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

21 GOOD MEDICINE

Hospital-based integrative health services enhance well-being and boost the success of conventional medicine.

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by Susan Bloom

24 CYCLES OF SPIN Returning to its Heart-Healthy Origins

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by Janet Osen

26 RETHINKING

HEART HEALTH

Pioneering Doctors and Patients Reinvent Cardio Care

by Linda Sechrist

30 CHOCOLATE AS HEALTH FOOD

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Boosting Diets and Heart Health

by Judith Fertig

32 DON’T JUST

RELIEVE STRESS —RELEASE IT!

by Hilary Bilkis

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36 HOME SAFE HOME

Practical Pillars of Well-Being

by Christa O’Leary

38 QUIET KIDS IN

A NOISY WORLD

Bringing Out the Best in Introverts

by Meredith Montgomery

42 HEALING HURT

A Hawaiian Mantra Lets Love Back In

40 CARDIAC CARE FOR PETS

How to Keep Little Hearts Humming

by Dr. Shawn Messonnier

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t’s February, and hearts and flowers are everywhere. I hope you are blessed with a true love to share the season with. I also hope that your truest love is yourself. While society and biology may cause us to believe that we need a lasting love relationship to feel fulfilled, the sages insist that love is not something we find outside of ourselves. While looking for quotes for this month’s letter, I noticed that all the wisest ones refer to love that illuminates us from within; self-knowledge and self-love are the basis for true love and allow us to open our hearts and care about others.

One of the biggest struggles in life is to know, embrace, and accept ourselves, with all of our faults and imperfections. When we have the courage to let the walls down — to know and embrace ourselves — we also open the door to connecting in a more caring, empathic, intimate way with others. Katherine Woodward Thomas, author of Calling in “The One,” was interviewed in our article “Love Magnet.” She points out that, “Being centered in the truth of your own value and the real possibilities you hold for true love is wildly attractive.”

In “Rethinking Heart Health” on page 26, Dr. James Forleo notes that “It is no coincidence that we address our physical and emotional heart by the same name. Our physical heart usually reflects the state of our emotional heart, and vice versa.” This is just one of the ideas that pioneering integrative doctors such as Forleo, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Stephen Masley, and Dr. Stephen Sinatra are incorporating into a new paradigm of cardiac care.

I’m also very excited to bring you an article about the integrative healthcare programs being offered through our excellent local hospitals.

Once known as “alternative,” health services such as Reiki, yoga, meditation, EFT, massage and acupuncture are now being incorporated into the mainstream hospital offerings. Our community is fortunate that the local healthcare institutions support this new model of care, and we are all grateful that more and more people can now benefit from the integrative treatments.

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newsbriefs Navajo Medicine Man Coming to New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

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am Tso, a Native American medicine man, will be conducting fire circles and classes and offering personal consultations during his visit to the tri-state area this month.

Tso has spent the last couple of decades sharing his knowledge of his Navajo, or Diné, culture and spirituality. An accomplished storyteller and cultural consultant, Tso was raised by his elders in an ancestral, remote area of Dinetah, the nation’s homeland, in Arizona. Part of a family of healers, he is a practitioner of Native healing; his talents at being able to see the causes of physical, emotional, psychic and other disorders and misalignments have led him to be described as a human MRI. He then uses one or more techniques to correct misalignments. Available for private consultations, he also provides remote healing.

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Falafel Eatery Offers Vegetarian Choices

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RISP, which features creative falafel and hummus dishes, is a fresh, healthy and unique alternative to typical fast food.

The restaurant, which opened last May, is located at 3000 Route 10 West in Denville, near the border of Morris Plains and Parsippany. The menu puts a spin on traditional falafel by offering falafel burgers, hummus and salad bowls, soups, and signature creations such as the Africa, a falafel sandwich with habanero peanut sauce and a North African sweet potato medley. Open seven days a week, the restaurant’s hours are from 11am to 9pm.

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Online Radio Emphasizes Role of Natural Health Care

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special Rethinking Health Matters online radio show, hosted

by Natural Awakenings National Editor Linda Sechrist from 3 to 4:30pm EST, February 7, will highlight the importance of independent media in informing the public about natural healthcare options.

Guests will include several Natural Awakenings publishers and Scott Tips, president of Natural Health Federation, an international educational nonprofit that protects access to healthy food and supplements and alternative therapies without government restrictions.

Additional guests are Joanne Quinn, Ph.D., executive director of the Foundation for Alternative and Integrative Medicine, which collects clinical data to advance nontoxic, cost-effective therapies, plus international research consultant Ferdinando Pisani Massamormile. Also participating are Dr. James Forleo, author of Health Is Simple, Disease Is Complicated; Dr. Constance Casebolt, owner of South Carolina’s Greenville Functional Medicine; and Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s foremost open-access natural medicine database.

To listen, visit Rethinking Health Matters at BlogTalkRadio. com/greenmedradio.

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Full Recovery Holistic Treatment Center for Addiction Welcomes Louise Umberto

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he Full Recovery Wellness Center, a holistic treatment center for alcohol and drug addiction, is proud to welcome Louise Umberto into its family of professionals. The center is located at 333 Route 46 West, Suite 205, in Fairfield.

Statistics compiled nationwide show that 80 percent of people discharged from a 28-day rehab will relapse within 30 days, and 90 percent within six months. Unfortunately, addiction, whether to alcohol or drugs, is often treated exclusively with medication. From the holistic perspective, giving more medication to an addict is doing more of what has obviously not worked in the past. The center’s approach considers substance abuse to be a spiritual, emotional and physical disease; therefore, long-term recovery can only be achieved by addressing all three components.

Umberto’s experience as a holistic nurse and hypnotist as well as an instructor of yoga, healing touch, and meditation will provide clients with effective ways of handling stress and anxiety as each client makes the transition into a healthy drug-free lifestyle. Integrating spiritual principles and energy therapies with holistic medical practices provides a foundation for new habits of thought and action needed for a productive life in recovery. Umberto is also available for individual and group hypnosis for smoking cessation, weight loss and stress reduction.

For more information, call 973-244-0022 or visit FullRecoveryWellnessCenter.com.

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Clean Water Action Conference

newsbriefs Remaining Resilient Is Topic of Integrative Wellness Network Workshop

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uring the Integrative Wellness Network (IWN) meeting on Tuesday, February 18, Renee Dorn, AFAA-certified group fitness instructor and qigong practice leader, will lead a workshop that reviews the concept of fascia training, discusses how to care for your body’s fascial network and shares examples of static and dynamic fascial training techniques that can result in the development of a strong and resilient body.

While diet and exercise help to keep us healthy, the natural aging process and personal injuries associated with physical activity can sometimes leave us with aches and pains. Therefore, it is important to include specific methodologies that will enhance the elasticity of our fascia — the soft, fibrous connective tissue interwoven between all of the cells and organs within the human body, necessary for systemic resilience.

This connective network plays an important role in our ability to adapt to the demands of exercise. Fascia is designed to be moved in all directions at a variety of different velocities, so fascia-oriented training aims to optimize elasticity and resolve lingering injury. The workshop will include gentle stretching, so participants should wear comfortable clothing. A towel and exercise mat may be helpful but are not required. The general information in this workshop is not intended to substitute or replace your healthcare professional. It’s always recommended to consult your physician before beginning any exercise or weight-loss program.

The Integrative Wellness Network is a group of wellness practitioners providing information on sustained wellness, disease prevention and natural healing methodologies. The group meets the third Tuesday of every month, 7pm, at the Presbyterian Church, 65 South Street, Morristown. The meeting fee is $7, and parking is available next to the building. Meetings are open to everyone interested in personal and collective well-being.

For more information, contact Renee Dorn at 551-574-9500 or Cesar Godoy at 973-216-4070. Meetings are held in the parlor, the first room on the left upon entering the building.

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lean Water Action’s 28th annual conference will be held on Saturday, March 1, at Georgian Court University (GCU) in Lakewood.

The annual event brings together more than 200 citizens, organizations, students, scientists, and policymakers to discuss the most important environmental issues facing New Jersey.

Dan Fagin, author of Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, will be the keynote speaker. The day will also feature dozens of environmental workshops, speakers, vendors, and grassroots awards, along with a continental breakfast, lunch, and networking reception. Registration is $25 per person in advance if received by February 17; $30 per person after February 17 and at the door; and $15 per student with student ID. Low-income scholarships are available.

To learn more or to register as an attendee or sponsor, visit CleanWaterAction.org/conference2014 or contact NJcwa@cleanwater.org.

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Curb Inflammation

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n February 20, from 6:30 to 7:30pm, join Christine Grasso, holistic health and nutrition coach, for a free workshop on The Top 7 Foods to Curb Your Inflammation and Joint Pain – Without Feeling Deprived. The workshop will be held at Grassroots Natural Market, 66 Morris Street, Morristown.

In this workshop, Grasso will review the best anti-inflammatory foods to decrease inflammation in the body. She also will share the top five pro-inflammatory foods that could be contributing to chronic pain and offer other natural ways, such as yoga and meditation, to curb inflammation.

As Grassroots manager Leslie Serao shares, “Many of our customers ask us how to reduce inflammation and chronic joint pain. While supplements can be helpful, they may not realize the healing effect that food can have in their bodies. We asked Christine to lead a class on the best foods to beat inflammation, as well as the top foods that could be causing pain.”

Grasso specializes in supporting women struggling with weight loss to identify their hidden food sensitivities, heal their digestive problems, and lose stubborn pounds. Grasso will also offer a special on her blood testing and elimination diet services to help individuals determine their food sensitivities.

To register for the class, call Grassroots at 973-290-0050 or drop in the store by 2/17. For more information, visit ChristineGrasso.com or email her at Info@christinegrasso.com. See ads on pages 15 and 51.

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Zinc Orchestrates Immune Response

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any have heard that zinc can stop a cold in its tracks, and new research from Ohio State University tells us why; it turns out that zinc gently taps the brakes on immune responses, slowing them down and preventing inflammation from spiraling out of control.

The researchers’ work with human cells and animals found that zinc serves to balance the immune response within the cells so that the consequences of insufficient zinc at the time of an infection include excessive inflammation. Of all the zinc contained in our bodies, only about 10 percent of it is readily accessible to help fight off an infection, notes Daren Knoell, professor of pharmacy and internal medicine and lead author of the study, published in Cell Reports.

The research team suggests that proper zinc balance is especially important in battling serious and potentially deadly infections. Zinc deficiency affects about 2 billion people worldwide, including an estimated 40 percent of the U.S. elderly.

Happy Marriage, Healthier Lives

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University of Missouri expert says that people in happy marriages are more likely to rate their health better than their peers as they age. Evidently, engaging with one’s spouse builds a strong relationship that can improve spirits, promote feelings of well-being and lower stress.

Analyzing data from 707 continuously married adults that participated in the Marital Instability Over the Life Course panel study, a 20-year nationwide research project begun in 1980, researchers found that married people have better mental and physical health and are less likely to develop chronic conditions than their unmarried, widowed or divorced peers.

Thus, researchers recommended involving spouses and families in treatment for any illness. They further suggested that in cases of a strained marital relationship, improving marital harmony would also improve health.

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healthbriefs HELP FOR YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS THROUGH HYPNOSIS

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Gratitude Kisses Lori Portka A former counselor and educator, fine artist Lori Portka delights in the favorite things that inspire her: nature, traveling, animals, yoga and friends. She lets her art pour out in boldly rendered images that burst from each canvas via saturated pastels, paints, chalks and inks to forge a visceral connection between artist and viewer. “I make artwork that is a reflection of gratitude and joy in the world,” says Portka, whose expressive works fulfill her mission of spreading happiness through art.

A personal loss led Portka to begin painting again at 30-something for the first time since the 10th grade, a process she says has opened her heart even more deeply. Inspired by Australian photographer and filmmaker Hailey Bartholomew’s documentary, 365 Grateful, about living on the sunny side of life, Portka embarked upon her own project, A Hundred Thank-Yous, creating and giving away 100 paintings to 100 people that have touched her life, she says, “in a beautiful way.”

“I feel like I am on the right path, doing what I am supposed to do,” she explains. “Art feels like home to me.”

View the artist’s portfolio and follow her blog at LoriPortka.com.

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ou know the drill. As each new year dawns, most of us make resolutions — and almost none of us keeps them. It’s not that we don’t want to change; the problem is that we try to tough it out alone, using sheer willpower. However, many resolutions involve long-term, ingrained habits that are difficult to change without help. So if you resolved to quit smoking or lose weight on January 1, and have since lost sight of your goal, there is help, through hypnosis.

Hypnosis is an effective tool in modifying behavior. It works through an alpha state of mind, a dreamlike state similar to those achieved in yoga and meditation.

Once clients enter this relaxed state, the hypnotist can then plant positive suggestions for change. In addition, customized CDs listed to daily reinforce the hypnotic suggestion and enhance chances for permanent success.

Does everyone who undergoes hypnosis succeed? I wish they all did, but a great many do. A commitment to change is the first and most important step: Nicotine addiction and poor lifelong eating patterns weren’t created in a day, so sometimes multiple attempts are required.

The Hypnosis Counseling Center, with offices in Bloomfield, Flemington and Frenchtown, has offered private sessions and group classes for smoking cessation and weight loss for more than 30 years. Groups meet at a variety of adult schools, YMCAs and fitness clubs and corporations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The group classes are less expensive but not quite as effective as individual counseling, but they are a good introduction to hypnosis and what it can do.

For more information, contact Barry Wolfson at 908-996-3311 or visit HypnosisNJ. com. See ad on page 7.

FDA Moves to Ban Trans Fats

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eart-clogging trans fatty acids may soon be a thing of the past. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the first step to remove trans fats from its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) list, effectively banning their use in food products.

Trans fats, also known as hydrogenated vegetable oils, can be found in many processed foods, including baked goods, microwave popcorn, peanut butter, frozen pizza, margarine and coffee creamers.

Created by adding hydrogen to liquid oils to turn them into a solid form, trans fats have been used to improve the texture, shelf life or flavor of foods. For more than a decade, numerous scientific studies have documented that trans fats raise dangerous LDL cholesterol and lower good HDL cholesterol.

The FDA’s proposed ban would require the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats, likely over several months or years, noting their threat to health.

Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the move could prevent 20,000 heart attacks a year and 7,000 deaths. Many food manufacturers have already phased out trans fats since new nutrition labeling requirements were introduced by the FDA in 2006; plus an increasing number of local laws have banned them.

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ver the years, a broad range of research has confirmed that omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish like salmon, tuna and sardines promote heart and brain health. Now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine have found that taking fish oil supplements isn’t as effective at keeping blood pressure under control as eating an actual fish.

The animal study published in the U.S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that eating oily fish helped open ion channels, a complex series of membranes in the cells that line blood vessels, letting sodium, calcium and potassium in and out of those crucial cells and helping reduce blood pressure. Because fish oil supplements did not activate the ion channels, they didn’t reduce blood pressure in the same way.

EGG WHITES FUNCTION LIKE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDS

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aintaining healthy blood pressure is vital for long-term heart health, and scientists have now discovered evidence that a component of egg whites may have beneficial cardiovascular effects. Researchers from Clemson University, in South Carolina, found that a peptide in egg white, one of the building blocks of proteins, reduces blood pressure in animals about as much as a low dose of Captopril, a prescription medication for high blood pressure. The RVPSL peptide acts as a natural ACE inhibitor, functioning similar to the entire family of prescription medications that treat hypertension.

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Humans like to think of themselves as unique when it comes to taking vows of togetherness. But a surprising number of other species in the animal kingdom provide sterling examples of fidelity, monogamy and lifelong pairing.

Gibbons, of the ape family, are the nearest relatives to humans that mate for life. They form extremely strong pairings and both sexes are on relatively equal footing in their relationships.

Bald eagles, our national emblem, typically mate for life, except in the event of a partner’s inability to procreate.

Wolves, often portrayed as tricksters in folklore, conduct a family life more loyal than many human relationships. Wolf packs typically comprise a male, a female and their offspring, making them akin to a human nuclear family.

Swans form monogamous pair bonds that last for many years or even for life. Their loyalty is so storied that the image of two swans swimming with their necks entwined in the shape of a heart has become a universal symbol of true love.

French angelfish are seldom found far from their mate, because they live, travel and even hunt in pairs. The fish form monogamous relationships that often last as long as both individuals are alive. In fact, they act as a team to vigorously defend their territory against neighboring pairs.

Other examples include albatrosses, African antelopes, black vultures, Malagasy giant rats, prairie voles, sandhill cranes, termites and, of course, turtle doves.

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Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) recently confirmed that after 36 years, the Voyager 1 probe crossed the boundary of the heliosphere, or the extent of our Sun’s influence, a year ago. It’s the first manmade object to venture into interstellar space.

At a distance of about 12 billion miles from the Sun, the latest data indicates that Voyager 1 has been traveling through the plasma, or ionized gas, present in the space between stars. The journal Science notes that this corroborates the existence of a longhypothesized boundary between the solar plasma and the interstellar plasma. Voyager 2, a companion craft launched at the same time, is also expected to break the barrier.

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Turning Agri-Waste to Good Use Cement that incorporates waste ash from sugar production is not only stronger than ordinary cement, it also qualifies as a greener building material.

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, have found that cement made with sugar cane ash mixed in is stronger, can withstand higher pressure and crumbles less than ordinary cement.

In countries where sugar cane is grown, such as Cuba and Brazil, this agricultural waste product has been added to cement for years. Extracting sugar from the cane typically leaves a lot of fiber waste that is burned into ash, discarded and then requires disposal.

Using sugar cane ash also can lower the energy use and carbon footprint of cement production. Heloisa Bordallo, a researcher at the Institute, comments, “You are saving both CO2 emissions and raw materials.”

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The nonprofit manufacturer of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps (DrBronner.com), known in the U.S. for more than 50 years for its devotion to purity and information-crammed product labels, has taken to filing lawsuits against companies that don’t live up to health claims or that employ deceptive greenwashing tactics.

One primary focus is the cosmetics industry’s use of so-called “organic” ingredients. Company president David Bronner reports, “About 80 percent of these companies simply dropped their claims; the others reformulated.” He also lobbies for labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in Washington State.

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Alternate routes. Among many sustainable and socially responsible options, jewelry made from recycled gold, silver and titanium plus synthetic gemstones is offered by GreenKarat (GreenKarat.com) while Brilliant Earth (BrilliantEarth.com) provides antiques and also custom makes or helps customers create their own treasured gifts utilizing minerals from pure sources; the company also donates 5 percent of its profits to support communities that have suffered from unethical industry practices.

Heirlooms. A son or grandson gifting a grandmother’s or mother’s cherished piece of jewelry to a spouse or girlfriend expresses a tradition of love and family connectivity, plus gives new life to precious items. Michelle Ercanbrack, a family historian at Ancestry.com, recommends using a family-treasured diamond in a more modern setting or making a ring into a pendant. “Heirlooms link the present to the past—they are part of a family narrative that can increase the present generation’s sense of belonging and identity,” she says.

Native American jewelry. Deborah Nelson, owner of Silver Eagle Gallery, in Naples, Florida, and Highlands, North Carolina, attests that artful jewelry by Native Americans supports their culture and forges a connection to Americana with timeless appeal. Bracelets made by Navajo Indians incorporate turquoise pieces often linked together or set in mosaic form on a sterling band. Sterling silver and golden amber sunburst rings also make good gifts. “The handmade attention to detail is a stark contrast to what’s cast in a mold overseas,” says Nelson.

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D.A.D.: Drum Therapy Offers Hope for Many

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rums and Disabilities, better known as D.A.D., is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that pioneered the use of drum therapy in treating a wide range of mental and physical impairments. Pat Gesualdo, a Towaco resident who beat his own severe battle with a disability as a child, is an award winning drum virtuoso, author, and Founder/CEO of the organization.

Gesualdo single handedly revolutionized the drum industry and the special education curriculum worldwide, with his DAD Program and revolutionary Drum Therapy techniques. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Department of Education commissioner Lucille Davy helped Gesualdo launch D.A.D. as a pilot program in New Jersey and New York City schools in 2004.

Since then, D.A.D.’s groundbreaking intervention has become an essential tool used by a wide variety of professionals, including psychologists, therapists, teachers, doctors, parents, and law enforcement agencies, around the world. Among those who’ve benefited are children and adults with autism, dyslexia, multiple sclerosis, ADD/ADHD, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, and many other physical, behavioral and cognitive issues.

Drum therapy combines visual, rhythmic, auditory, and verbal approaches in helping participants to improve social and fine motor skills, coordination, self-esteem, sensory integration, conflict resolution, and physical and cognitive functioning. Special-needs children and adults both benefit from its enjoyable and nonthreatening format, and program modalities are tailored to meet the specific needs of each participant, who need no special musical skills or talent.

D.A.D. classes are held in group or private sessions, schools, health facilities, community centers, and private residences.

A major benefit of the program is the trust forged between therapists and participants, who are eager to return to drum therapy sessions as their physical and cognitive abilities grow. This trusting relationship opens the door to communication, which becomes the foundation for behavior modification and emotional healing to begin.

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Katherine Woodward Thomas on Drawing True Love Our Way

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fter years of experiencing love going sour, Katherine Woodward Thomas set a goal: She would marry her soul mate within a year. Her quest inspired a surprising awakening that spurred her to look deep inside for the key that would unblock love.

Thomas realized the transformation that enabled her success involved clear steps that could help anyone. Today, the licensed psychotherapist and relationship expert has guided thousands toward successful relationships via her national bestseller, Calling in “The One”: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life, and subsequent books and seminars.

What catalyzed your Calling in “The One” professional journey?

I was 41, a card-carrying member of one of America’s largest-growing groups—the never-marrieds. I had bought into the cultural belief that a woman my age had little chance of finding a great husband. I felt anxious and resigned, trying to come to terms with it, but sad inside.

Fortunately, at the time, I was part of a small group supportive of each other’s intentions. So I set the outrageous intention that I would be engaged by my next birthday. I also recognized my longstanding pattern of attracting unavailable men who were engaged, married or alcoholics. A woman in the group said, “Katherine, I will hold that intention with you if you permit me to 20

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hold you accountable to be the woman you would need to be in order to fulfill it.”

Her wake-up call turned my focus from running out to find love to going within to discover the barriers I had against it. Thus I began what became the Calling in “The One” process.

How does it differ from other approaches to finding love?

Many approaches focus on the external reasons love is elusive, such as all the good men are taken, men don’t like powerful women or just not having met the right person. This approach focuses more on the internal reasons—going within to discover and release one’s own conscious and unconscious barriers. For most of us, a gap exists between how much we think we want love and how much we are actually open and ready to receive it. Until we bridge that gap, we will covertly keep love at bay, and won’t even realize we are doing it.

What are the most common hidden barriers to love?

One hidden barrier is resentment. We only resent people to the extent that we’ve given our power away to them.

Uncover your role in what happened.

Even if it was 97 percent their fault and 3 percent yours, zero in on that 3 percent, because you’ll only be able to trust yourself to love again once you’ve taken that responsibility. If you still feel resentful, you have not yet evolved beyond the person you were before.

Another centers on old agreements—the spoken and unspoken, agreements we make, usually in an emotional time—such as “I’m never going to let myself get hurt again” or “I’ll never love anyone the way I love you.” Such agreements live in our lives as intentions. They may no longer be conscious, yet still set our course.

Another has to do with toxic relational dynamics. To find the best partnership, you need to be your best self. Maintaining a toxic dynamic drains personal power, making it hard to move forward in life. It’s vital to evolve out of this debilitating dynamic so you are in the center of your power everywhere in life.

The fourth area, and probably the most important, revolves around the core beliefs you hold about both yourself and others. You might have a reasonably clear sense of yourself around money, career and friendship, but your core love identity might cause you to believe yourself unworthy of a quality partner. Identifying and challenging these beliefs is critical in learning how to break free from them, helping to raise your value in your own eyes and thus in others.

You believe the best way to find a needle in a haystack is to become magnetic and allow that needle to find you. How does one become magnetic to love?

Being centered in the truth of your own value and the real possibilities you hold for true love is wildly attractive. Love yearns to embrace us, but can’t come to us if it can’t come through us. When we shift into this place of possibility, we can become profoundly magnetic to love.

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Good Medicine Hospital-based integrative health services enhance well-being and boost the success of conventional medicine.

by Susan Bloom

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nce known as “alternative” therapies that were often viewed as separate and uncertain postscripts to conventional medicine in hospitals nationwide, integrative health services such as acupuncture, Reiki, yoga, meditation, massage and more have been found to deliver proven benefits in the way of pain management, stress reduction and energy enhancement—so much so that hospitals are increasingly bringing these services on site and incorporating them into their mainstream approach to the treatment of a variety of conditions. Professionals from three area hospital systems discuss their growing integrative health services divisions and why these once under-the-radar approaches to health and well-being now play such a pivotal role in a hospital’s comprehensive offering.

The Center for Complementary Medicine at Saint Clare’s Hospital Established in 1997, the Center for Complementary Medicine at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover offers therapeutic massage, acupuncture, clinical aromatherapy, yoga and other group classes, and mind and body therapies such as guided imagery with music.

“We’ve grown tremendously in the past 10 years and have found that not only have patients been requesting these services more and more, but doctors have been increasingly incorporating our specialties into their treatment plans and asking how we can work together,” said Nancy Greuter, R.N., team leader for Complementary Medicine. “Our center is easily accessible, physician-directed and registered nursecoordinated, and very attuned to each person’s needs. We support people by giving them the tools they need so that

they’re able to help themselves.”

A nurse for more than 35 years, Greuter said in addition to practicing and promoting these services to others, she’s witnessed their positive effects on her daughter, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. As Greuter recounts, when conventional medicine alone failed to help her ailing child, “I started taking her for massages and acupuncture and she started getting better and better.

The doctors couldn’t understand why, but they told me to continue doing whatever we were doing.” She became interested in massage as a way to help her daughter access muscles that would aid her respiratory system, and that interest led Greuter to become a licensed massage therapist in 1985. “We saw the change for ourselves,” Greuter said of her daughter, who was not expected to live past the age of 5 but lived to see her 31st birthday, after becoming a successful graphics playback operator in the broadcast news industry.

According to Greuter, “Patients write us daily, thanking us for the personalized, nurturing care they’ve received at our center,” which has five treatment rooms and is open to the public. “We’re a community-based health facility, but we also provide clinically appropriate and comforting services to patients throughout the hospital,” she added, “especially within the oncology and post-natal maternity areas, where patients have experienced reductions in stress, anxiety, and pain.”

According to Greuter, the center is also in the process of conducting clinicalbased, physician-directed research to help quantify the effectiveness of integrative health services and hopes to publish the results in a medical journal this fall. “These services are increasingly gaining acceptance, but they need to be publicized more so that people are aware of their options,” she explained.

“We’re named the Center for Complementary Medicine because we’re an adjunct to, not in place of, conventional medicine,” Greuter concluded. “It’s the best of both worlds.”

The Center for Complementary Medicine at Saint Clare’s Hospital is located at 400 West Blackwell Street in Dover (Parking Lot F offers free parking) and can be reached at 973-989-3607 or by visiting Saintclares.org/massage. See ad on page 9.

Atlantic Health Integrative Medicine’s Center for Well Being Originally called the Mind Body Medical Institute when it opened in 1993, Atlantic Health’s growing integrative health services practice moved into Morristown Medical Center in 2006, where it was renamed the Center for Well Being. Today, therapeutic massage, acupuncture, reflexology, craniosacral therapy, holistic assessments, wellness coaching, relaxation techniques, hypnosis, and guided imagery are among the many approaches that the ever-expanding practice offers to reduce pain and anxiety, enhance healing, speed recovery, and promote feelings of peace and relaxation.

As the center’s clinical manager, Carole Reifsnyder, R.N., HNB-BC, notes, “We also offer a variety of yoga,

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tai chi, and specialty classes, such as weight, and live a healthier lifestyle. The those featuring Himalayan singing bowl center also offers monthly Grand Round meditation and the emotional freedom and webinar lectures by the country’s technique (EFT), have a strong Mindleading specialists in integrative medicine fulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as a means of providing the opportunity to program, and offer cooking classes and explore new options for the prevention and demonstrations twice a month through treatment of disease. our own onsite nutritionist and partner “I went into holistic nursing 10 years ship with Whole Foods.” ago and have enjoyed watching our cen In addition to current locations in ter grow from just 14 people to over 100 Montville, Summit, and at Morristown trained practitioners,” Reifsnyder said. She Medical Center, the center will open adds that, in addition to providing outpaa 20,000-square-foot facility on South tient treatment, the center’s “wonderful Street in Morristown this May. The faciland caring” team also provides beneficial ity will feature 15 treatment rooms, 10 massage and energy therapy sessions integrative physician exam rooms, speon an in-patient basis. “We conducted cialized space for cardiac rehabilitation, 16,000 patient visits at Morristown Media well-appointed LYFE kitchen, and a cal Center in 2013,” she shared, noting wellness retail store offering, among other that patients experienced a 50 percent things, nutraceuticals (food-based nutrireduction in stress and anxiety and a 40 ents, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, probipercent reduction in pain thanks to the The spa rooms at Atlantic Health Integrative otics, and other items that help restore the effectiveness of these and other integrative Medicine’s Center for Well Being at body’s balance). “Our medical practice, techniques. the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown currently located at 101 Madison Avenue “The word integrative says it all,” in Morristown, is based on a functional Reifsnyder explained. “It combines the medicine model that aims to treat the root best of conventional medicine and holistic cause of a patient’s condition and provide a customized apapproaches, so patients don’t have to choose. It’s about chanproach for each patient,” Reifsnyder said. The Center for Well neling energy that was previously focused on worry and stress Being has recently begun offering a unique new 12-week Trim toward helping the body heal. People want to be touched and & Fit Program designed to help attendees detox, shed excess cared for and are eager to learn how to care for themselves,”

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she said. “Patients tell us that these services have been transformational and life-changing for them and that they feel they’re being heard as patients for the first time.”

Atlantic Health Integrative Medicine’s Centers for Well Being are located in Summit (357 Springfield Avenue, inside Overlook Downtown; 908-598-7997), Montville (137 Main Road, Route 202; 973-299-2133), and Morristown (100 Madison Avenue, inside the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center, 973-971-6301; 101 Madison Avenue, 973-971-4686; and the soon-to-be-opened facility at 435 South Street). For more information, visit AtlanticHealth. org/morristown/our+services/integrative+medicine/. See ad on page 4.

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Barnabas Health’s Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine

A tranquil setting surrounds Barnabas Health’s Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine in Livingston

Considered one of the premier integrative health centers in the state, the Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine at Barnabas Health in Livingston made its debut more than 15 years ago, offering such services as acupuncture, nutritional counseling, mind-body psychology, and massage. According to its medical director, Minal Vazirani, M.D., “We’ve since experienced tremendous growth and now also offer such other beneficial services such as Reiki, osteopathic and craniosacral manipulation, herbalism, EFT, exercise and fitness physiology, aromatherapy, guided imagery, meditation, pranayama, yoga, homeopathy, and even Ayurvedic medicine, an over 5,000-year-old science which we’re among the first in the area to provide.”

Dr. Vazirani is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Integrative Holistic Medicine.

“On our in-patient side, our holistic nurses and massage therapists offer such services as animal-assisted therapy, guided imagery, acupressure, Reiki, aromatherapy, and therapeutic massage, and patients frequently comment about how the holistic services they received made such a positive difference during their hospitalization,” Vazirani said. “Barnabas Health also recently created a system-wide Interdisciplinary Holistic Council, which is truly transformational for a hospital and is a testament to the entire hospital system’s

commitment to holistic medicine and mind-body-spirit wellness, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings.”

From Vazirani’s perspective, the field of integrative health services overall as well as Barnabas Health’s own practice have grown “in part due to the increased evidence base of efficacy of many integrative modalities, but largely because of patient awareness and demand. People are increasingly coming to understand that the answer to good health isn’t refill after refill of pills and that true health goes deeper than that.”

She adds, “These integrative techniques are helping people decrease or come off their medication and experience less stress, feel more energetic, and enjoy an improved quality of life. It’s been a lot of word of mouth as patients will come in and experience profound improvement, then tell other family members, neighbors, and friends; eventually, the benefits of their lifestyle changes become obvious, and others are inspired to seek advice on a more holistic way of living.”

Along with Barnabas Health’s commitment to educate the public and the medical community about the profound power of integrative medicine and lifestyle change, conduct original and collaborative research in the area of integrative medicine, and create clinical programs integrating traditional and evidence-based complementary therapies to emphasize wellness, holistic care, and prevention of disease, Vazirani said that the entire field of integrative health is enjoying a newfound appreciation and role in the treatment of a variety of disorders. “Concepts like the anti-inflammatory diet, probiotics, and nutraceuticals have now become mainstream as society has embraced the concept of ‘food as medicine,’” she said. “As wellness becomes even more of a top priority for the medical community in the future, integrative medicine will help fulfill that promise because it focuses on the ‘root cause’ and the ‘whole picture’ of optimizing health as opposed to the conventional ‘pill for an ill’ mentality.”

As another reflection of how much the field of integrative medicine has evolved, she notes, “The previously ‘alternative’ practice of integrative medicine even has its own board specialty certification through the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS).” This development has helped to advance the field of integrative medicine to a new level of recognition and credibility within academic medical circles as well as the community at large.

“I feel hopeful about this changing paradigm,” Vazirani said. “It’s inspiring to see people embracing a better way to optimize their health and not just taking a Band-Aid approach.” In the end, she concluded, “Patient education and self-empowerment are the most powerful medicines of all.”

Barnabas Health’s Siegler Center for Integrative Medicine has locations in Livingston (200 South Orange Avenue; 973-322-7007) and Bedminster (1 Robertson Drive; 908-4703690). For more information, visit BarnabasHealth.org/ Ambulatory-Care/Our-Services/Integrative-Medicine-SieglerCenter-for.aspx. See ad on page 55.

Freelancer Susan Bloom writes weekly health and food features for New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press and USA Today and specializes in topics related to nutrition, fitness and healthy lifestyles.

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With the formation of Mad Dogg Athletics in 1994, the Spinning craze began rolling. Rolling Stone magazine named it the newest hot exercise and by 1996 there were 1,000-plus Spinning centers in 30 countries.

True to Form

CYCLES OF SPIN Returning to its Heart-Healthy Origins

by Janet Osen

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ike many newly minted sports, “Spin” has at its center a nearmythical figure: its creator, Jonathan Goldstein—better known as Johnny G—by most accounts a unique eccentric with an unheralded passion for cycling.

In 1987, while training for the renowned The Race Across America bike event, a mega-marathon 3,100-

mile race from Los Angeles to New York, Goldstein was struck by a car and nearly killed. It produced an epiphany: Building an indoor bike simulating the outdoor experience would create a novel workout that would incorporate cardio training and emphasize a mindbody connection.

Conceived as a form of cardio biofeedback, the activity keyed on training the heart muscle aerobically using a heart monitor. The original goal was to provide an “aerobic base” by working at 65 to 80 percent of one’s maximum heart rate, making the heart a more effective pump and increasing oxygen levels throughout the body.

The Spin program follows the principle that participants will train aerobically for six to 12 weeks prior to a “Race Day”—a special ride performed at a steady anaerobic threshold generally at 85 to 95 percent of maximum heart rate. Anaerobic threshold, or AT, is the point at which the body accumulates lactic acid in the muscles faster that it can be removed.

“Aerobic base building creates a strong foundation for increasing one’s lactate threshold,” explains Lorey Pro, a master Spin instructor and assistant director of fitness and wellness at Louisiana State University. “Riders can increase their tolerance for anaerobic exercise.”

“The metabolism’s foundation is strengthened by aerobic base building.

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threshold training,” explains Shannon Derby, a master Spin instructor and certified group fitness and personal trainer at Mountain’s Edge Fitness Center, in Boulder, Colorado.

In contrast to indoor cycling, Spin requires that exertion rates be correlated to levels based on maximum heart rates, and revolutions per minute (RPMs) or pedal strokes be kept at pre-specified levels. According to Pro, Spin should combine mind and body training by using a variety of heart rate zones to improve health, fitness and performance.

Instructors take participants through a series of rides known as Energy Zones, each serving a specific purpose like endurance, strength or recovery. Terri Arends, a master Spin instructor and group fitness director at the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Texas, attests that without such rides, the aerobic foundation crumbles. She likes to put riders through “kicking Spin rides and moments of Zen that allow riders to let go and find their inner athlete.”

Lost in Translation

In today’s typical Spin class, no one wears a heart monitor. While some gyms and boutique facilities offer endurance or strength rides, most conduct only interval rides featuring top 40 music selections and a loose interpretation of the prescribed movements, positions and cadence rates. “Interval rides tend to get picked most,” observes Derby. “There are many different kinds and they are fairly easy to teach and well liked, even

though that isn’t what the official Spinning program recommends.”

Del Lugo, a Spin instructor and fitness professional in Suffern, New York, who works at the nearby Torne Valley Sports Complex and Lifeplex Health Club, says he rarely sees classic Spin done anymore. In Lugo’s world, Spin should be simply a “fun, safe experience with the instructor endeavoring to instill enthusiasm and encouragement.”

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One key indicator of whether a fitness activity is a trend and not a fad is the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual Fitness Trends survey.

In 2012, Spin made ACSM’s top 20 list of fitness trends, citing it as “one of the most popular group exercise programs in the commercial sector.” Yet it fell off of ACSM’s list last year.

Reviving the original training program may prove helpful in preventing potential Spin burnout. Workouts were originally designed to culminate each week in a meditative, low-impact recovery ride to allow for rest and recovery, which is pivotal to any successful fitness program. The key to Spin’s continuity may be in moving cycling back to its origins—re-educating participants about how best to use Spinning to maximize desired results for body, mind and spirit.

Janet Osen is a freelance writer in Rockland County, NY. She is a certified Spin instructor currently working toward her 200-hour yoga teacher certification.

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RETHINKING HEART HEALTH Pioneering Doctors and Patients Reinvent Cardio Care

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n 1977, Dr. Dean Ornish began to think beyond an allopathic medicine paradigm that defined the reversal of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and the hypertensive diseases such as heart failure and stroke, as physiologically implausible. Undaunted by the challenge of funding his research, he pushed forward. Results of his foundational 1986 to 1992 Lifestyle Heart Trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, proved that individuals with preexisting coronary atherosclerosis that make intensive, integrated lifestyle changes can begin to experience improvements in their condition after as little as one year without using lipid-lowering drugs.

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management—which must include love and support—can reduce symptoms of CHD and other chronic conditions. He remarks in Love & Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health that despite numerous studies showing a medical basis for its occurrence, the reason why CHD is reversible is still the subject of debate.

Ornish’s work has paved the way for a growing corps of pioneering integrative physicians successfully collaborating with patients to reduce the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States.

Plaque the Culprit

The cause of cardiovascular disease is arterial plaque, a fine layer of fatty material that forms within the arteries and blocks blood flow. It is largely the result of food and activity choices, plus the degree of inflammation in the arteries. Dr. Steven Masley’s three keys

to improving heart health highlighted in his book, The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up, and an upcoming PBS special, concern lifestyle factors capable of shrinking plaque, improving circulation and strengthening the heartbeat. “Abnormal plaque growth is preventable 90 percent of the time,” states the president of Masley Optimal Health Center, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

While conducting research on the heart health of nearly 1,000 patients over a period of 20 years, Masley suspected that the traditional assessment approach of measuring cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure didn’t effectively address the biochemistry within arteries. Testing intima-media thickness (IMT) using a simple 10-minute external ultrasound confirmed it.

The test bounces high-frequency sound waves to measure the thickness of the carotid arteries’ innermost two layers on either side of the neck.

“This valuable tool allows for an estimate of arterial age. A healthy, young cardiovascular system has less plaque and an unhealthy, old one has more,” advises Masley. IMT, a useful tool for preventing future heart attacks and strokes, differs from standard carotid Doppler ultrasound, which looks for artery obstructions suggesting surgery.

A practitioner of functional medicine, Masley explains heart-related diagnoses differently than his allopathic counterparts. “Rather than diagnosing high blood pressure as hypertension, I categorize it as not enough exercise, not enough fruits and vegetables, high emotional stress and excessive body fat.”

To optimize heart health, Masley employs a broad, holistic matrix of options that enhance the cardiovascular system—the interactions among diet, activity level, weight, environmental toxins, hormones, stress and biochemical factors such as blood sugar control and inflammation levels. He prescribes heart-healing foods that simultaneously help to manage the aging process, following a customized, heart-friendly supplement plan; engaging in exercise that strengthens the heart and arteries; and learning how to better manage stress.

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He contends that cardiovascular events remain the top cause of death because individuals are largely unaware of treatment options before they get into trouble. More, “Most people falsely assume that their condition has been fixed with a medical procedure and/or drugs, and that a lifestyle change isn’t necessary.”

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Dr. Stephen Sinatra, an integrative cardiologist, anti-aging specialist and bioenergetics psychotherapist in Manchester, Connecticut, has also shifted his heart health paradigm. He now prescribes a combination of conventional medicine, food, supplements, mind/body strategies and natural healing methods. His book, Heartbreak and

Heart Disease: A Mind/Body Prescription for Healing the Heart, relates many inspiring case histories that address the psycho-emotional component of heart health and illustrate how to repair and reopen a broken heart by releasing long-repressed emotions.

Following two years of Gestalt psychotherapy training and seven years of bioenergetics training, Sinatra likewise realized that heartbreak was one of the major causes of heart disease. An expert in the field of natural cardiology, he had once believed that cholesterol and fat were the primary causes before 40 years of treatment research taught him otherwise.

“Cholesterol is not the reason for heart disease,” advises Sinatra, founder of HeartMDInstitute.com and

author of The Great Cholesterol Myth.

“The body produces and needs cholesterol to convert sunlight to vitamin D, to make sex hormones, vital semipermeable membranes for the body’s trillions of cells, plus bile salts for digestion. Even your brain makes and uses cholesterol to build connections between the neurons that facilitate learning and memory.”

Real Perpetrators

Sinatra names the real perpetrators of heart disease—stress, inflammation and overeating sugar and processed foods containing saturated fat. He counsels that the heart benefits less from a lowfat, high-carbohydrate diet than one low in carbohydrates and higher in healthy fats, overturning widespread medical mantras.

Also, a high-fructose, high-grain carbohydrate diet raises triglycerides, increases the risk of metabolic syndrome and contributes to insulin resistance, causing the liver to produce more cholesterol, as well as more inflammatory, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) particles, all of which increase the risk for CHD,

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It is no coincidence that we address our physical and emotional heart by the same name. Our physical heart usually reflects the state of our emotional heart, and vice versa. ~ Dr. James Forleo diabetes and stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that metabolic syndrome, which affects nearly 35 percent of American adults, may overtake smoking as the leading risk factor for CHD.

The AHA currently is focused on increasing awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of women. Its Go Red for Women campaign emphasizes the vital need to take preventive basic actions, including adopting an exercise routine, healthier diet and doctor visits for appropriate noninvasive tests.

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Dr. James Forleo, a chiropractor in Durango, Colorado, with 30-plus years of clinical experience, maintains that health is simple, disease is complicated (also the title of his book). He counsels patients, “If mental stress is present in your life, you owe it to your cardiovascular system to change to a healthier lifestyle. Your life may depend on it.”

Forleo has recognized that an individual’s state of mind can be a big help or hindrance in maintaining a healthy heart. “The heart represents a different realm of experience entirely, one that cannot be explained by logic and reason,” comments Forleo.

He champions the link between maintaining normal spinal function and healthy heart function, along with supporting the inner presence of Spirit, which he calls the healthy heart’s ultimate elixir. “Its essence relaxes the heart, opens the mind to possibilities greater than itself and provides the perspective that the heart and the mind are complementary,” he observes.

He explains that when our emotions get bottled up, something in our heart or circulation has to give. “If you or someone you know experiences heart problems, chances are that unresolved emotions lie directly below the surface,” he says. “There are exceptions, and genetic problems can explain many heart defects, but heart problems don’t usually show up unless emotions are involved.”

Forleo’s concept is supported by the work of Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., executive vice president and director of research at California’s Institute of HeartMath. His research papers include The Energetic Heart: Bioelectromagnetic Interactions Within and Between People.

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sophisticated information encoding and processing center that learns, remembers and makes independent functional decisions that don’t involve the cerebral cortex,” advises McCraty.

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Pioneering integrative medical doctors Masley, Sinatra, Forleo and Mona Lisa Schultz, who also holds a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience, agree that in matters of heart disease, emotions take center stage. Schultz, who recently co-authored All is Well: Heal Your Body with Medicine, Affirmations and Intuition, with Louise L. Hay, a leading founder of the self-help movement, applies her 25 years of experience as a medical intuitive with the best of Western clinical science, brain research and energy medicine.

Shultz observes, “Every illness has an emotional component, which tells us intuitively that something or someone in our life or environment is out of balance and needs to be addressed.

Our use of language—such as frustration makes our heart race, anger boils our blood—and our common sense are telling us what we don’t need more studies to confirm. If we can’t deal with our anger in a timely fashion, name our feelings, respond effectively and release them, we increase our chance of illness, ranging from hypertension to cardiovascular events.”

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characteristics, much as with grapes.

Harvested beans are fermented to create the chocolate taste and then dried. Afterwards, chocolate makers add brand-specific ingredients to the cacao solids.

“The percentage number on a bar’s wrapper represents the weight that actually comes from the cacao bean content,” says Robert L. Wolke, professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh and author of What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained. “The higher the number, the lower the percentage of sugar and the less sweet, more bitter and complex the flavor.”

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esearch tells us that 14 out of any 10 individuals like chocolate,” quips cartoonist Sandra Boynton. American chocolate lovers buy 58 million-plus pounds around Valentine’s Day, according to Nielsen Research. Ideally, the dark treat would be as healthy as a salad or an apple.

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on the way to giving plant-based chocolate superfood status.

All chocolate starts with cacao beans, seeds from the pods of the tropical cacao tree that thrives only in hot, rainy climates in Africa, Indonesia and South America. Local soil and climate conditions determine flavor

This is significant because dark chocolate contains higher levels of antioxidants which can help reduce cell damage, according to the Integrative Medicine Department at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor.

Alex Whitmore, founder of Taza Chocolate, in Somerville, Massachusetts, recently had one of its bars lab tested for antioxidant levels, called ORAC, or oxygen radical absorption capacity; the higher the value, the more antioxidants. Taza Chocolate’s 80% Dark Bar had a 65 percent higher ORAC than Himalayan goji berries, famed for being a superfood.

“This is very high for a chocolate bar,” notes Whitmore.

Cocoa also serves as a superfood for cardiovascular and metabolic health, report two recent studies from separate teams of Harvard School of Public Health researchers. A 2012 meta-analysis of clinical trials published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that consuming dark, unsweetened cocoa powder and dark chocolate can improve blood NaturalAwakeningsNJ.com

pressure, vascular dilation and cholesterol levels, plus reduce metabolic precursors like diabetes that can lead to heart disease.

In 2011, Eric Ding, Ph.D., a Harvard School of Public Health epidemiologist and nutrition scientist, reviewed short-term trials of subjects ingesting 400 to 500 mg per day of flavonoid-rich cocoa, which he equates to 33 bars of milk chocolate or eight bars of dark chocolate. While Ding feels this is an unreasonable amount to eat because of the extra calories from sugar and fat, he states, “Supplements with concentrated cocoa flavonoids may perhaps be helpful for garnering the benefits discovered. The key is getting the benefits for heart disease while avoiding the calories, and for that, chocolate bars are not likely the best solution.”

Another observational study published in Nutrition shows that eating dark chocolate might help keep the pounds off for teenagers. Researchers with the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence program at the University of Zaragoza, in Spain, knew that chocolate consumption in adults already had been linked to lower body mass index. They found that chocolate consumption was also associated with lower total and midsection fat in European adolescents, reports Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, a natural health research database.

“The quality and cocoa content they used in their research is probably much higher than in America,” says Ji. “From my perspective, it appears that even when researchers don’t control for type, the results across the board are rather startling. Even American subjects, presumably eating common milk chocolate bars, see benefits.”

So, this Valentine’s Day—and every day—we can happily relish that one-ounce piece of artisan dark chocolate melting slowly in our mouth and know we’re doing it for pleasure and for health.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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Our bodies’ reaction to stress is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system’s fight-or-flight survival response. Whether we’re in a car accident or find ourselves in any other kind of stressful situation, our bodies release hormones and chemicals that create specific changes, such as a racing heart or sweaty palms. However, once the “danger” subsides, the parasympathetic nervous system is supposed to restore us to “pre-stress” function, allowing our hormones to become regulated and our bodies to rest and repair.

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We store unexpressed emotions, feelings and thoughts about our crazy, sometimes painful, lives in our bodies. Our connective tissue and even our organs hold onto all of this stress while we continue to function — that is, up to a point. When that point arrives, the body figuratively throws up its hands and says, “I can’t hold onto this anymore!” And the accumulated stress manifests in any number of ways: chronic fatigue, illness, digestive issues, depression, anxiety and sudden or chronic pain.

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We hold in our bodies memories of ourselves at different ages, experiencing things that were too stressful, painful or even traumatic to deal with.

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Home Safe Home Practical Pillars of Well-Being

by Christa O’Leary

Done right, our home serves as an empowering foundation for wellbeing. Aligning with four key pillars of harmony will facilitate an inspired, healthy and vibrant home that supports body, mind and spirit.

Mainstays of a Home in Harmony

Creating an inspired and healthy home environment soothes the soul and recharges our proverbial batteries.

Making healthful choices in the products we use and consume helps ensure we retain a healthy body and vibrant living in an era when we are inundated with disease-producing toxins in our homes, food, air and water.

Applying simple solutions to slow down helps us maintain a calm mind amidst the frenetic pace of daily life.

Periodically unplugging from the instant demands of technology is a good first step.

Tuning into our life purpose and sharing it with others allows us to shine.

We naturally radiate our inner light in ever-expanding ways.

that because our home influences us on many levels, the setting is continually either supporting or depleting its occupants. Consciously creating and sustaining a nurturing environment fortifies the roots from which family members evolve and grow.

Experience shows us how improving our immediate surroundings, ranging from our wardrobe to household furnishings, helps to manifest positive internal transformations. The activity likewise reflects our inner landscape, allowing us to take a step back and observe how we are changing and hope to change.

That’s why we periodically feel impelled to clear unsettling clutter from our private spaces. It’s an irritant that disrupts order and our sense of beauty; even when it’s stashed in drawers and closets, we still know it’s there. It competes for attention and distracts our focus.

A recently relocated design client felt that her new house was beautiful, but didn’t feel like a home. The woman explained that when she was there, she was short-tempered with her kids, a sharp contrast to her usual demeanor.

She yearned to love her home, enjoy her kids and live vibrantly. A key part of the solution was tackling the home’s mudroom entrance that was cluttered with the kids’ detritus, a condition that irritated her the minute she walked through the door.

Many of the home products we buy contain disquieting, hidden elements.

Understanding which ingredients are hazardous is imperative to maintaining a safe home environment. Key decisions range from the choice of carpets, couches and bedding to cleaning products, laundry solutions and air fresheners.

Knowing the products we use are healthful enhances peace of mind. As one homeowner said, “I am so relieved to have a better understanding of what products I shouldn’t bring home. I was

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so scared before that I just ignored the idea that chemicals could be harmful.”

Being informed and alert to the composition of the items we bring into our home—including food—is vital.

More than 80,000 chemicals make up the ingredients in commonly available products that end up in the typical American home, and a large portion of them are toxic. Nearly 20 percent of the chemicals are not divulged, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The EPA also reports that the average person holds more than 700 toxic chemicals in their body. We inhale myriad chemical byproducts that fill the air both indoors and out, plus ingest numerous toxins in the foods and beverages we consume. Once absorbed, they remain in the body unless flushed out, throwing it out of balance and, as widespread research shows, causing a broad range of diseases.

WebMD.com reports that the psychological impacts of feeling stressed, helpless and overwhelmed by the fear of lurking poisons can directly influence our physical health. Making informed choices can alleviate such feelings. It only requires taking a series of small and manageable, progressive steps to create our own style of a healthy and harmonious home life.

On a spiritual level, we can rest assured that such caring for our inner temple and larger environment supports a greater good and fosters a deeper connection to life’s Source. We feel more physically, psychologically and spiritually vibrant. Our home becomes a vital wellspring that, cleaned and furnished with holistic awareness, continually refreshes us.

Christa O’Leary is founder and CEO of Home in Harmony, Inc., combining expertise in marriage and family therapy, interior design and green living. Her book, Home in Harmony Lifestyle: Designing an Inspired Life, will be released in November. Connect at ChristaOLeary.com/FreeKit.

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Quiet Kids in a Noisy World

Bringing Out the Best in Introverts

by Meredith Montgomery

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abrielle Perillo’s daughter, A’ngel, 11, is a deep thinker, compassionate for all beings (human and not), a defender of justice, spiritual and extremely creative. She pursues any subject she studies with focus and passion. Although other children are naturally drawn to her, A’ngel, a born introvert, generally prefers to play quietly on her own. At first, her mother worried that her daughter was being insensitive to others and not paying attention to her surroundings. But once Mom released her own emotional projections, she recognized how happy her daughter is in her own space and began to appreciate the benefits of this independence.

At least a third of Americans are introverts, yet many parents are prone to mischaracterize their more private children as antisocial, self-centered and lonely. Susan Cain, a former corporate attorney and author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, explains, “Introverts are not antisocial, they just prefer socializing in lower-key ways.” They usually form a few deep and intimate relationships compared to extroverts that often cultivate many friends.

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they may compare themselves to their extrovert friends and feel deficient.”

Introverts own many exceptional qualities. They tend to be deep thinkers able to work independently in highly creative and innovative ways. They may prefer to learn a lot about a few topics instead of a little about many different areas. Often described as empathetic, conscientious and self-aware, introverts make authentic leaders and effective managers as adults.

Introvert and extrovert temperaments are distinguished by how individuals generate energy. Introverts process the world and recharge

through solitude; many can flourish in social situations as long as they can rejuvenate by being on their own.

Fonseca notes a defining difference in physiology. “Introverts use part of the nervous system that has a long pathway from point A to point B, so it takes them longer to process information.”

Cain adds, “Introverts also usually have a longer runway than others, so it takes them longer to take off and fly. It’s crucial that the message they’re receiving from parents and teachers is, ‘That’s okay.’” It’s important that parents balance how they honor a child’s preferences with teaching them skills to thrive. “Don’t expect them to follow the gang,” says Cain. “Instead, encourage them to follow their passions.”

Parents can empower children with tools to increase their comfort zone. If youngsters have difficulty speaking up in class, it helps to prepare them with what they want to say beforehand. Cain notes that this lessens anxiety and when they are able to speak up, they’ll feel like part of the class.

Simple tips can offer relief in uncomfortable social situations.

Perillo reinforces social manners before she and A’ngel arrive at an event. She focuses on the greetings, reminding her to extend her hand first, speak clearly, make eye contact and smile. Also, because self-promotion doesn’t come naturally to introverts, they often need coaching to highlight their own assets when applying for a club, college or job.

Fonseca encourages families to embrace digital technology. She observes, “Most introverts are extroverts online. While faceto-face communication tends to drain them, that doesn’t happen as much online, plus it’s easier to feel more adept socially there.” They’ll still need to disconnect and renew after socializing online, so it’s important to set usage boundaries.

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They offer each other a perspective that makes their own point of view more well-rounded.”

From a neuropsychological perspective, introverts and extroverts can learn from each other, as well. According to Fonseca, extroverts that habitually activate their sympathetic nervous system (“fight-or-flight”) can experience burnout if they don’t learn how to slow down and be calm. However, introverts, relying mostly on their parasympathetic system (“rest and digest”), can be overly calm and slow to respond to situations.

Fonseca notes, “It’s not about one temperament being more positive than the other; it’s about understanding who everyone is, their authentic self and finding balance.”

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The better approach is to do further testing and evaluation at the first sign of a murmur, including chest X-rays, an electrocardiogram (EKG) and a cardiac ultrasound to classify the stage of the disease and determine if conventional medications can help. Follow-up visits every six months allow the doctor to identify the point at which heart disease has progressed toward impending heart failure.

In general, pets with either a diseased or failing heart can benefit from supplements. Individual regimens vary, based on the nature of the patient’s case.

Cardiac Care for Pets How to Keep Little Hearts Humming

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ymptoms that suggest a dog or cat’s heart is not pumping effectively include coughing and fatigue from light exercise. Before the signs are evident, it is far better to check for heart disease during regular twice-yearly visits to the veterinarian. Using a stethoscope, a skilled doctor can pick up telltale heart murmurs during the examination.

A fairly common problem with cats, heart disease tends to occur as cardiomyopathy, an issue with the heart muscle. In most dogs, where cardiomyopathy is rare,

it usually involves damaged heart valves, resulting in “leaks” that allow blood to flow in both directions.

Upon an initial diagnosis of heart disease, one of two mistakes in treatment routinely occur: Either a doctor prescribes strong cardiac medications to “prevent” heart failure from happening (even though no medication has been shown to prevent heart failure), or he takes a wait-and-see approach, only intervening when the disease progresses to irreversible heart failure.

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Supplementing with fish oil may also reduce the occurrence of atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and sudden cardiac death by decreasing inflammation throughout the body, including in the heart.

Coenzyme Q10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinol or ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring antioxidant synthesized in most tissues in the body. The highest concentrations are in the heart, kidneys, liver and pancreas. In the diet, CoQ10 is found in foods such as organ meats, poultry, fish, meat, nuts, soybean oil, fruits, vegetables, eggs and dairy products.

The Professional’s Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines explains that CoQ10 is used in electron transport in mitochondria—small organelles inside cells that convert carbohydrates and fats into energy. It reports that studies in people with hypertension showed a reduction in systolic blood pressure through CoQ10 supplementation.

Benefits of such therapy studied in people with a heart that has failed in its pumping ability showed increased improved heart function and proper dilation of the blood vessels for improved circulation. It is proving to be one of the best nutrients to help an ailing heart.

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While other therapies can be used to help pet heart patients, these three are a sound starting point. In some cases, they may be suitable instead of medications that can cause side effects to the kidney and liver, or at least allow for smaller doses. Natural remedies provide a gentler alternative.

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communing with the divine and see the effect both within and without.

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I am sorry for participating in this erroneous memory data.

Please forgive me for not seeing the perfection in this moment, and playing back a universal memory I have received within me that is riddled with wrongs and errors.

Thank you for cleansing me, others, the world and the universe.

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o’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian huna, a secret to facilitating forgiveness within; or simply, the art of forgiveness.

Four healing phrases are employed in a harmonic mantra to help “make things right” or “correct the errors.”

It works to cleanse hurt feelings and relieve suffering from being in an unforgiving or unforgiven state. According to the Babylon online dictionary, Ho’oponopono is used to release problems and blocks that cause imbalance, unease and stress in the self; bring peace and balance through physical, mental and spiritual cleansing that involves repentance and transmutation; and create

balance, freedom, love, peace and wisdom within individuals, social entities, the world and the universe.

Ho’oponopono Forgiveness Mantra I am sorry.

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Like planting a seed in soil that grows into nothing of our making, the divine does the work as we allow it to work through us. As we come to consistently use the Ho’oponopono mantra, we may elect to select a special word as a substitute for the whole mantra to use as a touchstone, so that when we say or think this word, we are immediately clear and clean of all the pain associated with any erroneous memory data presented. Our heart is healed and family or friends will return to relationships with a lighter heart. We do not need to understand how it works, only that it does.

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Miracles in Healing—7:30–10pm. Join Dr. Robert Kandarjian, DC, an intuitive and hands-on healer, as he creates a sacred and safe space for healing to unfold.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Soul Shamanism—Live from Your Soul—10am– 5pm. Dive into your body and soul on profound levels of awareness, healing and becoming. This practice takes you to the core of you in all ways. Live your purpose. $375. Be The Medicine, 18 Bank St, Suite 300, Morristown. 973-647-2500. JanetOasis@ aol.com. BeTheMedicine.com.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Enneagram at the Association for Higher Awareness—7:15–9:30pm. Diana Flanagan presents the Enneagram. $10. Doors open at 7pm; the program starts at 7:30pm. Masonic Temple, 39 Maple St., Morristown. 973-492-2121. Rockserene@aol.com.

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Preregistration required. $277. Crystal Healing Center, 23 Diamond Spring Rd., Suite 9, Denville. 908963-2628. Lisa.bellini@gmail.com. LisaBellini.net.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 The AromaTouch Technique—11am–6pm.The AromaTouch Technique helps return the body to a state of balance through addressing stress management, immune support, and homeostasis. Experience giving and receiving AromaTouch, and receive certification from doTERRA upon demonstrating competence. $149 (includes pack of 8 CPTG Essential Oils, training manual and DVD). RSVP by Feb. 7. MAXLIFE, 9 Franklin St., Suite 2, Morristown.

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Anti-Inflammatory Foods Workshop—6:30– 7:30pm. Join Christine Grasso, holistic health and nutrition coach, for a free workshop on The Top 7 Foods to Curb Your Inflammation and Joint Pain – Without Feeling Deprived. Grassroots Natural Market, 66 Morris St., Morristown. 973-290-0050.

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

Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $55. Bloomfield Hypnosis Counseling Center, 554 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield. 908-996-3311.

HypnosisNJ.com.

Meditation Circle—7–8:30pm. $10 donation.

Berkeley Heights. 908-508-0680.

Wake Up Goddess—7:30pm–8:30pm. When we learn to allow ourselves to feel our emotions and open our hearts, we begin to support our Goddess energy. Free. 35 Long Hill Rd., Long Valley. 908625-6732. Sandy@diamondascension.net.

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

Through hypnosis, weight loss is easily and painlessly attained. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $55. Bloomfield Hypnosis Counseling Center, 554 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield. 908-996-3311. HypnosisNJ.com.

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

Learn several easy techniques you can use daily to

savethedate SOUND THERAPY INFORMATION SESSION Call for Open House Dates THE DAVIS CENTER, 19 State Rt. 10 E, Ste 25, Succasunna, NJ; TheDavisCenter. com. Specializing in sound-based therapies for learning, development and wellness. All disabilities, all ages, all wellness challenges.

Make positive change with sound therapy. We use The Davis Model of Sound Intervention and offer a Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol to determine if, when, how long, and in what order the many sound-based therapies can be appropriately applied. Recognized as the world’s premier sound therapy center. Offering AIT, Tomatis, BioAcoustics and more.

In office or at home programs available. Experience our powerful Sound Relaxation Water Bed! Discover how sound changes the energy of the body for a more balanced life! Call 862-251-4637; Info@TheDavisCenter.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Healing with the Angels Workshop—9:30am– 5:30pm. Discover the special healing gifts that each angel brings as we invite each of the Nine Healing Angels to support you in your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual journey. A workbook is provided. $95. Space is limited for this popular life-changing workshop! Gale Haas @ 845-3578766. Suffern, NY.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Stop Smoking with Hypnosis—6:30–7:30pm.

Through hypnosis, smoking cessation is easily achieved in a one-hour session. Eliminate the craving for tobacco while minimizing discomfort. $55. Fair Lawn High School, Berdan Ave., Fair Lawn. 908-996-3311. Barry@hypnosisnj.com.

HypnosisNJ.com.

Relay for Life of Brookdale Park Kickoff Party— 7–9pm. Team captains and anyone interested in participating in Relay for Life 2014 is encouraged to attend. We will provide details about Relay for Life and helps teams to get a head start on strategies for fundraising. Meet new friends who share your desire to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Free. Commonwealth Club, 26 Northview Ave., Upper Montclair. 973-744-0707.

Amy@bendergrouppr.com.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis—7:30–8:30pm. Shed unwanted pounds and keep them off in a safe, effective program. $55. Fair Lawn High School, Berdan Ave., Fair Lawn. 908-996-3311. Barry@hypnosisnj. com. HypnosisNJ.com.

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

Learn several easy techniques you can use daily to reduce stress in your life. $55. Fair Lawn High School, Berdan Ave., Fair Lawn. 908-996-3311.

Barry@hypnosisnj.com. HypnosisNJ.com.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26 Fibromyalgia—6–7pm. Are you suffering needlessly, wondering if you will ever get better? Restore your body to health and live again. MAXLIFE, 9 Franklin St., Suite 2, Morristown; 973-292-0222.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 The Healing Home—7pm. Learn how essential oils can provide tremendous health benefits to you and your family. Guest appearance by Elena Yordan, author of Essential Oils: Healthcare for Today — A Beginner’s Guide.” Growing with the Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-222-6762.

GrowingWithTheSeasons.com.

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Meditation Class—7–9pm every Monday. Balance body, mind, and spirit with meditation, breathing, crystals, acupressure and essential oils. Yoga teachers: Rev. Bill, Reiki master, and Rev. Judith, MSW. Suggested donation: $10. RSVP 973-585-4661.

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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.

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.

Summit Unitarian Worship Service—9:30 and 11:15am throughout the regular church year.The Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave., Summit. 908273-3245.

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

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

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

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

Unity of SussexCounty—11am Sunday Celebration and Youth Program, followed by fellowship in Wakeman Hall. 25 Mudcut Rd., Lafayette. 973-3836277. UnityofSussex.org.

Sound Healing Sundays—2–6pm. First Sundays.

From gongs, to singing bowls, to sound circles, to group singing, join us as we raise our vibrations and clear our energy fields with sound. Donations welcome. Pot luck. Growing With The Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-222-6762. GrowingWithTheSeasons.com.

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

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

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

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

Free Community Yoga Classes—4:30–5:30pm.

Free; donations appreciated. PurpleOmYoga.com.

Purple Om Yoga, 3118 Rte. 10 W., Denville. 973343-2848.

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

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

Yoga—Noon–1pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath, creating a connection between the body and the mind. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

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

Noontime Energy Enhancing Blasts of Qigong with Sal Canzonieri—Noon–1pm Mondays.

Lunchtime energy healing. Register at 908-8793937. The Art of the Heart, 15 Perry St., Chester.

TheArtofTheHeart-Chester.com.

Restorative Yoga—3:30–4:30pm. Restore, relax, and unwind. This is a deepening centering yoga class for bringing you back to your calmest self. $10.

Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown.973-971-6301.

Posture Fit ©—3:30–4:15 pm. Use props and weights to strengthen, tone, improve balance and coordination, challenge your mind, strengthen core and back. Try a complimentary class. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

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

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

Bilyofjefferson@yahoo.com. Bily.org.

Meditation and Healing Group—7:30pm. First and third Mondays. Metaphysical Center of New Jersey, Montville. Free. No experience necessary.

Call Harriet at 973-702-8443for directions and info.

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.

Psychic Readings with Sue—7:30–9pm Mondays.

Call 908-879-3937 to schedule an appt. Held at The Art of the Heart at 15 Perry St., Chester.

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.

tuesday Early Morning Kigong/Tai Chi—6–7am. Start your day with a fresh and recharged mind and body.

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

Prosperity Yoga w/Madeline—7–8pm.Second Mondays.Awaken and balance your Kundalini life energy and invite prosperity into your flow. $15.

Growing With The Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton.

973-222-6762. GrowingWithTheSeasons.com.

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

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

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

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

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Harmony Meditation Center, 241 North Ave. West, Westfield. HarmonyMeditation.com. 908-301-9642.

Chair Yoga—7am. Enjoy the benefits of yoga while sitting on a chair. $7 per class. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte. 10 West, Randolph.973-866-5776. RandolphPRWC.com.

Yoga Foundations—9:15–10:15am. Learn the foundations of yoga in a safe, encouraging environment, while releasing stress and tension. $10/ class.Breathing Room Center, 735 Rte. 94, Newton.973-896-0030. BreathingRoomCenter.com.

Yo Grow Yoga—9:45am. Growing you from the inside out. Awaken and balance the flow of your Kundalini life energy. Free. Growing with the Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-222-6762.

GrowingwiththeSeasons.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.

White Oak Yoga—9:30–10:45am or 5:45–7pm, mixed level. $10 or $50 for six classes.Taught by Elizabeth Bell.Sparta Ambulance Bldg., 14 Sparta Ave., 973-729-1900.WhiteOakCenter.com.

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

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

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

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

Prenatal Yoga—4–5pm. Focus on breathing exercises that increase body and mental awareness for a healthy and happy mom-to-be. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown.973-971-6301. Doctor’s note mandatory to participate.

Yoga—5–6pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath, creating a connection between the body and the mind. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., 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.

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.

Yo Bro Yoga—7pm. Tuesdays. Building the Brotherhood, yoga with Bernayogi (aka Phil Bernarducci), $10. Growing With The Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-222-6762. GrowingWithTheSeasons.com.

Meditation and Healing Group—7pm.Second and fourth Tuesdays.Metaphysical Center of New Jersey, Towaco. Free. No experience necessary. Call Peggy at 973-299-0172 for directions and info.

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 SpiritGatheringChurch—7:15pm Tuesdays.

Prayer, energy healing, discussion, meditation and mediumship. Held in the rear of Yoga West, 86

Main St., Succasunna. 973-876-2449. Office@ TheSpiritGathering.net.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 Road, Unit M4, Montville.

973-265-0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

Connecting with Loved Ones in Spirit—7:30– 9pm. You and up to 5 family members will sit with 3 to 5 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 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.

North American Butterfly Association—7:30pm First Tuesdays. Frelinghuysen Arboretum Education Center, 53 E. Hanover Ave., Morristown.

973-326-7600.

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

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

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

UnityofSussex.org. More info: 973-383-6277.

The Gathering—7:30–9:30pm First and third Tuesdays. Worship service with Christina Lynn Whited.

Offering of $10–$20 requested. Call 908-638-9066 to register. Circle of Intention, 76 Main St., High Bridge. CircleOfIntention.com.

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

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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.

Free 8-Week Vinyasa Yoga—-9:15am–10:15am.

First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, 37 Church Mall Rd., Springfield. Reserve: 973-379-4320.

Ptspin@hotmail.com.

Booty Barre Body Sculpting—9:15am. Get in on the greatest total body workout close to home. Energize and trim down the abs, hips, waist, buttocks, thighs and upper body. With Barbara Place at LM/ Sparta Studio. $13pp. 973-903-0147.

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

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

Restorative Yoga Therapy—10:30am. Calm the mind, feel supported, de-stress while reaping all the benefits of a yoga practice. With Barbara Place at LM/Sparta Studio. $10pp. 973-903-0147.

Mommy and Me Yoga—10:30–11:15am.For children ages 3&4. Children learn “peaceful” breathing as they flow through a series of poses and create their own.Carol’s Yoga Youngsters, 145 Washington St., Morristown.973-898-0544.Ctr4child@verizon.net.

CarolsYogaYoungsters.com.

Healing Meditations with Rev. Frankie—Noon.

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

Cardio/Pilates Apparatus Circuit—Noon. Pilates at Pro Physical Therapy, 2 Emery Ave., Randolph.973-895-9925. PilateswithAmy@verizon. net.Proptnj.com.

T’ai Chi Chih®—3:30-4:30pm.T’ai Chi Chih is a “moving meditation” consisting of 19 movements and one pose. Helps circulate and balance the vital life force in the body and is helpful for osteoporosis, bone density, and balance. Can be done standing or sitting. $10.Center for Well Being,

Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown.973-971-6301.

Fit Kids-4 Life—5–5:30pm. Your kids will get a great full body workout through a variety of fun activities and sports, like soccer, boxing and dance!

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

WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

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

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

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

BetheMedicine.com.

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

Teen Yoga—6:30—7:30pm.Age 13+. Teens learn to listen to their bodies as they move at their own pace promoting peacefulness, mental clarity and improved self-esteem.Carol’s Yoga Youngsters, 145 Washington St., Morristown.973-898-0544.

Ctr4child@verizon.net. CarolsYogaYoungsters.com Beginner Yoga Adult Class—6:30–7:30pm Wednesdays.Drop-in, $20. 4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 2 sessions for $20. More info at 973-944-0555.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 18 Elm St. Morristown.

TheYogaWayNJ.com.

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

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

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

201-213-1294.

Prenatal Yoga—6:30–7:45 pm. Wednesdays.Nourish yourself and your baby through the practice of yoga postures, breathing and

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

StudioYogaNJ.com.

Heart Circle/Meditation Class—7–8pm. 3rd Wednesdays. Relax, enjoy and learn. Intimate home setting. 35 Long Hill Road, Long Valley. RSVP Sandy@diamondascension.net or 908-625-6732.

Free Meditation Class—7–8pm.Learn how to manage stress and emotions through breathing techniques and meditation. A perfect introduction to meditation. Free. Art of Living Foundation, Parsippany PAL Bldg., 33 Baldwin Rd., Parsippany.

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

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

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

Introduction to Soto Zen Practice—7:15pm Hands-on instruction and explanation for seated and walking meditation. Dharma talk and discussion.

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

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

Westfield Yoga Studio, 231 Elmer St., Westfield. $10. Call in advance: 908-232-1355.

Intuitive Tantric Meditation—7:30pm Wednesdays. Still your mind, experience your inner energies, and enjoy love & peace. Sadhana Yoga, 150 River Road, Unit M4, Montville. 973.265.0665 or SadhanaNJ.com.

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

InfoHMNWestMorris@yahoo.com.

International Folk Dancing—7:30–11pm Wednesdays. First hour dedicated to beginners and new dances. Mountain Lakes Community Church, 48 Briarcliff Rd., Mountain Lakes. $5. 973-627-4386 or 973-539-7020 or 973-635-4913.

AA Meeting (O-B-ST)—8pm Wednesdays. Open to those struggling with alcoholism or drug addic-

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tion. Free. Cranford United MethodistChurch, 201 Lincoln Ave., Cranford.

Reiki Circle—8–9pm Every other Wednesday.

Check website for dates. Gentle intro to Reiki, guided meditation and Reiki sample. $10 suggested donation.

Miriam’s Well Healing, 460 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 207, Montclair; 917-202-0475. MiriamsWellHealing @yahoo.com. MiriamsWellHealing.com.

thursday Early Morning Meditation—6–7am. Start your day with a fresh and recharged mind and body.

Harmony Meditation Center, 241 North Ave. West, Westfield. HarmonyMeditation.com. 908-301-9642.

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

All welcome. Movement is simple and adjustable to your needs. The WAE Center at TempleB’nai Shalom, 300 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange.

973-857-9536.

ZUMBA—9–9:50am. Latin dance fitness with interval training to sculpt and tone your body while burning fat. The Wellness Center of Northwest Jersey, Randolph Medical Arts Building, 765 Rte. 10 East, Randolph.WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

Yo Grow Yoga—9:45am. Growing you from the inside out. Awaken and balance the flow of your Kundalini life energy. Free. Growing with the Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-222-6762.

GrowingwiththeSeasons.com.

Beginner Yoga Adult Class 10–11am Thursdays.

Drop-in, $20. 4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 2 sessions for $20. More info at 973-9440555.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 18 Elm St., Morristown. TheYogaWayNJ.com.

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

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

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

FruitLady@MountainLakesOrganic.com.

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

Register at 908-879-3937. The Art of the Heart, 15 Perry St, Chester. TheArtofTheHeart-Chester.com.

Yoga Pilates Fusion—2–3pm. Combines yoga and Pilates, leaving you calm, refreshed, invigorated and toned. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

Restorative Yoga—3–4pm. Restore, relax, and unwind. A deepening centering yoga class for bringing you back to your calmest self. $10. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown. 973-971-6301. Please bring your own yoga mat.

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

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

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Yoga—5–6pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath, which create a connection between the body and the mind. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown. 973-971-6301.

of ASCA, Church of the Redeemer, 36 South St., Morristown.

Outdoor Boot Camp Class—6pm. Work at your own pace and get in shape with Brad Sims Personal Training. $10. 908-247-7063, Info@BradSimsPT. com. The Room Above, 2 E. Main St, Brookside (Mendham Twp.).

A Course in Miracles—7:30pm Second Thursdays.

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

Evening Yoga Series—6:15pm–7:30pm. For adults. All levels yoga series. Advance registration and monthly payment is required; Essex County Environmental Center, 621-B Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland. 973-228-8776.

Parent/Child Yoga 6:30–7:30pm Thursdays.

More info at 973-944-0555.Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 18 Elm St., Morristown.

TheWholeChildNJ.com.

Reiki Share—6:30–9pm Fourth Thursdays.

Experience Reiki’s healing touch by giving or receiving. All welcome. Free. Aquarian Sun, 212A Main St., Lincoln Park.973-686-9100. Suzanne@ AquarianSun.net.AquarianSun.net.

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.

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

Second Thursdays. Experience deep meditations, teachings, discussions and healing immediately relevant to all in profound ways.$40. At Be The Medicine 18 Bank St., Suite 300, Morristown. RSVP 973-647-2500. BeTheMedicine.com. iwc Women’s Group—7–8:30pm. Thursdays.

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

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

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

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

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

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

RestStopRejuvenate.com. 973-985-7548.

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

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

Gentle Yoga—8pm. An effective approach to develop flexibility and strength and encourage deep relaxation. $7 per class. Randolph Pain Relief & Wellness Center, 540 Rte. 10 West, Randolph.973-866-5776. DrSimon@RandolphPRWC. com. RandolphPRWC.com.

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

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

BreathingRoomCenter.com.

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

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

973-228-8776.

Morning Meditation—10–11am Fridays. Held at The Art of the Heart, 15 Perry St., Chester. RSVP at 908-879-3937. More info at TheArtoftheHeartChester.com.

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

Ongoing Qigong with Sal Canzonieri—Noon Fridays. Held at The Art of the Heart, 15 Perry St., Chester. Call Sue at 908-879-3937 for pricing & more info. TheArtoftheHeart-Chester.com.

Yoga—Noon–1pm. Gentle poses that focus on movements with the breath. $10. Please bring your own yoga mat. Center for Well Being, Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown.973-971-6301.

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

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

Drum Circle—6pm. Weekly drum circle to get your spirit flowing with the ancient healing art of drumming. Learn new skills; connect with others in this warm and welcoming space. $20/class.Breathing Room Center, 735 Rte. 94, Newton. 973-997-0116.

HoopNDrums@Yahoo.com. BreathingRoomCenter. com.

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Sisterhood Satsangs—7–9pm. First Fridays.

Monthly gathering of women: breathwork, Kundalini yoga, singing, sharing, listening. $22. Growing With The Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-2226762. GrowingWithTheSeasons.com.

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

SachaCenter.com.

Messages from the Other Side—7–9pm Third Fridays. Held at Eleven on Main Café, 11 Main St., High Bridge. Must register at 908-638-8888 or ElevenOnMain@live.com. $10 includes coffee or tea. Sponsored by Circle of Intention.

CircleofIntention.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.

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

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

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

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

A Course in Miracles—8pm every other Friday.

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

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

Refreshments served. Admission $8; children 12 and under free. 973-335-9489. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown.

FolkProject.org. Festival.FolkProject.org.

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

saturday Essential Pilates—8am. Weekly. Try out a class for free at our award-winning studio. “Best in NJ 2011&2012!” Call to register: 973-895-9925. Pilates at Pro Physical Therapy, 2 Emery Ave., Randolph.

Coffee House—Second Saturdays. Call for time.

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

Adult Yoga—7:45am Saturdays. Drop-in, $25; 4 sessions, $75; 8 sessions, $130; New student 3 sessions, $45. Pediatric Therapy & Yoga of Morris, LLC, 14 Elm St., Morristown.TheWholeChildNJ@ gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

Booty Barre Body Sculpting—9:15am. Get in on the greatest total body workout close to home. Energize and trim down the abs, hips, waist, buttocks, thighs and upper body. With Barbara Place at LM/ Sparta Studio. $13pp. 973-903-0147.

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.

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

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

WellnessCenterNWJ.com or 973-895-2003.

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

St. Clare’s Hospital Dover Campus, 400 West Blackwell St., Conference Room C, Dover. 973-945-2704.

Erm514@comcast.net. FoodAddicts.org.

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

973-335-1717. Wjioa.com.

Restorative Yoga Therapy—10:30am. Calm the mind, feel supported, de-stress while reaping all the benefits of a yoga practice. With Barbara Place at LM/Sparta Studio. $10pp. 973-903-0147.

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

Meditation and Visualization Class—11:30am– 12:15pm. Learn visualization techniques and gain access to tools that will allow you to achieve a deep and meaningful meditation practice. $5.Body & Brain Yoga Meditation Center, 241 North Ave. West, Westfield. 908-301-9642. HarmonyMeditation.com.

Maintain Your Seasonal Health—12 noon– 2:30pm. Join Deven Lilburn for monthly workshops designed to help you maintain your health as the seasons change. Kundalini Yoga and more.Growing With The Seasons, 811 Main St., Boonton. 973-2226762. GrowingWithTheSeasons.com Hatha 1 Yoga—12:15pm.Yoga for You, LLC, Olde Lafayette Village, Building J, Rtes. 15 & 94 intersection, Lafayette. 973-714-4462.

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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communityresourceguide CHIROPRACTIC MAXLIFE – DR. TANYA MAXIMOFF, CCSP

9 Franklin Street Suite 2, Morristown, NJ 973-292-0222 info@enjoymaxlifenow.com enjoymaxlifenow@yahoo.com

Has pain been putting your life on hold? Maybe it’s time you took a different approach. MAXLIFE’s integrated approach to chronic pain includes customized care programs including Chiropractic, Cold Laser, Massage, Designed Clinical Nutrition, Acupuncture and Thermography. Call for a complimentary consultation and learn how we are different and how we can help you take your life back. DISCOVER HEALTH, REDISCOVER LIFE. See ad page 28.

EDUCATION, ENERGY & COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES BE THE MEDICINE, LIVE THE POWER YOU!

Janet StraightArrow, Energy Master, Shaman, Spiritual Coach 973-647-2500 • Bethemedicine.com Janet@bethemedicine.com

Experience Profound Healing, Learning and Solutions.

StraightArrow’s 46 years of research and practice in mind-body-spirit medicine with renowned teachers from around the world, brings a full tool bag and expertise in each transformative session and class. Integrative Healer and Coach, Shaman, Spiritual Guide, Mentor to Healers, Soul Retrievals, Reiki Master, Training and Ceremonies.

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CRYSTAL HEALING CENTER

THE FEMININE FACE OF GOD

Sandy Sanford/Healing Practitioner 973-493-8409

Each one of our energy centers have psychological aspects and belief systems which are held in distortion. Through working on the mind, body and consciousness of her clients; Sandy facilitates healing by shedding light on and assisting in the release of old patterns. Sandy also offers private sessions and workshops which heal and release the old way of being to free the individual from recreating old patterns and re-create life from an authentic place of BEING.

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

Lisa is dedicated to helping people raise their vibration and facilitate physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing. Lisa connects with clients from her heart and without judgment. Lisa is a graduate & Guide of the 7th Ray Mystery School & Certified RM, CPT, Ordained Minister, Hypnotherapist, NLP, Past Life Regr. Uniting ancient wisdom with modern modalities. See ad on page 18.

HUNA HEALING CENTER

I CHOOSE TO HEAL, LLC

Margie Friedman Life Coach, Self Esteem Coach and Coach for Athletes East Hanover, NJ • 973.637.0807 MargieFriedman.com margie@margiefriedman.com

Are you stuck in a “I can’t get out of it” rut? Is it time to make a change? Working together along with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), we will clear the emotional blocks that are stopping you from living the live you deserve. Call now for your 20 minute complimentary consultation!

HOLISTIC HEALING SERVICES

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

The Center offers different modalities that will raise your Spiritual Awareness, heighten your vibrations. We are dedicated to understanding and providing for those with specific needs.

Classes, Certifications, Healing sessions, readings and counseling are offered. See ad on page 29.

SUSAN CROZIER

AWAKENING WELLNESS, LLC

Hilary D. Bilkis, MS, CST CranioSacral Therapy • SomatoEmotional Release Work • Visceral Mobility Energy Healing • MELT Method Instruction Office located in: The Abbey 355 Madison Ave. • 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.

Reiki Master Reiki offered in-home, Serving Morris County Also available at: Kula Yoga, Stanhope, NJ 201-400-4493 • susanacrozier@gmail.com

Reiki offers many health benefits including stress reduction, anxiety relief, inner peace and harmony.

It also balances the mind and emotions. Reiki offers relief during emotional distress, panic, worry and grief. On the physical level, Reiki helps to relieve pain from migraine, arthritis, and sciatic pain, to name a few.

Now also offering raindrop technique, a treatment using massage and essential oils to bring the body into structural and electrical alignment. Contact me for more information or to book your session.

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HOLISTIC NUTRITION / EDUCATION CHRISTINE GRASSO, CHHC, RYT

Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach, Digestive Health Expert, Yoga Teacher Body in Mind 140 Morris Street Morristown, NJ 07960 and by phone 201-787-4950 info@christinegrasso.com ChristineGrasso.com

Are you struggling to lose weight?

Hooked on sugar, carbs, or caffeine?

Troubled by digestive concerns like acid reflux or IBS? Looking for balance? Identify your hidden food allergies, re-balance your digestion, and shed those stubborn pounds. Get your energy back and kick those crazy cravings with easy, healthy recipes customized for YOU. Customized cleanses and IgG food sensitivity blood testing available. Offering private nutrition coaching and yoga sessions, group programs, phone sessions, and classes. Sign up for Christine’s top energy-boosting tips and waistlinebusting recipes at ChristineGrasso.com.

RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY LIFE

Diet & Lifestyle Coaching and Cooking Instruction Sharon Goldner, Certified Health Coach & Chef 36 S. Martine Ave, 2nd flr, Fanwood, NJ 07023 Sharon@RecipeforaHealthyLife.com 908-242-3763 • RecipeforaHealthyLife.com

Do you have a gluten sensitivity or food allergy? Would you like to lose weight with delicious food?

Do you depend on sugar or caffeine to boost your mood or energy?Get empowered with a new skill set to reach your goals!Transition to a diet that will satisfy your hunger, give you energy and control your weight. Learn how to manage a gluten-free or allergy-free diet at home and on-the-go. Cook together at my office. Ask about individual and group programs. Free 20-minute phone consultation.

SUSAN RICHTER, RN, CNC, CCH, LDHS

MAJOR MINDSET HYPNOSIS

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

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

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

With 27 years of experience Hypnosis Counseling Center of New Jersey is a full-service counseling center, using both traditional counseling methods and the art of hypnotherapy in private and group settings. We regularly hold adult education seminars, work with hospitals, fitness centers, and individuals who want to better their lives. We specialize in weight loss, stress, smoking, confidence building, phobias, insomnia, test taking, sports improvement and public speaking. The State of New Jersey and Fortune 500 Corporation alike employ our programs. See ad on page 7.

HYP4LIFE LLC –

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

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

Robert Bruckner, C.Ht. Certified by National Guild of Hypnotists and International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association.

205 Ridgedale Avenue, 2nd fl.

Florham Park, NJ 07932 RBruckner@MajorMindset.com 973-370-2100 • MajorMindset.com

Overcome your challenges and feel better with Major Mindset Hypnosis.

Experience positive change in weeks or months, not years, just by unlocking your subconscious. Major Mindset Hypnosis helps clients overcome fears, become more confident and stress free, eliminate bad habits, encourage and promote positive behaviors, manage pain and much more. Free telephone consultation with the hypnotist. See ads on pages 18 and 29.

MORRIS HYPNOSIS CENTER

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

Advanced Clinical Hypnosis using an interactive, personalized technique; based on a lengthy interview at our first session and dialogues at following sessions. I don’t talk “at” you; we both speak before and during your hypnosis. I also teach you self-hypnosis. Specializing in weight, stress, smoking, chronic pain, test taking, anger, sports, obsessive thoughts, sensitive substances, sleep, fears, confidence, and attention issues. Hypnosis can get you unstuck in virtually any area of your life.

If you have constraints that you can’t seem to break through, hypnosis can free you and put you back in charge. Come for a free consultation to learn how you can reframe your past and design your future.

NATURAL FOODS & PRODUCTS FOR WELL-BEING GRASSROOTS NATURAL MARKET 20 First Avenue, Denville 973-627-5440 66 Morris Street, Morristown 973-290-0050

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Natural deli, certified organic produce, knowledgeable vitamin staff, and complete grocery and dairy selection. Open seven days a week.See ad on page 15.

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MASSAGE ELEMENTS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

13 locations in NJ • ElementsMassage.com

Elements massage therapists listen to your needs and employ the proper techniques to deliver a truly therapeutic experience. Experience the rejuvenating benefits of massage therapy today and discover the positive effect it can have on your body and your well-being.

Call to schedule a session, or visit us today - walk-ins welcome! See elementsmassage.com for locations near you. See ad on page 2.

PSYCHOTHERAPY JUDITH A. HANCOX, MSW, LCSW, BCETS

Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress Founder-Shiome Therapy™ Certified in Yoga, Gestalt, EMDR Energy Psychology (EvTFT) And Children’s Therapy Succasunna, NJ 973-585-4660 • JudithHancox@gmail.com Shiome.com • WhiteWolfStore.com

As a social worker and holistic educator for over 20 years, Judith dedicates herself to the empowerment of others in her healing work. Shiome Therapy™ weaves diverse healing modalities, ancient wisdom and modern science to help you safely and effectively accelerate your emotional healing process. In order to support her clients’ emotional healing, she created a CD, ‘Creating Healthy Boundaries’ and ‘Energy Balancing Meditation’ Book and CD. They are available exclusively at Shiome.com. See ad on page 10.

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

Do you suffer from anxiety or stress?

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

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MARTINE KIEFFER, MSW, LCSW

WELLSPRING LEARNING, LLC

Are you suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, or other emotional hardships? Or are you just suffering from a deep lack of satisfaction in your life, and you can’t figure out why? I can help finally heal the wounds that have kept you from fully living your true purpose. I can help you find the personal joy that has been eluding you--the joy you deserve to feel. Using a unique combination of modern day psychology and spiritual principles from different cultures, I will support and guide you, helping you unravel the deeper truth of your life experiences.

Wellspring Learning is a certified provider of the Tomatis Method. Using state of the art techniques, positive change is achieved by teaching an individual how to listen. It allows children and adults to realize their maximum potential with greater ease and flow in the areas of communication, learning, attention, motor coordination, personal development, and emotional well being. The program can be done at center or from home. Free consultation available.

Montclair Area 973-943-8351 TheSacredCall.com

REIKI

WELLNESS CENTER

MIRIAM’S WELL HEALING LLC

BREATHING ROOM CENTER

Claire M. Schwartz BA, Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Counselor Interfaith Minister 460 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 207 Montclair, NJ 07042 917-202-0475 - MiriamsWellHealing.com MiriamsWellHealing@yahoo.com

735 Rt. 94, Newton, NJ 07860 973-896-0030 Breathing RoomCenter.com

Try the holistic path to healing.

I co mb in e c o u n s el in g w it h affirmations & Reiki to break through barriers, then give you empowering tools to transform your world. Specializing in grief recovery, trauma healing, and grounding. No more suffering in helplessness – happiness is your birthright! Let’s turn your Suffering into Serenity. Free ½ hour consultation. See ad on page 15.

SOUND THERAPY THE DAVIS CENTER

Nancy Puckett-Dunn 19 State Rt 10 E., Ste 25, Succasunna, NJ 862-251-4637 • TheDavisCenter.com Info@TheDavisCenter.com

15 Brant Avenue, Suite 8 Clark, NJ 07066 908-922-3309 contact@wellspringlearningcenter.com TomatisTherapy.com

The world’s premier sound therapy center, offering sound-based therapy—The Davis Model of Sound Intervention®. All ages, all disabilities/wellness issues. Start with The Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol (DETP®). Therapies: AIT, Tomatis ®, BioAcoustics™, and more. Change the energy of the body by repatterning the energy frequencies (sound) of the body. We make change with learning, development and wellness challenges!

Fitness, wellness, and more. A unique and diverse cooperative space, offering a variety of holistic practices for your health and wellbeing, such as yoga, meditation, healing arts, even hula-hooping!

Workshops, yoga teacher training and special events. We are a beautiful, serene, green space, honoring Karma practices, the environment and local community.

YOGA AQUARIAN YOGA CENTER 641 Bloomfield Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 908-884-4984 AquarianYogaCenter.com

More than a yoga center, your spiritual home. The first Kundalini Yoga Center in New Jersey. We are located in the heart of Montclair. We offer Kundalini Yoga and meditation classes to all ages. Workshops, concerts, kirtan, dance classes and training are offered on a weekly basis.

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The CareOne Difference

CareOne at Madison Avenue is a beautiful and historic mansion-style 158 bed sub-acute and long-term care facility located at 151 Madison Avenue in Morristown.

CareOne at Madison Avenue differentiates itself by providing: · Rehab services available 7 days a week · Customer service programs that make every resident feel like they are home · Administration and nursing supervisory coverage 7 days a week · Staffing ratios that far exceed NJ required minimum staffing levels

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NEVER BE WITHOUT TEETH, INCLUDING IMPLANTS Patients travel from around the country to Denville, in search of the perfect smile.

Denville is famous for its medical community. So, it’s no surprise that a perfect smile is a must have item in this friendly town.

Hand crafting those smiles is the life work of Dr. Steiner and Dr. Fine. Our office’s reputation has spread so far that we now treat patients from around the world; often doing more smile makeovers in a single month that some dentists do in a lifetime.

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

Upon entering our front door you will immediately know that this is no ordinary dental office, because that’s what most people say upon seeing it for the first time. Among our practice’s notable patients are actresses, actors, astronauts, models and TV personalities. However most of the doctor’s patients are everyday people who just want to look their best.

Drs. Steiner, Fine and Kwiatkowski have focused their practice on those areas about which they are highly passionate.

(After all you wouldn’t ask your family doctor to do heart surgery.) Those areas are Cosmetic Dentistry. Trained at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for advanced dental studies, they have devoted over fifty combined years to perfecting their skills and have placed over 23,000 cosmetic restorations. Our main focus is on cosmetic and full mouth reconstruction cases. This includes Implant Dentistry and Neuromuscular Orthodontics, which can avoid unecessary removal of teeth. Many people do not realize that dental problems may be the cause of headaches, shoulder, back and neck pain, noisy jaw joints and pains in the TMJ. Drs. Steiner, Fine and Kwiatkowski pride themselves in having Morris County’s premier head, neck and jaw pain relief center.

Our office also offers a “limited warranty” that provides free repair or replacement of restorative dental work, when a patient’s regular hygiene visits are maintained. This kind of security could only be offered by truly World Class Dentists. This is why our motto is: “Experienced professionals make the difference.”

AESTHETIC FAMILY DENTISTRY, PA 35 West Main Street, Suite 208, Denville, NJ 07834

973-627-3617

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

www.AestheticFamilyDentistry.com