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The Hidden Deficiency Having the proper amount of iodine in our system at all times is critical to overall health, yet the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that iodine deficiency is increasing drastically in light of an increasingly anemic national diet of unpronounceable additives and secret, unlabeled ingredients. This deficit now affects nearly three-quarters of the population.

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Radiation

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Low-Sodium Diets

Overuse of zero-nutrient salt substitutes in foods leads to iodine depletion

Iodized Table Salt

Iodized salt may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to air

Bromine

A toxic chemical found in baked goods overrides iodine's ability to aid thyroid

Iodine-Depleted Soil Poor farming techniques have led to declined levels of iodine in soil

A Growing Epidemic Symptoms range from extreme fatigue and weight gain to depression, carpal tunnel syndrome, high blood pressure, fibrocystic breasts and skin and hair problems. This lack of essential iodine can also cause infertility, joint pain, heart disease and stroke. Low iodine levels also have been associated with breast and thyroid cancers; and in children, intellectual disability, deafness, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and impaired growth, according to studies by Boston University and the French National Academy of Medicine.

What to Do The easy solution is taking the right kind of iodine in the right dosage to rebalance thyroid function and restore health to the whole body.

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JULY 2016 Natural Awakenings is your guide to a healthier, more balanced life. In each issue readers find cutting-edge information on natural health, nutrition, fitness, personal growth, green living, creative expression and the products and services that support a healthy lifestyle.

21 BRUSHING WITH BEADS

by Nicole Dallara

22 LOCAVORE LINGO

What All the Food Labels Really Mean

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25 REAL NEWS

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THAT MATTERS

Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

by Linda Sechrist

28 THE ART OF

LOVING YOURSELF

by Nancy Barrett

30 COOL CHOW

Icy Treats for Hot Summer Days

by Sandra Murphy

34 SIGNS THAT YOU’VE

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FOUND YOUR CALLING

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38 MOM’S KITCHEN

COUNTER COOKING SCHOOL

Kids Who Learn to Cook Grow Up Eating Healthier

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FOR DOWNTIME

Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

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42 SOIL SISTERS

Female Farmers Come of Age

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was raised in an era and family environment where I was told I could do and be anything. Scientist, diplomat, publisher? Wife and mother? Supreme Court judge? Sure, why not? That belief is strong in me, and I hope I’ve passed it along to my children. The times are long gone when women had to choose from nursing, teaching, and homemaking and that is all to the good. What might have been missed, though, is that we don’t have to do everything. In fact, we can’t.

We modern men and women try to do it all: work, raise families, stay fit, cook like Bobby Flay, and run a home like Martha Stewart. And when we’re stressed, we expect ourselves to fit in some Yoga and meditation and contemplate deeply on the teachings of Deepak Chopra and Eckhart Tolle.

In reality, choosing to pursue one goal or talent necessarily means giving up on others, and we should give ourselves a break on the activities we opt out of.

I would love to spend an hour or two this evening reading a novel. That means I may not take care of some other task. Whether it is a wise choice or not depends entirely on my own values. The important thing is to realize that everything we do is a choice. We can own our choices, make the best ones we can, and let the untrodden paths go without regret.

To believe that we are locked in to a predetermined direction, that certain roads are blocked to us, or that we have to do everything perfectly is an illusion.

Even worse is to not recognize that we are choosing to live on auto-pilot. Being aware of our choices is what “conscious living” means to me.

I hope taking an hour of your evening to read this issue of Natural Awakenings proves to be an enriching choice in your world. Sometimes being conscious requires learning the implications of your choices. One of the most important choices we make is in selecting the foods we nourish ourselves and our families with. Locavore Lingo on page 22 gives you the power to understand what food labels mean and to make informed purchases. We also offer you our annual Farmers Market Guide on pages 44 and 45. Hope to see you there!

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n Thursday, July 14, from 7 to 8:30pm, Kaminski Wellness, 616 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 3C, in West Caldwell, presents “Tame the Tantrum, Boost the Brain: Information, Recipes and Nutritional Strategies You Can Use Now” by Jamie Siwinski, MA, CHHC. Siwinski will speak about the direct connection food has on our neurological condition, affecting behavior, the capacity to learn and the retention of information. While this presentation benefits everyone, it’s especially helpful to those with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, and children on the autism spectrum. Attendees will discover nutritional strategies to help them and their children feel more balanced and key dietary factors to support mood/learning. Simple, delicious, kid-tested recipes will be provided. The fee is $25 when you preregister; $30 night of class.

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The Peace Within Spa Expands Services with “The Reconnection” and Reconnective Healing

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The Reconnection is said to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that ties us back into a timeless system of intelligence.

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orris County is home to an impressive variety of community gardens, whose histories, planting paradigms, vegetables and gardeners create a green tapestry across our map. On the weekend of July 30 to 31, from 9am–1pm Saturday and 1pm–5pm Sunday, you can view many of these gardens at their midsummer height and speak with the gardeners at these special places during the Morris County Community Garden Open Gates Weekend.

This weekend-long event is funded by the Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum with the proceeds of a recent 5% Day at Whole Foods of Morristown. Its goal is to showcase the beauty and diversity of community gardens by opening their usually “closed to the public” gates.

From gardening demonstrations and vegetable tastings to Community Food Pantry connections, discover what is growing in community gardens across the county. Morris County Rutgers Master Gardeners will be on hand with information sheets and lots of practical advice for growing your own food. Whole Foods of Morristown will provide light refreshments.

Whether you’re a practiced vegetable grower, a beginner gardener or are just beginning to think about growing your own food, Morris County Community Garden Open Gates Weekend is the perfect initiation into the rewarding world of vegetable gardening. The tour is free, and no registration is required.

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healthbriefs Rolfing Helps Put Your Running on Cruise Control

Ed Hemberger, LMT hy use the best running shoes, individualized diets, energy supplements and specialized training routines if the human body is not organized to achieve its optimal level of efficiency? In other words, why have your body work against you as you run?

The goal of Structural Integration, or Rolfing, is to bring the segments of the body – head, neck, pelvis, torso, legs and feet – into balance and a supportive relationship with one another.

And that balance and support can help runners in a variety of ways.

Examples of runners improving their times after completing a course in Structural Integration are supported in the literature and in my own experience. While there are no guarantees that Rolfing will improve your times, one of my clients shaved 18 minutes from his times running the Boston Marathon from one year to the next, after completing the standard 10-session Rolfing series, at a year older and without any other changes to his training regimen.

Rolfing brings about fundamental changes in the body structure, because it works on the connective tissue, or fascia, that wraps around muscles and connects muscles to bones. You’ve probably seen connective tissue before – it’s the gristle you see in a steak or piece of chicken. A Rolfer uses his or her hands to stretch connective tissue back to its normal length and consistency. We call this “freeing” the fascia, and when the connective tissue is freed up, it allows the muscles and bones to restore themselves to their natural, optimal placement.

Most clients, whether athletes or not, notice an immediate improvement in function when these body segments begin to assume their normal position. This happens whether the person has a drastic posture or alignment problem or a more subtle one such as

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ers, you will be able to limit longterm structural deterioration. tight muscles, slight back pain, or just a sense that things aren’t quite right.

Proper alignment gives the appearance and feel that the body is “gliding along” rather than laboriously working with each step.

What are some of the specific benefits for runners of improving balance and alignment through Rolfing sessions?

Naturally, if your time improves, that’s a great benefit. But, since no one can guarantee that result, I can cite these benefits, which often do improve time and, more importantly, lessen injuries: 1. You should experience a more optimal foot plant and push-off as your feet will be hitting the ground more squarely.

2. Your muscles will be activated in a more appropriate sequence, reinforcing effective mechanical motion through the lower leg, knee, upper leg and pelvis during each step.

3. With all the joints lined up and working properly as shock absorb-

4. You may decrease your potential for nagging side-effects such as shin splints, heel and fascial strain, stress fractures, and tendon problems that sooner or later beset people who run.

Ed Hemberger, a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), is also a Certified Structural Integration (Rolfing) practitioner and founder of Total Massage Therapy in Boonton. He also practices Active Release Therapy (ART), Muscle Release Therapy, and Neuromuscular Therapy. He has trained under Dr. Thomas Findley as an Advanced Rolfer for the past 12 years, working at the North Jersey Pain Management Center in Hackensack as well as the Veterans Administration Hospital in East Orange.

Ed advocates a holistic approach to his work with clients, helping them through massage, SI (Rolfing), nutrition, stress management, life-work balance, and weight management. For more information, visit Hembergerstructuralintegration.com or call 973-462-3112. See ad on this page.

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healthbriefs How to Safely Eliminate Toxins from Vital Organs and the Bloodstream

By Doug Pucci, DC

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ne of the fad medical treatments popularized in recent years is chelation (key-LAY--shun) therapy.

Chelation therapy is a treatment that is designed for heavy metal poisoning. Medicines and nutritional compounds called chelators are used to bind to the metals in the bloodstream; this metal-chelator compound is then eliminated in the urine. An example of an intravenous (IV) metal chelator is edetate calcium disodium. A nutritional compound would be dimercaptosuccinic acid, or DMSA. Both products were designed for use in extreme and rare cases to rapidly remove metals and prevent further damage from exposure.

Chelation therapy is thus only approved for limited use in documented cases of heavy metal poisoning when carried out under medical supervision with prescription drugs. In 2007, the National Center for Health Statistics cited data that many more people (111,000 adults, along with 72,000

children) reported having used chelation therapy than would be likely for the limited number of approved indications.

The risks of this therapy include kidney failure, brain damage, coma, and death.

What this tells us is that patients are so concerned about their toxic load and the effect it has on their health that they are willing to risk these serious side-effects for better health.

Purported uses of chelation therapy include treating damaged arteries (atherosclerosis) by removing calcium from arterial plaques; treating intermittent, painful leg cramps due to arteriosclerosis (claudication); curing or improving symptoms of autism; preventing or curing neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease; and treating diabetes and heart disease. The problem with these uses is that most if not all of these patients have already compromised immune systems and underlying, often untreated, inflammatory conditions. Their health is poor

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to begin with — and in the process of chelating, their bodies are flooded with free-floating, unbound metals.

It’s important to note that everyone has toxic metals.

All children are born with some toxic burden as metals pass from mother to child. After birth, vaccine administration is a source of mercury and aluminum exposure, along with the foods we eat, the water we drink, pharmaceutical drugs of many kinds, over-the-counter drugs, cosmetics, and other environmental sources that accumulate over a lifetime. These include, but are not limited to, air pollution, dental amalgams and other dental materials, as well as contact with toxic metals at home and at work.

In healing, a good practitioner will assume that everyone has toxic metals.

Indicators would include a history of fungal infection such as Candidiasis; chronic bacterial or viral infection; autoimmune disease; damage to major organs such as the heart, the gut, and the thyroid; hormone imbalances; and diseases of the joints, bones, nerves, and so on. So, the mere presence of toxic metals is not the most important assessment. It is far more important to figure out a person’s energy level, exact oxidation rate, ability to eliminate toxic metals, ability to digest and assimilate nutrients and a few other parameters of health before embarking on a course of treatment.

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Osteopathy Alleviates Low Back Pain

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ore than 600,000 people undergo surgery for back pain every year, yet back surgery is often unsuccessful. Safer manual therapies provide a viable alternative, according to recent research.

A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period. Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

ADHD Meds Weaken Kids’ Bones

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new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth. This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

Calcium Pills Don’t Build Bone Health

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esearchers reporting in the British medical journal The Lancet, analyzed 44 studies on calcium supplementation or dietary calcium and bone fractures and concluded, “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture and there is no current evidence that increasing dietary calcium intake prevents fractures.” Qualifying studies included more than 44,000 people.

A different meta-study from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, also published in The Lancet, reviewed 59 clinical and observational studies of calcium and bone density.

The meta-analysis compared the effect of calcium doses of 500, 800 and 1,000 milligrams per day and found that bone density improvements ranged between 0.6 and 1.8 percent throughout the body during the first year of supplementation, but did not increase over time.

They concluded that the improvements in bone mineral density from calcium supplements were small and that results mirrored the increases seen from dietary sources, suggesting that neither method significantly improves bone health.

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Colorful Produce Slows Cell Aging

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The researchers found that those with levels that were in the highest quarter had 5 percent to 8 percent longer telomeres compared to those with the lowest quartile of carotenoid levels. Telomeres are located at the ends of DNA chromosomes and get shorter as we age. Longer telomeres indicate greater longevity.

Carotenoids are found in the yellow-to-red pigments in many yellow, red and orange foods. They are also contained in green foods where chlorophyll shields the yellow-red color. Alpha-carotenes are present in carrots, cantaloupes, mangoes, kale, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Beta-carotene is found in some of the same foods, and also tomatoes, apricots and watermelons. Beta-cryptoxanthin is found in papayas, apples and orange peels. Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in some of the same foods, along with kiwifruit, grapes, oranges, zucchini and squash. Some of the highest levels are in corn.

Lycopene is in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, apricots and other red-to-yellow foods.

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esearch published in the British medical journal The Lancet has newly identified six neurotoxins: manganese, fluoride, chlorpyrifos, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene or PERC) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

Manganese exposure is found in welding and high-octane gas fumes, among other sources; fluoride is used in many municipal water supplies, glass etching and chrome cleaners. Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate contained in many pesticides, including Dursban and Lorsban. While DDT has been banned from insecticides within the U.S., it is still contained in other agents, including petroleum distillates. DDT is also still used in some areas to spray for mosquitoes. PERC has often been used in dry cleaning and for degreasing metals. PBDEs appear as flame retardants and to make electronics, household goods, building materials, polyurethane foams, plastics and more.

The same researchers previously identified lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, arsenic and toluene as neurotoxins. The neurotoxin label means they affect the nervous system and can cause neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia and others.

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n addition to alertness, energy drinks may also trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increased blood pressure. Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, tested 27 healthy adults. The volunteers were split into three groups—one drank two cans of an energy drink per day, another consumed the same amount of a drink with Panax ginseng and the third a similar-tast-

ing placebo beverage.

The subjects were given cardiovascular testing before and after the trial. After three weeks, the group imbibing the energy drinks had a significant increase in abnormal heart rhythms and higher blood pressure. The ginseng and placebo groups saw no change in their heart conditions.

Sachin A. Shah, a doctor of pharmacy and professor at Pacific’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, says, “Our findings suggest that certain energy drinks may increase the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm when consumed in high volumes. While we wait for more data, some consumers should exercise caution and not blindly follow the buzz.”

The Center for Science in Public Interest, a consumer health advocacy group, has reported that as of June 2014, 34 deaths have been associated with energy drinks.

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GMO-Free Pioneer

New Grain Transport to be Contaminant-Free Large food companies that are switching to non-GMO (genetically modified) soy and corn products must still worry about their ingredients picking up GMO contamination through conventional supply chains. Now, Captain Drake LLC, a North Dakota grain plant, has acquired its own million-bushel terminal with dedicated rail cars used exclusively for GMO-free grains. President Mark Anderson maintains, “We’ll be able to obtain the best non-GMO commodities from three regions: North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada.”

In a 2015 Nielsen study of 30,000 consumers, 43 percent rank non-GMO as very important and 80 percent said they would pay more for foods that indicate a degree of healthfulness. Sales of non-GMO products exceeded $10 billion last year and are growing.

Anderson explains, “The supply chain needs to be tightened up and moved domestically. We consider this to be another strategic asset for food and beverage clients seeking suppliers committed to guaranteeing the integrity and purity of non-GMO commodities.”

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Toxic Teflon

Scientists Increasingly Find It Dangerous According to a new meta-analysis of previous studies, Philippe Grandjean, of Harvard, and Richard Clapp, of the University of Massachusetts, concluded that DuPont Teflon, used for 50 years to make frictionless cookware, is much more dangerous than previously thought, causing cancer, birth defects and heart disease, and weakening the immune system.

Even though Teflon’s harmful perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is no longer produced or used, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found it in the blood of more than 99 percent of Americans studied, because it can be passed from mother to unborn child in the womb. The researchers say that the federal government’s recommended “safe” level, set in 2009, is as much as 1,000 times too high to fully protect people’s health. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has yet to set a legal allowable limit for its presence in drinking water.

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Farm-to-Work

Fresh Veggies Come Direct to Offices Pioneering employers are now offering fresh vegetables to help employees improve their diet—and their health. Tech companies are even hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful lunches and snacks. In Texas, the Farm to Work program is making it easy and affordable for workers to pick up baskets of local produce at the office.

Participants aren’t required to pay an initial lump sum or commit to buying every week. Instead, they can sign up to receive produce in any given week. Other groups around the country are also looking into workplace produce delivery programs, and while many use the traditional community supported agriculture (CSA) model, others are experimenting with different procedures.

The Farm Fresh Program, in Bellingham, Washington, connects local farmers to employers interested in receiving weekly deliveries. Meanwhile, Farm2Work, in Arkansas, links local purveyors of produce, meat, eggs, dairy, pies, jams and jellies to area employers. New York’s Adirondack Harvest, a branch of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, started by helping a single farmer link to area employers.

The next step, says Teresa Whalen, the group’s southern chapter representative, is working to persuade insurance companies to subsidize workplace CSAs in the same way they’re starting to subsidize gym memberships.

Moth Misery

Bright Lights Drive Them to Extinction National Moth Week, held from July 23 to 31 (visit NationalMothWeek.org for podcast), has prompted the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) to encourage cities to install motion-sensitive dimming streetlights and is working to designate dark-sky parks that could provide a refuge for nocturnal species. The giant silk moth and other insects pollinate 80 percent of our food crops. In turn, their bodies sustain innumerable birds, rodents and bats. Entire ecosystems rest on their delicate, powdery wings.

Only two species of moths are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and three others have gone extinct in the past decade. Many populations are seeing declines of up to 99 percent. Between monoculture crops, pesticides, changing climate, urbanization and decreasing darkness due to artificial lighting, the future of night-flying moths is uncertain.

Their only goal is to reproduce, guided to suitable nesting grounds by the shadow of the moon; many moth species do not even have mouths. However, cities now glow brighter than a full moon, and ambient light pollution radiating from urban areas draws moths to their deaths. IDA Program Manager John Barentine says, “Every time a person turns off and shields a porch light on their house, they’re helping.”

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New Numbers Confirm Global Overfishing The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has been collecting reports for decades on how many fish are caught in the oceans annually. However, those numbers don’t take into account smallscale, recreational and illegal fishing or the bycatch that’s discarded before boats return to harbors. A study published in Nature Communications increases the actual total world catch from 1950 to 2010 by 50 percent.

Daniel Pauly, author of the University of British Columbia study, states, “The world is withdrawing from a joint bank account of fish without knowing what has been withdrawn or the remaining balance. Better estimates for the amount we’re taking out can help ensure there’s enough fish to sustain us in the future.” Based on official counts, global catches peaked in 1996 and have declined modestly each year. The decline isn’t due to less fishing or restrictions on certain fish, though. “It’s due to the countries fishing too much and having exhausted one fish after the other,” says Pauly.

The findings also emphasize the value of fisheries to low-income people in developing countries. The next steps will require well-informed action to preserve this critical resource for people and for the planet.

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Nonprofit Grocery Sells Good Food at Low Prices The biggest challenge to healthy eating in poor neighborhoods isn’t always access to healthy food; it’s whether people can afford to buy it. A year ago, Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, opened Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery in Boston, to take action. It gathers nutritious food that would otherwise be wasted and then sells it at low prices. After learning about food insecurity in the U.S. and that approximately 40 percent of the food we grow is thrown out, Rauch decided to address both problems by offering this new option for people that don’t want handouts.

The store now has 5,000 members and hundreds of daily customers, with plans to expand to new locations. “The challenge we have in America is that the food system is designed from the farm on up to create calories that are cheap and nutrients that are expensive,” he says.

“People on the lowest economic rung get squeezed the hardest.”

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A paper published in Forest Ecosystems concludes that frugivores, large, fruit-eating animals like toucans, tapirs, curassows and spider monkeys, help to keep the woods healthy by eating fruits and spreading seeds. As traps for carbon and an effective defense against global warming, forests collectively absorb up to 30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions and store more than 1,600 gigatons of carbon in the soil.

“You have a lot of large birds that play a fundamental role for large trees,” says study author Mauro Galetti. “They increase the likelihood that seeds will turn into actual photosynthesizing plants.” However, big, tropical birds are constantly under threat of hunting, poaching and habitat loss; the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List notes that 14 of the world’s 16 toucan species, for instance, are decreasing in population. The study found that without the help of high-capacity frugivores, there would be no way for larger seeds to grow into the towering trees that store carbon best.

Scientists now want to research individual species to calculate how much each animal’s services are worth in terms of battling climate change.

Putting a dollar amount on a species, say Galetti, could be the only way to persuade governments to protect it.

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Sustainable Ways to Enjoy Sand and Surf When eco-conscious families hit the beach this summer, there’s more to be aware of than just picking up trash like drink containers, wrappers and found litter. Here are some other ways we can enhance our beach and water experiences while upping fitness benefits.

Rising water levels and severe weather events have damaged coastlines, so extra care is needed. When setting up a beach spot, stay away from sand dunes and pockets of beach grass that serve as natural defenses against beach erosion. Also watch out for markedoff turtle hatching spots; prime nesting season is May through October, according to the nonprofit Turtle Conservancy. Teach kids not to chase birds. Walk around shorebirds to cause minimal disturbance; it’s stressful dodging danger during meals and wastes precious energy stores.

Walking on soft sand is like a weight-training workout, as detailed in Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s Barefoot Walking book.

Polluting chemicals enter waterways via fertilizer and industry runoff and accidents like the BP Gulf oil spill; don’t contribute more by using sunscreen that contains oxybenzine, which reportedly alters hormone function. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) maintains an online guide of safe sunscreens. The Huffington Post also suggests that we can make our own by mixing zinc oxide (a sunblocking agent), coconut oil (soothes and conditions skin), beeswax (for waterproofing) and tea tree oil (soothes and repairs skin and smells good).

The same care applies to chemical hair dyes, shampoos, conditioners and straighteners. Patronize clean, green salons that use natural hair treatments free of synthetic chemicals, ammonia or para-phenylenediamine (PPD). Or search “nontoxic hair care” online.

Plan a visit to coincide with a public volunteer beach cleanup event. Check with national organizations like Keep America Beautiful (kab.org) and local or countywide groups, as well as social media sites for group activities.

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By Nicole Dallara you intend to purchase to see if polyethylene or polypropylene is listed. If so, that product contains microbeads.

Luckily, there are plenty of other natural alternatives to keep your breath fresh, your teeth white, and your waterways healthy. Happy brushing!

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daily ritual that cleans your teeth and keeps your breath fresh could be wreaking havoc on our waterways and ocean. Toothpaste and other products containing microbeads have started popping up on store shelves. These minuscule polyethylene “plastic” beads, which are also used in skin-care products where they’re marketed as exfoliants, are used as an abrasive in toothpaste.

The problem is these plastic microbeads found in toothpaste do not dissolve before, during, or after their use, with the potential to cause serious problems not only to your health, but also to the health of our waterways.

The health risks these microbeads pose to humans exist because some of them remain within the mouth and can become embedded underneath the gum line. Dentists around the country began to worry that these beads were causing more harm than good. During patient visits, dentists and hygienists found the microbeads stuck in crevices between the teeth and gums, raising concern because the beads could trap bacteria in the gums, leading to gingivitis.

The health risks to our waterways, however, are posed every time you brush your teeth with toothpaste containing microbeads. When you rinse your mouth, the beads go down the drain and travel through sewers to a wastewater treatment plant, where, due to their microscopic size, they are far too small to be filtered by those facilities. As a result, they are discharged into waterways. A report released by the New York Attorney General’s office estimates that the state of New York discharges 19 tons of microbeads into its waterways annually!

Thankfully, this pollution has drawn the attention of advocacy groups and scientists, who have raised concerns to elected officials. New Jersey began to tackle the issue by passing laws regulating microbeads. Federally, Congressman Frank Pallone introduced the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which prohibits the sale or distribution of rinse-off cosmetics containing plastic microbeads. This bill quickly passed the House of Representatives, unanimously passed the Senate, and was recently signed into law by President Obama in December 2015.

Although microbeads are banned for the future, products containing microbeads will remain on store shelves until 2017. Until then it is up to you to be a conscious shopper. Read the ingredients on the boxes of the products

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added benefit is getting to know the farmer and being able to ask the questions—and receive the answers—that are important to us.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that local food sales totaled $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. They continue to grow.

Organic or Certified Organic

Consumers want to know the difference between organics and certified organics.

Today’s number of U.S. certified organic operations has jumped nearly 300 percent since 2002 to more than 21,700.

Although a certified organic designation might be the preferred index of how foods are grown and raised, it is not always possible for certain foods in some climates. Sometimes there’s a tradeoff in buying organic foods in the carbon footprint of its transport to market.

According to the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, in Tampa, Florida, “Organic refers to a specific method of growing and processing foods, and is defined as produce grown, packaged and stored without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or irradiation.”

To be considered certified organic under the Code of Federal Regulations 7 CFR Part 205, products must meet these standards:

Locavore Lingo What All the Food Labels Really Mean

by Judith Fertig

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ocally grown foods are more likely to have been bred for flavor and nutrition than durability and a long shelf life, says Emily Akins,

outreach director for the Kansas City Food Circle, a cooperative that links residents with farmers that grow and raise organic and free-range food. An

Healthy Foods Lexicon Grass-fed—Beef or milk cows fed on grass. The benefit is leaner, betterflavored meat and more omega-3s, plus fuller flavors in milk, butter and other dairy products.

Heirloom—Older, non-hybrid varieties of produce, including fruit trees, herbs and vegetables.

Foraged—Native foods gathered from the wild, rather than cultivated. Examples: wild mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, mulberries, native pecans, black walnuts and native persimmons.

Heritage breeds—Ancestral breeds of poultry and livestock that often take longer to reach market weight, but have more flavor.

Free range—Poultry raised outdoors where they are free to range over natural vegetation.

Local—Grown or raised within a threehour driving radius of the consumer’s purchase site.

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Pastured—Livestock raised on pastures instead of factory farms.

Traceability—Precise tracking by a farmer that informs the consumer of which chicken hatched a specific clutch of eggs, which farm grew a cantaloupe and which mill boiled down and bottled the sorghum syrup.

Wild-caught—Fish that live and are caught in open lakes, streams or oceans.

For more current agricultural, market and trade terms, visit LexiconOfSustainability.com.

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n No harmful chemicals have been applied to the land for at least three years.

n Farmers and processors must keep detailed records of practices.

For example, Dave and Sue Whittlesey, at High Wire Ranch, in Hotchkiss, Colorado, raise bison (buffalo) and elk that they sell both through local stores and at the Aspen Saturday Market. The wild game is 100 percent pasture-fed, non-GMO (no genetically modified feed), gluten-free and not given hormones or any antibiotics unless the animal is sick.

n Farmers are required to maintain a written organic management plan.

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n Farmers and processors are inspected annually by a certifying agency.

Certified Humane

When we buy local cheese, poultry or meat at the farmers’ market, we sometimes see a certified humane notice. One such producer is Baetje Farms, outside St. Louis, Missouri. Their highly regarded goat cheeses offer traceability via a lot number, so buyers can know exactly which milking the cheese came from.

In factory farming, which often involves penning or caging animals that never go outdoors, “certified humane” means that this producer meets Humane Farm Animal Care standards: n Fed a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones. n Provided proper shelter with resting areas and sufficient space. n Animals have the ability to behave naturally.

Veronica Baetje says her farm’s goats receive organic mineral supplements and locally grown alfalfa hay in addition to pasture grass every day. She adds, “They are free to choose what they prefer to do, whether skip and run up a hill, lie under the shade of a tree, soak up some sunshine or play with their herd mates.”

Wild Food

At times, farmers’ markets will offer foraged foods from the wild or wild game. Sources are listed online at EatWild.com.

“Few of us will go back to foraging in the wild, but we can learn to forage in our supermarkets, farmers’ markets and from local farmers to select the most nutritious and delicious foods available,” says founder Jo Robinson, in Vashon, Washington.

The land, climate and growing season dictate the best natural farming practices for each area, often described along with their products on farm and farmers’ market websites.

Wisconsin’s Dane County Farmers’ Market, in Madison, provides detailed descriptions of farm products and agricultural practices so customers can make informed choices. Sometimes, the type of farm makes a difference.

“We are intentionally human scale,” says Virginia Goeke, of Sylvan Meadows Farm, in Viroqua, Wisconsin. “We choose to husband our land to promote harmony and synergy. We are creating a sustainable farm ecosystem where herbal meadows, prairies, heirloom gardens, orchards, woodlands, and rare breeds of livestock and wildlife flourish.”

Sometimes, we’d just like someone else to do the food curating for us. The Kansas City Food Circle requires member farmers to take a pledge to follow certain agricultural practices. “When you buy food from our members, you can rely on the co-op’s pledge that it’s been certified naturally grown or that the farmer has USDA Organic certification,” says Akins.

Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, the joint effort of 100 small-scale family farms providing fresh, organic, seasonal produce, in Leola, Pennsylvania, gives similar assurances.

The USDA reports that 160,000 farmers nationwide are currently selling to their local markets via farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture organizations, restaurants, groceries and institutions, generating health, social, economic and environmental benefits for local communities. It keeps growing because we keep asking questions.

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What Food Labels Mean for the Animals We Consume

by Tracey Narayani Glover

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eciphering the significance of food labels can be daunting, particularly when seeking to understand what they mean for animal welfare. Legally, there is no definition of humane, which means that industry organizations are left to define this and other terms themselves.

Certified organic animals and free-range birds must be allowed outdoor access, yet these standards do not define the amount, duration or quality of access required.

The Cage-Free label indicates that eggs came from hens that were never confined to a cage and have had unlimited access to food, water and the freedom to roam. The reality is that most cage-free hens spend their entire lives in a shed where, due to overcrowding, they have barely more space than caged birds. Also, under all labels, it’s standard industry practice to kill the male chicks born to the egg industry. The Cage-Free label is particularly misleading when placed on anything other than egg cartons, because chickens raised for meat are never caged.

Under most of the common labels, including Certified Organic, Cage-Free and Free-Range, physical mutilations such as horn removal, tail docking, debeaking and castration are permitted, and in most cases, providing pain relief is not required during these procedures.

Animals form strong bonds with their young, yet the routine practice of separating mothers from their young is standard under all labels. Whether an animal is raised for meat or for other products such as dairy or eggs, most agricultural animals will eventually be slaughtered at a fraction of their natural lifespan. Animals such as dairy cows and egg-laying hens are killed when their production declines.

Veal is considered to be a byproduct of the dairy industry, and the U.S.D.A. estimates that 2,000 calves are slaughtered each day in the United States.

Be wary of the unregulated Humanely Raised label and the American Humane Certified label, which offer little improvement over the standard factory farming practices that many consumers abhor. The Certified Humane label, a

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program of Humane Farm Animal Care, and the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) label, which uses a five-tier rating system for products, are more stringent about living conditions and have some limitations on physical mutilations. Both labels also go beyond the protections of the Humane Slaughter Act, requiring the butchery of cattle, pigs and sheep to comply with certain standards developed in partnership with Temple Grandin and the North American Meat Institute.

The Animal Welfare Approved label likely offers the greatest independent protection of any label. It’s the only label to require pasture access for all animals, prohibit beak trimming of birds and tail docking of pigs, and mandate audited slaughter practices of most farmed animals.

Despite the perplexing state of food labeling, it’s still possible to eat compassionately. Visit local farms and ask questions or do what many conscientious consumers around the world are doing to ensure that their food choices reflect their values—stick to a plant-based diet, thus leaving animals and animal byproducts off our plates entirely.

Tracey Narayani Glover, J.D., is an animal advocate, writer, owner and chef of The Pure Vegan, and yoga and meditation teacher in Mobile, AL. Connect at ThePureVegan.com and ARCForAllBeings.org.

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n virtually all aspects of life, we are influenced consciously or subconsciously by mainstream media messages. Today, six media giants—Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Time Warner, Viacom and DirecTV—control the vast majority of what we watch on TV and in movies, listen to on the radio and read in books, newspapers and magazines. According to Ben Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New Media Monopoly, this handful of conglomerates form a cartel that wields enough influence to affect U.S. politics and define social values.

Thirty years ago, before many mergers and acquisitions, 50 corporations owned nearly all of American media.

Today’s infotainment and rhetoric, misrepresented as news, is leading millions to conclude that these colossal powers do not exist to objectively report the truth.

New York City holistic psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan’s A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives. They were shocked when the book was boycotted.

“The New York Times, Dr. Oz and Good Morning America refused to schedule author interviews or write

book reviews. There wasn’t a whisper anywhere on mainstream media about my evidenced-based book on how women can holistically recover from depression without a single prescription. HarperCollins was baffled. I was their first credentialed author who spoke out against pharmaceuticals,” says Brogan.

So Brogan turned to independent outlets, including print, online and social media, her own website, newsletter lists and word-of-mouth. Her work soon broke through into three of the top bestselling book lists: USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times. That example serves as clear proof of the importance and power of independent media to furnish the public helpful and in-depth information on wide-ranging topics that mainstream broadcast media typically only cover in 30- to 60-second blurbs or not at all.

Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, learned Brogan’s lesson early on. “Independent media have been crucial in disseminating my life’s work. Given the misinformation being spread by regular news and government channels about weight and health, we deserve to hear the truth about what’s in our food, toxins in our environment and how we can truly heal our bodies,” says Hyman, a nine-time bestselling author.

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Today’s independent media landscape shifts at warp speed. With 24/7 Internet access to websites, both groundbreaking journalism and grassroots perspectives appear in original articles and blogs. Outlets include independent online radio, TV shows, newspapers, filmmakers and “citizen journalists” armed with smart phones instantly transmitting images and updates via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. From a growing recognition that such media play a vital role in shaping a more informed and engaged citizenry, more attention is again being paid to the need for real news that matters. Breaking the reign of junk food news generators is the mission of ProjectCensored.org, a media research program at California’s Sonoma State University.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on webinars, podcasts and e-books exploring health and healing, self-help, spiritual enlightenment and creativity, indicating a reading audience with a hunger for deeper wisdom. Since 1973, New Dimensions Radio, co-founded and hosted by Justine Willis Toms, has featured many of the world’s most respected wisdom keepers. “Guests exclaim how refreshing it is to speak in-depth and at length. Mainstream, commercially based media consistently present sound bites on how things are breaking down and not working, without opening thought to constructive visions for a future that benefits all life and the planet,” says Toms.

“Independent media have broken away from dependence on the moneyed interests holding tight reins on the news and information they publish. Because we’re listener-supported, public radio is free to explore a wide range of timely and timeless topics,” he says.

Leaning away from one-sided views gives independent media space to expand people’s perspectives and positive expectations for the future. The seventime Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor international news organization was established in Boston over a century ago to till human thought and thereby improve human lives via an uplifted journalistic standard. “Its quiet insistence for human rights and against tyranny; for generosity and against 26

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“We work to uncover where progress is occurring, even though headlines proclaim the contrary.

There are always two sides to a story,” says Susan Hackney, a senior director with the Monitor, which consistently resists the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

Magazines such as Natural Awakenings, Mother Jones, The Optimist and Yes! are likewise stirring up conversations on meaningful issues via larger perspectives with a focus on tangible solutions. They address such areas as the damaging health and environmental effects of genetically engineered food, championed by Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology.

“Europe could kick genetically modified ingredients (GMO) out of their food supply because their mainstream media covered the health dangers, while U.S. mainstream media ignored them and kept Americans in the dark.

Independent media in the U.S. enable democracy and consumer-inspired transformations of all kinds. Knowledge has organizing power,” advises Smith.

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With Fran Korten at its helm, the adfree, subscription-supported, nonprofit Yes! is helping to reframe our biggest issues. “Mainstream media, dependent upon advertisers that would have us believe that we can buy happiness, celebrate stories of the rich and powerful, leaving everyone else feeling small and powerless. Independents can help resist such ways of seeing the world,

help people see a different path to success and happiness and perceive themselves as change agents. Together, we share engaging stories of how people are carving out new ways of living that hold the hope of a world more in balance with the living Earth and where everyone’s inherent worth and dignity are recognized,” says Korten.

Allan Savory, founder of the Savory Institute and originator of a holistic land management systems approach to recover and preserve sustainable resources, underscores the need for change leaders and independent thinkers. “As we ponder who they might be, we realize it’s not those that discover new, counterintuitive insights, but those that spread the knowledge. The groundbreakers are pioneers like writers, poets, artists, speakers and social networkers. After 50 years of trying to understand the intense institutional resistance to and ridiculing of my work of managing complexity in a simple manner, holistic management is now quickly spreading globally. This is only due to social networking, independent writers and my TED talk that went viral,” observes Savory.

Laurie McCammon, change leader and author of Enough! How to Liberate Yourself and Remake the World with Just One Word, contracted with independent publisher Red Wheel Weiser to get her message out. “It’s been building awareness of forbidden knowledge—that we each have unrealized potential to affect reality by changing our thoughts. We can nurture a shift in global culture away from an existing way of life that has bred fear, lack and a belief in scarcity,” explains McCammon.

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She suggests that to preview a new vision of, “I am enough and have enough,” and, “We are enough and have enough,” we should look to the fertile fringes; small communities of intentional and conscious people actively reinventing society. “Look at what independent media are reporting on; as well as their unprecedented use of new terms such as organic, wellness, sustainability, permaculture, transition town, sharing economy, social responsibility, biomimicry and the butterfly effect,” says McCammon.

The existing worldview, with all of its core assumptions and rules, aims to restrain awakening individual and collective consciousness. McCammon observes, “As long as the ‘old story’ was told repeatedly by mainstream media with conviction, it could command our attention and make us doubt our inner story. Trusting that the outer world had our own best interests in mind meant that there was no need to turn within.

This is changing. Thanks to farseeing, courageous and strong enough independent media, there’s been an overturning to a more wholesome story of mind-body-spirit, abundance, innovation, collaboration and cooperation.”

Mainstream and independent media coexist like two sides of a coin.

Mainstream media’s talking heads tell us how to act and think while independent media invite us to engage, educate and think for ourselves, dig deeper and take action. Without independent media, we would know little about the benefits of the ever-evolving grassroots movement of holistic, alternative, complementary, integrative and functional medicine. Nor would we know the truth about climate change; the health advantages of plant-based diets and community gardens; food deserts and nutrition-related illnesses; the prevalence of environmental toxins; signs of spiritual progress; alternative education; and the benefits of eco-villages to people and the planet.

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The Art of Loving Yourself

• Our thoughts are creating our world.

In order to change our life, all we need to do is work on changing our belief system.

• Stop judging yourself for the mistakes you made in the past. The past is gone; you don’t live there anymore.

• Learn to forgive yourself by recognizing you did the best you could with what you had at the time.

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our Soul is the essence of who you are; it is also a replica of God. While we all have different perspectives of God, most of us believe there is something bigger than us. Whether we chose to refer to this power as God, the Universe, the Creator, Our Source or anything else, we are aware of this higher being.

We can also agree that our Creator is the master in creating beauty, perfection and loving works of art. So far, so good.

If God created us in the most beautiful, loving and perfect way, where is the disconnect between that creation and our belief system? What can we do to get back to our roots? We all have the ability to love ourselves. The key is to find those techniques that will allow us to reach the greatest potential for our life. Those techniques can be reduced to a few simple things: • Recognize that we are perfect in our own imperfections and accept that it is ok not to be perfect.

• God gave us free will because it is the only way He can teach us how to be better human beings. We learn from our mistakes. If you are able and willing to learn a lesson from your hardship or your mistakes, count your blessings and move on.

• Do not stress about the future as it is not guaranteed to anyone.

• Always remember what people do to you is a reflection of their fears and insecurities and it has nothing to do with you or who you are.

• Let go of resentment and judgments.

Those feelings are born from fear.

Always remember you are in good hands, so there is no need for fear.

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You see, the art of loving yourself is very simple. Count your blessings, not your troubles. See every mistake as an opportunity to grow and learn. Don’t be so hard on yourself; your Creator is not, so why should you be? Breathe deeply, love intensely and help anyone you can along the way. It is such a great feeling to make someone’s day. Give. Give to the world but make sure you don’t deplete your Soul. If you do, there will be nothing left for you or others. Practice loving yourself the way you love your most precious ones. Be graceful, be thankful, be blessed!

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“Most summer fruits work naturally to cool the body,” advises Cathy Alinovi, co-author of Dinner PAWsible: A Cookbook of Nutritious Homemade Meals for Cats and Dogs, in Pine Village, Indiana. “Healthful treats, made from the best ingredients, are a good way to take a break from summer heat.”

She suggests taking a refreshing look at low-calorie fruits and veggies such as stuffed celery used in creative, tasty ways. After removing strings, fill celery logs with plain yogurt and freeze. To serve, cut into one-bite pieces appropriate for a dog’s size.

Another easy favorite is filling an ice cube tray twothirds full with Greek-style or traditional plain yogurt mixed with diced strawberries or whole blueberries and freeze overnight. For cats, omit the fruit and instead add bits of mercury-free water-packed tuna or salmon as a special treat. Add fresh or dried catnip to catch Kitty’s attention.

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for things to hit the floor; Nora showed her game face and won the Squash War.”

“Obesity is the number one nutritional disease affecting our pets, so summertime activities that avoid overheating are vital for overall health,” says Veterinarian Jeff Werber, a veterinary medical journalist with a Los Angeles practice.

“Proper nutrition is critical—not only to the foods we feed, but to the treats we give.”

Twelve years ago, Rick Woodford’s Belgian Malinois/ Labrador mix, Jackson, was diagnosed with lymphoma.

In order to keep him eating, Woodford shared his own food. Jackson lived an additional four years, in part due to improved nutrition. “Portion control is important,” he says. “What’s right for an 80-pound dog is way too much for a 30-pounder.” Woodford, the author of Feed Your Best Friend Better and Chow, lives near Portland, Oregon.

Frosty Paws is a lower lactose version of ice cream for dogs and discriminating cats. Recipes for homemade versions can be found online. The basics are one ripe, mashed banana, 32 ounces of plain or vanilla yogurt and two tablespoons of honey, all mixed in a blender and frozen in small ice cube trays. Variations may substitute goat’s milk yogurt or add a quarter-cup of strawberries, cranberries or blueberries for antioxidants in lieu of the honey.

Frozen vegetable broth, primed with added bits of cooked chopped spinach, broccoli, carrots or a small cheese cube, is a hit with dogs. Cats like theirs with tidbits of chicken, turkey or a few shreds of cheese.

Using a bone-shaped ice cube tray lets humans know it’s the pet’s treat. “When I was developing frozen treat recipes, my husband came in from the yard one hot afternoon and went straight to the freezer,” says Paris Permenter about John Bigley, co-authors of The Healthy Hound Cookbook, in Cedar Park, Texas, who live with mixed breeds Irie and Tiki.

“I watched him eat two helpings of the dog ice cream and then told him what it was. We often share our food with our dogs. It was nice for them to share their goodies with us!”

The bottom line for the best summertime treats is to go healthy, be creative, use fresh ingredients, don’t overindulge and stay cool.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Use the freshest ingredients, organic and non-GMO (no genetic modification) where possible; tuna or salmon in a pouch is safer than BPA-canned fish.

Frosty Treats for Furry Friends Cooling Recipes Fido’s Frozen Fruit Pupsicles

4 cups water 1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses (optional) 1 cup fresh fruit (no grapes or raisins), chopped Wash and core all fruit. Blueberries and strawberries are popular with most dogs, while others enjoy melons, peaches and apples.

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Mango Sorbet

2 ripe mangos, peeled Juice of 1 orange Juice of 1 lime ½ cup unsweetened almond milk

½ cup strawberries 1 Tbsp. blackstrap molasses ½ cup coconut water 1 cup ice

Spread the apples in the ice cube tray and spoon the plum purée on top. Don’t pack, or it will become a denser cube.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix.

Freeze for 4 hours.

Serve in a bowl as a slushie treat or pour into ice cube trays and freeze.

Add all ingredients to a blender and purée.

Or share a slice of fun. Many dogs love plain watermelon slices. Be sure the animal doesn’t eat the seeds or rind.

Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze overnight.

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Transfer frozen cubes to a zip-top plastic bag; stores up to 2 months in the freezer.

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Watermelon Slush

Low-calorie watermelon is high in potassium and magnesium plus vitamins A and C; filled with fluid, it helps prevent dehydration. Blackstrap molasses has less sugar and more minerals than other sweeteners.

One batch makes enough cubes to treat both a large- and medium-size dog.

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Chocolate is also on the no-go list; the darker the chocolate, the worse it is for pets; baking chocolate is the most dangerous. If a pet eats any of these, try to determine how much and contact the family veterinarian, a veterinary emergency clinic or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.

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remember the moment I had what I call my ‘golf game epiphany,’” recalls Steve Hughes, a passionate golfer from Richmond, Missouri. “I realized that my main obstacles were in my head, and from that day on, my golf game changed.”

In any athletic or fitness endeavor, the pursuit of excellence unfolds an array of challenges. While golf presents some of the toughest hurdles to improvement, any links enthusiast can better their game by acquiring a champion’s mindset. Applying a few Zen techniques and disciplines adapted from the Buddhist tradition of mindful awareness—which teaches that the mind is everything—can work wonders.

Zen Golf master and performance psychologist Joe Parent, Ph.D., of Ojai, California, advises: “The key is finding a way to let the ‘thinking’ mind do all the preliminaries to physical performance—selecting a target, judging the lie, gauging weather influences, etc.—and then letting our ‘intuitive’ mind take over, enabling our body to make a swing that’s free from second-guessing ourselves.” He calls the optimal playing mentality, “Not too tight, not too loose.” It’s the sweet spot that allows us to perform via our best self. Some key techniques

prepare us to find and reside in this just-right Goldilocks place of being not too hot and not too cold.

Developing mental fortitude takes us even further than we can imagine.

Mastery is born from discipline, focused attention and a deep core desire to adopt habits and behaviors that will upgrade our mindset.

Author of Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game, Parent teaches his students to enter a state that he calls “trusting versus trying.” He teaches a “one stroke at a time” approach, which emphasizes awareness of being in the present moment, as many contemplative spiritual traditions do.

When the golfer is deeply engaged in the present moment with just the right level of emotional intensity, free of distractions and worries about future swings, they become integrated with what’s taking place on the course in the here and now to the point of total absorption.

In yoga, pranayama, or breathing techniques, are employed to promote relaxation in the mind and body. The Zen approach to golf uses breath work to allow body and mind to make the most fluid and powerful golf swing possible for the player. “The single factor that sets apart the top performers

in any athletic discipline from the rest of us is their state of mind,” says Craig Perkins, a yoga master and founder of the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja California, Mexico. “From all my years of yogic study, there’s one teaching that always sticks with me: If we want to master our game, whether it’s golf, yoga or chess, we must first and foremost master our mind.” Practitioners maintain that, meditation can take our mental game to its optimal level and Perkins believes, “Meditation is the number one practice for cultivating self-trust.”

Positive visualization, which can be supported by meditation, is another method champion golfers leverage to improve their performance levels. Parent teaches his students, “Establish a clear image in your mind’s eye, and the body will follow.” Repeating this technique with every shot helps the golfer cultivate the habit of positive visualization by seeing the results.

Physical prowess is of little consequence if our mental game is off.

Under the intense pressure of a golf match, execution suffers when performance anxiety isn’t kept under control.

While many golfers have what it takes to succeed—the requisite native ability, experience, technique and talent—mental hang-ups can cause them to call it a day. Detrimental habits can undermine our self-confidence, as well as our score.

The solution lies in pinpointing what’s behind them and applying pertinent Zen techniques to either gradually alleviate or winningly work with them.

Hughes, who makes his home overlooking the greens of Shirkey Golf Course, says, “It’s about getting out of your own way. When you’re at one with the game as it presents itself, you know your game will be much better than when your mind is racing off to work issues, family dramas and all the other usual life stuff. When I learned how to establish myself in this present moment awareness, not only did my golf game change for the better, so did the rest of my life.”

Aimee Hughes, a freelance writer in Kansas City, MO, is a doctor of naturopathy on the faculty of the Yandara Yoga Institute. Connect at ChezAimee@ gmail.com.

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You realize you’ve been training for this since birth.

Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be.

You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities.

Your health may improve. Cravings for unhealthy foods will lessen and you’ll feel more energetic. Old aches and pains might disappear; even chronic illness can fade when you’re focused on your life purpose.

You feel strangely peaceful, despite reasons to be anxious. Your soul longs to express what you’re on Earth to express, and when you finally rise into alignment with your calling, your soul does a happy dance. Even if everything else seems to be falling apart and others consider you crazy, you’ll be centered in peace, relieved that you finally know what you’re called to do.

The universe rolls out the red carpet. When called to do what is needed for the highest good of all beings, the universe bends over backwards to hand you whatever you need. No request is too small. Unexpected money flows in and other resources appear just as you’re ready to give up.

People find you. Few can fulfill a calling alone. Most of us need a tribe to lift us up as we do brave, scary, world-changing things. When you’re aligned with your life purpose, the right people, including magic-wielding mentors, will find you at the right time, if only you’re courageous enough to be vulnerable about what you’re being called to do.

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Why is it vital to introduce organic food during a youngster’s early development?

America’s food supply is loaded with more chemicals and GMOs [genetically modified organisms] than ever before.

I believe, as many others do, that the rapid rise of food allergies in children is a direct result. Many chemical pesticides and artificial flavors and colors are known to contain carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors and neurotoxins.

It is widely believed that even small doses of these common pesticides can have lasting negative effects on a child’s health. I believe that teaching our kids about the importance of fresh, organic food and the potential dangers of a conventionally processed diet helps set the stage for a lifetime of healthy choices.

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Liza Huber on Healthy Meals and Happy Kids Start with Homemade, Organic Baby Food

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or many actresses, landing a role on the hit show Passions would be a career highlight. For Liza Huber, daughter of soap opera icon Susan Lucci, a successful acting career was one step en route to her calling as a mother, public speaker and entrepreneur. Her inspiration was to launch Sage Spoonfuls (SageSpoonfuls.com) to make it easier for parents to make homemade,

organic food for their little ones. It’s all about enabling parents to provide a legacy of health, all wrapped up in love.

How did becoming a parent boost your relationship with organic foods and health?

I was raised on a diet of mostly fresh, homemade, food and knew it was

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How do homemade organics and packaged organics differ?

Store-bought baby food, organic or not, is processed to have a long shelf life of up to two years. So much of the nutrient content is lost during processing that most manufacturers artificially add it back in, but aren’t obligated to inform consumers.

The added nutrients are synthetic and aren’t absorbed by the body the same way as naturally occurring nutrients.

The taste, color and aroma of commercial baby food isn’t as appealing. By feeding your baby a steady tasty diet of fresh, homemade, organic baby food, you greatly reduce the risk they’ll grow into a picky eater. Plus, making your own baby food is three to five times less expensive than what is store-bought.

Homemade food has a far smaller impact on the environment compared with commercial manufacturing, transportation and packaging. By the time a baby turns 1, they will have eaten from nearly 700 jars or pouches of storebought baby food that generally end up in landfills, because little is recycled.

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Which favorite foods do you love to make for your babies and why?

I focus on whole foods. Great first foods include bananas, apples, butternut squash, pears, avocados, peas and sweet potatoes. Once a baby has successfully tried a couple of these, start mixing them together. Banana and avocado, apple and butternut squash, and peas and sweet potato are good combos. They’re loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, easy to make and yummy. Avocados’ healthy fat is also essential to brain development.

What key lessons learned from your mother have you carried forward with your young family?

Two lessons really stick with me: “Stay open and leave room for life to surprise you,” and “You can have it all… just not all at the same time.” In my teens and 20s, I was a meticulous planner, disappointed if things didn’t go exactly as I wanted. Amazing things happened after taking Mom’s advice to leave myself open to wonder.

Growing up, I saw my mom have an amazing career, yet also be a fantastic wife and mother. Her secret, and now mine, is to prioritize and focus on one thing at a time, whether it’s work, kids or my husband. This way, everything in your life gets 100 percent of your attention some of the time, rather than trying to do everything at the same time, which rarely works.

What’s the best gift a mother can give her child?

There’s nothing more important to a child’s overall health and well-being than being raised in a loving, warm environment where they feel safe, loved and important. My deep love for my children guides every decision I make for them. A mother’s intuition is a superpower.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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Moms can change the world by teaching their kids healthy cooking lessons at home and planting an organic garden together.

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In their Project EAT study, University of Minnesota researchers found that Mom has the biggest impact on the family’s eating habits and continues to play a significant role in our food choices, brands and how we cook, even influencing our ideas about health itself by their example.

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Mom’s Kitchen Counter Cooking School Kids Who Learn to Cook Grow Up Eating Healthier

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nvision walking the supermarket aisles and picking up a favorite pasta sauce and breakfast cereal, then adding favorite fruits and vegetables to the

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Most of us learn about cooking from our mothers, and one way moms have a tremendous impact on their children is by collaborating on recipes and cooking meals together. The idea of an at-home “kitchen counter cooking school” doesn’t focus on a hard and fast course on cooking; instead, it’s a place where family members gather around the counter and cook together.

This almost guarantees that meals will be healthier and more fun, affording a sense of ongoing adventure where kids can explore ingredients from around the U.S. and even the world. Consider creating a “United States of My Plate” project by preparing a recipe from each state during the summer, and then rating the recipes based on taste and flavor (startup tools are at ChooseMyPlate.gov).

Our senses are engaged during food preparation activities. While chopping red peppers for a recipe, we are noting their appearance, feeling their texture, smelling their fragrance, hearing the sounds of preparation and likely tasting some on the spot. Involving more of our senses as we explore our food makes the whole activity more enticing. It helps to adopt Julia Child’s motto: “Learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all, have fun.”

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ing and harvesting. Knowing where everything on the plate comes from makes us more mindful of the energy it takes to grow food, and kids will naturally eat what they help grow.

Moms can change the world—right in their own yard or patio—with the power of a traditional or urban garden. Just one square foot of organic gardening space can yield half a pound of fresh fruits and vegetables. A 300-square-foot garden can produce 150 pounds each summer; plus it provides a good workout.

In 2011, I started a teaching garden at our local supermarket as a means of showing kids how to grow their own food, with the hope that it would also inspire their families.

The goal was to plant the seeds for healthier habits that would last a lifetime. During its first four years, 52 percent of the students’ parents noted a more positive attitude about fruits and vegetables exhibited by their own children. After participating in the program, one mother shared her young daughter’s noteworthy query, “Mom, could you go to the store and get me some Swiss chard?”

By planting gardens and creating kitchen counter cooking schools at home throughout America, our country could become victorious in ensuring that families are healthier.

They will be eating healthier foods, working out in the garden and learning about food in a whole new way, all while connecting in a family activity.

Jen Haugen, a registered and licensed dietitian and certified master gardener, is the author of The Mom’s Guide to a Nourishing Garden. She blogs at JenHaugen.com.

Voices of Experience: Tips from Registered Dietitian Moms “It’s not going to be a Norman Rockwell-like experience. It’s going to be messy, and everything associated with it might take 10 times longer than anticipated. It’s not about the outcome, it’s about the journey.

“Allow your children to participate in the cooking process by giving them age-appropriate duties in the kitchen.

We’re talking about rinsing produce in the colander, ‘looking’ at cookbooks, stirring, scooping, squeezing and setting the table. As they grow older, give them more to do.” ~Robin Plotkin, Dallas “Every other Wednesday, each child had to cook dinner.

I gave them a piece of paper with fill-in-the-blanks. Every Sunday, they had to turn in their menu so I could go grocery shopping. Now, both my kids cook really healthy meals.” ~Chere Bork, near Minneapolis-St. Paul “Have kids look through kid-friendly cookbooks and scroll through their favorite recipe app. My girls regularly pick out recipes they would like to try for our next meal.” ~Suzanne Farrell, Denver

“Teaching someone else solidifies your own knowledge; I knew if her brothers taught my 8-year-old daughter, it would boost their own confidence, too. I always start by teaching about some food they are excited to make on their own. Then I start asking them to help with meal prep. Pretty soon, they have an arsenal of skills and can prepare a meal by themselves.” ~Niki Strealy, Portland, Oregon “Let your kids experiment in the kitchen. My first couple dozen creations didn’t taste good, but I eventually developed a sense of what did and didn’t work. Giving this freedom nurtures a sense of creativity in the kitchen. It’s much easier when spatulas and rolling pins are child-size, like those at CuriousChef.com.” ~Amy Gorin, near New York City “We watch videos together that demonstrate proper techniques. Everyone is designated an ‘official taste tester’.” ~ Jillian O’Neil, New York City Primary Source: Adapted from JenHaugen.com. natural awakenings

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Make Time for Downtime

Chilling Out Revives Body and Soul

by April Thompson

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ere’s something to add to our to-do list: nothing.

Americans today work more hours than ever before, foregoing hardearned vacation days and spending more time with electronic devices than with friends and family. The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense

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of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

Downtime is most acutely needed in the workplace. In a survey of nearly 20,000 workers, The Energy Project and Harvard Business Review found

that 59 percent of them were physically exhausted, emotionally drained, distracted and lacking purpose.

Headquartered in Yonkers, New York, with offices in Europe and Australia, The Energy Project has helped hundreds of businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, create healthier, happier and higher-performing workplaces. The company takes its cues from elite athletes that carefully build rest and recovery periods into their training schedules.

“Just as your body needs sleep and food to function optimally, so does your mind and spirit,” says Annie Perrin, an executive vice president with the project.

There’s a mounting body of neurological research to buttress the analogy. Important assimilation of learning and “meaning making” occurs in the resting brain, according to Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., associate professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and author of Emotions, Learning, and the Brain. When our minds are allowed to wander, they engage a network of interacting brain regions that together are thought to play a key role in building our ability for inward reflection and recollection, known as the default mode network. Immordino-Yang’s research suggests that such activation during restful moments is positively associated with the recalling of memories, envisioning the future and even developing a moral foundation.

“This network seems to be more engaged when we aren’t actively gathering information or working on an external goal,” remarks ImmordinoYang. Zoning out on TV or video games doesn’t produce the same brain benefit because, “It’s about looking inward rather than outward,” she says. The default network does engage when introspection occurs during nurturing social interaction, such as while enjoying a reflective conversation with friends or family. She recommends banning technology and other distractions during periods spent in activities that bring joy and meaning so that we are present in a mindful way.

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific

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personal habits that lead to diminishing returns in both work and play time. In one exercise, workers are asked to rank current incoming emails from one to five, with the highest number equating to, “I need to respond immediately.”

Most rate nearly no fives, says Perrin, a realization that has helped many people change their email habits.

While change can be hard, Perrin suggests creating new, healthy rituals through repetition, which taps into the brain’s desire for automaticity. For example, she advises workers to schedule “renewal breaks” every 90 minutes after completing a block of high-priority tasks. “If you’ve been sitting, move; if the mind has been active, do something to quiet it, like meditating or simply closing your eyes.” She also suggests finding workers to buddy up with and schedule mutual breaks to help support and hold each other accountable.

Immordino-Yang suggests that another practice to maximize the value of downtime is to combine it with exercise. “A walk can be rejuvenating,” she says. “While the body is engaged, the mind is free to wander.”

The Energy Project calls on managers to model these downtime activities for their employees. Some companies have instituted policies that limit sending email from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., as well as during weekends and vacations, so staffers don’t feel compelled to read and respond to keep up with work.

Setting limits is even more crucial for young people with minds and habits that are especially malleable. “I see teenagers taking their phones into the bathroom or bed to text in the middle of the night. Parents need to put a stop to this,” counsels Immordino-Yang.

“The brain needs uninterrupted rest to work at its best.”

Learning that being a productive employee or an emotionally available parent requires giving ourselves a break and gives us permission to rest.

We find that downtime is not just good for ourselves, but also for our families and workplaces.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

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

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SOIL SISTERS Female Farmers Come of Age

by Lisa Kivirist

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ore women are becoming farmers, bringing with them a passion for producing organic and sustainably raised fare and transforming America’s food system.

The U.S. Census of Agriculture reports that their numbers rose by more than 20 percent between 2002 and 2012, to 288,264.

Historic Roots

“Women have played an integral role in farming for centuries, but in the last 100 years they’ve started to self-organize and be recognized for their important work,” says University of

California garden historian Rose Hayden-Smith, Ph.D., author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of World War I and editor of the UC Food Observer. “During that war, the Women’s Land Army of America, a female-led initiative, recruited nearly 20,000 mostly middle-class urban and suburban women to enter the agricultural sector as wage laborers at farms, dairies and canneries, often in rural areas, where farmers urgently needed help while the male labor force was off fighting.”

Women also helped feed Americans during the Victory Garden era of World War II. “It’s also estimated that more than 40 percent of fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front then were grown in school, home, community and workplace gardens,” says HaydenSmith, possibly resulting in America’s highest period of produce consumption ever.

When the commercial organic industry launched in the 1990s, women organized to provide overlooked and undervalued perspectives. The wake-up call for Denise O’Brien, an organic vegetable farmer and owner of Rolling Hills Acres, near Atlantic, Iowa, came during the farm economic crisis of the preceding decade. Although still considered “just” farm wives, “It was the women on the farms that had foreseen where things were heading, because they often kept the accounting books, though nobody took their voices seriously,” O’Brien recalls.

This launched O’Brien’s agriculture activism: balancing farming, raising children and serving as a national advocate and spokeswoman for women in agriculture in an ecological and just food system. In 1997, she launched the Women, Food and Ag Network to collectively advocate for a stronger voice.

“Throughout history, women in agriculture have been relegated to providing assistance, rather than making decisions,” O’Brien explains. “It’s up to us as women to collaboratively support each other while challenging the system.”

Cultivating Change

For her 50th birthday, Paula Foreman gave her life a new chapter. She launched her midlife “second act” in 2007 with Encore Farm, a name that serves as a rallying mantra for her peers.

“The name is a tribute declaring that fresh starts and new beginnings can happen at any age,” explains Foreman, now an urban farmer in St. Paul, Minnesota. Embodying this business moxie,

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Innovation, independence and vision drive women to use their organic farm ventures to create a livelihood, express themselves and do their part to change how America eats. she chose to specialize, producing one thing very well: organic dried beans.

Relinda Walker, of Walker Organic Farms, outside Savannah, Georgia, represents a cadre of “boomerang” farmers; women that return to the land to continue a family farm with a commitment to organics. Like many farm kids, after college, Walker left to pursue a corporate career in the city. Then the 9/11 terror attack shifted her priorities. “All roads led me to coming back home and growing food,” she says. Launched in 2005, Walker’s farm was one of southern Georgia’s first organic operations, yielding specialty varieties like rainbow carrots in vivid shades of purple, orange and red.

Future Femme Power

Young women in their 20s and 30s are adding energy, diversity, vibrancy and fresh outlooks to the female farming movement. Lindsey Morris Carpenter runs Grassroots Farm, in Monroe, Wisconsin, a diversified operation of certified organic vegetables and pastured livestock, in partnership with her mother, Gail Carpenter.

“A crucial key to farming happiness is being a good neighbor,” she shares. “I call around when I see livestock and pets outside of fences; maintain my fences; share my garlic and potato seed; and always invite neighbors to parties and events, even though they may not attend. Even if others’ personal lifestyle and farming philosophies are radical opposites, we still have our physical location and appreciation of nature in common, and that’s big.”

“The women farmer movement is just a toddler,” sums up O’Brien. “We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet, especially with representation on the national leadership platform.” It’s easy to support female growers at local farmers’ markets. Cultivating change can be rewarding—and tasty.

Lisa Kivirist is the author of the new book Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers and a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Her family runs the energy-independent Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B, in southwestern Wisconsin.

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Farmers Market Guide The following is a current list of farmers markets in our area. Kindly Check websites to confirm dates, locations and times. (WIC & Senior FMNP vouchers are accepted by some of these markets.)

Essex County Common Greens Farmers Market Thursdays 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

June 2–Nov. 17 PSE&G Plaza, 80 Park Place, Newark DowntownNewark.com Maplewood Farmers Market Mondays, 2–7 p.m.

June 6–Oct. 21 Springfield Avenue at Indiana Street, Maplewood MaplewoodNJ.org Millburn Farmers Market Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

June 7–Nov. 22 Essex St. at Town Hall, Millburn DowntownMillburn.org Montclair Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m–2 p.m.

June 4–Nov. 19 Walnut St. Station, Montclair MontclairNJUSA.org Nutley Farmers Market Sundays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

June 12–October 30 William Street Municipal Parking Lot Number 1, Nutley NutleyNJ.org Roseland Farmers Market Fridays, Noon–6 p.m.

June 17–Oct.28 Corner of Roseland and Harrison Aves.

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South Orange Farmers Market Wednesdays, 2–7 p.m.

June 1-Oct. 26 Parking lot across from NJ Transit train station, South Orange SOVillageCenter.org

Morris County Boonton Farmers Market Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

June 4–Nov. 19 Upper Plane Street Parking Lot, Boonton BoontonFarmersMarket.org Chatham Borough Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m.– 1 p.m.

June 11–Nov. 19 Railroad Plaza South, Chatham Borough ChathamBoroughFarmersMarket.org Chester Farmers Market Sundays, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

June 19–Oct. 2 Perry Street, Chester ChesterNJFarmersMarket.org Denville Farmers Market Sundays, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

May 1–Nov. 20 Bloomfield Ave. Parking Lot, Denville DenvilleFarmersMarket.com East Hanover Farmers Market Mondays, Noon–6 p.m.

Mid-June—Oct. 24 609 Ridgedale Ave., Lurker Park, East Hanover EastHanoverTownship.com

Long Valley Green Market Thursdays, 3 –7 p.m.

April 14—Oct.27 20 Schooley’s Mountain Rd. LongValleyGreenMarket.com Madison Farmers Market Thursdays, 2 p.m–7 p.m.

June 2–Oct. 13 Central Ave. between Main & Cook RoseNet.org Morris Plains Farmers Market Saturdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

June 11–Oct. 13 Speedwell Avenue, Morris Plains Morristown Farmers Market Sundays, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

June 11–Oct. 15 Spring Street & Morris Street, Morristown Morristown-NJ.org Riverdale Farmers Market Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

June 7–Oct. 11 211 Hamburg Turnpike, Riverdale RiverdaleNJ.gov

Sussex County Hopatcong Farmers Market Sundays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

June 19–Oct. 111 River Styx Rd., Hopatcong 973-770-1200 opt. 4 Hopatcong.org Sparta Farmers Market Saturdays 9:00 a.m.–1 p.m.

June 4–Oct.29 89 Sparta Ave., Sparta SpartaFarmersMarket.org Sussex County Farmers Market at the Fairgrounds Saturdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

June 11–Nov.19 37 Plains Rd., Barn Building, Augusta SussexFarmVisits.com NaturalAwakeningsNJ.com

Union County Cranford Farmers Market Sundays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

June 7–Oct. Cranford Train Station FB – Cranford Community Connection Elizabeth Farmers Market Tuesdays, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

June 14–Nov. 29 Union Square Plaza, Elizabeth ElizabethAvenue.org New Providence Farmers Market Wednesdays, 1 p.m.–6 p.m.

June 22–Oct. 26 1307 Springfield Avenue Newprov.org

Rahway Farmers Market Thursdays, Noon- 7 p.m.

May 26–Nov. 17 Rahway Train Plaza CityofRahway.com

Springfield Farmers Market Monday, 11 a.m.– 6 p.m.

July 4–Oct.31 226 Morris Avenue, Springfield Springfield-NJ.us

Roselle Park Farmers Market Wednesdays, 1p.m. – 6 p.m.

July 6–Oct. 26 Chestnut St. and Grant Ave. RosellePark.net

Summit Farmers Market #1 Sundays, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

April 17–Nov. 20 DeForest Ave. & Maple Street, Summit SummitDowntown.org

Scotch Plains Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m.– 2 p.m.

May 14–Nov. Park Ave., Scotch Plains VisitScotchPlains.com

Westfield Farmers Market Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

June –Oct. South Avenue Train Station Parking Lot, Westfield WestfieldAreaChamber.com

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SATURDAY, JULY 2 Explore the Farm Wagon Ride—10:15am– 12noon. Board the open-air wagon for a leisurely ride around Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. See the farmers working in the fields and with the horses, cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens. Wagon rides are offered the first Saturday of every month. $6 per adult, $5 per senior (65+), $4 per child ages 4–16, $2 per child ages 2–4. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Rd., Morris Township. 973-326-7645.

MONDAY, JULY 4 Wilderness Skills Summer Camp—9:30am– 1:15pm. For grades 5 to 8. Join Traditional Earth Skills Instructor Mike Dennis for up to two weeks of outdoor skills building. During week one, students will take a traditional approach and, during week two, a modern approach will be followed.

Participants will identify plants, learn to track animals, create fire, go canoeing, make rope, build shelters and more. Advance registration is required. $185 per child/per week. Essex County Environmental Center, 621-B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland.

973-228-8776.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 Blood Chemistry Part One, Reading Medical Blood Tests Naturally—11am–1:30pm. Knowing how to read medical tests and what deficiencies may be causing what indicators on the test is a powerful way to be in control of your own health. Classes Held by Dian’s Wellness Simplified at Basking Ridge, NJ. Taught by Dian Freeman. $50 for Public; $35 for Dian’s Nutritional Course Students. RSVP Required. WellnessSimplified.com. 973-267-4816.

Energy Overview Part Two, Electro-Magnetic Vibrational Tools—2–4:30pm. A discussion of the common healing bonds between all things Metaphysical. Healing comes from within and without by the use of energetic vibrations. Today healing vibrations can dispersed by electro-magnetic machines. Many examples of these machines will be demonstrated.

Classes Held by Dian’s Wellness Simplified at Bask-

ing Ridge, NJ. Taught by Dian Freeman. $50 for Public; $35 for Dian’s Nutritional Course Students. RSVP Required. WellnessSimplified.com. 973-267-4816.

variety of plants that grow there, the conditions they require and how to collect their seeds. Eligible for 1.5 Rutgers Master Gardener CEUs. $10 members / $12 nonmembers. Please preregister. The Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center, 200 Pottersville Rd., Chester. Info@MorrisParks.Net.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Past Life Regression—6:30–9pm. Explore relationships, unexplained fears, traumas, and find your life purpose through past life regression in hypnosis. $45. The Peace Within Spa & Wellness Center, 63 Beaver Brook Rd., Suite 105, Lincoln Park. 973872-6600. ThePeaceWithinSpa.com.

Free Lecture on Stem Cells and PRP—7pm. Have you been told you need arthroscopic surgery? Come join us for a free educational lecture about how stem cells and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) therapies can help you heal. We specialize in nonsurgical solutions for sports, spine and orthopedic injuries. Fourth floor of the Advanced Medical Center at Cedar Knolls, 197 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls. Call 973-9988309 or go to NJRegenerativeInstitute.com.

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FRIDAY, JULY 22

Tame the Tantrum, Boost the Brain: Information, Recipes and Nutritional Strategies—7–8:30pm.

Food has a direct neurological connection, affecting behavior, capacity to learn and retention of information, for everyone especially those with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities &/or on the autism spectrum. Discover nutritional strategies to help you and your children feel more balanced, key dietary factors to support mood/learning and simple, delicious, kid-tested recipes to make it happen. Presented by Jamie Siwinski, MA, CHHC. Preregistration $25 ($30 night of class). Kaminski Wellness, 616 Bloomfield Ave., Ste. 3C, West Caldwell. 973-228-6624. KaminskiWellness.com.

Weekend Vision Quest Retreat—6pm Friday–3pm Sunday. A powerful retreat of renewal and rebirth.

Gentleness, sacred time and space is your gift to you of time away from your everyday world, to allow a deeper process of awakening and healing to occur. Renew clarity, life purpose and joy, as we break through illusions, fears and blocks in our Mitote, and visions in our overnight dreaming work.

This life-changing weekend awakens you to receive deep connection and information from your high self-soul. $350. Private Cabin in Southern Vermont, Brattleboro. 973-647-2500. BeTheMedicine.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 15

Blood Chemistry Part Two, Reading Medical Blood Tests Naturally—11am–1:30pm. Continuation of Blood Chemistry One. Knowing how to read medical tests and what deficiencies may be causing what indicators on the test is a powerful way to be in control of your own health. Classes Held by Dian’s Wellness Simplified at Basking Ridge, NJ. Taught by Dian Freeman. $50 for Public; $35 for Dian’s Nutritional Course Students. RSVP Required.

WellnessSimplified.com. 973-267-4816.

TUESDAY, JULY 12

Coffee House with Cherry Lane—7–8pm. Cottage Garden Concert Series. Listen to this dynamic acoustic duo while you sip a refreshing beverage and indulge in a tasty cookie from Matilda’s Café. $15. Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Ave., Morris Township. 973-326-7603.

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SUNDAY, JULY 17 Morning Meadow Walk at the Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center—9–10:30am. The Kay Center’s meadows are beautiful at this time of year and no one knows them better than Gardener Ryan Moore. Join us for a walk and discover the awesome

SATURDAY, JULY 23

When and How to Safely and Thoroughly Detox and Cleanse—2–4pm. Join us to learn why we need to cleanse and detox, when and how often, what fiber to use, the best cleanses to try and in what order to detox. Classes Held by Dian’s Wellness Simplified at Basking Ridge, NJ. Taught

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by Dian Freeman. $50 for Public; $35 for Dian’s Nutritional Course Students. RSVP Required.

WellnessSimplified.com. 973-267-4816.

SUNDAY, JULY 24 Volunteer Work Day at Schiff Nature Center— 9am–12 noon. Lend a hand clearing trails or helping with minor repairs around the preserve. Volunteer work days are great for teens, adults, church groups, service groups, scout troops, or anyone else looking to earn community service or environmental karma credits. Ages 15 and up only, please. There is no fee for participating and you do not need to be a member, but please register in advance. SchiffNaturePreserve. org or 973-543-6004.

Vibrational Healing with Singing Bowls—1–2pm.

The ethereal sounds of seven metal bowls from the Himalayas can draw us inward, opening and quieting our inner space. As we listen to the song of the bowls, we find our bodies deeply relaxed and our minds soothed. Participants must bring their own yoga mat. $15 fee. Chambers Center for Well Being, 435 South St., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

FRIDAY, JULY 29 Brazilian Jazz with the Aubrey Anne Trio— 7–8pm. Cottage Garden Concert Series. Listen to Brazilian jazz while you sip a refreshing beverage and indulge in a tasty cookie from Matilda’s Café. $15. Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Ave., Morris Township. 973-326-7603.

ArboretumFriends.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 Open Gates Weekend—9am–1pm Saturday and 1pm–5pm Sunday. Tour Morris County’s Community Gardens. Gardening demonstrations, vegetable tastings and practical advice given by Master Gardeners. Free. For a map and description of open gardens, visit ArboretumFriends.org.

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Swaminarayan Temple, 1466 Rt. 46, Parsippany.

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

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

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

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

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

WhiteWolfCenter.net. RSVP 973-585-4661.

Succasunna.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unity Spiritual Center of Morris County—11am.

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

973-331-1776.

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

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

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

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

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

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

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

973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

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

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

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

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

TheArtofTheHeart-Chester.com.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

PurpleOmYoga.com.

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.

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Yoga for Teens & Tweens—3:45–5:45pm.Aquarian Yoga Center, 641 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair.908-884-4984. AquarianYogaCenter.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. 973896-0030. 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.

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

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.

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

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

973-635-4565. ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

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.

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

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

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

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

973-971-6301.

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

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

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

StudioYogaNJ.com.

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

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

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

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

UnityofSussex.org.

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

TheSpiritGathering.net.

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

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

973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. 973-5401177 x203.

the negative ego. $25. Portal of Healing, 50 Main St., Chester. 201-841-0358. PortalofHealing.com

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

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, Swaminarayan Temple, 1466 Rt. 46, Parsippany.

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

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.

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.

Ascension: Guidance, Processes, Activations, & Integration—6:30–8:30pm. Wednesdays. Be the Master of your subconscious mind, achieve selflove, guide your child consciousness, and transcend

Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Support Group of Morristown—7–9pm First Wednesdays, except July and August. Support for patients and their fami-

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

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

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

WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

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

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

973-971-6301.

Healing Meditations with Rev. Frankie—Noon.

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

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

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

TheRoyalPathwaysInc.com.

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

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

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

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

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship—6:30pm.

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lies. Speakers. 973-219-8092 or Wen5500@hotmail. com. 95 Madison Ave., Suite 109A, Morristown.

Introduction to Soto Zen Practice—7:15pm.

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

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

Intuitive Tantric Meditation—7:30pm.Wednesdays.

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

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.

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

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

InfoHMNWestMorris@yahoo.com.

Evening Yoga Series—6:15pm–7:30pm. For adults.

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

973-228-8776.

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.

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

PilateswithAmy@verizon.net. Proptnj.com.

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

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

973-635-4565. ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

YogaFlow—7–8:30pm. Thursdays. $15/Class or $50/4classes. Family Chiropractic Center, 28 Bowling Green Pky. Suite 1A, Lake Hopatcong.

973-663-5633. HartmanChiropractic.com.

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

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

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

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

BreathingRoomCenter.com.

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.

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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.

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

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

TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

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

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

Kripalu Yoga with Stacy Ackerman—11am– 12:15pm. Healing mixed level class, specialty 45+, 1st class $10. 1225 Sussex Tpke, Randolph. More info: stacyayoga@optonline.net or 973-216-5829.

Meditation—12noon –1pm. Fridays. Weekly guided sessions for all levels. $5. Chatham Senior Center, 58 Meyersville Rd., Chatham.

ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

Social Dancing—1–3pm. Free. Chatham Senior Center, 58 Meyersville Rd., Chatham. 973-6354565. ChathamSeniorCenter.org.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

DivineBooks.net.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CHIROPRACTIC NORTH JERSEY PAIN & REHAB CENTER, LLC

Dr. Angela Minhas, Chiropractic Physician Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Office: 973.842.2485 • NorthJerseyPRC.com

Dr. Minhas treats patients of all ages and has a focus on women’s health, stress and fatigue. She has extensive experience treating car accident victims and treats headaches, neck and low back pain. She utilizes Graston, Cold Laser, Taping and Nutrition as part of her treatment and is certified to perform D.O.T. physical exams.

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COACHING AND COUNSELING DAVID SCOTT BARTKY

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First session is free. As a certified Consulting Hypnotist David helps his clients with stress management, fear of public speaking/ performing, weight loss, smoking cessation, and other typical issues. He is also certified in Thinner Band Hypnosis for extreme weight loss.

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

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SUSAN RICHTER RN, CNC, CCH, LDHS

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Counseling services for adults, teens & families in need of healing & positive change.

Desiree works with those suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, relational, social & self-esteem issues; those close to one suffering from addiction or mental illness; work and school difficulties; family and lifetime adjustments, verbal abuse & bereavement. Her passion is to initiate and bring to fruition the healing process. Her joy is in watching individuals grow in their sense of “I AMness,” increase self-advocacy & self-esteem.

She is an avid holistic health & wellness advocate promoting physical, spiritual and emotional well-being.

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LIVING WATERS WELLNESS CENTER

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

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

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

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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

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EDUCATION DIAN’S WELLNESS SIMPLIFIED

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

Clinical Nutritionist Dian Freeman for over 12 years has taught a sixmonth nutritional course for certification as a Holistic Health Counselor, HHC. With over 600 graduates, many students take the course for a career in healing or for personal use. See ad on page 14.

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.

HUNA HEALING CENTER

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

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

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RESHMA SHAH MEDITATION AND HEALING

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Reshma is a certified ThetaHealing® Teacher and Practitioner with a passion in helping individuals recognize their limiting belief patterns and tap into their true potential. Her students learn the practice of Thetahealing® and her clients benefit from one on one sessions healing them from illness, trauma, chronic pail, spiritual and emotional restriction giving them miraculous transformations. Reshma specializes in working with children and their parents teaching them mediation, the use of alteration in life style with Thetahealing® and the power of developing intuitive abilities to transform their lives to their desires. As per debut month, the first time clients get 25% off their first session. See ad on page 28.

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

HYPNOSIS COUNSELING CENTER

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

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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.

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