood sugar levels and eventually contributes to insulin resistance.

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Obesity, the benefits of doing HIIE at least three times a week for two to six weeks include reduction of abdominal body fat, improved aerobic and anaerobic fitness and lower levels of insulin resistance.

In a separate study, Norwegian researchers examined the impact that different types of exercise programs had on individuals seeking to reverse metabolic dysfunction, an overall chemical imbalance largely attributed to insulin resistance. They concluded that despite producing similar effects on body weight and blood pressure, the aerobic interval training group also showed greater improvement in insulin sensitivity, aerobic capacity and high-density lipoprotein

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The Skinny on Glycemic Foods

by Kathleen Barnes

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hose wanting to reduce carbohydrate intake by eating foods with a low glycemic index based on their impact on blood sugar levels might consider using newer tables that instead measure glycemic load, suggests New York City Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Susan Weiner.

She explains that the glycemic index only considers how quickly sugars from food are released into the bloodstream. The glycemic load charts a more accurate accounting of the amount of carbohydrates in an actual serving, rather than the 50-gram (1.76-ounce) portion used in calculating a food’s ranking on the glycemic index scale of 1 to 100.

“Glycemic load is a better indicator of how a carbohydrate food will affect blood sugar in realistic portions, especially in combination with other foods, including proteins and fats,” advises Weiner.

Here are a few compelling comparisons: Food/Snack Carrot Watermelon Graham crackers Baguette Snickers bar Cornflakes Baked Potato

Glycemic Index 35 (low) 72 (high) 74 (high) 95 (very high) 51 (medium) 93 (very high) 111 (very high)

Glycemic Load 2 (low) 4 (low) 14 (medium) 15 (medium) 18 (medium high) 23 (high) 33 (high)

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(HDL, or “good” cholesterol) than those performing continuous moderate exercise. They also exhibited lower blood glucose (sugar) levels.

Another beneficial HIIE characteristic is that it involves markedly fewer exercise repetitions and less training time. JJ Virgin, a fitness and nutrition expert and author of The Virgin Diet, recommends incorporating burst-style and resistance training for fast, lasting fat loss and improving insulin resistance. Best of all, you can do these exercises in minutes a day.

“Burst exercise means working out in short intense bursts of 30 to 60 seconds, coupled with one to two minutes of active recovery time, moving at a lower intensity that allows you to catch your breath and lower your heart rate,” she explains.

Two easy examples of this are sprinting to burst and then walking to recover, and running up stairs to burst, and then walking down them to recover.

“This should be repeated for a total of four to eight minutes of high-intensity bursts per session. Overall, this will take 20 to 30 minutes,” says Virgin.

She notes that the increase in stress hormones that occurs during HIIE are counteracted by the simultaneously raised levels of anabolic-building hormones. “Short bursts train the body in how to handle stress and recover. Repeated intense bursts raise the lactic acid level, which in turn raises growth hormone production and supports fat burning. The research is clear that the more intense the exercise, the bigger the metabolic benefit is afterward.”

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pass and we fall behind in more productive activities and then feel drained and groggy.

Solution: Time management is essential to preserving energy, says Orloff. Limit time spent on social media. Check email once or twice a day instead of every 15 minutes.

“The Internet is addictive, almost like a drug,” explains Orloff. “When you’re online, your energy is cut off and you become a zombie; you’re not in your body. Take a technology fast. Talk to your mate. Make love. Go for a walk in the woods. See your best friend.”

ENERGY BOOSTERS Four Ways to Recharge

by Kathleen Barnes

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tress saps energy, and Americans feel stressed more than ever, with 20 percent of us experiencing “extreme stress” at least weekly, according to the American Institute of Stress. Could latenight TV and the ubiquitous presence of electronic devices be the culprits?

Partly, according to information published by Harvard Medical School. While all light stimulates the brain, the blue light from electronic devices and some eco-light bulbs disrupt circadian rhythms, prevent production of melatonin and block deep, healthful, restorative sleep.

Fortunately, there’s an easy remedy, say Harvard experts: Seek abundant exposure to bright natural sunlight, and then turn off all electronic devices an hour before bedtime. Some experts even suggest wearing orange-colored goggles for the last two waking hours to neutralize the energy-sucking blue rays.

Here are a few more energy thieves and ways to neutralize them.

render. Maybe he or she talks endlessly about personal matters, is incessantly negative, a gossip or a guilt-tripper.

Solution: “Take control. Get in the driver’s seat,” advises Orloff. “Create a circle of positive people around you.

Stay calm and centered. Distance yourself from energy vampires and if they’re family, limit time spent with them and establish boundaries.”

Recognize Time Leeches Problem: We fall into the black hole of Facebook or cute kitten videos. Hours

Get Rid of Clutter Problem: We all have way too much “stuff,” says Linda Rauch Carter, author of Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life. “If you don’t have room, you shut yourself off from the flow of energy in your home and become exhausted,” says the Tustin, California, feng shui expert.

“When I ask a client to take half of the stuff off a shelf and then ask how it feels, they almost always take a deep breath. The clutter literally chokes off breath and vitality.”

Solution: “Clear out what isn’t needed,” counsels Carter. “Keep a balance by making it a habit when bringing new things into a home or work environments to let go of a comparable number of old things at the same time.”

Beware of clutter creep, the slow accumulation of energy-sapping

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clutter, she says. “I believe the lack of energy so many of us experience is a nearly undetectable, chronic energy drain that seems slight, yet over time becomes a big problem.”

Stop Electromagnetic Pollution Problem: We are all surrounded by energy-draining electromagnetic fields (EMF) from myriad electronic devices and systems in homes and offices, plus cell phone towers and transmission lines. All of these operate on frequencies that can be major energy drains, says Carter. Japanese research physician Ryoichi Ogawa found that 80 percent of his chronic fatigue patients were frequent users of electromagnetic technologies (Omega-News).

Solution: Minimize indoor exposure to EMFs by using land lines with corded phones, power strips and shutting off electricity to nonessential appliances when not in use.

“I’ve been preaching this for 20 years,” says Carter. Protecting sleep space is a primary consideration. “Make sure no beds are near electrical outlets and cell phones. Get rid of cordless phones, which are like mini cell towers, right there in the house,” she adds.

The easiest solution, Carter says, is to put bare feet on bare earth for 15 to 20 minutes a day. “It will pull some of that excess EMF charge right off of you.”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous natural health books and publisher at Take Charge Books. Connect at Kathleen@KathleenBarnes.com.

More Ways to Recharge Take a walk. A brisk 10-minute walk gets the cobwebs out and neutralizes the four o’clock energy slump, says Dr. Judith Orloff. Just spending time outside is a simple, time-tested way of boosting energy.

Recent Scottish research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine confirms the energy-enhancing power of nature in general, noting that people that live near trees have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Just Say No. “’No,’ is a complete sentence,” says Orloff. “You don’t have to be mean or angry about it; just firmly say ‘No,’ when someone asks you to do something you don’t want to do or because you already feel overcommitted or overwhelmed. You don’t have to explain or make excuses.” A commitment isn’t necessarily final either, remarks Orloff: “If you dread it and can’t delegate it, renegotiate the earlier agreement.”

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or tiles. It’s long-lasting, durable, fireresistant, biodegradable, and repels dirt and dust.

Note: Vinyl, made from unnatural chlorinated petrochemicals, won’t wear as well or last as long as linoleum.

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Long-Lasting–Tile

Bottles recycled into glass tile reflect light, brightening smaller rooms like the bath. Long-lasting ceramic or porcelain tile has no VOCs, is easy to clean and won’t host germs, bacteria or dust mites.

Note: Look for lead-free glazed tile.

Child-, Pet- and Elder-Friendly, Warm and Comfy–Cork

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FLOORS Sustainable Beauty Underfoot

by Avery Mack

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ruly good flooring is beautiful, practical and eco-friendly. The best choices may change from room to room as well as with geography, depending on family needs. Here are some key factors to consider for an optimum installation.

Added Value–Hardwood

Wood comes in many colors, polished to a high gloss or textured, and can be refinished when styles change. “Timber used to float downriver to the sawmill and not all of it arrived. We salvage logs from the bottom of the Penobscot River for flooring and other products,” says Tom Shafer, co-owner of Maine Heritage Timber, in Millinocket. “Our wood is as fresh as the day it was cut decades ago.” Cold water preserves the resource and adds a natural patina. Removal of the estimated 700,000 cords of underwater wood will help restore the waterway’s natural eco-system.

Note: Wood can scratch or dent and be susceptible to water damage. Even recycled wood might not be eco-friendly.

“Wood reclaimed from manufacturing plants can contain machine oils, harsh chemical residue, lead paint or asbestos,” explains Shafer. “Know where it came from; follow the chain of evidence.”

High Traffic, Pets, Long Life–Linoleum

Linoleum is made from linseed oil, wood powder, resins and ground limestone. Mineral pigments provide rich color throughout, which prevents paler worn spots. A personalized pattern may include borders using linoleum sheets

Cork is lightweight, flexible and can mimic stone, granite, tile, marble and wood, while providing comfortable cushioning. “Cork assumes the ambient temperature in the room, keeping feet warmer. It holds up to dogs, too,” says Tim Tompkins, a Portuguese Cork Association committee member in Greenville, South Carolina.

Note: Due to cork’s cushioning nature, heavy furniture or high-heeled shoes may make indentations.

Wood-Like and Sturdy–Bamboo

Bamboo generally regrows in three to five years, is twice as hard as red oak and can be stained almost any color.

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FUN FLOOR FACTS n Mixed and matched floors create a planned flow in an open-concept house.

Find fun ideas at Tinyurl.com/FlooringTransits. n Most carpet is chemical-laden and not so health- or eco-friendly, although there are some exceptions. n Sustainably produced handwoven wool rugs backed with jute are susceptible to the jute retaining spills and pet odors; its yellow-tan pigment also can color rug fibers. Jute eventually disintegrates, leaving clumps of unsecured wool fibers. n In Portugal, bark is hand carved off the tree as cork, which is healthy for the tree.

Trees are grown on protected land that also benefits insects and birds. NASA, Mercedes and BMW sometimes find cork a lightweight, durable replacement for steel. The Library of Congress has relied on its original cork flooring for 75 years. n Kinetic energy from people dancing or walking on special flooring can light up the area and send energy back to the grid (see Joycott.com/energy-floors).

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WITH THEIR REPUTATION for artistry, clinical excellence and more than 65 years of combined experience, Alan B. Steiner, DMD, FAGD, Derek Fine, DMD, FAGD and Jenni Kwiatkowski, DDS of Aesthetic Family Dentistry pride themselves on providing patients with the highest caliber smile designs and dental health. Patients include TV personalities and celebrities, busy parents and business people who have heard about the over 100,000 hand-crafted cosmetic restorations the doctors have performed. Aesthetic Family Dentistry is pleased to offer Gentle Laser Periodontal Therapy (GLPT) to treat moderate to advanced gum disease, a condition linked to other serious health issues including heart disease and diabetes. This gentle and less invasive superior state-of-the-art procedure eliminates the need for traditional surgery. Oral DNA and HPV testing is also available to determine a patient’s periodontal health, as well as detect any possible genetic proclivity toward gum issues. Other services include implants, crowns, inlays and onlays, porcelain veneers, and Zoom!® Advance Power Plus whitening system. Dental implants may be used to create a new tooth that looks, feels and functions like a natural tooth without the need for dentures or a bridge. Dr’s Fine, Steiner and Kwiatkowski have completed specialized post-graduate training at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), making them uniquely qualified in cosmetic dentistry and neuromuscular dentistry for the specialized treatment of TMJ/TMD (temporomandibular joint/dysfunction), which focuses on balancing the bite of the teeth, jaw joints, and muscles to work together without strain. If you want a new and healthy smile, or you are seeking relief for head, neck and jaw pain, you are in compassionate and experienced hands at Aesthetic Family Dentistry.

Edge-grained bamboo, banded together, turns flooring into a statement.

Note: “It’s shipped from Asia and may have formaldehyde glues and durability problems, so shop carefully,” advises David Bergman, a New York City green architect.

Long-Wearing Classic Look–Stone

Travertine, limestone, granite, slate and marble are all stone flooring options.

Stone can increase home value, has a classic look and is a piece of history that adds to any décor, although it’s not a renewable resource.

Note: Large blocks of stone are cut at quarries and transported to processing plants, cut into slabs and transported to a processor to be cut again, shaped and polished before being shipped to the store—a big carbon footprint.

The Great Imitator–Concrete

Easy-to-clean, durable concrete never needs to be replaced. Small repairs can be patched. Large repairs, such as a broken pipe beneath the surface, may require refinishing the entire floor to match the stain color. Some homeowners have created a faux rug using other stain colors to disguise the repaired area. Finishes can make concrete look like hardwood, painted tile, carpet, marble or granite, including terrazzo options. For an entryway, homeowners can design a custom welcome mat, perhaps incorporating a family crest, monogram or motto.

Note: Ensure the structure is sturdy enough to bear the extra weight of concrete. It feels cold underfoot in winter and cool in summer. Epoxy coatings don’t let concrete breathe, so any moisture emanating from the concrete slab will be trapped. Test for the moisturevapor emission rate; problem areas can include sections covered by furniture.

Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

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New Year, New You When ‘Good Enough’ Is Perfect

by Elizabeth Lombardo

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oes it sometimes feel like if we can’t do something perfectly, why should we bother doing it at all?

Perfectionism feeds on such an all-ornothing approach in following rigid self-imposed rules that can sabotage relationships, health and happiness.

Instead, try adopting a “better than perfect” mindset that embraces life’s imperfections without guilt or shame. A clean enough house or a good enough job is in many ways better than perfect.

Here are helpful approaches to reframe the internal discussion.

Remember what matters. In planning a big birthday party for her husband, one wife was so stressed trying to manage every detail that she had to stop and ask herself: What is most important—having everything look perfect, or having a fun party they would enjoy and remember for the rest of their lives?

Thinking about our values keeps things in perspective and perfectionism in check.

Perfection isn’t likable. We often try to be perfect to gain other people’s attention and approval, but no one wants to be around a person trying to be someone they aren’t.

No one’s life is perfect. Social media often present idealized versions of people’s lives. Few post about fighting with their partner or coping with an unhappy infant; we most often hear about vacation

adventures and baby’s first word or step.

We can avoid feelings of dissatisfaction by avoiding comparisons with others.

It’s not failure, it’s data. Rather than personalize a perceived failure, take it

on as an opportunity. If a New Year’s resolution to work out more isn’t kept, ask why: Is the exercise location too far away or is the class schedule inconvenient? It feels better to adopt a more successful strategy than to beat ourself up about falling short.

Perfectionism is a treadmill. People often think, “I’ll be happy when I weigh this or achieve that,” always seeking the next level of self-improvement. Appreciating who we are right now is a path to happiness.

Perfectionism is a learned behavior, and anything learned can be unlearned at any age. As we continue to strive for excellence, we can learn to embrace what’s good.

Take a perfectionist self-assessment quiz at Tinyurl.com/PerfectionismQuiz.

Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the author of Better than Perfect: 7 Strategies to Crush Your Inner Critic and Create a Life You Love plus A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. Connect at ElizabethLombardo.com.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 Shakti Dance 3-Hour Workshop with Dharma Devi Kaur—2–5pm. Join us for a short Shakti Dance™ workshop to celebrate the New Year. Special price $20 preregistered or $25 day of (space is limited). Aquarian Yoga Center Montclair, 127 Valley Rd., Montclair. 973-634-0082. AquarianYogaCenter.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 Blood Sugar, The Cause of All Disease—10am–12:30pm. Lecture covering metabolic syndrome, diabetes, blood sugar and weight control. $25 for Dian’s nutritional course students (current and former) and $40 for nonstudents. Held in the Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973267-4816. WellnessSimplified.com.

How to Read Medical Blood Tests Naturally – Part One—1:30–4pm. Covering first half of each of the items on medical blood test, what nutrients may be missing if numbers are outside of the medical norm. $45 for Dian’s nutritional course students (current and former) and $65 for nonstudents. Held in the Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816.

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Opening Your Soul to Creativity with Kundalini Yoga—4–6:30pm. Do you feel the passion to create, but just can’t seem to get your thoughts into action?

Use a powerful Kundalini yoga kriya to connect to the creative aspect of your Soul Body and an uplifting mantra to remove the blocks that keep you from reaching your true creative potential. $30 Preregistration / $35 at the door.

Aquarian Yoga Center Montclair, 127 Valley Rd., Montclair. 973-634-0082.

AquarianYogaCenter.com.

Tap Into the Gifts of Your Sun Sign with Kathy Kerston—7:30–10pm.

Kathy will provide an overview of what the planets have in store for America and the world in 2015 and guide us through some tapping experiences so we can explore the many uses of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). Sponsored by the Metaphysical Center of New Jersey at the Central Unitarian Church, 156 Forest Ave., Paramus. Members, $10; Guests, $15 (senior & student discounts available). MetaphysicalCenterofNewJersey.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 Hormone Health: Fertility, PMS, Menopause and the Prostate— Noon–5pm. Class five of Dian’s 6-month Nutritional Certification course. For registered students only. Next course begins September 2015.

Those interested in sampling a class, please RSVP to sit in on a session. Call Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown. 973-267-4816.

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Meditation Mini-Retreat—1–5:30pm. Meditation Mini-Retreat with John Welshons. $60 for the afternoon. An oasis of calm in a turbulent world. Discover the infinite reservoir of peace within. Studio Yoga Madison, 2 Green Village Rd., Madison. 973-966-5311.StudioYogaNJ.com.

Morris County Winter Farmers Market—10am–2pm. Farmers and vendors offer products ranging from fish to meat, honey to cheese, bread to produce, eggs, pasta, prepared food, trail mix, and wine. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Rd., Morristown. MorrisWinterFarmersMarket.com.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12 Sam Tso Navajo Medicine Man—Sam will be in NJ for healing sessions at the Urban Muse, Denville, Jan. 12–15, and in various locations for Fire Circles and Ceremonies Jan. 9, 23, and 25. Contact Sam for rates. Call or text: 928606-4537. Renae@designharmony.com. Facebook.com/samtso.medicineman.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 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. Greater Morristown YMCA, 79 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls. 908-996-3311. HypnosisNJ.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. Greater Morristown YMCA, 79 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls.

908-996-3311. HypnosisNJ.com.

Relaxation Through Hypnosis—8:30–9:30pm.

Learn several easy-to-use techniques to reduce stress in your life. $55 Greater Morristown YMCA, 79 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls. HypnosisNJ.com.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 Shakti Dance Teacher Training—7–5pm. Shakti Dance is the yoga of dance, a sacred dance form rooted in the science and tradition of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. This teacher training is open to everyone; no previous experience with yoga or dance necessary. $3,500. Aquarian Yoga Center, 127 Valley Rd., Montclair. 908-884-4984.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 2015 ~ New Year, New YOU! 28-Day Living Well Challenge!—2–4pm. Four Sundays. Yoga detox & cleanse flow practice, weekly discussions. $169 before, $199 after 1/9/15. Purple Om Yoga, 3118 Rte. 10 West, Denville. 617-241-8700. Yogalovinglawyer@gmail.com. PurpleOmYoga.com or LivingWellWithMichele.com.

An Afternoon of Self-Care Workshop—1–5pm.

Join integrative health coach Kara Hodes-Wechsler and yoga, meditation and relaxation coach Shari Czar for an afternoon workshop to explore the importance of self-care and experience methods to allow you to improve your health and well-being. $55 before 1/7/15; $65 after. Shari@InfiniteHeartSpace. com. 908-963-6365. Soo Bahk Do Karate & Wellness, 630 Valley Rd., Gillette.

TUESDAY JANUARY 20 The Secrets of Successful, Positive, Personal Change—7–9pm. Renee Dorn, life coach, group fitness instructor, and Qigong practice leader helps clients take control of and responsibility for their mind, body, and spirit. IWN monthly meeting, open to all. $7. Presbyterian Church (parlor), 65 South St., Morristown. 551-574-9500.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 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. Bloomfield Hypnosis Counseling Center, 554 Bloomfield Ave., Suite B2, Bloomfield. 908-9963311. 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.

Bloomfield Hypnosis Counseling Center, 554 Bloomfield Ave., Suite B2, Bloomfield. 908-996-3311.

HypnosisNJ.com.

Relaxation Through Hypnosis—8:30–9:30pm.

Learn several easy-to-use techniques to reduce stress in your life. $55. Bloomfield Hypnosis Counseling Center, 554 Bloomfield Ave., Suite B2, Bloomfield.

908-996-3311. HypnosisNJ.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 Essential Oils One, Historical, Biblical and Therapeutic Uses of Oils—10am–12:30pm. Learn to distinguish the scent notes of a pure therapeutic oil and practice making your own custom blends. Supplies, workbook and class use oils included in fee, by

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AHA PRESENTS “THE ENLIGHTEN GAME” WITH BILL HUNGERFORD AND NANCY BRAGIN.

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Sunday January 25 ~ 10am to 5pm Hotel Pennsylvania 401 Seventh Avenue (33rd & 32rd Sts.) NEW YORK NY 10001 Speakers, Healers, Vendors and Readers Over 100 exhibitors, 1000 guests!

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Join us for a meditation to raise your level of consciousness Doors open at 7:00; the program starts at 7:30 p.m. $10 donation at the door.

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Dian Freeman, of Wellness Simplified in Morristown. $75 (or $50 for Dian’s Nutritional Course students).

Deposit and RSVP required. Held in the Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816. WellnessSimplified.com.

How to Read Medical Blood Tests Naturally – Part Two—1:30–4pm. Covering second half of the items on medical blood test, what nutrients may be missing if numbers are outside of the medical norm. $45 for Dian’s Nutritional Course students (current and former) and $65 for nonstudents. Held in the Old Mill Inn, Basking Ridge. RSVP to Dian’s Wellness Simplified, 973-267-4816. WellnessSimplified.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 Studio Yoga Open House—Noon–5pm. Performances, refreshments, and free mini-classes for adults and children. Presenters include instructors of yoga, Tai Chi, meditation, Reiki healing, and Tibetan singing bowls. Free. Studio Yoga Madison, 2 Green Village Rd., Madison. 973-966-5311.

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Cholesterol, Heart Health and pH Balance— Noon–5pm. Class Six of Dian’s 6-month Nutritional Certification course. For registered students only.

Next course begins September 2015. Those interested in sampling a class, please RSVP to sit in on a session. Call Dian’s Wellness Simplified in Morristown. 973-267-4816. WellnessSimplified.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 Green Drinks Gathering—6:30–9pm. Gather over common interest in farming, sustainability, the environment and all things green. Free. Pay for your own food and drinks. 908-362-7967. Salt Gastropub, 109 Rte. 206, Stanhope.

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sunday 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.

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

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.

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship—Worship services at 10am. Children and Youth Religious Education at 9am. 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. 973-540-1177, ext. 201.

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.Sunday Celebration and Youth Program, followed by fellowship in Wakeman Hall. 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette. 973-3836277. UnityofSussex.org.

EEC Presents: Writer’s Block—12–2pm. Sundays. Come and sit and write in peace. Break your writer’s block. $10. RSVP required. 201-310-7227.

Enaya Event Center, 811 Main St. Suite J, Boonton.

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Yoga—12:30–1:30pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973971-6301.

EEC Presents: Meditation and Music—3–4pm.

Sundays. Bring your yoga mat or cushion and relax to ambient sounds. $20. RSVP required. Enaya Event Center, 811 Main St. Suite J, Boonton. 201310-7227. EnayaEvents.com.

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.

Free Meditation Class—4–5pm.Learn how to manage stress and emotions through breathing techniques and meditation. A perfect introduction to meditation. Free. Art of Living Foundation, Parsippany PAL Bldg., 33 Baldwin Rd., Parsippany.

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

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

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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.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Intro Weekend: SuperHealth®: Breaking Habits and Addictive Behavior: From Recovery to SelfDiscovery with Mukta Kaur Khalsa—6:30pm Friday–4pm Sunday. Since 1973, SuperHealth has been a cutting-edge behavioral health and addiction-therapy system. Proven and precise yogic technology rebuilds the nervous and glandular systems and recalibrates the imprint of addictive patterning on the brain. $25 for Friday Introductory class, $320 for entire weekend. Aquarian Yoga Center, 127 Valley Rd., Montclair. 973-634-0082.

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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. TheArtofTheHeartChester.com.

Pilates Sculpt—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.

Yoga—12:30–1:30pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973971-6301.

Posture Fit —3:30–4:15 pm. Use props and weights to strengthen, tone, improve balance and coordination, challenge your mind, strengthen core and back.

Try a complimentary class. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.WellnessCenterNWJ .com or 973-895-2003. ©

Nia—5:30–6:30pm. An exhilarating barefoot cardio workout combining martial arts, dance and healing arts. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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

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.

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.

to class etiquette. $90 for six weeks. Purple Om Yoga, 3118 Rte. 10 West, Denville. 973-343-2848.

PurpleOmYoga.com.

tuesday Chair Yoga—7am. Enjoy the benefits of yoga while sitting on a chair. $7 per class. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte. 10 West, Randolph.

973-866-5776. RandolphPRWC.com.

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 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.973-896-0030. BreathingRoomCenter.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.

Pilates Mat with Props—10–11am. A traditional mat workout along with the magic circle, weights, stability balls and barre with flow and control. Try a complimentary class. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.WellnessCenterNWJ. com or 973-895-2003.

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.

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.

Hatha Yoga—5:30–6:30pm. Create balance through this practice of focusing on specific postures while learning to control the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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.

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

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

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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.

YogaFlow—6:45–8pm Tuesdays. $15/Class or $50/4classes. Family Chiropractic Center, 28 Bowling Green Pky. Suite 1A, Lake Hopatcong. 973-6635633. HartmanChiropractic.com.

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

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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.

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.

Center, 33 Woodport Rd., Sparta. For more info, contact Brian Trautz at 973-729-1900 or BTrautz@ WhiteOakCenter.com.

Group Strength Training—7:00–8:00am. Small group class that includes toning exercises for agility, posture and flexibility. $20. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

Chakra Yoga with Chant and Tibetan Yoga—9:30– 10:45am Wednesdays. Westfield Yoga, 231 Elmer St., Westfield. Call 908-232-1355 for details.

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.

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 Beginner Yoga Adult Class—6:30–7:30pm Wednesdays. Drop-in, $20. 4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 2 sessions for $20. More info at 973-944-0555.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 18 Elm St. Morristown. TheYogaWayNJ.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.

Healing Meditations with Rev. Frankie—Noon.

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

Adult Yoga Class—6:30–7:30pm Wednesdays.

Drop-in, $25.4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 3sessions, $45. Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 14 Elm St., Morristown. 201-213-1294.

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.

Cardio/Pilates Apparatus Circuit—12pm.

Pilates at Pro Physical Therapy, 2 Emery Ave., Randolph.973-895-9925.PilateswithAmy@verizon. net.Proptnj.com.

Prenatal Yoga—6:30–7:45 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.

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

Pilates—1:00–2:00pm. Develop balance of the body through core strength, flexibility and awareness to support efficient, graceful movement. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

Youth Athletic Training Camps—7–8:30pm. $25 (pre-registration suggested). Improves strength, stamina, sports psychology, speed and agility under experienced professional guidance. Benessere, the center for wellness, 510 Morris Ave., Summit, 908277-4080 BenessereNJ.com

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.

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.

Gentle Yoga—8pm. Includes a wide range of yoga poses, breath awareness, alignments, relaxation, and meditation. $7 per class. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte. 10 West, Randolph.973-866-5776. RandolphPRWC.com.

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.

Chi Kung (Qigong) for Women—5:30–6:30pm meets every week in Verona to practice gentle, relaxing, and healing movement. All ages and levels welcome. Info and directions at 973-857-9536.

Monthly Reiki Bodywork Practice Sessions— 6–9pm.Second Wednesdays. Practitioners of all levels of Reiki or energy training join to offer one another energy healing sessions. $25. At Be The Medicine, 18 Bank St., Suite 300, Morristown.

BetheMedicine.com.

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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

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

Membership $20, then $35 bimonthly. White Oak

Guided Meditation & Chanting—6–7pm. Westfield Yoga Studio, 231 Elmer St., Westfield.$14 per class or $72 for 6. Preregister at 908-232-1355.

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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, Parsippany PAL Bldg., 33 Baldwin Rd., 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.

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The “I AM” Presence Book Study—7:15pm. First and third Wednesdays. All welcome. Sponsored by the Metaphysical Center of New Jersey. 614 Valley Rd. Upper Montclair. RSVP to Sharonsillen@gmail. com or 973-865-1976.

A Course in Miracles Study Group—7:15–9pm.

Westfield Yoga Studio, 231 Elmer St., Westfield.$10.

Call in advance: 908-232-1355.

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.

International Folk Dancing—7:30–11pm. Wednesdays. First hour dedicated to beginners and new dances. Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd., Mountain Lakes. $5. 973-627-4386.

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.

thursday 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 Morning Chi Kung (Qigong)—8:30–9:15am.

All welcome. The WAE Center at Temple B’nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange.

973-857-9536.

Iyengar Yoga—9-10am. Weekly. $10 donation.

20 Robert Dr., East Hanover. 386-383-4393.

HealingWavesYoga.com.

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.

Zumba—9–9:50am.The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

Beginner Yoga Adult Class—11am–noon. Thursdays. Drop-ins, $20; 4 sessions, $65; 8 sessions, $120.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 14 Elm St., Morristown. 201-213-1294.

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.

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.

Hatha Yoga—6:00–7:00pm. Create balance through this practice of focusing on specific postures while learning to control the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973971-6301.

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.

Parent/Child Yoga 6:30–7:30pm Thursdays. More info at 973-944-0555.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 18 Elm St., Morristown. TheWholeChildNJ.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.

EEC Presents: Poetry Night—7–9pm. Second Thursdays. Share your poems and/or enjoy those of others. RSVP required. 201-310-7227. $10. Enaya Event Center, 811 Main St. Suite J, Boonton. 201310-7227. EnayaEvents.com.

EEC Presents: Original Music Night—7–9pm. Third Thursdays. Share your original music and/or enjoy those of others. Sorry, no cover songs. $10. RSVP required. 201-310-7227. Enaya Event Center, 811 Main St. Suite J, Boonton. 201-310-7227. EnayaEvents.com.

Nia Dance—7–8pm. An exhilarating barefoot cardio workout combining martial arts, dance and healing arts. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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.

Chi Do Moving Water Meditation—7–9pm.

Based on Dr. Emoto’s principles, positive thoughts collectively create a vibration and frequency to spread throughout the surrounding community and to the world. Must RSVP. $10. Phyllis Francene,732-587-5330. Professional Building, 2115 Millburn Ave., Maplewood.

Oasis for the Soul Spiritual Salon—7–9:30pm.

Second Thursdays. Experience deep meditations, teachings, discussions and healing immediately relevant to all in profound ways.$40. At Be The Medicine 18 Bank St., Suite 300, Morristown. RSVP 973-647-2500. BeTheMedicine.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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—7:30pm Second Thursdays.

Study group for the course in spiritual psychotherapy. Unity of Sussex County, 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette.973-383-6277.UnityofSussex.org.

Gentle Yoga—8pm.An effective approach to develop flexibility and strength and encourage deep relaxation. $7 per class. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte. 10 West, Randolph. 973866-5776. RandolphPRWC.com.

Gentle Yoga with Daniella Hurley—8pm. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte.10 West, Randolph. 973-866-5224.

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

BreathingRoomCenter.com.

Nia—9:30–10:30am. An exhilarating barefoot cardio workout combining martial arts, dance and healing arts. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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

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.

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.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting—10:30am– Noon. Twelve-step group to support those losing weight or wishing to maintain long-term weight loss. Free. Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church, 75 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls. Call before attending to confirm with Angie: 973-794-3443.Wjioa.org.

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.

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Yoga—12:30-1:30pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

sessions, $45. Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 14 Elm St., Morristown.TheWholeChildNJ@ gmail.com.

dancing to live music. $10 adults/$5 students with ID. The First Presbyterian Church, 14 Hanover Rd., East Hanover. 973-295-6864. FolkProject.org.

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

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

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

Crossroads Coffeehouse—8pm. Second Saturdays.

For more than 15 years, the Crossroads Coffee House movement has been bringing musical talent to local audiences for a great night of inexpensive entertainment in the Morris County area. Donations accepted.

Coffees, teas, desserts for sale. Crossroads Community Church, 104 Bartley Road, Flanders. 973-584-7149.

“I Am That I Am” Guided Meditation and Practice—8:30–9:30am. Saturdays. With Rev. Sue Freeman. $15. RSVP 908-879-3937. TheArtoftheHeartChester.com The Art of the Heart, 44 Main St., Chester.

Coffee House—Second Saturdays. Call for time.

Performances by one or more musical groups, or open mic performances by singers, poets, and comedians. Modest entrance fee. Summit Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave., Summit. 908-273-3245.

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.

Yoga—9:00–10:00am. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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Healing Sanctuary—7pm. Third Fridays. Experience an evening of quiet meditation and healing. Open to all. Free. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 127 Broad St., Washington. 908-362-6360.

SachaCenter.com.

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.

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.

T’ai Chi Beginner & Intermediate—10:00– 11:00am & 11:00-12:00pm, respectively. A Series of meditative movements that improve balance, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety and decrease risk of falls. $10. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South Street, Suite 160, Morristown, NJ. 973-971-6301.

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.

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.

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.

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

Dances of Universal Peace—7:30–9pm First Fridays. Sacred circle dancing and joyous group singing. Interweave (Calvary) at the Unitarian Church, 31 Woodland Ave., Summit. $10.Interweave.org.

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.

A Course in Miracles—8pm every other Friday.

Contact June at 973-366-4455. Miracles-Course.org.

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

Refreshments served. Admission $8; children 12 and under free. 973-335-9489. 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.

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

Head2Toe Strength and Cardio—10–10:50am.A full-body workout with 8 stations in a complete circuit. Small class size to focus on your needs and goals.

The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.

WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

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.

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.

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

LokaYoga.com Prenatal Yoga—11:30–12:45am. Helps relieve back pain, increase flexibility & teaches relaxation techniques. KulaYogaWellness.com; 25 Main St., Stanhope.

Hatha 1 Yoga—12:15pm.Yoga for You, LLC, Olde Lafayette Village, Building J, Rtes. 15 & 94 intersection, Lafayette. 973-714-4462.

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

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

Adult Yoga—7:45am Saturdays. Drop-in, $25; 4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 3

Swingin’ Tern—8–11pm.Beginners’ Workshop, 7:30pm.First and third Saturdays. Contra and square

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DENTISTRY

CINDY HAMILTON, MA, LPC, ATR-BC

PHILIP MEMOLI, DMD, FAGD, CNC

Licensed Professional Counselor Board Certified and Registered Art Therapist NJ Certified Art Educator 2130 Millburn Ave., Suite C-8 Maplewood, NJ 07040 908-838-4810 • cin_hamilton@yahoo.com ArtMakingFeelsGood.com

Are you looking for a unique way to express yourself? Is your child having difficulty in school or at home? Are you looking for a therapeutic service that will address multiple areas of development for your child in a safe, stress-free environment? When we cannot express things verbally, the process of making art can lead to communication and insight. Art therapy is for anyone who is open to exploring or discovering their true self. No artistic ability or knowledge is necessary to participate in art therapy.

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.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY

EDUCATION, ENERGY & COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

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 31.

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Janet StraightArrow, Shaman, Healer, Sage, Coach, Astrologer 973-647-2500 • Bethemedicine.info Bethemedicine.com Janet.Bethemedicine@gmail.com

Experience Profound Healing, Learning, Spiritual Support and Solutions. StraightArrow’s 47 years of research and development in Mind, Body, Emotions, Spirit and Soul offers a new paradigm of ways to live happy, healthy and whole.

Janet brings a full tool bag and expertise into each transformative class or session. Retreats, Workshops, Ongoing work for those who want to go deeper, shorterterm work for individual situations, One on one on the Phone, Skype or In Person. Call Today!

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Spiritual Transformational Consultant CircleOfIntention.com • 908-638-9066

Are you feeling stuck or blocked?

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HOLISTIC HEALING SERVICES AWAKENING WELLNESS, LLC

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 wellness, ability to feel calm, centered and empowered in their lives. Take the first step to improve your health and call today for an appointment.

CRYSTAL HEALING CENTER

Alternative Healing & Spiritual School of Enlightenment Lisa Bellini, CPT 23 Diamond Spring Rd., Suite 9 Denville, NJ 07834 908-963-2628 • LisaBellini.net

Lisa is dedicated to helping people raise their vibration and facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing. Lisa connects with clients from her heart and without judgment. Lisa is a graduate & Guide of the 7th Ray Mystery School & Certified RM, CPT, Ordained Minister, Hypnotherapist, NLP, Past Life Regr. Uniting ancient wisdom with modern modalities. See ad on page 39.

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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. See ad on page 39.

HOLISTIC NUTRITION / EDUCATION

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.”

MORRIS HYPNOSIS CENTER

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

SUSAN RICHTER, RN, CNC, CCH, LDHS

Next Level Healing of NJ, Inc 166 Franklin Road, Denville 973-586-0629 info@NextLevelHealing.com

Do you suffer from symptoms that do not prove to be a diagnosis? Do you acquire new symptoms when treating old ones? Do you wonder if the vitamins and supplements you take are really helping? Headaches, stiff sore joints, indigestion, gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, sleeplessness, depression and anxiety are a few of the symptoms that are not answered by medicine, but can be relieved with enzyme formulas. Join Susan at a monthly lecture and learn how the Loomis System uses physiology and basic science to determine your source of stress. Treatment of chronic and acute conditions is with 100% food formulas and self healing practices. Sign up for Susan’s free newsletter at NextLevelHealing.com, and call for the next lecture date: 973-586-0629.

HYPNOSIS HYPNOSIS COUNSELING CENTER 554 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield 28 Mine St., Flemington 34 Bridge St., Frenchtown 43 Tamarack Circle, Princeton 908-996-3311 . Hypnosisnj.com

HYP4LIFE LLC –

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 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 5.

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 selfhypnosis. 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.

LIFE COACHING PURE POWER COACHING

Kim Guy, CPC, ELI-MP 201-388-3231 • kguy@purepowercoaching.com PurePowerCoaching.com

Kim Guy, Certified Professional Coach, empowers teens to create a career path after high school.

I help teenagers eliminate stress and confusion about “next-steps” and gain clarity, confidence and direction to achieve a greater sense of success and fulfillment in life.

Individual coaching, teleseminars, live workshops and groups available. Call for more info.

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STEPHANIE SAINTCYR MSW, LCSW

PSYCHOTHERAPY

BENESSERE LLC “THE CENTER FOR WELLNESS”

ANDY LAPIDES, LCSW

Experience one of our nurturing treatments to help promote relaxation, selfhealing and de-stress even the most tired muscles. A 60 minute relaxing, stress reducing, or therapeutic massage will revitalize your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Call or visit our website to book your next appointment.

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Do you feel stuck and trapped in your life? Are you numb or disconnected from your feelings? Are you not getting what you want in your relationships? Are you confused about who you really are or don’t feel confident in your self? You don’t have to feel this way. Therapy can be creative and fun. My clients generally benefit after five sessions by expanding their understanding and ability to connect to themselves in different ways. This, in effect, influences all aspects of their life in a domino effect. I am warm, present, available, and use humor a lot in my work. I believe in the relationship as the curative factor along with education, mindfulness, and connecting to authenticity. I work with adults individually, couples, younger adults, mid-life, and survivors of abuse. The issues I treat are: depression, anxiety, relationship problems, confusion about career/identity, LGBTQ, grief/loss, PTSD, aging, and more.

510 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-4080 • BennesereNJ.com

ORGANIZING EVERYDAY ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS BY SHERRY

Sherry Onweller-Professional Organizer-serving NJ 908-619-4561 email: SOnweller@aol.com EverydayOrganizingSolutions.com

Everyday Organizing Solutions

by Sherry provides sympathetic and nonjudgmental organizing and decluttering services to residential and business clients, as well as helping female adults with ADD get their physical space/time management in order and helping children and teens to get organized.

PERSONAL TRAINING BENESSERE LLC “THE CENTER FOR WELLNESS”

510 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-4080 • BennesereNJ.com

Experience our holistic approach to feeling fitter and stronger through guided exercise. Our highly qualified team will design custom programs to meet individual needs that include nutrition, lifestyle coaching and at home personalized exercise programs. We offer a FREE trial session and free BodySculpt classes throughout the summer. Call or visit our website to schedule your free trial. See ad on page 7.

gestalt therapist (973) 539-5009 • andylapides@gmail.com AndyLapides.com

LESLIE KAREN LOBELL, M.A., L.P.C Pompton Plains (Route 23) and Montclair 908-577-0053 • Leslie@LeslieLobell.com LeslieLobell.com

Do you suffer from anxiety or stress?

Do you want to lose weight, stop smoking, gain self-confidence or change a habit? Do you need support and guidance through a life or career transition? Are you ready to achieve your goals, pursue your dreams, and actualize your potential? You CAN create the Life You Desire... I can help you MAKE IT HAPPEN! Using proven techniques such as Holistic Psychotherapy, Hypnosis, Stress Reduction, Reiki and Dream Interpretation, I help teens & adults create happier, healthier, more peaceful and fulfilling lives.

Allow me to assist you!

NJCONNECTNOW, LLC

Diana J. Krafcik, LCSW, LCADC Psychotherapist/Addiction Specialist Morris Plains/Morristown, NJ 201-400-0520

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you ready to focus on the solution rather than remaining stuck in the problem?

I’m here to support you on your path toward healing and recovery.

Provide individual, couples therapy and various support groups, that include mindfulness meditation, DBT skills training, coping skills and relapse prevention. Specialize in treating individuals with depression, anxiety, BPD, self injury, trauma, addictions.

51 South Street, Room #11, Morristown, NJ 07960 StephanieSaintcyr.com stephaniesaintcyr@gmail.com 503-407-6207 I am grateful to be able to facilitate professionally for others what I do personally for myself. I believe that life is short and we are responsible to make ours the most joyful, vibrant experience that we can.

Therapy, with its raw, authentic focus on the joyful, as well as painful experiences of life, is a process I value and deeply enjoy. I am very honored by the trust my clients put in me and in their own healing process.

Because of my own experience in therapy as a client, I am very aware that you are the focus of our work together. I am intent on helping you to discover your own truth, inner voice and ability to advocate for yourself in the world.

REHABILITATION BENESSERE LLC “THE CENTER FOR WELLNESS”

510 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-4080 • BennesereNJ.com

Kristine Timpert is a highly skilled Neuromuscular Therapist and C.H.E.K. Practitioner IV specializing in herniated disks, low back and neck pain, rotator cuff tears, knee pain, ankle sprains, poor posture, and post surgery rehab. Kris believes that postural wellness and integrating core and spinal function is the key to optimum health. Call or visit our website to start living pain free. See ad on page 7.

REIKI SUSAN CROZIER

Reiki Master Reiki offered in-home Serving Morris county or at following locations: Kula Yoga, Stanhope, NJ 36 Midvale Road, Mountain Lakes, NJ 201-400-4493 • SusanaCrozier@gmail.com HomeMassageAndWellness.com

One of the greatest Reiki health benefits is stress reduction which triggers the body’s natural healing abilities. Reiki aids in better sleep and improves and maintains health.

Reiki also helps bring about inner peace and harmony, balancing the mind and emotions. Reiki offers relief during emotional distress, sorrow and grieving.

On the physical level, Reiki can help to relieve pain, inflammation and tension from migraines, arthritis, fibromyalgia and many auto-immune diseases.

Contact me for more information or to book your session.

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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.

Drs. Steiner, Fine and Kwiatkowski have focused their practice on those areas about which they are highly passionate. (After all you wouldn’t ask your family doctor to do heart surgery.) Those areas are Cosmetic Dentistry. Trained at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for advanced dental studies, they have devoted over sixty combined years to perfecting their skills and have placed over 100,000 cosmetic restorations. Their main focus is on CoSMeT­ IC and FULL MoUTH reCoNSTrUCTIoN cases. This includes Implant Dentistry and Neuromuscular orthodontics, which can avoid unecessary removal of teeth. Many people do not realize that dental problems may be the cause of headaches, migraines, shoulder, back and neck pain, noisy jaw joints and pains in the TMJ. Drs. Steiner, Fine and Kwiatkowski pride themselves in having Morris County’s premier head, neck and jaw pain relief center. Their office also offers a “limited warranty” that provides free repair or replacement of restorative dental work, when a patient’s regular hygiene visits are maintained.

This kind of security could only be offered by truly World Class Dentists. This is why their motto is: “Experienced professionals make the difference.”

Aesthetic Family Dentistry is pleased to offer Gentle Laser Periodontal Therapy (GLPT) to treat moderate to advanced gum disease, a condition linked to other serious health issues including heart disease and diabetes. This gentle and less invasive superior state-of-the-art procedure eliminates the need for traditional surgery. oral DNA and HPV testing is also available to determine a patient’s periodontal health, as well as detect any possible genetic proclivity toward gum issues.

Aesthetic Family Dentistry, PA 35 West Main Street, Suite 208, Denville, NJ 07834

973-627-3617

Alan B. Steiner, DMD • Derek Fine, DMD • Jenni Kwiatkowski, DDS

www.AestheticFamilyDentistry.com