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Research Proves its Health Benefits

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Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

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42 CHOOSE HAPPINESS

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46 WHOLE CHILD SPORTS 44 Free Play Earns the Winning Score

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52 EYE HEALTH FOR DOGS 10 Foods to Keep Canine Vision Sharp

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newsbriefs Eating for Performance with Superfoods

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ating healthy has never been more accessible and convenient. Today’s focus is on understanding health through diet and how to eat for health and performance. Attention is on a group of foods called “superfoods.” If you search for a definition you will find a variety, ranging from being purely a “marketing term” to foods that are “nutrient powerhouses packed with large doses of antioxidants, polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals.”

Looking closely at lists of superfoods it seems that they are a special category of foods found in nature that are calorie sparse and nutrient dense. Benefits of eating superfoods may be the reduction of chronic disease, enhanced energy, reduction of inflammation, value to hair, skin, bone health, assists athletic performance, detoxifying agent, aids in recovery and potentially prolongs life – if not leading to a higher quality of life. A quick list of superfoods include: Spirulina, Acai,

Goji, Cacao, Chia seeds, Mangosteen, Maca, Black Garlic, Kefir, Hemp Seed, Nutritional Yeast, Salmon, Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Chlorella, Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Macadamia, Pistachio, Brazil nuts -- nuts have a higher calorie content), Royal Jelly, Bee Pollen, Propolis, Seaweed (nori, kelp, dulce, wakame, kombu, arame) Ginseng, Echinacea, Nettle, and Aloe Vera.

Many of these superfoods contain antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids that support and are critical to the healthy function of the body. One such superfood is spirulina (“little spiral”). It is an ancient food (microalgae) that has been consumed by Mayans, Aztecs and indigenous people throughout the world, throughout history. Spirulina is known for its very high content of vitamin A, betacarotene, anti-inflammatories, complete amino acids, omega fatty acids, vitamin

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B complexes, chlorophyll and associated pigments.

Spirulina has been fairly well documented by the National Institute of Health (NIH). They sponsored studies that found that spirulina has a positive effect with lab animals on stroke recovery, tumor reduction, vascular health, reduction of cholesterol, brain health, liver health and detoxification, allergy mitigation, anemia and diabetes. Sports studies have noted that when athletes consume spirulina prior to events they have improved endurance; analysis confirmed the presence of glutamine and cysteine (good for building muscle and detoxing) and vitamin B (for energy) and antiinflammatories that are shown to speed up post workout recovery. In addition, as a natural, easily digested food, spirulina provides nutrients in a form that can be fully utilized.

There are different forms and sources of Spirulina on the market including powder (dried), tablets (dried), and more recently fresh frozen (raw). Powdered spirulina is dried, processed so that it can be stored on the shelf. It is packed full of proteins, fatty acids and a lot of the goodness that this superfood boasts. Fresh frozen is un-processed and contains all of the same attributes as the dried spirulina but also contains many of the sensitive compounds that are lost during the drying process. Raw spirulina is less concentrated than the powder, but it does contain water, which adds hydration value and aids in digestion. Spirulina is cultivated all over the world. Like everything else quality varies; not all spirulina is the same. Source water and growing conditions are paramount to the quality. Finding and supporting a quality, local source is the best way for you to get the optimum benefits that Spirulina provides.

Spirulina is a food and not a medication; and raw, fresh Spirulina is not a pasteurized product. If using Spirulina to combat a condition or if you are pregnant, on any type of anti-coagulation medicine, diagnosed with autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis among others or on chemotherapy, it is best to consult a physician first.

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newsbriefs International Eco-Artist Exhibits in Lake Worth, Delray Beach and West Palm

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nternational Eco-Artist Del Foxton gears up for a busy season at three South Florida Art Galleries this fall.

Beginning in October, Del, a Canadian by birth and a Bahamian resident by choice, will be traveling to exhibit her "Artistry in Handmade Paper" and present art talks on her techniques, in Delray Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach.

Del's Eco-Art journey began as a result of wanting to do something about the mounds of paper and garden discards produced by her family. Aware of the many "Lessening Carbon Footprint" initiatives, Del researched the Internet for information.

There were many interesting websites but Del was captured by the fascinating stories about the ancient art form of hand paper

making that began circa 105 AD in China and spread around the world as a result of the silk trade. Over time the process was industrialized but the original method is kept alive today by global artisans. Del connected with these individuals, attended conferences and joined their associations.

Del is now one of the global artisans keeping this ancient art form alive. Del is delighted that in her small way she lessens her carbon footprint while indulging her passion for making beautiful paper that becomes sculptures and wall hangings.

Del's works are online (delfoxton.com) and at these selected South Florida Art galleries, Artisans on the Ave in Lake Worth, The Arts Arena in Delray Beach and OSGS in West Palm. Her free opening receptions

schedule is October 2nd Artisans on the Ave (artisansonthe ave.com) in Lake Worth, October 16th, The Arts Arena in Delray Beach (theartsarena.com), and ongoing at OSGS (OSGS.com) in West Palm Beach.

To set an appointment or for more information on times and dates of events, contact delfoxton@gmail.com

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His comprehensive approach helps his clients reprocess their life trauma’s, keeps them accountable, implements self –love practices, teaches the power of forgiveness and develops new positive coping skills which enhances their daily lives. Brent Berman helps his clients shed the victim/ martyr paradigm by utilizing these tools. He is certified and trained in two evidence based trauma therapies EMDR and TIR, which reprocess trauma. It is theorized that these therapies move the trauma memory from the amygdala(where fight or flight memories are stored) to the hippocampus(where everyday memories are stored).

EMDR researchers hypothesize, the reprocessing is done by replicating REM sleep. Brent Berman created a non 12-step recovery program Transformative Recovery, which deals with the underlying causes of addiction without the rigidity and shame based interpretations of other models. Brent incorporates mindfulness training, breathing, and meditation to help people find balance and connect to their source. His practice focuses on solutions and he tracks progress. Brent believes that change is an action and not an intellectual idea. He helps his clients create a positive routine that works for them and is an action practiced between sessions. Brent plays an active role in his client’s journey. He encourages his clients to use him for support and direction between sessions. Brent also provides life coaching and concierge services.

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newsbriefs Curious about Energy Healing?

Cristovão Brilho Brings Us Ascended Master Turyan

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he Brennan Healing Science Practitioners Association is offering free monthly guided meditations, video lectures, webinars, talk shows, interviews, channelings and published papers on healing and other topics.

The works are created by the associates and presented on the website for your viewing, http://www.brennanprofessionalhealers.org/ or you can follow us on FB, Brennan Healing Science-USA. All associates are graduates of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing (BBSH), a four year program of intense study for the unfolding of personal growth and cutting edge healing techniques www.barbarabrennan.com. The primary goal of the graduates of BBSH is to heal self-first and to learn advanced healing skills to help heal individuals and humanity.

Brennan Healing Science Practitioners live and work across the US and around the world as healers, authors, attorneys, teachers, therapists, artists, in medicine and professions they feel most able to offer their talents and healing skills. They are also great parents, and everyday people with a strong sense of self. They care about humanity.

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aranormal Cristovão Brilho, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be offering once again the unique opportunity to receive the blessings of Ascended Master Turyan, a being of light with unparalleled energetic strength and power, who can help you transform your life.

The energetic magnitude of Turyan is so vast, that at the present time, he can only be channeled once a year.

“Turyan is a being from another dimension responsible for the Optia System,- Cristovão explains - which is located in the 18th dimension, at 195 billion (thousand million) light-years away from Earth.. This system consists of 5 planets and 1 star, and Turyan’s function is to direct the whole system. Gifted with a magnificent intelligence and wisdom, it is up to him to guide and define how the beings of Optia must energetically work to benefit other civilizations, it being in the area of healing, development of intelligence, of wisdom, humility or to exercise forgiveness.

Turyan works utilizing all types of energy with wisdom, directing these energies and nurturing all who need them.”

Each one of us will have the opportunity to personally connect with this amazing energy which will be transmitted individually through one’s hands.

This life-changing event will take place on October 11th, 2015, at Instituto Cristovao Brilho – 2811 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145.

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newsbriefs Dr. Brendan Furlong’s State of the Art Soundness Center Chooses HORSE GYM USA®

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he B.W. Furlong & Associates Veterinary Hospital’s new Soundness Center is enjoying its first summer in operation, and horses of all ages, breeds, and disciplines are benefitting from the Center’s advanced rehabilitation and reproductive services.

The Oldwick, New Jersey facility is run by Dr. Brendan Furlong, who has been a successful equine veterinarian for over thirtyfive years. Furlong has served as veterinarian for the U.S. Equestrian Team throughout multiple Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games, World Championships, and other prestigious competitions.

After extensive research on Dr. Furlong’s behalf, he chose to use HORSE GYM USA® treadmills and equipment at the Soundness Center, which opened on May 1, 2015. “To me, the most compelling reason to go with HORSE GYM® was that they had everything that I felt I needed to get the Soundness Center up and running. A lot of thought has gone into the products and they're horse friendly. So far we are very, very pleased with them,” stated Furlong.

Every horse at Furlong’s Soundness Center has a treatment plan that is strictly

managed by a veterinarian. The Center is excited to advance the areas of treating and rehabilitating sport horses with the help of HORSE GYM USA® products.

A mission of the Soundness Center is to provide the best state-of-the-art modalities available, so choosing HORSE GYM USA® made perfect sense. The Center is outfitted with the HORSE GYM USA® | WALK treadmill, the HORSE GYM USA® | WATER (which can fill with water up to a horse's shoulder or be used dry), the HORSE GYM USA® | SPA (a cold, saltwater solution to soaking, icing, and bandaging legs while bubbles create therapeutic, wave-like action), and the HORSE GYM USA® | RELAX, which is a zero-impact conditioning platform consisting of a vibrating surface with three-dimensional movement and a solarium with deep penetrating infrared lamps.

According to Dr. Furlong, the HORSE GYM USA® products are helping rehabilitate and condition the injured equine patients at the Center. “All of our horses are recovering from various injuries,” said Furlong. “Using HORSE GYM USA®

equipment is a way that we can encourage movement without over-using the ligaments or the muscles, and we can keep the muscles from atrophying in general by being able to keep the horses moving.

My theory is that for these horses that are rehabilitating, the more interesting their lives can be, the more appropriate exercise that they can do, and the more time they're out of their stall is the better for the horse.”

Dr. Sarah Gold of B.W. Furlong and Associates explains that the HORSE GYM USA® products are as beneficial for the horses’ minds as for their bodies. “The equipment allows us to give the professional equine a ‘job’ and a daily routine that is good for their mind and bodies as they heal,” she said. According to Gold, current horses at the Soundness Center are acclimating to the HORSE GYM USA® treadmills quite well.

Pioneering in equine rehabilitation one step at a time is the schedule for Furlong’s Soundness Center. The future for the Soundness Center is to introduce under saddle rehabilitation into the program, and engage the expertise of world-renown physiotherapists on a regular consultation basis.

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newsbriefs Conscious parenting: The time is NOW!

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ur relationships help shape our core beliefs about ourselves and our world. Our relationship with ourselves -- and whether or not we are spiritually or religiously inclined, our relationship with a higher power or Godis of most importance. Coming in at a very close second is the parent - child relationship.

This is one of the most significant relationships that we will have and we seldom consider that the future of our world rests in large part on the role parents play in their children's lives. It is a major contribution for either the positive or negative evolution of our planet.

Being a parent is not an easy job. Being a conscious parent is even more daunting and bewildering. We want to raise happy kids with good self esteem and we might take for granted that that alone will lead to children who grow up to be concerned citizens of the world. Unfortunately, that is not necessarily the truth.

If your child is brought up hearing that one political party is better than the other or they hear comments about different ethnic backgrounds or that vegetarians are more spiritual or rich people are snobs or rich people are happier or any beliefs that “separate,” how can they see the whole of the world as anything but polarized?

So often we believe we are doing things differently but in reality it’s the same “play” with a slightly different script and some new actors. Very few of us were raised in families that were devoid of some type of prejudice or judgment. Our parents were raised that way and even though generation after generation might self -righteously declare “I will raise my child differently” we may simply exchange one set of beliefs for another and then pass them along to our children. Although we may be a bit more evolved, child rearing very often misses the point of one united world.

I’m not making any accusation of bad parenting and I know first- hand that it is challenging to break out of patterns that have been ingrained in us for generations. What I am saying is that our planet has now gone from unconscious evolution to conscious evolution and solution. We are reaching a critical mass where we as humans are recognizing our higher self and our connection to all things.

As this shift occurs it is our responsibility to re-

examine how expanded our views really are about the world, what adjustments as parents we have to make and how to model this new awareness to our children.

Children raised by conscious parents have better coping skills, are more likely to take personal responsibility for their decisions, are less likely to blame others or the "system" for their problems and have an overall win-win attitude in life.

As parents become awakened to their own spiritual growth, they become more attuned to the nature of their children and their inherent interests: what makes your child happy and what makes them respond with joy.

Are we willing to leave our comfort zone of what we thought we knew and take a leap into the unknown? Not an easy task and it takes courage, but it is necessary to the conscious evolution of our planet if we are to thrive as a species and realize a new humanity.

Michele Landers is a Board Certified Life Purpose Coach and Hypnotherapist, Professional Numerologist and Author.

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newsbriefs FOUR WAYS INTUITION CAN SAVE LIVES

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n September 11th, 2001 when an airliner flew into one of the Twin Towers, many people in the second tower began evacuating the building. Then a voice came over the public address system, saying there was no danger and that people should return to their workplaces. Many listened to that voice of authority and returned to their offices. Others ignored it and continued out of the building—a choice that probably saved their lives.

What "told" these people to leave the tower even though an authoritative outer voice was telling them otherwise?

What we call “intuition,” our inner voice, comes to us in a variety of ways. Intuition sometimes seem to contradict what our physical senses are telling us, so many of us have been taught to ignore it. Learning to recognize and trust your inner wisdom can be life-changing–even life-saving.

Here are four ways of experiencing intuitive knowing. People tend to be stronger in one type of intuition, though all can be present. Being aware of the different forms of intuition, and which one is dominant in you, helps you recognize and act on your inner guidance:

Physical Intuition is often survival-related.

You’ve probably experienced this when your five physical senses detected nothing wrong, yet you sensed danger. The hair on the back of your neck stood up and/or your heart raced. Often there’s a feeling in the pit of the stomach–hence the phrase “gut reaction.”

Emotional Intuition comes from a “feeling level.” It is often about relationships.

You feel someone’s sadness or joy even though they don’t show it outwardly. You call a loved one because you just feel something’s wrong—and it is.

Mental Intuition or “Ah-ha" moments, an example of this type of intuition, is most apparent in inventive or creative processes. It’s the insight you suddenly have when mentally working on a problem or puzzle. The answer comes “out of the blue,” often when you take a break from rational problem-solving—maybe even in a dream!

Spiritual Intuition is about accessing your connection to your Higher Power. It can take the form of visions, hearing a voice,

clairvoyance–or just “knowing.” This guidance often has to do with issues like "Why am I here?"; "What’s my next step?"

“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” – Caroline Myss My clients and students find that Reflexology puts you into a deep state of relaxation to connect with your inner guidance. You are then in the place of allowing your intuition to flow physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

You nurture inner guidance by listening to it and acting on it. Start with an intention to notice your intuitions. Keep an intuition journal. Take up some form of meditation.

Activate your right brain through creativity, dancing, painting, ceramics, singing to yourself in the shower!

When your inner voice speaks, listen carefully. It comes from a broader perspective that transcends rational thought and the limits of our five physical senses. Learn to recognize and trust your intuitive senses now and live a happier, more fulfilled and, perhaps, a longer life!

Laura Norman, M.S., LMT, world-renowned Holistic Reflexologist and author of the best-selling book, Feet First: A Guide to Foot Reflexology, offers private Reflexology and Life Wellness Coaching sessions and Holistic Reflexology Certification Training Programs in New York City, The Berkshires and Delray Beach. Laura has created Aromatherapy products and step-by-step Foot, Hand and Face Reflexology Home Study DVDs, and offers beautiful gift certificates for all occasions.

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alm Beach County and Jamar Enlightenment Center welcome International Behaviorist Kim Potter Ph.D., the CEO and driving force behind Blueprint For Changes and the programs that are being presented at this life-changing workshop. These amazing programs overcome normal language barriers and work with the individual at their level in the way that their behavior is accustomed to respond. Learning the “how’s and why’s” of behavior, and how on a personal level epigenetics has facilitated allowing insight to techniques that can be deployed by an individual. These techniques become personal to every individual thus working with their own format of behavior. Change yourself change the world. See what others have experienced from these programs: Helen Kagan PhD, Holistic Therapist and Artist: “I think Dr. Potter has developed a truly unique tool to bring us a very important and so desirable thing – being happy. And I mean a strong profound feeling of happiness when you feel free, content, confident, creative, HAPPY – a feeling that each of us wants to have, is entitled to, but quite rarely experiences it in life. As a professional psychotherapist I often hear people say - “I just want to be happy... I just want to stop worrying... I just want my life to be easier. And of course, there are hundreds of different therapies and various approaches available out there. Honestly, there's not many real tools that work for all yet Blueprint for Changes works every time. With every individual. Guaranteed. Why? Because it works with everyone's favorite enemy - resistance that empowers the very behavior you are attempting to defeat, and it wonderfully stimulates flexibility within your brain to lay the foundation for real and lasting change.

As a PTSD person myself who participated in the workshop, I can attest that Blueprint for Changes is working. If it's not a miracle then it is as close to a miracle as anything can be.

This program gives you a chance to change

and actually to recreate your most important and precious asset – your life.

Kim's unorthodox yet very professional take on old behaviorist methods of therapy, is just brilliant! Blueprint for Changes is a real blueprint for your individual changes. Completely individual, because it is working with your very individual core issues, via your BRAIN. “Ohhh... behaviorist methods... Pavlov's dog?” you might wonder, and you will be correct because in the end we all are “Pavlov's dogs” following the trivial “stimuli – response” scenario whether we want it or not, and whether we are aware of it or not! We all have to deal with epigenetics, traumas, inevitable losses, life transitions - all those experiences that leave “profound marks” on our brain. And you ask, it is really possible to change all that, heal them so we can live a happier, more productive and fulfilled life? I say YES, it is possible. And Dr. Potter proves it with his brilliant Blueprint for Changes - a gateway to self- awareness and self-healing where you can redesign your “brain response” and recreate new pathways to build a new holistic connection to be happy and achieve your life goals. Real change happens on a subconscious level. And we can help it happen.I recommend this unique program to everyone. His exceptional skills and wisdom make Dr. Kim Potter an extraordinary teacher and Blueprint for Changes a tool to change your life.

Re-stimulating your behavior to render different environmental stimulation has been made a lot easier!

The cost for this full day workshop is $200.

This includes a Blueprint For Changes program (a $179 value). A $100 deposit is required upon reservation to reserve your seat. Final payment of $100 (cash or check) on day of workshop. Cost without reservation on day of workshop is $250. Bring your own refreshments for lunch break.

For reservations or questions call Michele at 561 762 1390.

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Sunday September 20 9 am to 6 pm

The Jamar Enlightenment Center Spend a day with International Behaviorist Kim Potter Ph.D. Kim is the CEO and driving force behind Blueprint For Changes and the programs that are being presented at this workshop. These programs overcome the language barrier and work with the individual at their level in a way that their behavior is accustomed to respond. You will learn how and why you have become entrapped into emotional response patterns,that seem impossible at times to handle, let alone avoid.

Learning the “how’s and why’s” of behavior, and how on a personal level epigenetics has facilitated. That allows insight to techniques that can be deployed by an individual. These techniques become personal to every individual thus working with their own format of behavior.

Re-stimulating your behavior to render different environmental stimulation is not that complicated.

It appears that we have just made it complicated in the approaches that we have chosen. In fact it can be made a lot easier!

The cost for this full day workshop is $200. This includes a Blueprint For Changes program (a $179 value). A $100 deposit is required upon reservation to reserve your seat. Final payment of $100 (cash or check) on day of workshop.

Cost without reservation on day of workshop is $250.

Bring your own refreshments for lunch break.

For reservations or questions call Michele at 561 762 1390

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newsbriefs WEBCASTS with Margaret Ann Lembo

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ould you like to learn from home or on the road no matter where you live? Well, Margaret Ann Lembo, award winning author and aromatherapist has many courses recorded and ready to view.

Listed below you will find upcoming webcasts but you can find many more ready to view! Go to TheCrystalGardenStore.com, click on Classes and Events on the left menu bar, scroll down and click on Live & Past Webinars and Classes Online Courses to attend live or view recorded version.

Every course is set up to watch like a video. You will watch a full onscreen presentation for each course. They are easy to attend live on your computer or watch them over and over again at your convenience any time. They are fun, entertaining and enlightening.

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Join me live one class at a time. See Option #2 below for a more cost effective option. Live events air at 12 noon ET. Tues, Sept 15 Archangels and Gemstones for Creating a Happy Life Tues, Oct 15 Aromatherapy - Creating Formulas for Life Changes Tues, Nov 10 Entrepreneurial Skills for the Metaphysician Tues, Dec 8 Tools for Radical Change and Life Passages To sign up, go to www.margaretannlembo.com/schedule 1. Change the calendar to the month of the class.

2. Find the class on the date listed above, click on the title and a pop up screen will provide you with a description.

3. Click on the blue hyperlink title in the pop up screen.

4. Purchase the event which registers you to gain access.

After you register I will send you a link to attend live. If you can't attend live (and even if you do attend live) you will receive information via email about 48 hours or less after it is recorded containing information about accessing the recording online via my personal website.

OPTION #2

Join the Academy of the Spiritual Arts for $9.99 a month and gain access to over 36 already recorded web classes with unlimited access to the recordings. Membership includes unlimited access to the Webcast of the Month. Join the Academy for $9.99. (normally the membership price is $20 a month.)

To get this $9.99 monthly membership visit: http://academyofthespiritualarts.com/may-2015-special/ After you join the Academy you will receive a link via email prior to the event to attend this live webinar. Every month you will receive a reminder about the upcoming Webcast of the Month with links to attend. To read more about the AcademyoftheSpiritualArts.com go to AcademyoftheSpiritualArts.com Margaret Ann Lembo is the author of Chakra Awakening; The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones; The Angels & Gemstone Guardians Cards; Color Your Life with Crystals; Chakra Balancing Crystal Alignment CD; and upcoming titles in March 2016 - The Essential Guide to Aromatherapy and Vibrational Healing and The Archangels & Gemstone Guardians Cards.. She is the creator of a line of award winning Aroma-Energetic Sprays including Smudge in Spray and the seven Chakra Sprays. Margaret Ann is a spiritual entrepreneur, practitioner, aromatherapist, and the owner of The Crystal Garden — a book store, gift store, and spiritual center in southeast Florida. www.MargaretAnnLembo.com www.TheCrystalGarden.com

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Kyani is a synergistic nutritional system of 3 products derived from all natural ingredients creating Kyani’s Health Triangle.

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newsbriefs Why am I Sick and How can I Heal?

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dvanced Clearing Energetics™ Practitioner, Suzanne Biddiscombe, M.A., and Tesla Metamorphosis® Practitioner, Aïten Snaith, have joined together to help individuals address the complexities of dealing with a disease, chronic health condition or recent diagnosis. Their approach pays particular attention to the psychological and emotional ramifications presented by these conditions.

In fact it has been determined that most disease processes can be traced back to a shocking or stressful event. Advanced Clearing Energetics™ refers to these events as UDIN’s: Unexpected, Dramatic, Isolating, No Strategy events.

All life experiences are processed through the heart field. When a UDIN occurs, that experience becomes trapped in the body and remains trapped until the event is resolved.

Advanced Clearing Energetics™ (ACE), a scientifically based system, identifies and clears the “trapped energy” behind the stressful event(s) so your body can heal, something it is designed to do naturally.

When ACE™ is used in conjunction with Tesla Metamorphosis®, a powerful healing modality, the transformation is accelerated. Any illness is a result of an imbalance of the universal life-force within the body, which is visible as a frequency of light. In Tesla Healing Metamorphosis®, the intent is to bring the frequency of light in the human body back into perfect balance.

The insights you gain from going through this 2-step process (ACE™ and Tesla Metamorphosis®) will change the way you perceive your condition, which is the best strategy for not only getting better but for staying better.

For a free 15 minute phone consultation to learn more about how you can transform your health condition, call Suzanne at 561-398-1139 or Aïten at 914-473-6274.

You can also visit TheSourceForChange.com to download Suzanne’s free eBook “Hard-Wired for Bliss & Cooperation”. *We do not treat, heal or diagnose.

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Vesna Stankovic, owner, director and Boca Raton resident, will be one of three instructors teaching a variety of seminars. The core curriculum and certification will require 100 hours for successful completion. Like seminars, the "Master Integrative Energy Work" core curriculum will be held on weekends over a six-month period.

Practitioners interested in speaking or seminar instruction consideration may submit their request and add their bio and topics at OnlineHolisticHealing.com or email AnchoraAcademy@gmail.com.

An open house and networking event will be held 4 to 8 p.m., September 12, at the Guest Suites in Boca Raton. The event is free and includes drawings, healthy veggies, fruits and beverages. Anchora Academy will have information available to attendees on upcoming seminars and the 100-hour certification program.

Co-sponsor, OnlineHolisticHealing.com, is handling guest reservations and guest relations for the open house. For more information and RSVP, call 804-503-7939

Chiropractic? For My Child?

That’s usually the response I get when I talk to people about getting their children checked by a chiropractor. Chiropractic has very little to do with bad backs and stiff necks, both of which kids rarely have. Chiropractic has to do with health and human performance. It deals primarily with the nervous system ... you know the system that actually controls the entire body. When spinal bones go out of alignment, they tend to pinch the delicate nerves exiting the spinal cord... those nerves are the pathways for the brain’s messages to get to the rest of the body. These subluxations, as they are called, decrease LIFE going to certain parts of the body and can lead to problems. Kids do lots of things to cause the spine to go out of alignment: sports, wrestling with their siblings, falls, carrying heavy backpacks, the list goes on and on. But unfortunately, kids usually don’t get pain when the spine goes out of alignment. How then can you know if your child is healthy? A visit to the chiropractor is in order. Dr. Lewis Singer has been seeing newborns, toddlers, pre-teens and teens for over 20 years. Isn’t it time to get the family checked?

Singer Family Chiropractic Dr. Lewis Singer, Chiropractor Old fashioned hands on straight chiropractic with no therapies.

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The scientists found that the brains of the yoga meditation practitioners contained significantly greater gray matter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects.

The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

Support Groups Keep Artery Patients Mobile

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The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures.

After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings.

After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results.

The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

Smog Increases Stroke Risk

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The researchers began the study in 2000. They compared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less).

The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

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Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live Longer

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n a study of 1,677 Mexican-American men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent.

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years.

Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality.

Chamomile also has a long history of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine.

While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of either German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water.

In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.

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The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932. The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improvement was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers.

The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to increase physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.

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on-smokers aren’t the only ones to suffer from passive smoking. New research from the Technical University of Braunschweig, in Germany, has determined that plants can also absorb nicotine from cigarette smoke, soil and pesticide sprays.

The data showed that many plants yield higher quantities of nicotine residues from periods when pesticides used contained nicotine. Plants that were mulched with tobacco leaves also absorbed nicotine into their leaves.

“Tremendously elevated nicotine levels were detected after fumigation with cigarette smoke,” says Dirk Selmar, lead author of the study.

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ew research published in the British Journal of Cancer has found that taking muscle-building supplements can increase the risk of testicular cancer by up to 65 percent. The study monitored 356 cancer patients and 513 control subjects, all from Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The case-control study was conducted by researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health, and tested for testicular germ cell cancer. About 90 percent of testicular cancers originate from germ cells.

The researchers found the subjects that used multiple musclebuilding supplements and those that began using the supplements when they were younger had the greatest risk of developing cancer.

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esearch published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy. The researchers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of polyphenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow.

The researchers, from the Institute of Food Research, in Norwich, in the United Kingdom, tested the polyphenols, as well as human cells, in the laboratory.

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globalbriefs News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

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A Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050 According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepartmentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs. Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.”

Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change.

Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conventional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, maintenance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds.

Source: Wired

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De-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken Areas A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking.

Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones.

The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technologies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand.

Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall.

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Embracing Invasives Rethinking the Balance of Nature

Environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation, traveled across six continents and ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom and the Great Lakes to reveal some outdated scientific ideas about invasive species and the balance of nature.

Pearce argues that mainstream environmentalists are correct that we need a rewilding of the Earth, but they are wrong if they believe it can be achieved by reengineering ecosystems. He thinks that humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the new ecosystems they create.

In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it’s crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing this new ecology, Pearce proposes, is our best chance, maintaining, “To be an environmentalist in the 21st century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.”

Source: Earthtalk.org

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Connecticut Initiates Mattress Recycling

Secular Socialization Today’s Young Adults Are the Least Religious Ever

Researchers led by San Diego State University Psychology Professor Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., found that millennials are the least religious generation of the last six decades, and possibly in the nation’s history. They analyzed data from 11.2 million respondents from four nationally representative surveys of U.S. adolescents ages 13 to 18 taken between 1966 and 2014.

Results published in the journal PLOS One conclude that recent adolescents are less likely to say that religion is important in their lives, report less approval of religious organizations and find themselves feeling less spiritual and spending less time praying or meditating.

“Unlike previous studies, ours is able to show that millennials’ lower religious involvement is due to cultural change, not to their being young and unsettled,” says Twenge, who is also the author of Generation Me.

“Millennial adolescents are less religious than Boomers and GenXers were at the same ages,” she notes. “We also looked at younger ages than the previous studies. More of today’s adolescents are abandoning religion before they reach adulthood, with an increasing number not raised with religion at all.”

Connecticut has introduced the nation’s first-ever mattress recycling program to get old beds off the curb and into the renewable waste stream via Park City Green, a cavernous warehouse in Bridgeport where mattresses go to die and get reborn. One of only two mattress recycling facilities in the state, it employs workers that manually break down bedding parts, separating the materials into giant piles of foam, mounds of cotton and tall stacks of metal springs. All this gets shipped off to junk dealers to be recycled and reclaimed for later use in the metal industry or as backing for carpets.

The city had been paying hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to pick up mattresses on trash day and break them apart for disposal, but that figure is expected to drop to zero and create jobs at the same time. Connecticut’s program is voluntary, so municipalities don’t have to participate. But because it’s already being paid for by consumers and the mattress industry, state officials expect the program to grow. Already, more than 60 Connecticut communities are participating.

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China Tests Hydrogen-Powered Mass Transit China has started testing the world’s first hydrogen-powered tram. Although hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a while and are currently being used and tested in a variety of vehicles, including buses, the country is the first to master the technology for trams.

Hydrogen is extremely abundant and can be extracted from a variety of sources, both renewable and non-renewable. Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles produce zero emissions, only water. One tank lasts for about 60 miles and takes three minutes to refuel.

See the vehicle in action at Tinyurl.com/ChineseHydrogenTrain.

Source: San Diego State University

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Online Summer of Peace Program Continues Designed by The Shift Network as “the largest virtual peace event on the planet,” a free, online three-month global movement program, The Summer of Peace, continues through September 21. It promises to inspire participants by teaching ways to heal conflicts within oneself, in relationships and in the world using peace, instead of conflict, as the new baseline.

Featured thought leaders include Deepak Chopra, Ervin Laszlo, Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim, Karen Armstrong, Lisa Garr and Congressman Tim Ryan, plus messages from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall. Programs include The Subtle Activism Summit: Inner Dimensions of Peace Building from September 8 to 10, and 11 Ways to Transform Your World from September 11 to 21, concluding on the United Nations International Day of Peace.

“You’ll discover more personal ease, joy and well-being with techniques to connect more profoundly to the deep peace within yourself and the latest in the science of compassion,” says Garr, host of The Aware Show and Being Aware and bestselling author of Becoming Aware. She also attests that participants will find the best practices for citizen engagement and conscious activism to help accelerate the shift to a world of peace.

For more information or to register, visit SummerOfPeace.net.

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Parliament of World Religions Gathering The 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions, regarded by organizers as the oldest, largest and most inclusive gathering of all faiths and traditions, will be held from October 15 to 19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in Salt Lake City. International spiritual leaders will come together to share wisdom and best practices in dealing with critical global issues, especially climate change and care for creation; income inequality and wasteful consumption; and war, violence and hate speech.

Leading speakers include the Dalai Lama, Karen Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan, Mairead Maguire, Jim Wallis, Oscar Arias Sanchez, Eboo Patel, Vandana Shiva and Michael Bernard Beckwith. Attendees can also participate in a Women’s Assembly and Program Initiative; training in dialogue, interfaith activism, fundraising and organizing; musical performances and film showings; breakout sessions; and networking opportunities.

Cost: $200 to $550, based on date of registration. Discounts and housing options are available for families, groups, organizations and students, along with scholarship and sponsorship opportunities. For more information or to register, email 2015@ ParliamentOfReligions.org or visit ParliamentOfReligions.org.

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Protect Truth and Transparency in GMO Food Labeling On July 23, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 1599, known by supporters as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act and dubbed the “Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act” by opponents.

The bill removes the requirement that foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) be labeled as such, preventing consumers from the right to know whether or not the foods they purchase contain potentially harmful ingredients. If it becomes law, H.R. 1599 will preempt state labeling requirements, including the pioneering Vermont GMO labeling law scheduled to take effect next year.

First, a companion bill will have to clear the Senate. No date is set yet for this and the time to let our senators know that we want to protect truth and transparency on food labels and encourage them to oppose the DARK Act starts now.

Make the people’s voice heard by contacting local state senators, call 202224-3121 and visit Tinyurl.com/ContactYourSenatorToday.

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Yoga Enters the Medical Mainstream Research Proves its Health Benefits

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fter practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timothy McCall became a full-time writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Journal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.”

Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic

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interest in 2007, and there are now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually.

Initially, yoga teacher and economist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Foundation and Institute to offer free teacher training.

Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system.

“We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses current by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it everywhere from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who

notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as Medicine seminars he and his wife Eliana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.

Any physical exercise done with breath awareness becomes yoga; anything done without the breath is just a physical practice.

Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insurance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine.

Another barrier is certification standards. The International Association of Mounting Evidence Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and “Yoga may help prevent diseasthe Council for Yoga Accredies across the board because the tation International (cyai. root cause of 70 to 90 percent org) are both beginning to of all disorders is stress,” says offer certifications for therapy Narayanan. Yoga increases the training programs and therabody’s ability to successfully ~Rajan Narayaran pists. Narayanan is hopeful respond to stress by activating that certification could lead the parasympathetic nervous system, which to yoga being covered by insurance. slows the heart and lowers blood pressure.

Medical school curricula have started That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, shifting to embrace complementary apreducing the amount of stress hormones in proaches to wellness, with many textbooks the body. now including information on mind/body

Studies collected on PubMed.gov therapies. The Principles and Practices demonstrate that yoga has been found to of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited by Sat help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the depression, diabetes, reproductive funcfirst professional-level, medical textbook tions and pregnancy, among other issues. on yoga therapy.

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“Yoga has been proven to treat many Research Institute have tracked amelioraconditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat tion of heart disease. A growing body of conditions, we treat individuals,” says research is validating yoga’s benefits for McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-sizecancer patients, including at the University fits-all prescription because different of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. bodies and minds, with different abilities A small study at Norway’s University of and weaknesses, require individualized Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene approaches.” expression, indicating it may induce health While medical research is working to benefits on a molecular level. grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall Cultural Challenges says, “I believe these studies are system“For yoga to be effective, a regular pracatically underestimating how powerful tice must be implemented, which yoga can be. Science may tell us that it is challenging in a culture where decreases systolic blood pressure and people can’t sit for long without an cortisol secretion and increases lung electronic device. It’s more than just capacity and serotonin levels, but that popping pills,” says Narayanan. doesn’t begin to capture the totality of

McCall says, “Even if what yoga is.” people can commit to just a Meredith Montgomery, a regisfew minutes of yoga practice tered yoga teacher, publishes a day, if they keep it up the Natural Awakenings of benefits can be enormous.”

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The Meditative Dimension

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n authentic practice of yoga creates a paradigm shift from our conflict creating, stress producing interaction between the body, mind, heart and soul and brings them into the unity of integration and oneness. This is the meaning and purpose of the practice of yoga. Healthcare, business professionals, educators, parents, students and the public are waking up to a deep spiritual hunger, a time to explore the deeper meditative, spiritual dimensions of yoga.

The range of yoga has grown but its depth has yet to be explored. The physical practice of Hatha Yoga is one wing and the spiritual dimension of Raja Yoga (meditation) is the other wing. Your practice will not fly by flapping one wing faster and faster. Yoga is not one or the other. It is the combination that moves your practice deeper.

I AM Yoga TM (Integrative Amrit Yoga) Yoga evolved from insights into the ancient sage Patanjali’s Ashtanga (eight-limbed) Yoga. Patanjali, the Father of Yoga and author of the Yoga Sutras, recommends that yoga be practiced as a combination of Hatha and Raja Yoga where the outer physical discipline is

combined with inner mental and emotional disciplines. I AM Yoga TM uniquely integrates Patanjali’s wisdom where all eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga are practiced simultaneously. The result is a holistic approach that combines the inner and outer dimensions of yoga.

The meditative dimension of yoga releases the energies trapped in the body as self-destructive habits and compulsive behavior patterns that continue to create ongoing stress. This stress is toxic to your body and mind. It appears as emotional irritation, frustration, anxiety, insomnia and fatigue. These symptoms have a crippling effect that destroy your health as well as the relationships in your love life, family life and work life.

In the practice of dynamic meditation (Meditation in motion) all the physical benefits are still present. More importantly, the meditative aspect of your practice enables you to encounter and dissolve mental, physical and emotional blocks that disconnect you from your inner source of healing, empowerment and wholeness. The more you suffer from stress, the further you move away from your inner source of harmony, peace, love and oneness within yourself.

This separation is experienced no matter where you go, what you do or whom you are with.

Now is the time to recapture the original spirit of yoga that is missing when the practice of asanas is separated from its meditative dimension. This combination of physical and meditative is the heart and soul in the practice of yoga. With this understanding you can go beyond the limitations of both body and mind. These limitations are the fundamental cause of all human suffering.

Through the practice of I AM Yoga TM you create a paradigm shift where you establish a conscious connection to the power of your inner source. This connection to consciousness that you cultivate on a yoga mat automatically supports you, guides you and protects you no matter where you go, what you do, or who you are with.

In this integrated state your thinking, feeling, doing and being are unified. This is the true experience of Yoga.

Yogi Amrit Desai is recognized and honored worldwide as a pioneer of authentic yoga in the West. Over the past 54 years more than eight thousand yoga teachers in 45 countries have been trained in the yoga systems he developed. He is the founder of one of the largest yoga and health centers in North America, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and now Amrit Yoga Institute, the thriving Yoga and Ayurveda Center in Salt Springs, Florida.

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of awakening energy, yoga postures were spontaneously and effortlessly performed while I was drawn into meditation. From this experience, I developed an approach to the practice of Hatha Yoga that captures yoga’s original depth and responds to the growing awakening we are currently experiencing as a society.

Today, this approach is known as I AM Yoga TM (Integrative Amrit Methods of Yoga). Yoga is about returning to the source that I AM. Therefore I call it I AM yoga TM. It has been my intention to preserve the original values and purity of yoga.

Ordinarily, while practicing yoga postures externally, your thoughts, feelings and emotions continue to move through your mind. This often results in engaging in self-criticism, comparison and competition, which creates a conflict between what you are doing physically and what you are doing mentally and emotionally internally.

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali suggests that the key to dismantle conflict and restore harmony is “witnessing the modifications of the mind”. I AM Yoga TM teaches you to witness conflict creating thoughts and feelings that occur during your yoga practice The technique of witnessing the mind allows you to enter the inner dimension of Raja Yoga (meditation) while engaging in physical postures (Hatha Yoga). This methodology uniquely enables you to encounter and dissolve mental, physical and emotional blocks that disconnect you from your own internal source of healing, empowerment and wholeness.

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Tibetan Buddhist Teacher Returns to Palm Beach County

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uietly, going about the business of planting the seeds of compassion and teaching the ancient traditions of meditation, Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche once again returns to Palm Beach County this coming October, as he has been doing faithfully since his first visit here in 1983. Our local community of practitioners has flourished beautifully since the early days of modest venues and small gatherings, as may be expected with any well tended garden. Today, the Palm Beach Dharma Center, the local meditation and Tibetan Buddhist teaching affiliate of the internationally rooted Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, continues the legacy through an active, year-round schedule of weekly meditation practices, educational offerings, and community events. Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche, who with his brother, the eminent scholar and meditation master, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche (1938-2010), has truly created a living sanctuary here in Palm Beach County, dedicated to promoting personal and world peace through practices of compassion and love dedicated for the benefit of all beings.

At any given time, newcomers to the Palm Beach Dharma Center, located at 1205 N Federal Highway in Lake Worth, will find themselves warmly greeted by volunteers and invited to join in that day's activities. Only then will the beehive of PBC legacy begin to unfold, as meditation practices, stories, photos, videos, and books offer glimpses of the incredibly supportive influence of the Venerable Rinpoches on real people's lives. For more than three decades, thousands of visitors and devoted students have been touched by their selfless endeavors: meditation retreats; joyful role modeling of compassionate action; and an introduction to the ancient path out of suffering that is as relevant today as any time in history. While directing an organization of international influence,

Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche remains accessible to an ever-widening circle of students drawn to his affable, kind, and deep wisdom. The Palm Beach Dharma Center is a place where you may be greeted by name and known personally by Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche and his local community.

It is said that to meet an authentic teacher of the Dharma is rare and auspicious. We in Palm Beach County are indeed fortunate ones! Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche continues to give us the opportunity to get to know Tibetan Buddhism up close and personally through his masterful and accessible teachings. One of a few remaining living treasures, Khenpo Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet and enthroned as a Nyingmapa Abbot by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche.

He traveled and studied with H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, as well as with Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, and his father, the hidden yogi Lama Chimed Namgyal. As a holder of the complete Nyingma school lineage in Tibetan Buddhism—kama, terma, and Dzogchen teachings—Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche is fully versed in the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools, and is a master of Dzogchen, the most advanced tradition of meditation practice in Tibetan Buddhism. He is the author of several learned works in Tibetan, and has co- authored over 25 Dharma books in English with Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche.

Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche travels extensively within the United States and throughout the world, giving teachings, empowerments, and personal guidance at numerous retreats.

In addition to the Palm Beach Dharma Center in Lake Worth, Padmasambhava Buddhist Center is also very excited to announce the recent acquisition of more than ten acres of beautiful land in Jupiter, consecrated with the name Palden Sherab Pema Ling and signifying the auspicious aspirations that will come with its future development as a Dharma sanctuary and meditation and retreat center for all to enjoy. Translated into English, PSPL stands for Lotus Land of Glorious Wisdom and is the joyful culmination of a long-standing dream of the Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches.

For more information on Tibetan Buddhism and the teaching schedule of Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, including his return to Palm Beach County, we invite you to visit the local and international websites of PBC at www.pbdc. net and www.padmasambhava.org.0

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YIN & YANG YOGA

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verything is relative: Yin and yang in perfect harmony and balance. One cannot exist without the other. They are interactive, interdependent, and in a constant state of flux. Yin and Yang are Chinese terms often associated with the symbol of the Tao. Yin is one half to the other half of Yang. Yin represents Earth and the shady side of the mountain. Yang represents Heaven and the sunny side of the mountain. Yin is inhalation, yang is exhalation. This is Yoga.

Patanjali defines yoga as “chitta vritti nirodha”, which is translated as “stilling the natural disturbances of our thoughts.” As one continues on the path of yoga you may find that yoga aids in peaceful resolution of conflict in the mind as it quiets down the internal noise of the “monkey mind.” In his Yoga Sutras, Patanjali outlined the eight limbs to the path of self-realization. In brief the eight limbs, or steps to yoga, are as follows: 1. YAMA: Five Universal Truths or principles.

2. NIYAMA: Self Discipline and Spiritual Observances 3. ASANAS: Body postures 4. PRANAYAMA: Breathing exercises and control of prana (vital life force energy) 5. PRATYAHARA: Control of the senses- transcendence 6. DHARANA: Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness 7. DHYANA: Devotion, Meditation on the Divine 8. SAMADHI: Divine Union (ecstasy) Yogic philosophy dictate Ida and Pingala represent the basic duality of existence. Yin and yang arise out of “Wu Chi” or the infinite void. Yin and yang only exist in our physical reality made up of time and space. They dissolve or return to Wu Chi state after death. Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust. The two sanskrit syllables which make up hatha yoga, HA and THA, are said to signify, respectively, the sun and moon. Hatha yoga is simply sun moon yoga.

Yoga is mostly known as a physical exercise in the US. The practice of yoga is actually the art and science of creating union of body, mind and Spirit. Yoga literally means Yoke or Union. Union with what? Atman, Godhead. So what is Yin & Yang Yoga? It is simply Yoga engaged in an opposing yet complimentary relationship. The delicate balancing of yin and yang energies. For example, Sun salutation prepares you to move out into the world. It is an invigorating practice.

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the central nervous system from the stress of the day, in order to retreat to a peaceful inner world.

Although sun and moon salutation sequences embrace different qualities, they complement each other perfectly. Sun Salutation “Surya Namaskar” is Yang and Moon Salutation “Chandra Namaskar” is Yin. They both begin in Mountain pose yet differ in intensity and intention. Sun salutations are often done at sunrise or the start of the day, yoga class or practice, to awaken the body and create energy and heat. The modern interpretation of Surya Namaskar (which translates as ‘salute to the sun’) is a dynamic sequence of poses which on a physical level builds stamina and strength and connects fluid movement with breath. On a more symbolic level the sequence offers gratitude to the sun and the energy and light it provides for all of life on earth.

Moon salutations can be practiced by themselves as a restorative sequence to sooth the body after a long hard day in the world.

The poses have a calming quality that helps prepare the body and mind for a restful night’s sleep. Each pose in Moon Salutation is coordinated with your breath. Unlike Sun Salutations, which are heating and stimulating, Moon Salutations are cooling and quieting.

They are used to calm the mind and draw your awareness inward.

This is useful when energy or temperatures are high and a tranquil, quiet presence is desired. It is perfect to practice this form of yoga in the Yin time of day, such as dusk, after work or your evening yoga practice. It brings you back home to your center, your heart.

Practicing Yin Yoga & Moon Salutations in the evening can restore balance and peace throughout your body and mind. You may notice a feeling of serenity that stays with you throughout the week!

As you practice and become more comfortable sitting with yourself, you may feel as if you can transcend your physical limitations and dissolve into the oneness of it all. It is possible to transcend the so-called pairs of opposites and let go of the things that distract you and cause you unnecessary stress or pain. This is a beautiful experience of balance and harmony that yoga can bring to your life. Creating more space for more positivity and light in your life.

We can all use a little more of that wouldn't you say?

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Simply Yoga of Delray Beach S imply Yoga of Delray Beach believes in offering many Yoga opportunities for all levels of students. What we see are people of all ages, who have some form of stress in their lives, be it good or bad.

Yoga is a solution to help release some of the anxiety and stress that we find through daily living. The two practices which have become very popular for people of all ages include Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga.

They each offer releases and a welcome change from the typical Flow Yoga classes.

We feel that everyone would benefit by incorporating either of these styles into their practice each week. We know that all the Hatha practices guide us and prepare us for Meditation, the ultimate experience.

Yin Yoga is a wonderful practice that resonates with the student seeking a peaceful and truly connected experience.

We focus on the connective tissue by accessing deeper layers of fascia, all while holding poses for a longer period of time allowing the connective tissue to release its

tight hold on our joints. The more comfort found through a Yin practice, the more comfortable the Meditation. The passive nature of this discipline makes it a natural for the overly-stressed student, or anyone who would benefit especially from deeper reflection, introspection and a quiet mind that Yin offers.

The appeal of Restorative Yoga lies in its simplicity and depth. It typically involves poses during a class,which are guided with the use of props that invite deep rest, relaxation and support. The postures are usually held for at least five-

ten minutes and they include gentle twists, seated forward folds, supine gentle backbends and all the movements of the spine.

The true objective in Restorative Yoga is to allow the body to release and rediscover the native ease our bodies possess while being fully supported.

The above described classes are available to all students, regardless of level or years of practice. When the body tells us what it needs, Simply Yoga has the teacher and space to satisfy. We are thrilled to have a staff of compassionate and capable teachers who are grounded in these varied disciplines. We encourage all students to experience these varied paths to the Oneness that is Simply Yoga.

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YOGA FOR WELLNESS Body, Mind, Spirit

By Jamar Caudy

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oga by definition means “union”, the bringing together of the mind, body & spirit in such a way as to foster an experience of union.

Yoga is not a religion nor is it any longer a far off mysterious ritual of the East.

Yoga is a science with quite predictable results. These results range from greater health and flexibility, to increased energy, a sense of deep inner calm, to a profound shift in how we relate to ourselves, others and spirit.

Hatha yoga, which is the most commonly known yoga in the West uses postures “asanas” and breathing exercises “pranayama” as a tool for transcendence.

This is the transcendence of the ego-mind and/or restless spirit to a state of being fully awake or “enlightened”.

The most wonderful part of Hatha Yoga is the ability to receive instant feedback. With an ever changing working surface, “The Body”, one is able to watch the unfolding take place. This may show up as greater flexibility, or the release of energy or life-force “prana”, as well as the intuition of what the body desires next in the form of movement to facilitate either healing or growth

The entire process of Yoga was originally designed as a path of spiritual unfoldment beginning with Hatha Yoga as a way of preparing the body so that one could sit in meditation. The practice of meditation is the ability to be present in a continuous state of watching. What do we watch? Very often it is the mind itself that we watch.

The mind, what a wonderful tool! This tool (the mind) like all tools can only reflect the skill of the one who wields or uses it. But for many today, the mind remains a bit of a mystery. How does it work, is it friend or foe, does our mind have us or do we have a mind, are you at its mercy, can it be trusted, relied upon, can it be used to

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discern Truth? Important questions. You can know the answer to these and deeper questions through the practice of meditation.

The problem arises for most from a strong identification of the mind, or a come from, that sees or experiences the mind or more accurately the thoughts of the mind as Self.

The mind in its natural state is peaceful.

The practice of meditation can help us return to this natural state of peacefulness, it also improves our ability to; concentrate, listen, improves intuition, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, improves sleep, reduces fear and anxiety. The benefits are not to be underestimated; the list goes on and on.

Unfortunately, in today society, much of what people come to know as Yoga is such a small part of the larger discipline.

Folding or unfolding the body into any one of one hundred postures in and of itself, does not make one a masterful teacher or student. Mastery is demonstrated in the ability to notice in the moment what is most appropriate, based on the intention one has set, or experiences one is having.

More is just more, but does not necessarily move one closer to the larger intention of Yoga , which is to wake up (Enlightenment).

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So often our culture and the business aspects dictate the large experience most people are having of what they call Yoga.

Let us not throw out the baby with the bath water here, the popularity and the cool factor, of most peoples practices, continues to expose record numbers of the potential students to a practice that dates back several thousand years. As a twenty year teaching veteran I understand the need to keep the lights on. So whether you are weaving your own clothes or buying them at Lulu lemons, drinking wheat grass or eat fries, have your toes in the sand or nested individually in your socks.. just know that there is a Bodhi tree ( the fabled tree Buddha sat under to become Enlightened) somewhere in your future and it may not require an annual membership, matching any things, or celebrity endorsements. All that is needed, ever needed, is a sincere desire to know the Truth and a willingness, and courage to not hang on to anything. I will save you a seat.

About the Author: Jamar is the primary spiritual teacher for, and director of The Jamar Enlightenment Center and has taught over 6000 yoga classes to date. He is a certified Kripalu Yoga instructor, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner, Meditation teacher and Life-Support facilitator, Pranic Healer, Enlightenment Master, and Transformational Breath Facilitator. His spiritual quest encompasses over 25 years’ experience in the self-help field and was the natural evolution of his own inner search. He brings a contagious enthusiasm and love for the gift of yoga, sharing it as a way to connect with, and a path to your Higher Authentic Self. The Jamar Enlightenment Center 4595 Northlake Blvd., PBG, Fl 33418 www.JamarCenter.com 561-630-2280

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AGELESS BEING Staying Vibrant in Mind, Body and Spirit

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Agelessness: Engaging in and experiencing life without fear of falling, failing or falling apart.

n a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth, Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age.

“We’re long overdue for a paradigm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.”

One of Northrup’s primary admonitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

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frail and mentally feeble at a certain age. “When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend.

We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives.

Centenarians are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

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of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050.

What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly. Their position is backed by science. Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill.

Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are profoundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.”

“Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds. “Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body

“Manage the four horsemen of the aging apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress.

“Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,”

explains Bowden.

While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage

Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within. “Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even immune dysfunction,” says Bowden.

His recommended key to destroying free radicals is a diet rich in antioxidants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grass-fed meats and organic dairy products. Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poisonous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

Inflammation

Long-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative damage, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden.

His suggestion: First, get a C-reactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body. A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indicates a high risk of a heart attack. Antiinflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation.

Glycation

This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates advanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are acknowledged culprits in the dreaded

Compute Your Real Age Lifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medicine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples: n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years. n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age. n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age. n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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diseases associated with aging.

Bowden’s basic answer is to minimize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation production in the body and deliver harmful AGEs directly from the food.

He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation.

Stress

The long-term effects of physical, mental or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology.

Sustained exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to wellestablished science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Bowden warns, “Stress management is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi.

Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as anti-aging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.”

Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.”

Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control. Dietary choices alone can make you

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Roizen adds uncontrolled portion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of life-shortening lifestyle options.

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“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup.

“God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue.

Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.”

Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project.

“Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature.

You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.”

Connection with the natural world is an essential element of agelessness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking its water, breathing its air and basking in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.”

We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The Law of Attraction fame, “Wouldn’t you rather have your life end something like this: ‘Happy-healthy, happy-healthy, happyhealthy, dead.’ Isn’t that a lot better than suffering sickness, decrepitude and frailty for years?”

Kathleen Barnes is the author of numerous books on natural health, her latest being Food Is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

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pecially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace.

Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 exercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagination. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one: n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm. n Add a triangular motion with the left foot. n Next, add a horizontal movement with the left hand. n Finally, do the entire series in reverse.

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Let Go of ‘Supposed To’

Family, friends and society exert pressure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success. When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen.

Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income and the

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After a middle-of-the-night epiphany, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely different life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy.

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While we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been different, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now.

Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’”

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Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and inland tilapia in Southern California.

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Yet, farmed seafood has a reputation for uneven quality and questionable farming practices. A primary reason is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood consumed here, according to NOAA.

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If we want to eat safer, sustainable, farmed seafood, there are two solutions. One is to purchase farmed fish raised in the U.S., says Sullivan. The agency’s FishWatch consumer informa44

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tion service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.”

Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, yearround supply of healthy and delicious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies.

On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts on the environment are bad news.”

A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sustainability and environmental concerns.

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Chefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimicking the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen.

The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural depression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed. With no antibiotics, non-GMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat.

The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for centuries, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, non-GMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwater cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.”

True North Salmon follows a three-bay system, similar to crop rotation on land.

Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites.

Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agriculture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors.

“We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates. “We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of non-GMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are

spring fed, providing a great environment for trout.”

In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing something new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse that now holds 18, 10,000-gallon fish tanks full of growing fish. A Maryland company provides old-fashioned cow manure and leftover grain sorghum from area ethanol plants to create algae, naturally non-GMO, to use as biofuel and fish food.

“People prefer to eat locally raised food, even if it’s fish in Nebraska,” says Scott Garwood.

The sophistication of closed containment systems like the Garwoods use means that chefs, too, can raise their own fish, besides growing their own herbs and vegetables. California Chef Adam Navidi, owner of the Oceans & Earth restaurant, in Yorba Linda, also runs nearby Future Foods Farms, encompassing 25 acres of herbs, lettuces, assorted vegetables and tank-raised tilapia. Baby greens, not GMO products, help feed the fish, while nitrates from the ammonia-rich fish waste fertilize the crops.

The fish wastewater filters through the crops and returns to the fish tanks in an efficient, conservation-driven system that produces healthy, organic food.

“Someday, chefs will be known both by their recipes and the methods used to produce their food,” Navidi predicts.

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

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ccording to the nationally recognized Monterey Bay Aquarium’s SeafoodWatch.org, these farmed fish and shellfish are current Best Choices.

Under each fish or shellfish variety, check the Seafood Recommendations list for specific geographic areas, certified organic options, non-GMO feed, or other designations.

Arctic Char: The farmed variety, raised in closed-tank systems, produce little impact on local habitats in the Pacific Northwest.

Barramundi (Australian yellow perch): Look for it sourced from recirculating aquaculture systems in farms throughout the U.S.

Catfish: Pond-farmed American catfish, found mainly near the Mississippi River, are some of the most sustainable fish available.

Crawfish: Domestic production centers mainly in Louisiana, grown in ponds on existing agricultural lands. No feeds are added, but minimal fertilizer is used to support an aquatic food web that crawfish thrive on. As a native species, the potential impacts of escape are minimal.

Mussels: Most farmed mussels for sale in the U.S. hail from New England and the Pacific Northwest, or are imported from nations with stringent environmental regulations. The nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council independently certifies some of these mussel fisheries as sustainable.

Oysters: Nearly 95 percent of the oysters Americans eat are farmed in New England, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Oyster farms in the U.S. and throughout the world are well managed and produce a sustainable product.

Salmon: Before ordering, Seafood Watch recommends finding out where salmon originated by asking the local grocer or restaurant manager if it’s wild caught or farmed and its source.

Shrimp: Most caught or farmed in U.S. and Canada also qualify as a Seafood Watch Good Alternative.

However, avoid shrimp caught in Louisiana with otter trawls and in the Gulf of Mexico (except Florida) with skimmer trawls. All shrimp from recirculating aquaculture systems constitute a Best Choice.

Tilapia: Tank-farmed tilapia in the U.S. and Canada has become a popular standard.

Trout: Farmed rainbow trout from the U.S. gets a nod because it’s raised in environmentally friendly ways in spring-fed ponds.

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any parents concerned that their children are getting engulfed by social media often turn to sports to spark physical activity. They scramble to sign their toddlers up for swimming and tennis lessons, T-ball and soccer practice, hoping these activities will teach their kids about motivation and leadership, while getting them off the couch and out the door.

They hope that sports will be a conduit for their kids to learn what it takes to strive, drive toward a goal and succeed in later life.

As a result, more than 40 million kids across America are engaged in organized play. But youth sports are not a panacea; while parental intentions are good, they sometimes don’t realize the potential for negative consequences. Those that have studied the phenomenon believe that youth sports—which on the surface, appear to provide a perfect environment for children to learn life lessons and develop critical social and physical skills—might hamper our children’s healthy physical, social, psychic and creative development.

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Levy, head coach of the University of North Carolina’s 2013 NCAA champion women’s lacrosse team at Chapel Hill puts it, “Kids are kind of like overbred dogs, mimicking the drills we run in practice.

They aren’t wired to think creatively. They do what they know. What’s safe.”

This kind of behavior can start at an early age, when kids should be engaging in free play with minimal adult supervision in unstructured settings. Parenting expert Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline, says, “Parents are giving in to enormous societal pressure to push kids into high-performance sports settings several times a week. It’s an ‘arms race’ of sorts, with the clear victims being the kids themselves that are robbed of their childhoods.”

There’s a much more holistic way kids can experience play, including sports.

An American Academy of Pediatrics study attests that free and unstructured play is healthy and essential for helping children reach important social, emotional and cognitive developmental milestones, plus managing stress and becoming resilient.

Payne observes, “In free play, children have to actively problem solve and take one another’s feelings into account if the play is to be successful. In sports, the

Why are most American kids getting turned off by sports by the time they should be really leaping into it?

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~Steve Biddulph, author, Raising Boys and Raising Girls social problem solving is largely extrinsic, facilitated by coaches, referees or parents.

During a child’s formative stages, between the ages of 5 and 12, having the freedom to develop, create and innovate is critical.”

Creativity isn’t limited to only younger children. How sports are taught in this country at all levels, right up through college, often inhibits athletic creativity and problem solving—as Levy has noticed year after year in the freshmen players she trains—rather than fostering these attributes.

A Better Alternative

It’s crucial to consider the whole child, not just the budding athlete. To revive a child’s imagination and create better conditions for developing creativity, resiliency and flexibility, contemplate the option of taking a child out of organized youth sports for a while to provide the time, space and opportunity to rediscover childhood play and games. Then support them in re-entering organized athletics when they’re a bit older and more physically and emotionally ready.

Also, some kids that get heavily involved in highly structured youth sports too early may be prone to behavioral problems and serious physical injuries.

The best thing a parent can do for a young child that is active and interested in sports is roll up their sleeves and join in unscripted backyard or playground family play. Kids thrive in the attention offered from mom or dad, regardless of parental athletic skill levels. Also, organize play dates with other neighborhood kids of varying ages, because they love to learn from each other, including how to work out disagreements.

Once kids are socially, emotionally and physically ready, organized sports can be an amazing platform for fun-filled learning. Having already experienced healthy free play, a child will be ready for and thrive in a more focused, competitive, organized and structured play environment. Fortified by a creative foundation in earlier years, a youngster is better able to identify and express their own mind, body and spirit.

Luis Fernando Llosa is the co-author of Beyond Winning: Smart Parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment and co-founder of WholeChildSports.com.

A writer, speaker and former Sports Illustrated reporter, he lives in New York City, where he coaches his five kids.

For more information, visit LuisFernandoLlosa.com.

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raditional sports stadiums and arenas generate a huge carbon footprint. Multiple sources concur that during a single football game, a 78,000-seat stadium can consume 65,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, and discarded cardboard, plastic and paper; in-stadium food and beverage containers; and tailgating debris that includes cans and bottles leave behind a mountain of waste.

A dozen years ago, the pioneering Philadelphia Eagles enlisted the help of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to begin a persistent push to their goal of going green. Today, the NRDC publishes the Greening Advisor guidebooks on green operating practices for all professional teams in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer, plus the U.S. Tennis Association, and has expanded to include college sports.

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locally and compost leftovers. Veggie burgers, vegan cheesesteaks and sushi have also found their way onto game-day menus to add a change of pace for fans, says Julianne Soviero, author of Unleash Your True Athletic Potential.

The growing interest shown by the sports industry in composting offers enormous potential benefits, and not a moment too soon, says Allen Hershkowitz, Ph.D., co-founder of the Green Sports Alliance and director of the NRDC Sports Project. Using recyclable containers counts—New York City’s venerable Yankee Stadium reduced its trash load by 40 percent by switching to biodegradable cups and service ware. PepsiCo supported the upgrade by exchanging its conventional plastic bottle for a bio-based version made from agricultural waste.

Lights

At New York’s Oncenter War Memorial Arena, the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch pro team skates under LED lights. “They make the arena brighter.

It’s easier to see the puck,” says defenseman Joey Mormina. “The fun light show that follows goals adds energy for the crowd and players.”

LED lighting provides improved clarity in TV transmissions and sports

action photos and doesn’t create soft spots on the ice, like traditional lights. “Utica and Binghamton teams switched to LED after playing in our arena,” comments Jim Sarosy, chief operating officer for the Crunch.

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“The Crunch is the first pro hockey team to skate on recycled rainwater,” Sarosy adds. “It’s collected from the roof, stored in three central reservoirs in the basement and pumped into the Zamboni machine for resurfacing the ice.” The practice also diverts rainwater from overworked sewer systems.

The first pro football stadium to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium features a 27,000-square-foot rooftop garden to help control water runoff.

Home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Kings, the Staples Center has swapped out 178 flush urinals for waterless models, reducing annual water usage by 7 million gallons.

Like the Eagles, the Florida Marlins pro baseball team, in Miami, now uses 50 percent less water via low-flow plumbing fixtures. Also, the stadium’s upgraded landscape design lessens outdoor irrigation needs by 60 percent.

The University of Georgia likes keeping its grass green, but hates wasteful water dispensers. Its football field is now watered via an underground irrigation system that saves

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Lincoln Financial Field, home to the Philadelphia Eagles, now boasts more than 11,000 solar panels and 14 wind turbines that combined, generate more than four times the energy used for all home games in a season. The staff uses green cleaning products and has increased recycling more than 200 percent since 2010. Most creatively, the carbon costs of team travel are offset via mitigation by financing tree plantings in their home state and purchasing seedlings for a wildlife refuge in Louisiana.

The Seattle Mariners Safeco Field’s new scoreboard uses 90 percent less power than its predecessor and the Arizona Cardinals pro football team provides bags for tailgating fans to use for recycling.

Five NBA arenas have achieved LEED certification—Phillips Arena (Atlanta Hawks), Toyota Center (Houston Rockets), American Airlines Arena (Miami Heat), Amway Center (Orlando Magic) and Rose Garden (Portland Trail Blazers).

The goal of a cleaner, healthier planet is achievable with systemic shifts like these as more pro and collegiate sports teams score green points.

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by Gerry Strauss

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to buy, what to eat and how t may seem odd that one to be, and I also think it is the of the most intensely dedimost effective way to encourcated public activists is also age change in others. known for starring in one of

TV’s most superficial shows of What drives your committhe 1990s, but Alexandra Paul ment to a vegan diet? overturns stereotypes. Behind I became a vegetarian when I that signature Baywatch onewas 14, after reading Frances piece that kept David HasselMoore Lappé’s Diet for a Small hoff on his toes beats the heart photo by Denice Duff Planet, which taught me how of a true soldier for animal rights eating meat was destructive to the planet. and population stabilization. At 52 years young, she is extremely fit and knowledge- A couple of years later, I did a book report on Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation and able about the vegan lifestyle that got her learned the ethical reasons against eatthere. ing animals. I stopped using cosmetics tested on animals when I was a teen and What is your philosophy of life?

Be kind. Being kind is different from being stopped wearing leather, wool and silk in my 20s. I finally gave up eating dairy in nice. I spent my teens and 20s anxious to my late 40s, and I wish I’d done it earlier. be nice, and all it gave me was a boatload

Although I did it to benefit animals, of acquaintances and an being vegan has enriched my life and inauthentic self. Nice aims to be popular. changed the way I look at the world.

Kindness is about doing the right thing: justice, fairness, patience, respect. Kindness The only way there will be enough food and water for Earth’s expected 10 billion is at the heart of why I’m a vegan, and why people in 35 years is if humankind stops I’ve been arrested 16 times for civil disraising animals for food, so my veganism obedience supporting peace, equal rights is helping the planet, as well as my own and the environment. Being kind to myself health. inspires me to exercise and live healthfully.

How has activism forged your identity and inspired others?

I’ve been an activist since I was 7, when I wrote to President Nixon asking him to stop pollution. As a dedicated citizen, my mom boycotted companies that acted against her ethics. Growing up with such a role model, trying to make the world better came naturally. Walking my talk is a challenge I face daily as I choose what 50

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Which other aspects of your diet and lifestyle do you credit for looking and feeling vital?

My husband Ian and I go to bed early and generally get up with the sun. I’ve never consumed coffee, soda or alcohol, only water and protein shakes. I believe being a vegetarian, and now a vegan, has given me tons of energy. I also prioritize making time for my workout routine, and that

helps me feel good every day.

I didn’t always have this serenity with my lifestyle and health. For a dozen years, until my late 20s, I struggled with bulimia. Becoming vegan improved my relationship with food, aligning my diet with my values, and I have never been more at peace with myself.

Why do you enjoy working out?

For me, being active is fun—not only because I feel good moving my body, but because I am also outside with friends, reading on a stationary bike or listening to favorite podcasts while stretching.

Six days a week, I do an hour of cardio; either swimming or the stationary bike. Every other day I practice yoga for at least 45 minutes to ensure that my back stays pain-free.

Once a week, I go hiking for two hours with friends, chatting the whole time, which all makes it worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. I walk whenever I’m on a conference call, either outside or at my tread desk, a simple treadmill under a standing desk; I’m walking on it when I’m reading or answering emails, too.

It’s the best present I ever gave myself.

Like everyone, sometimes I don’t particularly feel like working out, but all these factors make it easier to start, and once I start, I’m always glad to be exercising.

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ey colorful foods, packed with nutrients, protect against eye problems ranging from progressive retinal atrophy and uveitis to cataracts and glaucoma.

Here are 10 foods that are highly regarded in helping prevent and defend against vision problems. Their eye-worthy nutrients include anthocyanins, betacarotene, carotenoids, glutathione, lycopene, omega-3 essential fatty acids, phytonutrients—and the special partnership of lutein and zeaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “sunscreen for the eyes”.

An easy way to serve these power-packed foods is as a mash.

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Blueberries contain two eye-healthy carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. They also deliver anthocyanins, eye-nourishing phytonutrients known to support night vision, according to a study published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology.

University of Oklahoma research suggests that flavonoids like the rutin, resveratrol and quercetin in blueberries may help prevent retinal atrophy. Their selenium and zinc components also support vision, according to a study from the National Eye Institute. Eating blueberries has even been associated with the reduction of eye fatigue, according to The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.

Broccoli’s anti-cancer benefits are well known, but it’s also recognized as one of the best vegetables for eye health. A good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it’s also packed with betacarotene. Don’t leave the leaves behind, because they contain even more beta-carotene than the stems and florets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that broccoli and broccoli sprouts protect the retina from free radical damage, which may be due to a compound called sulphoraphane that boosts the body’s defense against free radicals.

Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing

vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage.

Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particularly high levels of omega-3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, according to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphur-containing compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable.

Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon suggest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems.

Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin. The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add betacarotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress.

Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals.

Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response.

Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocyanins, the latter high in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun damage and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer prevention. Processed tomato products contain higher levels of lycopene than the raw fruit.

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ACUPRESSURE: Self-Treatment Points

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cupuncture and acupressure have been around for thousands of years. Various forms and variations have been found in almost all ancient cultures around the world. The Chinese, Indians, Egyptians, North and South American native people, Eskimos, you name it; they’ve all done some form of acupuncture and acupressure. In America, Benjamin Franklin’s great-grandson, Dr. Franklin Bache, wrote the first medical acupuncture article in the U.S. Acupuncture and acupressure were used during the Civil war in the mid 1800’s, and were included also in well-known medical textbooks around the beginning of the 1900’s.

Acupuncture popularity and research have grown exponentially in the last thirty years, mostly in China, Japan, Europe, America and Canada. Thousands of books and research papers have been written in dozens of languages. Almost every known disease, every organ system in the body, as well as psychiatric conditions have all been researched and affected by acupuncture.

The FDA, in 1996, reclassified acupuncture needles as medical devices, and the National Institutes of Health is spending millions of dollars on acupuncture research. Legislation is in Congress at this time trying to get acupuncture accepted by Medicare. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture for a variety of conditions, and mainstream medical organizations like the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) “recognizes that acupuncture may be part

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of the armamentarium of qualified and licensed physicians.”

So let me share with you some knowledge of acupuncture points and encourage you to do acupressure on yourself and your loved ones. Since you don’t have acupuncture needles or training, selfacupressure can be a satisfying alternative. I will describe the points, their location and effects. If you want more detail you might get some acupuncture books or find pictures and information on the internet. This will get you started.

Acupuncture points are named and numbered and all have long descriptions and stories to go with each one. They can be needled or stimulated with your fingers (acupressure) either alone or in combinations and sequences with other points.

Usually, if you simply rub an acupressure point with your thumb or finger for 10-30 seconds, you will get some of its effects.

Sometimes warming them with a hot towel or vibrating them with a small vibrator helps, too. Adding Bach Flower remedies or other homeopathic remedies as well as various essential oils can add to your desired effects. The combinations are endless.

LI 4: (Large Intestine 4) is one of the largest

and more important points in the body. It is located in the center of the flesh between the first and second metacarpal bones, in the web between the thumb and first finger.

It is a major energy point, and stimulates all Yang levels. Yin and Yang are the two major

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classifications of energy in the body, and each has a huge explanation for it. Yin is described as female, inner and cooler, while Yang is described as male, outer and warmer. They are relative terms and are best described in relation to each other, like two sides of the same coin, or the dark side (Yin) and light side (Yang) of a mountain in the sunlight. LI 4 strengthens against infections, and treats all pains, especially in the head. Headaches, toothaches, sore throats, sinusitis and nose problems, eye problems, tinnitus, insomnia and agitation, and itchy, allergic skin problems are all treated by this very strong and important point. Combined with LR 3 or ST 36 adds to its effects.

LR 3: (Liver 3) is to the foot what LI 4 is to the hand. It is in the

space between the tendons of the first and second toes, about an inch or two back from the web between the toes. It stimulates Yin energy. It treats all foot problems, eye problems, nasal congestion, insomnia and irritability, nausea and vomiting, menstrual disorders and headaches. In fact, when LI 4 and LR 3 are used together they are called the “Four Gates” in Chinese, and are used for most disorders.

ST 36: (Stomach 36) with LI 4 are the two largest and strongest

points in the body. It is located about four finger-breadths below the kneecap about an inch lateral (on the outer edge) to the tibia (leg bone). It supports Yang energy and can be used for almost any condition. All disorders of the digestive system such as nausea, vomiting, indigestion, gastritis and diarrhea; all pain problems; dizziness; respiratory problems; the list goes on and on. It calms the spirit and is also called the Point of Godly Equanimity.

KI 3: (Kidney 3) is also a very strong point. It is located on the

inside of the ankle in the depression between the medial malleolus (ankle bone) and the Achilles tendon. It is Yin, and strengthens the body’s energies (both Yin and Yang actually). It is used for any kidney problem, back pain, menstrual difficulty, edema and arthritis.

BL 60: (Bladder 60) is opposite KI 3, i.e., on the outside of the ankle in the depression between the lateral malleolus (other ankle bone) and the Achilles tendon. It is used very often together with KI 3 for pains of all kinds, from head to neck to back to knees or ankles and feet. It is Yang, and draws energy down and out.

William H. Stager, DO, MS, MPH, FA MA, FAAO, FACOFPAOBNMM Board Certified:Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. AOBFP Board Certified: Family Medicine. Medical Acupuncture. Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, NSUCOM. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, LECOM Medical Director, Flagler Institute for Rehabilitation, Inc. 311 Golf Road, Suite 1100, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-5501 Tel. 561-832-1894, Fax 561-832-1590.

Offering the best of integrative Eastern and Western Medicine.

William H. Stager, DO, MS, FACOFP Clinical Assoc. Professor, Dept. Family Medicine, NSUCOM Clinical Asst. Professor, Dept. Family Medicine, LECOM

• AOBNMM Board Certified: Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine • AOBFP Board Certified: Family Practice • Cranial Osteopathy • Medical Acupuncture

Serving each person in body, mind and spirit to reach their highest light “Dr. Stager’s practice in West Palm Beach consists of integrating the best of Eastern and Western medicine, especially using gentle hands-on body work, body/ mind energy work and acupuncture. Dr. Stager treats a wide variety of patients from all over the world, of all ages, ranging from newborn to elderly; from common general health to neuromusculoskeletal problems.”

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A BOOK OF MIRACLES INSPIRING TRUE STORIES OF HEALING, GRATITUDE, AND LOVE

by Dr. Bernie S. Siegel

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r. Bernie S. Seigel has been touching lives for a very long time. He started becoming recognized on a national and international scale around 1978 when he began advocating patient empowerment and the role of thoughts and emotions in dealing with disease and quality of life. He has been honored by the Watkins Review of London, England, as one of the Top 20 Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet.

His first book, published in 1986, Love, Medicine & Miracles was groundbreaking at that time, emphasizing that love and miracles can, and should, play integral roles in medicine.

In A Book of Miracles – Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude and Love he brings true life stories from his long career.

Without sidestepping the very real aspects of pain and hardship he shows us how others have walked their paths in ways that empower and heal. Miracles can and do happen. Not all of the stories are about hardship but they all have the capacity to touch you in some way.

Here is an excerpt: A Motley Crew of Angels

by Heather Murphy The not-so-funny joke in my family was that my family members had the bad habit of dying during the weeks I took vacation.

My grandfather, grandmother, great-aunt, and father had all died over a period of years, but each while I was enjoying some time off from work.

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in Florida, was having knee surgery during the week I was going to be vacationing in South Carolina, I suggested she reschedule.

When she refused I made a point to put the date and time of her surgery on my calendar.

Once on vacation I was completely in the moment. Praying for my sister was the farthest thing from my mind, when suddenly I was gripped with the sensation of being unable to breathe. I told my husband and he said, “No you’re not. You are breathing and talking just fine.”

Almost immediately, my young son came running out of a nearby bookstore.

“Mom,” he cried. “I can’t breathe!”

I looked from him to my husband, then back to him. “Kevin, you are breathing fine,” I said. “But what is going on?”

“Someone can’t breathe!” I thought.

And then it dawned on me what day and time it was. “Quick,” I said. “We have to pray for Aunt Peggy.” I joined our family together and prayed. “Heal her God. Protect her, God. May the angels and archangels and all the company of heaven be with her and keep her safe and, if need be, help her breathe.” The sensation of being unable to breathe passed from both me and my son as soon as I said those words.

Meanwhile, in Florida, my sister was in trouble. An unforeseen complication – an embolism – was now threatening her life. As she struggled to breathe, the doctors were trying to convince her that placing a screen in front of her heart was her only chance for survival, and it was extremely risky. My sister was defiant that she did not want the surgery, even as she gasped for breath.

Later my sister would describe sud-

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denly seeing a room full of concerned people surrounding her. She did not recognize a face in the crowd, which looked to be made up of homeless street people dressed in rags, with dirty hands and faces. But they seemed to be genuinely concerned for her welfare, and she watched them carefully as they muttered things she couldn’t hear or understand.

As suddenly as they had appeared, they were gone. At that point, my sister gasped for air, sat up, and said she felt much better. The doctors examined her in disbelief, only to find that the life-threatening blood clot had dissolved.

Her miracle cure came at exactly the same time my family and I had asked for intercessory prayer – and it had even come with a psychic nudge in the form of our own breathlessness!

This motley crew has since shown up on other occasions- angels whose only apparent home is where the healing is.

For the month of September I will be offering this book at Changing Times Books and Gifts at a 20% discount. It is my hope that you will come in and take a look at it for yourself.

David A. Cronin is a spiritual coach, writer, lecturer and owner of Changing Times Books and Gifts, located in the Village Commons Shopping Plaza, 771 Village Blvd, Suite 202, West Palm Beach, FL 33409. Phone: (561) 640-0496, Website: www.changingtimesgifts.com. Email: David@ChangingTimesGifts.com. He teaches a compassion meditation class every Wednesday evening at Changing Times.

Proceeds from the event benefit the fight against drug abuse and child neglect in Florida

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 Singing Crystal Bowl Meditation, every Tuesday at 6:30-7:30pm at Unity in The Pines Church located at 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB. We offer a different guided meditation each week. We play our set of 7 crystal singing bowls which are 99.9% Quartz crystal & each one is tuned to a specific musical note which corresponds to each chakra. The fee is $10.00. You can follow us on Facebook for additional events at Facebook.com/ crystalbowlvibrationalhealing or Meetups.com at Loxahatchee Vibrational Healing.

Psychic Development - with Rev. Vicki White, Certified Medium. Class is open to all levels of students. Practice messages, meditation and interpretation. One message to each attendee.

7PM $10 United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Rd. WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

FREE PRESENTATIONS, Ongoing throughout month in Lake Worth, Delray Beach and West Palm by International Eco-Artist Del Foxton at Artisans on the Ave , Lake Worth (artisansontheave.com), The Arts Arena, Delray Beach (theartsarena.com), OSGS, West Palm Beach.

(OSGS.com) Appointments and more information at delfoxton@gmail.com adagioartgallery. com LinkedIn.com/in/delfoxton

frequency and vibration, where great healing and transformation are possible. Soul Healing is simple, yet deep and profound. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 6400496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Suggested Love offering: $10 - $15. Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 Life Empowerment Group w/Jamar (6 Wks) Wed 6:30-8:30PM Cost $175 or $149 by 9/1. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Freedom From Stress 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Experience the ancient Raja Yoga Meditation.

This wisdom from the ages enables the soul to maintain happiness and peace no matter what the challenge. FREE. Delray Beach. Contact: 561-843-2296 Channeling Practicum with Roger Harden, healer and metaphysician. Join in the energies as Roger channels Spirit Guides. 7PM Love Offering United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Stone People Medicine Readings with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; these are private one on one readings available at 6:00pm and 7:00pm; $50 per reading. Stone People have been used for millenia for receiving guidance from the Spirit world by Native Americans. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415.

Please RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com

Energy Healing private sessions with Rev Pearl Rauberts available today at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm; each session is 30 minutes and the fee is $35 per session. Pearl will use Rauberts Energy Healing Technique, a new way of working with healing which can help at the emotional and physical levels. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com

Soul Healing Weekly Practice With Marsha Valutis. Learn and practice various Soul Healing techniques that can heal and transform any area of your life (health, relationships, etc.).

These practices are designed to bring us into the soul frequency and vibration, and the Divine

Compassion / Forgiveness Meditation and Discussion With David A. Cronin. Join us for an evening of deep meditation designed to open one’s own heart, cultivate deep compassion and create a sense of connectedness to others. This practice cultivates the mind as well as removes

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the veils from the heart that create the illusion of separation. 7:30 – 9:30 PM Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. ww.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 6400496 to sign up for this class. Love offering donated to charities around the world.

FREE Laura Norman Reflexology Webinar/ Teleclass – 8:00pm-9:00pm. Talk with Laura Norman about: How to Add to Your Services • Start a New Career • Earn $75-$150 an Hour • FREE Registration online at www.lauranorman.com. Learn about Laura Norman’s unique, holistic Method of Reflexology, including powerful nurturing relaxation and Foot, Hand, Ear and Face Reflexology techniques you can learn through individualized, guided, hands-on instruction! Take your first step toward a new career in complementary healthcare. Location: The comfort of your home. Register online now at www.lauranorman.com.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 Help From Heaven Direct From Spirit w/ Connie Fox Thurs 7-9PM Cost $25 or $20 by 9/2. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Meditation and More – Rev. James Kohlbecker - Become aware of your higher-self, seek answers from within and learn to trust your intuition through meditation. 7PM / Weekly ongoing.

United Metaphysical, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Love Offering 561-686-0217 Booksigning at 7 pm. Deanna Raybourn will speak and sign A Curious Beginning $25.95.

Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate. net www.murderonthebeach.com

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Private Psychic Readings w/Countess Nadia Starella Fri 2-6PM. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Introduction Transformational Breath® w/ Jamar Fri 7-9:30PM Cost $40 or $35 by 9/3.

To Register or For More Info Call: 561-6302280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.

JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

Reiki Circle - Join in as Reiki Healers channel universal healing energy. Reiki is a Japanese system of relaxation and stress relief that promotes well-being using the body’s natural healing abilities. 7PM. Love Offering. United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Booksigning at 7 pm. PJ Parrish will speak and sign She's Not There 15.95. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate.net www.murderonthebeach.com Lunch & Learn lead by Leslie Glickman at 12:30. Every Friday. Everything but asana. This is the one class on the Yoga Journey schedule that doesn't include movement. Come and have a lite bite as we discuss all aspects of yoga theory, philosophy and so much more. Topics change weekly. Guest teachers will be brought in for special topics as well. This is a by donation class - your dollars will go to support the Yoga Journey Teacher Training Scholar- ship Fund. Held at Trend Tea located at the Wyndham Hotel 2th floor 1950 Glades Road Boca Raton yogajourney.- com 561-479-7819.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Yoga Journey in the Park with Leslie Glickman at 9:00am. Every Saturday. COMPLIMENTARY all levels vinyasa flow yoga practice. Spread the word and help Leslie on her quest to unite our yoga community. Complimentary community class.

Sanborn Square (1 block north of Palmetto Park Rd on Federal Hwy) in Boca Raton yogajourney. com 561-479-7819

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6 Sunday Worship Service Rev. Justin Terry, Pastor of UMCPB, is considered one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyants in the US today. Come and experience his uplifting message.

Healing 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM -UMC 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org Bruno Groening Circle of Friends –Healing Circle – 2PM-4PM –Love Donation. Based on the beliefs of Bruno Groening, a German mystic 1906-1959) gave lectures on faith healings. At the center of his teachings was the importance of love, both for God and for others, saying “A human being is a creature of Love”. Groups meets at United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. For more information, Call 561-342-1783.

Center for Spiritual Living Palm Beaches “Joy at Any Age”, Rev. Marcia MacLean, Meditation 10:00 am, Celebration 10:30 am. GreenWise Community Room, 11231 Legacy Ave, PBG. www.CSLPalmBeaches.org, 561-676-7997 Native American Lifeways & Spirituality with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 1:00pm to 3:00pm, $30. An introduction to Native American teachings: you will learn about prayer, the Pipe, the Medicine Wheel, Medicine Shields, Inipi (sweat lodge) and how we are all related. This is an excellent introduction to Native American spirituality suitable for everyone. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372, or email pearlrauberts@hotmail. com, details at www.rauberts.com Native American Healing Drumming Circle with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 3:30pm to 5:30pm, donations honored.

Traditional Native American style drumming with hand drums, rattles and Lakota Prayer songs: no drumming experience required. Drums and rattles are available to borrow. Deeply spiritual experience suitable for everyone and drum healing is offered to those wanting healing. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-3333372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com WORTH-SHIP SUNDAY SERVICE Unity of the Palm Beaches, ASSOCIATE SPIRITUAL LEADER: Youth, Family, Education - Trisha L. Yancey. We are a Christ-Centric Community for Dynamic Spirituality offering practical spiritual teachings for an abundant and meaningful life.

Hours: Sunday Service & Youth Program - 11:00 am. 1901 North Flagler Dr. in the Temple Israel building, WPB, FL (561) 833-6483 office, www. unitypalmbeach.com Connecting With Your Angels With Kristina Angelgate. Everyone is born with angels that are ready to help you when you ask. This is how they serve God, Buddha and the Universal Energies.

Whatever our circumstance or background may be, we are blessed with the capacity to love, heal and transform our lives. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, West Palm Beach. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 5:30 – 7:30 PM $20 prepaid; $25 at the door

Reiki classes with

Rev. PeaRl RaubeRts 6073 Summit Blvd West Palm Beach 33415

Reiki level i

sunday september 27

9:30am to 5:00pm • Learn to channel healing energy for self and others • Receive four Reiki attunements • Learn the standard hand positions • Supervised practical work • Experienced, well qualified teacher • Level I Certification • Maximum of 8 people Fee: $150 includes 2 detailed manuals

Reiki level ii

sunday October 25

9:30am to 5:00pm • Learn to use 3 Reiki symbols • Receive Level II Reiki attunement • Learn Distant Reiki • Learn Reiki for mental/ emotional healing • Supervised practical work • Experienced, well qualified teacher • Level II Certification • Maximum of 8 people Cost: $150 includes 2 detailed manuals

Full details at:

www.rauberts.com To register:

561-333-3372

pearlrauberts@hotmail.com

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7

FREE PRESENTATIONS Ongoing throughout month in Lake Worth, Delray Beach and West Palm

by International Eco-Artist

Del Foxton

at Artisans on the Ave, Lake Worth (artisansontheave.com), The Arts Arena, Delray Beach (theartsarena.com), OSGS, West Palm Beach.

(OSGS.com) Appointments and more information at

delfoxton@gmail.com adagioartgallery.com

LinkedIn.com/in/delfoxton

Soul Lab Introduction to SoulCollage®--learn an intuitive collage process and make your own deck of personal collaged cards you can use to access your own deep wisdom. Soul Lab is your place for creative experimentation that leads to insight and personal growth. No previous art experience is expected or required! 7:00-9:00pm $30 for one class $100 for a package of 4. Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com Workshop held at the Quaker Meeting House 823 N A St Lake Worth, FL 33460 Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives. com, 904-377-3500 Moving Into Stillness With Amy Elise. This class is all about meditation -the greatest gift you can give yourself; the only way to silence the mind and realize your true nature. The class begins with a moving meditation, a gentle sequence of movements to guide your body back to alignment and focus the mind. The second half of the class is devoted to sitting meditation. Please bring yoga mat and sitting cushion. Chairs will be available for those who prefer not to sit on floor. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM $20 prepaid, $25 at door

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8

THE SPARK –

A Transformational Workshop for Women An empowering workshop created by coaches and experts in Life and Wellness, Love and Relationships, and Professional Growth.

Yes! One day can change it all. It will be a day full of meaningful insights you will never forget.

Saturday, September 26, 2015 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Boca Country Club Tickets include Admission, Workshops, Coaching Sessions with the speakers after the event, Gourmet Lunch, and a Welcome Bag with gifts.

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All Message Service – with Rev. Vicki White, Certified Medium – Billet service with personal questions answered from spirit and messages from loved ones who have passed will be brought to you. Public is welcome. $10 donation. 7PM United Metaphysical, 528 S. Haverhill Rd. WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Spiritual Awakening 101 led by Rev. Pearl Rauberts; 6:30pm to 8:30pm, $25. We will look at why we reincarnate, what karma is, what it means to be on a spiritual journey, what spiritual awakening is and why "bad" things happen to "good" people.

There will be a clear explanation on the difference between psychic and spiritual. Includes Q and A session: the evening is designed to be informal so that you get your own questions on Metaphysics and Spiritual Awakening answered. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-3333372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Soul Healing Weekly Practice With Marsha Valutis. Learn and practice various Soul Healing techniques that can heal and transform any area of your life (health, relationships, etc.). These

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practices are designed to bring us into the soul frequency and vibration, and the Divine frequency and vibration, where great healing and transformation are possible. Soul Healing is simple, yet deep and profound. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www. changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Suggested Love offering: $10 - $15. Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 CHANNELING: THE ONES WHO WATCH OVER with Melissa Applegate, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, $20 prepaid, $25 at the door. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Channeling Practicum with Roger Harden, healer and metaphysician. Join in the energies as Roger channels Spirit Guides. 7PM Love Offering United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

What is a Personal Medicine Wheel? With Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 6:30pm to 8:30pm, $30. An explanation of the primary purpose of the Medicine Wheel; a spiritual tool for understanding ourselves beyond our ego-perceptions, and for finding our way onto solid emotional, psychological, and spiritual ground. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@ hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Compassion / Forgiveness Meditation and Discussion With David A. Cronin. Join us for an evening of deep meditation designed to open one’s own heart, cultivate deep compassion and create a sense of connectedness to others. This practice cultivates the mind as well as removes the veils from the heart that create the illusion of separation. 7:30 – 9:30 PM Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. ww.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. Love offering donated to charities around the world.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 Transformational Breath® w/Jamar Thurs 6:30-8:30PM Cost $40 or $35 by 9/9. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

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Keys to Living a More Meaningful Life-Eckankar Worship Service is a time for people of all religious backgrounds to come and share the love for God. It is held every third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the Palm Beach County ECKANKAR Center, 1695 Florida Mango Road, Suite 4, WPB. Find us on www.meetup.com/ ecankarinpalmbeach for directions and more information, or call (561) 434-2003. For information about ECKANKAR visit www.eckankar. org or find us on Facebook.

Meditation and More – Rev. James Kohlbecker - Become aware of your higher-self, seek answers from within and learn to trust your intuition through meditation. 7PM / Weekly ongoing. United Metaphysical, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Love Offering 561-686-0217 2015 UNITY WORLD DAY of PRAYER, In this 125th anniversary year of Silent Unity®, we continue to pray and celebrate the power of prayer expressing in individual’s lives and in the world. The theme for this year’s event is Pray Up Your Life, Pray Up the World and our affirmation: As I pray, I connect my highest thoughts with my deepest faith. Unity of the Palm Beaches will observe World Day of Prayer with an opening service at 9:00 am, hourly prayer vigils and a closing ceremony at 7:00 pm.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Private Psychic Readings w/Joan Balarezo Passeggio Fri 2-6PM. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

Psychic Forum w/Joseph LoBrutto Fri 7-9PM Cost $60 or $50 by 9/10 Limit 25. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Satori Game Night with Mary Canane, LMHC. Transformation can be FUN! Experience the extraordinary power of this fun board game. Based on the book Radical Forgiveness, Satori promotes laughter, enlightenment, insight and spiritual growth - revealing wisdom in wondrous ways. 7-9:30 pm $20, 1480 C Royal Palm Beach Blvd. RPB. Space is limited, must preregister 561-301-5355, mcanane@bellsouth.net.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12 GEMSTONE READINGS! with Margaret Ann Lembo, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, $25 prepaid, $30 at the door, maximum 22 people. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Divine Healing w/Joseph LoBrutto Sat 1-3PM Cost $45 or $35 by 9/11 Limit 25. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Speaking to Heaven w/Joseph LoBrutto Sat 6-8PM Cost $45 or $35 by 9/11. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Community HU Song HU, a love song to God, is a gift to the world. Tune into its many blessings and experience divine love. Join us at 11:00 am, at the West Palm Beach ECKANKAR Center, 1695 Florida Mango Road, Suite 4, WPB. For directions and more info call (561) 434-2003 or find us on www.meetup.com/ecankarinpalmbeach. You can learn more about HU at www.miraclesinyourlife.org, Native American Talking Circle with Pipe Ceremony with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 1:00pm to 3:00pm, donations honored. Sitting in a Circle and passing a talking stick gives us an opportunity to be heard. And if we want feedback, we can ask for it from the Circle.

After everyone has had a chance to speak, we will share the canunpah, or Pipe. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Benefits of a Personal Altar with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 3:30pm to 5:30pm, $30. A personal altar acts as a bridge, bringing together our emotional, psychological, and spiritual natures in a holistic way for healing, manifesting, meditation, prayer, all avenues to advance your spiritual understanding. You will learn how to create and use a personal altar, a tool widely used by Native Americans for millennia. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@ hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Anchora Academy Open House - 4-8 pm. Free. Anchora Academy will celebrate its new holistic learning center with an open house/networking event. The event includes healthy snacks and beverages. Anchora Academy will offer seminars and a 100-hour certification program in Master Integrative Energy Work. Classes are limited to 17. Guest Suites, 701 NW 53rd St.,

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Boca Raton, FL 33457. For more info about Anchora and RSVP, call Vesna Stankovic, Director, 561-929-9850.

Writers Workshop at 10-am - Noon. How to Self Publish - Print Books.

Instructor: Fred Lichtenberg. $25 pp. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate.net www.murderonthebeach.com BELLY DANCE FLOW SESSION WILL BE FROM SEP. 12TH- NOV. 21ST, 2015. Ankitabellydancing.com call for information 561.706.2131

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 ROCK YOUR SEPTEMBER STARS! with Trish Vidal, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, $20 prepaid, $25 at the door. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Live Channel w/Laura Mirante Sun 3-5PM Cost $25 or $20 by 9/12. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL. Sunday Worship Service – Rev. Justin Terry, Pastor of UMCPB, is considered one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyants in the US today. Come and experience his uplifting message.

Healing 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM -UMC 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org Center for Spiritual Living Palm Beaches “The Joy of Helping Others”, Rick McCullom, RScP Meditation 10:00 am, Celebration 10:30 am. GreenWise Community Room, 11231 Legacy Ave, PBG www.CSLPalmBeaches. org, 561-676-7997 Connecting with our Spiritual Guide led by Rev. Pearl Rauberts: 12:30pm to 3:00pm, $30. We will discuss the role of our Spiritual Guide in our life and look at ways to connect better with him/her. Then we will participate in a guided meditation designed to help us explore this connection at a deeper level.

You will leave this class more confident in your ability to connect with your own spiritual guide. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Reiki Circle led by Reiki Master & Teacher Rev. Pearl Rauberts; starts 3:30pm, donations accepted. Experience the healing power of Reiki to help body, mind & emotions! Open to those wishing to receive Reiki, each person has a short individual Reiki healing session from Pearl on a Reiki table.

Please arrive promptly and you must pre-register (limited number of places).

6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com WORTH-SHIP SUNDAY SERVICE Unity of the Palm Beaches, SENIOR MINISTER Rev Taylor E. Stevens. We are a Christ-Centric Community for Dynamic Spirituality offering practical spiritual teachings for an abundant and meaningful life. Hours: Sunday Service & Youth Program - 11:00 am. 1901 North Flagler Dr. in the Temple Israel building, WPB, FL (561) 833-6483 office, www.unitypalmbeach.com Yoga Dance with Laura Buchbinder from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Come let loose and dance to raise your vibration, increase your joy, build confidence,

tone your body, and then settle in to a deep state of peace. Learn new choreography. Detox - Transform old tensions into flowing and healing energy - release the old, limiting be- liefs or blockages. Yoga Flow to slow down and lead you into a blissful savasana. Investment - $30. Held at Yoga Journey located at the Wyndham Hotel 5thth floor 1950 Glades Road Boca Raton www.yogajourney.com 561-479-7819.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14 NEW MOON CRYSTAL SINGING BOWL MEDITATION with Margaret Ann Lembo. 6:30 - 8:30 PM, $18.00 prepaid, $25 at the door, maximum 26 people. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Private Reading with Rev. Justin Terry, one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyant mediums in the US today. His readings are very informative. He works with your guides, teachers and loved ones who have crossed over. 30 Minutes for $125. Readings are scheduled from 3PM-6PM. To schedule, email Amanda@unitedmetaphysical.org call 561-6860217 WED/THU/FRI 10am-2pm United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Spiritual Development with Rev. Justin Terry, Pastor, United Metaphysical Church of the Palm Beaches, gifted psychic medium.

This class will discuss Metaphysical topics on many levels, focusing mainly on Mediumship and Psychic Development . Beginner and advanced students are welcome. There will be time at the end of class for meditation and sharing of insights. Suggested donation $10. 7PM United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Soul Lab -- Scribble Drawing for Insight and Transformational Mark Making. Soul Lab is your place for creative experimentation that leads to insight and personal growth. No previous art experience is expected or required! Come learn new ways to explore yourself and the world. through Art-Journaling, collage, mandala making and more. 7:00-9:00pm $30 for one class $100 for a package of 4. Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com Workshop held at the Quaker Meeting House 823 N A St Lake Worth, FL 33460 Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com, 904-377-3500

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Energy Healing Circle With Valerie Langley. It is time to give yourself the gift of healing. By participating in tonight’s circle, through a guided visualization you will receive “Reiki, the energy of Universal Love” and a “natural healing flow of energy”. Your chakras will be balanced & your etheric field will be cleared of stress. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com.

Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:00 PM Min $10 Love Offering Gratefully Accepted

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 Archangels and Gemstones for Creating a Happy Life with Margaret Ann Lembo, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, $20 must register online www.margaretannlembo.com/schedule/. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561369-2836 to attend.

Goddess Circle w/Katy Belmont Tues 7:30-8:30PM Cost $20 or $15 by 9/14. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Psychic Development - with Rev. Vicki White, Certified Medium.

Class is open to all levels of students. Practice messages, meditation and interpretation. One message to each attendee. 7PM United Metaphysical, 528 S. Haverhill Rd. WPB. $10 561-686-0217. www. unitedmetaphysical.org.

5 Simple Steps to Living an Awakened Life led by Rev. Pearl Rauberts: 6:30pm to 8:30pm, $25. This class will help us in a very practical way to implement spiritual teachings in our day to day life; we will look at Gratitude, Meditation, Prayer, Mindfulness and Ritual. This will be an interactive class in which Pearl will spend time assisting each class participant to develop a plan to move forward. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@ hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Book Club at 6:30 pm. The Tuesday Murder Club will discuss Worthy Brown's Daughter by Phillip Margolin 15.99. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate.net www.murderonthebeach.com Soul Healing Weekly Practice With Marsha Valutis. Learn and practice various Soul Healing techniques that can heal and transform any area of your life (health, relationships, etc.). These practices are designed to bring us into the soul frequency and vibration, and the Divine frequency and vibration, where great healing and transformation are possible. Soul Healing is simple, yet deep and profound. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com.

Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Suggested Love offering: $10 - $15. Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 CRYSTAL COURSE – ART OF COMMUNICATION WITH CRYSTALS with Margaret Ann Lembo, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, $25. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

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Freedom From Stress 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Experience the ancient Raja Yoga Meditation. This wisdom from the ages enables the soul to maintain happiness and peace no matter what the challenge. FREE. Delray Beach. Contact: 561-843-2296 Channeling Practicum with Roger Harden, healer and metaphysician. Join in the energies as Roger channels Spirit Guides. 7PM Love Offering United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Stone People Medicine Readings with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; these are private one on one readings available at 6:00pm and 7:00pm; $50 per reading. Stone People have been used for millenia for receiving guidance from the Spirit world by Native Americans. If you need clarity on an issue, consider this very old and profound reading technique. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Love, Liberation, & Longevity Lecture and Book Signing With Sondra Ray. Sondra Ray lectures on "Love, Liberation, and Longevity." Discover an entirely new paradigm for love through conflict-free relationships, liberation from pain and problems, and longevity for a productive, happy life! Join dynamic speaker and author SONDRA RAY, founder of Liberation Breathing, for this public lecture that will change your mindset for the future...forever. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30-8:30pm with book signing to follow. $10 per person. Register by calling Lia at 561-376-3713 or Changing Times at 561-640-0496

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 PLEIADIAN MIND-EXPANSION TECHNIQUES: THE GOLDEN OCTAHEDRON with Melissa Applegate, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, $30. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www. thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Channeled Energy Guide “Omar” Teaches The Law of Attraction w/ Elizabeth Margolis Thurs 7-9PM Cost $25 or $20 by 9/16. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Meditation and More – Rev. James Kohlbecker - Become aware of your higher-self, seek answers from within and learn to trust your intuition through meditation. 7PM / Weekly ongoing. United Metaphysical, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Love Offering 561-686-0217 Healing Sound Journey w/Henry Lepler, 7:00-8:00pm. Treat yourself to healing tones of voice, singing bowls, monochord, koto, native drum, flutes & other instruments, which help restore harmony & balance, refresh and renew body, mind, heart & spirit. Theme for this evening’s sound journey is "The Music of the Universe." Please bring a pillow and blanket/mat if you want to lie down. Comfortable chairs will be available to sit on. Donation $10-$15. In the Chapel at the Duncan Center, 15820 S. Military Trail, Delray Beach. More info at www.henrylepler. com or 561-251-3670.

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18

A.N.T.H.U.M JAZZ BAND AT THE BOYNTON BEACH SENIOR CENTER BOYNTON BEACH, FL The Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks Department’s Senior Center, 1021 S. Federal Highway, Presents

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Couples Weekend Getaway & Workshop: 7:00pm – Sun 2pm. Join Richard & Diana Daffner, authors of “Tantric Sex for Busy Couples,” for a romantic beach getaway. Bring greater joy, intimacy and passion to your relationship. Celebrate your love.

Connect with your beloved on a soul level. $695/ couple. Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL. More info, other dates & locations, brochure. 941-349-6804, IntimacyRetreats.com.

Akashic Record Manifesting Framework: Unlock the Road Map to Your Life of Abundance & Fulfillment w/Jeremy Moser Fri 7-9 PM Cost $30 or $25 by 9/17. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL All Message Worship Service – with Rev. Justin Terry, nationally known medium with United Metaphysical Churches, 7PM $20. Everyone receives a message. Attendance limited to 25 people. Reserve a seat in advance to Amanda@ unitedmetaphysical.org or call 561-686-0217 from 10AM-2PM – We/Th/Fr. United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB Booksigning at 7 pm. Dirk Wyle will speak and sign Yucatan is Murder 14.95. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate.net www.murderonthebeach.com Yoga Dance with Laura Buchbinder from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Come let loose and dance to raise your vibration, increase your joy, build confidence, tone your body, and then settle in to a deep state of peace.

Learn new choreography. Detox - Transform old tensions into flowing and healing energy - release the old, limiting be- liefs or blockages. Yoga Flow to slow down and lead you into a blissful savasana.

Investment - $30. Held at Yoga Journey located at the Wyndham Hotel 5thth floor 1950 Glades Road Boca Raton www.yogajourney.com 561-479-7819.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19 INTRODUCTION TO TAROT – POPULAR SPREADS with Trish Vidal, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, $20 prepaid, $25 at the door. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www. thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Psychic Fair: Join us for a Very Special Psychic Fair! The Most Amazing Lineup of South Florida’s Premier Psychics. Sat 12-5PM Aura picture $30.

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All Merchandise 10% off! To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL One Love Vibrations w/Tecia Linville & Joda Cook Sat 7-9PM Cost $25 or $20 by 9/18. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280.

The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Psychic Saturday – An experienced group of amazing readers including tarot, clairvoyance, hand-writing analysis, healers and more.

Readings $20 for 15 minutes or 3 services for $50. Gift Certificates available. 11AM-4PM. United Metaphysical Church , 528 S. Haverhill Rd. WPB. For more info visit www.unitedmetaphysical.org or call 561-686-0217.

Simply Yoga Teacher Training Open House - Have you ever thought about deepening your own practice or wanting to share the gifts of Yoga with others? Our Yoga Alliance registered 200-hour Teacher Training program was created for dedicated Yoga students who wish to broaden their studies and explore becoming a Yoga teacher. Please come so we can share with you our joy of our School of Hatha Yoga! 11am at Simply Yoga Delray Beach 2275 S. Federal Highway, Suite 150, Delray Beach, FL 33483.

For more info and to register for this free event visit our website www.simplyyogadelray.com, or give us a call at 561-735-7172.

Reiki Level II with Rev. Pearl Rauberts, Reiki Master & Teacher: 9:30am to 5:00pm; $150 includes 2 manuals. Get the Reiki Level II attunement, learn 3 sacred symbols, learn how to work with them & how to send Distant Reiki.

Using the symbols vastly increases the Reiki energy! Small group with lots of individual attention from a highly experienced, very well qualified teacher. Bring your Reiki Level I certificate with you. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372, or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Writers Workshop at 10am - Noon. CSI - Fact or Fiction. Instructor: Al Hallonquist. 25.00 prepaid. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@gate. net www.murderonthebeach.com

Intuitive Fair Aura Photography, Intuitive Guidance, Reiki Healing Sessions $25 for 15-minute reading. Free gift if you purchase 2 readings; 3 readings for $70. Aura photography $25 each (Aura Photography available 12-4 PM) Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, West Palm Beach. Call 640-0496 for more details.

11:00 – 5:00 PM

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Keys to Living a More Meaningful Life-Eckankar Worship Service is a time for people of all religious backgrounds to come and share the love for God. It is held every third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am in the Palm Beach County ECKANKAR Center, 1695 Florida Mango Road, Suite 4, WPB. Find us on www.meetup.com/ecankarinpalmbeach for directions and more information, or call (561) 434-2003.

For information about ECKANKAR visit www. eckankar.org or find us on Facebook.

Sunday Worship Service – Rev. Justin Terry, Pastor of UMCPB, is considered one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyants in the US today. Come and experience his uplifting message. Healing 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM -UMC 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org Private Reading with Rev. Justin Terry, one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyant mediums in the US today. His readings are very informative. He works with your guides, teachers and loved ones who have crossed over. 30 Minutes for $125. Readings are scheduled from 1PM-4PM. To schedule, email Amanda@unitedmetaphysical.org call 561686-0217 WED/THU/FRI 10am-2pm United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Center for Spiritual Living Palm Beaches “Autumn Atonement”, Rev. Marcia MacLean, Meditation 10:00 am, Celebration 10:30 am. GreenWise Community Room, 11231 Legacy Ave, PBG www.CSLPalmBeaches.org, 561-676-7997 Blueprint for Changes Workshop Change The Way That You Change. 9 am to 6 pm. The Jamar Enlightenment Center, 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Medicine Wheel Ceremony with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 1:00pm to 3:00pm, donations honored. This Ceremony is open to all those who come in a respectful way. Its purpose is to help us connect to nature and the Earth and to help us spiritually, emotionally and all other

ways. The Ceremony is done in a simple Medicine Wheel in a private area outside. You need not be knowledgeable about anything Native American.

6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372, email pearlrauberts@ hotmail.com, details at www.rauberts.com Native American Healing Drumming Circle with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 3:30pm to 5:30pm, donations honored.

Traditional Native American style drumming with hand drums, rattles and Lakota Prayer songs: no drumming experience required. Drums and rattles are available to borrow. Deeply spiritual experience suitable for everyone and drum healing is offered to those wanting healing. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www. rauberts.com Book Club at 3 pm. The Sunday Sleuths Book Club will discuss Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healy $15.00. Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore, Pineapple Grove, 273 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Phone: 561-279-7790 murdermb@ gate.net www.murderonthebeach.com WORTH-SHIP SUNDAY SERVICE Unity of the Palm Beaches, SENIOR MINISTER Rev Taylor E. Stevens. We are a Christ-Centric Community for Dynamic Spirituality offering practical spiritual teachings for an abundant and meaningful life.

Hours: Sunday Service & Youth Program - 11:00 am. 1901 North Flagler Dr. in the Temple Israel building, West Palm Beach, FL (561) 833-6483 office, www.unitypalmbeach.com

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21 GUIDED MEDITATION: STRESS RELIEF AND DIVINE CONNECTION with Margaret Ann Lembo. 6:00 - 6:45 PM, $5.00 suggested “love offering" donation basket. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561369-2836 to attend.

Private Reading with Rev. Justin Terry, one of the youngest and considered by many, the most outstanding young clairvoyant mediums in the US today. His readings are very informative. He works with your guides, teachers and loved ones who have crossed over. 30 Minutes for $125. Readings are scheduled from 3PM-6PM. To schedule, email Amanda@ unitedmetaphysical.org call 561-686-0217 WED/THU/FRI 10am-2pm United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Spiritual Development with Rev. Justin Terry, Pastor, United Metaphysical Church of the Palm Beaches, gifted psychic medium. This class will discuss Metaphysical topics on many levels, focusing mainly on Mediumship and Psychic Development Beginner and advanced students are welcome. There will be time at the end of class for meditation and sharing of insights. Suggested donation $10. 7PM

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561-385-4292 Tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in America. Be a part by getting involved in this great game. We offer private tennis lessons for all levels. Learn the game with a USPTA certified tennis professional. We will give you practical suggestions on how to improve your game from footwork, to serves, volleys and more. We also offer youth programs and clinics incorporating fun games, socialization matches and tournaments. Go to www.peralestennis.com for more info.

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At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents. ~Jane D. Hull

Laura Norman Reflexology Wednesday, August 5-8

4-Day Hand Reflexology Certification, August 5-8 Wed-Sat • 9am-6pm Study Laura Norman’s unique Method through extensive, guided, hands-on experience!

Learn powerful, nurturing relaxation and Hand Reflexology tech-niques, Laura’s holistic approach and the profound results clients experience through the hands. Led by Master Instructor Sande Rosen.

Expand your current practice or take your first step toward a new career in complementary healthcare! Upon completion, receive a certificate of completion in Laura Norman Hand Reflexology (Florida LMT, NCBTMB, AO-TA, ARCB CE Contact Hours Awarded) Location: Boynton Beach.

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United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Soul Lab -- Make Your Own Magic Mandala— learn a little about the ancient art of creating these healing circular designs and create your own intuitive no-fail design! Soul Lab is your place for creative experimentation that leads to insight and personal growth. No previous art experience is expected or required! Come learn new ways to explore yourself and the world. 7:00-9:00pm $30 for one class $100 for a package of 4. Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com Workshop held at the Quaker Meeting House 823 N A St Lake Worth, FL 33460 Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives. com, 904-377-3500 Connecting With Your Angels With Kristina Angelgate. Everyone is born with angels that are ready to help you when you ask. This is how they serve God, Buddha and the Universal Energies.

Whatever our circumstance or background may be, we are blessed with the capacity to love, heal and transform our lives. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, West Palm Beach. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class.7:30 – 9:30 PM $20 prepaid; $25 at the door

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 Freedom from Fear w/Maya Malay Tues 7-9PM Cost $25 or $20 by 9/21. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL Simply Yoga Teacher Training Open House - Have you ever thought about deepening your own practice or wanting to share the gifts of Yoga with others? Our Yoga Alliance registered 200-hour Teacher Training program was created for dedicated Yoga students who wish to broaden their studies and explore becoming a Yoga teacher.

Please come so we can share with you our joy of our School of Hatha Yoga! Tuesday September 19 7:30 pm at Simply Yoga Delray Beach 2275 S. Federal Highway, Suite 150, Delray Beach, FL 33483. For more info and to register for this free event visit our website www.simplyyogadelray. com, or give us a call at 561-735-7172 Self-Identity Traps with Rick McBride; 6:30pm to 8:30pm, $30. What you identify with, good or bad, is what you become. This class teaches how to see what we really identify with, to asses it, then

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to make changes as we see fit. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Soul Healing Weekly Practice With Marsha Valutis. Learn and practice various Soul Healing techniques that can heal and transform any area of your life (health, relationships, etc.). These practices are designed to bring us into the soul frequency and vibration, and the Divine frequency and vibration, where great healing and transformation are possible. Soul Healing is simple, yet deep and profound. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www. changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Suggested Love offering: $10 - $15. Everyone is welcome.

Sondra Ray invites you to "Pure Joy: A Liberation Breathing Seminar." 10:30am - 3:30pm.

Lunch included. The Red Tent, 4820 NW 2nd Ave, Boca Raton, FL (Teeca Plaza on Yamato Road).

Ideal for healers, professionals, and anyone desiring a breakthrough experience through the power of your own breath. $130. Register by calling 561-376-3713 or email Lia@RadiantYes.com.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 FALL EQUINOX EVENT! HARVESTING & MANIFESTING with Margaret Ann Lembo.

6:00 - 9:00 PM, $25 prepaid; $30 at the door, maximum 22 people, The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Channeling Practicum with Roger Harden, healer and metaphysician. Join in the energies as Roger channels Spirit Guides. 7PM Love Offering United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Energy Healing private sessions with Rev Pearl Rauberts available today at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm; each session is 30 minutes and the fee is $35 per session. Pearl will use Rauberts Energy Healing Technique, a new way of working with healing which can help at the emotional and physical levels. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415.

Please RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com Compassion / Forgiveness Meditation and Discussion With David A. Cronin. Join us for an evening of deep meditation designed to open

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one’s own heart, cultivate deep compassion and create a sense of connectedness to others. This practice cultivates the mind as well as removes the veils from the heart that create the illusion of separation. 7:30 – 9:30 PM Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. ww.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 6400496 to sign up for this class. Love offering donated to charities around the world.

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Transformational Breath® w/Jamar Thurs 6:30-8:30PM Cost $40 or $35 by 7/23. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter. com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

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Meditation and More – Rev. James Kohlbecker - Become aware of your higher-self, seek answers from within and learn to trust your intuition through meditation. 7PM / Weekly ongoing.

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Help From Heaven Group Gathering With Connie Fox. "I can help you find the answers to your most important questions!" Join us for a most interesting gathering as Connie communicates directly with various spirit forms of consciousness to answer questions from the audience.

Connie conveys your messages, word-for-word through conversations with Jesus, Babaji, angels, your loved ones, and even your pets. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 - 9:30 PM $20 if prepaid, $25 at the door

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Trance Circle – Guides and Teachers with Rev. Justin Terry. Rev. Terry will bring through your Guides and Teachers. Seating is limited to 25 people at $25. 7PM. RSVP in advance to Amanda@unitedmetaphysical.org or call 561686-0217 $25. United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. Yoga Journey Kula at the Eau Spa (Yin w/ live music) with Leslie Glickman. Join Guest teacher Leslie Glickman for an all levels relaxing Yin Yoga class set to live music by Doug Tessler and Simm Gottesman. This practice offers longer holds, deeper postures, smooth breath... all combined to create a beautiful and meditative practice. Eau Spa at EAU PALM BEACH Resort & Spa Yoga: 7:00 P.M.—8:30 P.M. Self-Centered Garden open until 10:30 P.M. $40 includes: Yoga with Leslie. Access to the Self-Centered Garden, bath lounges, cabanas, steam rooms, saunas and heated loungers A glass of Champagne and couture cupcakes. Call the Spa at EAU directly to register. Space is limited. Must RSVP at 561540-4960

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 CUTTING THE CORDS OF YOUR PAST with Margaret Ann Lembo, 2:00 - 4:30 PM, $35 prepayment required, maximum 22 people.

The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com.

Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Lunch, and a Welcome Bag with gifts. Register at: www.TheSparkWorkshops.com Bruno Goering Circle of Friends Film – 1PM6PM - A documentary film and lecture on the life and healings of Bruno Groening – known as the “Miracle Healer”. During his lifetime, Bruno did thousands of miracle healings. After his death in 1959, a group known as Bruno Groening Circle of Friends carried his work forward to become one of the largest worldwide spiritual healing groups in the world. No charge, but donations accepted. Group meets at United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road,WPB Two Intermissions – feel free to bring a snack. 561-342-1783. www.brunogroening-film.org Juicy Creatives Studio presents a Day of SoulCollage® and creative play at the Quaker Meeting House Pop-Up Art Studio! 10am-5pm.

Come for a ½ day or the whole day! Using simple tools of magazine images glue and scissors learn how to easily tap into your intuition and creativity and connect with your Heart and Soul as you make your own deck of personal collaged cards. No previous art experience is expected or required. Workshop held at the Quaker Meeting House 823 N A St Lake Worth, FL 33460 Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives. com, 904-377-3500

Private Earth Magic® Healing Sessions w/ Dr. Steven Farmer Sat 11-5PM Cost $200 for 1 hour.

To Register or For More Info Call: 561-6302280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.

JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL.

Private Psychic Readings w/Lori Chadwick Fri 11-4PM Cost 15 min/$30, 30 min/$50, 45 min/$75, 60 min/$100. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

Healing Circle w/Dr. Steven Farmer. This circle is limited to 24 people maximum and you must pre-register to be included. Sat 6:30-9PM Cost $52 or $48 by 9/25. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

Healing Ancestral Karma: Freeing Yourself from Unhealthy Family Patterns w/Dr Steven Farmer, Dr Farmer will available to sign books after the workshop. Fri 7-10PM Cost $47 or $42 by 9/24. To Register or For More Info Call: 561-630-2280. The Jamar Enlightenment Center. www.JamarCenter.com 4595 Northlake Blvd., Villa Palma Plaza, Suite 107, PBG, FL

THE SPARK – A Transformational Workshop for Women, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. An empowering workshop created by coaches and experts in Life and Wellness, Love and Relationships, and Professional Growth. Yes! One day can change it all. It will be a day full of meaningful insights you will never forget. Boca Country Club. Tickets include Admission, Workshops, Coaching Sessions with the speakers after the event, Gourmet natural awakenings

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Earth-based Spirituality with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 1:00pm to 3:00pm; $30. A look at what Earth Based Spirituality is and at what it offers the modern world. Long before organized religions, there existed traditions that recognized the existence of spirits. Spirits who helped the people survive, and taught them to live in harmony, with each other and their non-human relatives. What of this survived, where is it found, and how can it benefit you? 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415.

Please RSVP ahead of time: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com; details at www.rauberts.com The Power of the Pipe with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee: 3:30pm to 5:30pm; $30. The most commonly recognized symbol of Indian Country is the pipe. What is it really used for and when? Who is allowed to "carry" a pipe and what does that really mean?

How can a pipe help a person to mature spiritually? The pipe is the focal point of many of the wisdom teachings of Native America; to understand the pipe is to understand these teachings.

6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. To RSVP call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail. com; details at www.rauberts.com FREE TO BE ME! A women’s weekend workshop with Mary Canane, LMHC. What would your life be like if you were more self loving and self accepting? Let go of limitations and free yourself to express your own beauty within. A

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transformational journey based on the lifecycle of the butterfly. 9am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. $275 lunch included. 1480 C Royal Palm Beach Blvd. RPB. Bring a friend and receive a $25 discount. 561-301-5355 or mcanane@bellsouth.net, www.heartofmotherearthretreats.com Intuitive Money Breakthroughs With Rev. Michele McGrew and Sharon Desjarlais. Join us for a dynamic evening of on-the-spot money readings and coaching guided by a master-certified money-breakthrough coach and a celebrated psychic intuitive. You'll discover the keys hidden in your psychic field that are ready to help you make a big leap in income. And you'll leave with steps you can take right away to claim your prosperity for good. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www. changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 5:30 – 7:30 PM $25 pre-paid or $35 at the door.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 Sunday Worship Service – Guest speaker Jeremy Crumb, UMC Seminary Student, Medium and Healer . Come and experience his uplifting message. Healing 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM -UMC 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org Bruno Groening Circle of Friends –Healing Circle – 2PM-4PM –Love Donation. Based on the beliefs of Bruno Groening, a German mystic 1906-1959) gave lectures on faith healings. At the center of his teachings was the importance of love, both for God and for others, saying “A human being is a creature of Love”. What’s created in love can live only in Love. Groups meets at United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB. For more info, Call 561-342-1783.

Center for Spiritual Living Palm Beaches “Decoding Life’s Signals”, Rev. Marcia MacLean, Meditation 10:00 am, Celebration 10:30 am. GreenWise Community Room, 11231 Legacy Ave, PBG www.CSLPalmBeaches.org, 561-676-7997 Reiki Level 1 with Rev. Pearl Rauberts, Reiki Master & Teacher: 9:30am to 5:00pm; $150 includes 2 detailed manuals. Reiki helps heal body, mind & emotions. Learn about Reiki and how to channel the Reiki healing energy for yourself & for others. You will learn the hand positions, receive all 4 of the Reiki Level I Attunements & get Certification. You will give & receive Reiki

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in a small group with individual attention from a very highly experienced, well qualified teacher.

6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372, or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com, details at www.rauberts.com Native American Healing Drumming Circle Ceremony with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; 3:30pm to 5:30pm, donations honored. Traditional Native American drumming with hand drums and rattles: no drumming experience required; drums & rattles available to borrow. Deeply spiritual experience suitable for everyone and drum healing offered to those wanting healing. Friends Meeting House, 823 North A Street, Lake Worth, 33460. To RSVP call 561-333-3372, or email pearlrauberts@hotmail.com and details at www. rauberts.com WORTH-SHIP SUNDAY SERVICE Unity of the Palm Beaches, SENIOR MINISTER Rev Taylor E. Stevens. We are a Christ-Centric Community for Dynamic Spirituality offering practical spiritual teachings for an abundant and meaningful life. Hours: Sunday Service & Youth Program - 11:00 am. 1901 North Flagler Dr. in the Temple Israel building, WPB, FL (561) 8336483 office, www.unitypalmbeach.com Your Inner Visionary With Rabbi Jenny. In part III of Rabbi Jenny’s revolutionary AHAVATAR training, participants continue the work of awakening and embracing their inner visionary.

Following a new path to empowerment and purpose, participants continue developing a spiritual foundation of energy and love. (You can join in this series at any time.) Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, West Palm Beach. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 5:30 – 7:30 PM $35

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28 FULL MOON DRUMMING CIRCLE with Margaret Ann Lembo, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM, $20 prepaid, $25 at the door, (children under 16 free), maximum 25 people. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

Metaphysical Movie Night- 7PM An Independent Film, “Illusion” depicts Donald Baines (Kirk Douglas). is a legendary filmmaker in the twilight of his life. Slowly dying, he watches his life's work in a private screening room, but

he is haunted by the sacrifices he made for his art. No Admission but optional Love Offering.

United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach. 561-686-0217. www. unitedmetaphysical.org.

Soul Lab Create Your Own Expressive SoulPortrait the Intuitive Way. Soul Lab is your place for creative experimentation that leads to insight and personal growth. Come learn new ways to explore yourself and the world. Get “in the zone”, unplug from your to-do list and tap into the rich inner world of your imagination, emerging refreshed and revitalized! Monday nights from 7:00-9:00pm $30 for one class $100 for a package of 4. Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com Workshop held at the Quaker Meeting House 823 N A St Lake Worth, FL 33460 Learn more at www.JuicyCreatives.com, 904-377-3500 Reiki Circle led by Reiki Master & Teacher Rev. Pearl Rauberts; starts 6:30pm, donations accepted. Experience the healing power of Reiki to help body, mind & emotions! Open to those wishing to receive Reiki, each person has a short individual Reiki healing session from Pearl on a Reiki table. Please arrive promptly and you must pre-register (limited number of places). 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail. com; details at www.rauberts.com Energy Healing Circle With Valerie Langley.

It is time to give yourself the gift of healing. By participating in tonight’s circle, through a guided visualization you will receive “Reiki, the energy of Universal Love” and a “natural healing flow of energy”. Your chakras will be balanced & your etheric field will be cleared of stress. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 640-0496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:00 PM Min $10 Love Offering Gratefully Accepted

required. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

“Spiritual Wisdom on Life After Death” Free Spiritual Café at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 29th at the Wellington Whole Foods Market Café, 2635 State Road 7, Wellington.

Share informal conversation about dreams and other spiritual tools. Presented by the Palm Beach County ECKANKAR Center. For directions and more info(561) 434-2003 or find us on www.meetup.com/ecankarinpalmbeach and on Facebook at Eckankar Palm Beach County. For information about ECKANKAR visit www. eckankar.org.

Native American Prayer Circle, Burning Pine Cone and Pipe Ceremony with Grandfather Rick McBride, mixed blood Cherokee; begins 6:30pm, donations honored. We will do a Burning Pine Cone Ceremony, where what we want to release is set afire and we'll also set our intentions as to what we want to draw into our live. 6073 Summit Blvd, WPB 33415. Please RSVP: call 561-333-3372 or email pearlrauberts@hotmail. com; details at www.rauberts.com Soul Healing Weekly Practice With Marsha Valutis. Learn and practice various Soul Healing techniques that can heal and transform any area of your life (health, relationships, etc.).

These practices are designed to bring us into the soul frequency and vibration, and the Divine frequency and vibration, where great healing

and transformation are possible. Soul Healing is simple, yet deep and profound. Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. www.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 6400496 to sign up for this class. 7:30 – 9:30 PM. Suggested Love offering: $10 - $15. Everyone is welcome.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Freedom From Stress 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays Experience the ancient Raja Yoga Meditation.

This wisdom from the ages enables the soul to maintain happiness and peace no matter what the challenge. FREE. Delray Beach. Contact: 561-843-2296 Channeling Practicum with Roger Harden, healer and metaphysician. Join in the energies as Roger channels Spirit Guides. 7PM Love Offering United Metaphysical Church, 528 S. Haverhill Road, WPB 561-686-0217. www.unitedmetaphysical.org.

Compassion / Forgiveness Meditation and Discussion With David A. Cronin. Join us for an evening of deep meditation designed to open one’s own heart, cultivate deep compassion and create a sense of connectedness to others. This practice cultivates the mind as well as removes the veils from the heart that create the illusion of separation. 7:30 – 9:30 PM Changing Times Books & Gifts, 771 Village Blvd., # 202, WPB. ww.changingtimesgifts.com. Please call 6400496 to sign up for this class. Love offering donated to charities around the world.

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 PRIVATE TAROT SESSIONS with James Wanless from California, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $135 per hour or $75 per half hour, appointment and prepayment required. The Crystal Garden, 2610 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, FL, www.thecrystalgarden.com. Call 561-369-2836 to attend.

TAROT COUNSELING: THE PEOPLE’S PSYCHOLOGY with James Wanless from California, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, $25.00, prepayment

34 Years of playful, holistic, non-traumatic, mindful water learning, 3 months to 5 years old, Parent-Child Group Classes held weekdays and weekends Rob and Kathy McKay Directors www.lifestyleswimschool.com natural awakenings

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Licensed CNA, Retired Massage Therapist, Colon Therapist, Esthetician, Nutritionist, CNA available part-time for caregiving, health coaching, organizing for you or your loved one. Caring, responsible, reasonable.

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Adorable 2 bedromm cottage with fireplace and all new appliances available. Jupiter Farms. 561-602-2630

ACUPUNCTURE Dr. Cynthia Zhang. MD (China). Acupuncture physician. (561) 414-0715.

ANIMAL CARE THE ANIMAL APOSTLE The key for all creatures great and small is love! Specializing in pet sitting/house sitting and long term home caretaking. Blessing animals and the people who love them! Johnathan Bishop 561-827-7114 Jaibishop@Yahoo.com

COACHING Relationship Challenges? Dynamic 4-Step Process for understanding oneself and others and for communicating compassionately.

Lynn Komlenic, Life & Communication Coach 561.714.9553 • www.palmbeachlifecoach.com

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HEALING SERVICES HEALING CIRCLE w/Carolyn Cohen Come join us for a ‘Spiritual Date Night’ tm.

2nd Friday of each month @ Unity Church in the Gardens, Jupiter, 7:30-9:00pm. Suggested donation $ 20. For more information call Carolyn @ 561-746-4599 www.carolyncohen.net (This circle has been on-going group since 2004- tailored for healing from the inside out).

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Licensed manicurist/pedi wanted FT at Healthy Life Salon downtown Boca Raton salon Uses all natural/organic organic manicurists only. Call Juli Edwards561-891-7527

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Nurture love, life force, and your innate brilliance. Discover the power of your breath to turn anxiety, illness, infertility, or pain into joy. Boca Raton/Lake Worth studio locations + home calls. Call or text Lia at 561-376-3713.

Fun and unique classes and workshops in transformative art making for adults! No previous art experience required. SoulCollage®, Mandala Making, Intuitive Painting, Spirit Dolls and oodles more. Tap into your authentic creativity, express and revitalize!

Lake Worth www.JUICYCREATIVES.com 904-377-3500

Busy Jupiter Day Spa looking to add Acupuncturist/LMT.Great clients& location- 20 years. 561-745-9944 –Tammy

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HOLISTIC HEALING - THE WHOLE BODY, MIND AND SOUL Yoga, massage, meditation, energy work, mindfulness, touch therapy, enchanting embrace, body grooming for men, behavor health, private one to one session 954-551-1366 yogishah- trained in eastern philosophies.

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UNHURRIED MASSAGE for relaxation and wellness, serving men, women, couples at your home/hotel. 90-min Swedish massage, OUTCALL only. Call Bill at 561-386-3560.

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De-clutter your home and simplify your life.

I can help you decide what to keep and what to let go. I will organize your space so you can find what you want when you need it.

Closets, Garages, Kitchens, Paperwork, Filing, Moving, and Unpacking. Professional, dependable and nonjudgmental. Kathleen@ DunnOrganizing.com Phone: 561-670-1448

Jasmine Massage Therapist LMT# MA77541 First session $40 for 60 mins Call to schedule an appointment 561-577-4556., Bliss :) Deep Tissue and Traditional Thai Massage New client special - 90 minute massage $60, outcall only. 561.907.3068, MA26945

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Aura Sprays Aunt Vi's Color Essence Aura Sprays Locally Available in Boca Raton.

Sprays include: Chakra Balancing, Color Therapy, Essential Oils, & Gem Healing.

Call or Text "AURA" to 561.603.6910 to schedule a FREE Color Reading & shopping time with Dr. Lisa.

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Office Space For Rent- Jupiter. 400 sq. foot office available immediately within Palm Beach Holistic Center in Jupiter. Use of waiting room-private entrance and bathroom- includes electric and phone. $600 month. 561935-1090.

Office Suite–room for rent has own lock, shared bathroom, lobby and common area, nicely decorate, quiet,. Looking to share space with an LMT, Acupuncturist, Esthetician, or Holistic Practitioner. Palm Beach Gardens Call 561-632-4019.

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Animal sanctuary is open to having workshops, clinics, spa days.. camp days all for rental by the 1/2 day or full day.. and sleep overs.. We have .. many buildings with cover and a/c and tables and chairs for 100 people.. can easliy fit 1000 people for yoga tai chi, bon fires, cooking demos, luncheons, lectures etc.. on a weekly/monthly basis.

Beautiful surroundings with plants trees and flowers, a large lake, and ,animals can be included in the workshops. Please call nancy 561-792-2666 in LOXAHATCHEE You will love The Healing Center for Alternative Medicine. Our patients say this is a peaceful, uplifting. Looking for a Holistic Professional Practitioner to rent a treatment room in my office condo located at 16244 S. Military Trail Suite 120, Delray Beach. 561498-1414.

Upscale West Palm Beach. Suitable for Accupunturist Botox technician Life Coach Energy Healing Mediumship, readings. 2 different size rooms. Seats up to15. Schedule times and dates when you need the room. 3 hour minimum, half day, full day. Call 239290-8882 to view.

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Health & Wellness Center 385 Tequesta Dr. Suite 4 Tequesta, FL 33469 561-76 AGAPE (561-762-4273) www.AgapeHealingArts.com Dr. Keith Cini AP, DOM Acupuncture Physician

Dr. Bella Lauren AP, DOM, LM, LMBT Acupuncture Physician, Herbalist & Midwife www.DrBellaLauren.com

AGAPE HEALING ARTS provides natural, traditional & time tested healing modalities which include Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Cupping, Herbal Remedies, Aromatherapy, Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy, Yoni & Root Steam baths, Holistic Midwifery, Doula & Well Woman care, Hypnobirthing & Bellabirthing classes, Craniosacral Therapy, Lymphatic drainage Therapy, Chi Nei Tsang, Visceral Manipulation, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Meditation, Reiki, Energy Work, Acutonics, Vibrational & sound healing. When used in conjunction, all of these complementary healing modalities aid your body in its own unique healing process to return to homeostasis, health & Wellness. Follow us on FaceBook, Twitter & Instagram.

PALM BEACH ACUPUNCTURE Cameron Bishop, DAOM, L.AC. 1505 North Federal Hwy Lake Worth, FL 33460 561-533-7475

Trained in the US, China and Japan in Acupuncture, Cameron teaches across the country and specializes in gentle and effective acupuncture. Board Certified and State Licensed with over eighteen years experience, Dr. Bishop is the only one in Palm Beach County with an Accredited Doctorate. www.AskWithin.com

SARAH SMITH, AP, DIPL. OM

Acupuncture WPB, LLC 1900 S. Olive Ave West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-855-0580 | sarahsmithap@gmail.com www.sarahsmithap.com Board Certified in Oriental Medicine, and a FL licensed Acupuncture Physician, Sarah Smith offers gentle acupuncture, process acupressure, herbal medicine, and dietary supplement recommendations to help you heal and de-stress.

Sarah helps people with pain, fertility and menopause challenges, stress, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic autoimmune and digestive conditions.

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Deadline: 10th of the PRECEDING MONTH (e.g. Nov. 10th for Dec. Edition) Visit www.napalmbeach.com for pricing information AKASHIC RECORDS CONSULTANT QI GONG AND TAI CHI TEACHER ED DOLEZAL Fa Qi Si (Medical Qi Gong Healer)

561-450-9630 www.UniversalQiGong.net West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter

Know your life’s mission and achieve it with a paradigm shift through higher vibration by balancing your mind, body and spirit connection. Ed offers group Qi Gong classes monthly and private Qi Balancing sessions. Private Akashic Record consultations are available either in person or over the phone. On parle Français. Parliamo Italiano.

ALTERNATIVE INTEGRATIVE WOMENS’ MEDICINE HELENE B. LEONETTI, MD, FACOG, DABIHM 1 West Camino Real, Suite 202 Boca Raton, Fl 33432 954-592-4448 www.helenebleonettimd.com

LADIES, YOUR DOCTOR IS IN. TAKE ACTION; TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE. I am looking for a courageous woman. One who wants to take back control of her life. Conventional medicine stresses what is wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with you. You were born in perfect harmony and you’ve been offered only drugs and surgery to fix you. Natural holistic medicine stresses what is right with you and gives you tools to builld up: • Happy hormones • Vibrant energy • Natural optimal health • Positive self esteem • Peak sex Let’s get to work. Call me when you are ready to take a positive step in your life to heal yourself. Dr. Helene has practiced OB-GYN with a Holistic Medicine approach in the Northeast for over 20 years. She has delivered over one thousand babies as a Board Certified Doctor.

She is a published researcher and a well known Author and Lecturer. Today, Dr. Helene is available for a holistic Integrative Medicine aproach for her patients. But-that is not the point! It is all about you!

Now accepting patients for the first time in Florida.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THE HEALING CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 16244 S. Military Trail Suite 120 Delray Beach FL 33484 phone:561-498-1414 www.drelishaomd.com doctoresther@att.net

Dr. Esther Elisha, AP, MD(Israel) NCCAOM Specialties are acupuncture, nutrition, herbal and holistic medicine. Graduate of Hadassah Medical School, Sri Lanka University and Acupuncture-Acupressure Institute Miami. Cosmetic chemist and creator of Elishea Natural Skincare www.Elishea.com

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AROMATHERAPY UNIQUE HOLISTIC BOUTIQUE Vesna Stankovic 561-705-8989 200 Lindell Blvd. # 917 Delray Beach FL 33483 UniqueHolisticBoutique.com Lisa Ruff 954-415-1871 LisasHerbsAndOils.com

Hand Poured Organic/Wildcrafted Therapeutic Essential Oils. Custom Blends and sprays. Tesla Metamorphosis Energy Healing. Iridology Consults with Zyto Analysis and Herbal Suggestions for ailments.

BIOFEEDBACK / NEUROFEEDBACK MICHAEL COHEN

Founder, NF Specialist Center for Brain Jupiter www.CenterforBrain.com 561-744-7616 info@CenterforBrain.com Get Your Head on Straight. 18 years as a specialist in technologies that improve the brain. WITHOUT MEDICATIONS, helps overcome chronic problems with ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, MEMORY and SLEEP. We deal with cases that often have multiple treatment failures - and see consistent improvement. AT CBT we have created comprehensive programs to help the brain work better.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY A NEW BEGINNING

4273 East Main Street Jupiter, Florida 33458 (561)776-8288 www.colonictransformation.com Let’s make a new beginning in your life today! Call now for Colon Hydrotherapy and/or Massage Therapy Georgina J. Hine LCT, LMT, NBCHT, NCBTMB I-ACT Member/ Advanced Level MM26344, MA43268 Colon Hydrotherapy, is a safe, effective method of removing waste from the large intestine. By introducing a small amount Of filtered water into the colon, the waste is softened and Loosened, resulting in evacuation through natural peristalsis. I use FDA registered equipment from Dotolo (a closed system) and disposables. I also offer Massage therapy: Swedish, Deep Tissue. A quiet, peaceful atmosphere awaits for your New Beginning!

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Ascension Wellness 1612 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Suite 5 Boca Raton, FL 33432 ascensionwellness@yahoo.com 954-579-7156 With nearly 10 years experience specializing in gentle colonics, she is knowledgeable on the raw food lifestyle (Hippocrates), juice fasting, detoxification, and deparasiting.

Trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, she also integrates acupressure into sessions along with massage. H-Wave can also be used in addition during a session to help move lymphatic and interstitial fluids for optimal results. Schedule your appointment today to start experiencing wellness the natural way. Packages are also available. MA#43431 MM#31912

JOHN V. TERRUSA, L.C.T. L.M.T. Colon Care-since 1985 Tequesta / 561-745-9170 Lic #MA0006248 / Lic # MM27361

90% of all sickness starts in the colon. Detoxification center specializing in gentle, caring combination of colonics, massage, and energy work for mind, body and spirit. Disposable speculums & filtered systems.

Only registered hydroenterologist in FL-1 of 26 members of American Hydroenterology Association. Ionized Footbath.

COUNSELING - EMDR INSIGHT COUNSELING CENTER

Roxanne Grobbel, JD, LCSW, RPT 950 Peninsula Corporate Circle, #2011 Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-756-3477 www.insightcounselingandeducation.com EMDR along with traditional counseling treats issues including: trauma, depression, anxiety, fears and relationship difficulties. EMDR accelerates the treatment of numerous problems. See our website.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

FITNESS TRAINING

EILEEN YOCHEVED HANDE, BS, MA, LMT (SINCE 1993) The Massage Room at Back in Balance 7035 Beracasa Way, Ste 104 Boca Raton, FL 33433 www.bodymassageandbeyond.com 561-715-6185

Alternative Pain Management and Advanced Massage Therapies *Upledger Certified CranioSacral Therapy *Deep Tissue Massage *Reiki Master, Reflexology *Electro-Therapy Point Stim Certified (ETPS). I have developed innovative approaches to Pain Relief through the integration of these Heaing Therapies for the treatment of: Car Accident Injuries, Headaches, TMJ, Stress, Sciatica, Neck and Back pain, Plantar Fasciitis, post surgical stiffness. Even Doctors have become my patients!! MA 14975; MM 10999

EXPRESSIVE ARTS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH JUICY CREATIVES STUDIO Elise Crohn Lake Worth 904-377-3500 www.JuicyCreatives.com elise@JuicyCreatives.com

Experience community connection, personal growth and the the wonder of your own creative process with SoulCollage®, Intuitive Painting, Mandala Making, Art-Journaling and many other mixed media methods.

Become enlivened by learning how to access your own true, authentic creativity. And guess what--no previous art experience is expected or required!

Taking part in our expressive arts events, you can learn to: *Create as an Inner Journey that leads to self discoveries. *Create as Meditation that quiets the “monkey mind” and leads to self acceptance and peace. *Create while transforming blocks to creativity including “the inner critic”. * Create within a Community to experience your authenticity in company with others.

Art is Nectar for the Soul

WILLY GREEN

561-670-3763 Forever Fitness Palm Beach Gardens, FL Reach your fitness goals and maintain those goals with a program designed for you, no matter what those goals are: cardiovascular health, muscle tone, post injury mobility or increasing flexibility at any age.

Certified by the National Institute of Sports Medicine and Academy of Sports Medicine. 30 years of experience.

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE KENNETH N. WOLINER, MD, ABFM Difficult-to-treat conditions 9325 Glades Road, Suite 104 Boca Raton, FL 33434 561-314-0950 www.holisticfamilymed.com

Board-certified family medicine MD, admits to West Boca Medical Center, specializing in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, bioidentical hormones, fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Effective, permanent weight loss through fixing your metabolism. No insurance accepted.

HOLISTIC HAIR SALON GLISTEN ORGANIC SALON 530 NE 2nd Street Delray Beach, FL 33483 561-767-0371 info@glistensalon.com

“ Where nature and beauty meet” A hidden jewel in the heart of Pineapple Grove. Come and relax in the serene, private environment while receiving the finest in organic and conventional services and products. Let years of experience and professionalism guide you to Delray’s hottest neighborhood.

BRENT BERMAN, LCSW 561-260-3617 healing@brentberman.com

Brent Berman use a combination of evidenced based practice, Buddhist principles and result oriented interventions. Brent Berman created a five pronged approach, where in he helps his clients reprocess their life trauma’s, keeps them accountable, implements self –love practices, teaches the power of forgiveness and develops new positive coping skills which enhances their daily lives. Brent Berman helps his clients shed the victim/ martyr paradigm by utilizing these tools.

He is certified and trained in two evidence based trauma therapies EMDR and TIR, which reprocess trauma. He incorporates mindfulness, breathing and meditation.

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HOLISTIC WAY OF LIVING

HOLISTIC PHYSICIAN HEALING HEARTS HOLISTIC CENTER 2351 Vista Parkway Ste 500 West Palm Beach, FL 33411 561-870-0133 www.HealingHeartsFL.com Healing Hearts Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote a new concept of health and wellness that stresses self-directed care via a mind-body-spirit approach. Through our Integrative Medical Model we blend the best of Eastern Philosophies with Western Medicine to achieve perfect health, happiness and longevity. Our treatment plan includes a consultation with a Medical Doctor, counseling, yoga therapy, massage, meditation and spirituality. All of our Instructors work on a reduce fee schedule to make these programs affordable to everyone.We have a Spiritual Discussion Group that meets on Wednsday evenings and is open to the public. Private Meditation Instructions available on donation basis.

NICOLETA SCHEER

Palm Beach Gardens 561-891 8684 nicoscheer@yahoo.com Nicoleta is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach, Certified Reverend Reiki Master&Teacher and Certified Angel/Oracle Card Reader, an Entrepreneur and an Artist. Her outstanding energy and enthusiasm will guide you toward your wholesomeness and will empower any aspect of your life spiritually, emotionally and physically. Are you looking to bring to manifestation your dreams this year? To create a holistic way of living? To live in a Happy and Peaceful state of mind?

Private and group sessions/classes available.

YIHONG JOY HAO, MD, OMD, L.AC. A Holistic Specialist in Both Western & Eastern Medicine 2900 N. Military Trail, Suite 101 Boca Raton, FL 33487 561-998-0309

Board Certified Family Physician.

Master of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine. Professor of Oriental Medicine. Natural Pain Management Specialist Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Homeopathy, Pain Management, Immune Regulation, Detoxification, Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, Women’s Health, Infertility, Geriatrics, Medical Weight Loss, Addictions, Balance and Harmony, etc.

HOMEOPATHY POSITIVE NUTRITION OF SO. FLORIDA Wendy Cottiers-Pacella, Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner 4640 N. Federal Highway, Suite F Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-306-3887 www.positivenutritioninc.net Offering Individual, Family & Group Nutritional Counseling, Food Sensitivity & Hair Analysis Testing. Register for complimentary newsletter.

Offices in Ft. Lauderdale & Palm Beach.

HOLISTIC VETERINARIAN CLASSICAL VETERINARY HOMEOPATHY Michael Dym, VMD 650 Christina Drive #106 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33414 561-860- 8578 www.doctordym.com Integral holistic veterinary medicine also affiliated with full service veterinary medical, surgical and diagnostic facility. Classical homeopathy, herbal and nutritional therapy.

Vaccine and pesticide alternatives.

Trained by Richard Pitcairn, DVM, phd. Office and phone consultations nationwide.

HEALING HEART

Nancy A. Keller, DVM, CVH, CVA, CVC 208 N.E. 3rd St. Boynton Bch, Fl 561-740-1313 Fax 561-740-0819 Integration of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Medicine.

Holistic Veterinary Care for our animal friends. By appointment only.

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INTERNAL MEDICINE AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WEISS WELLNESS MD

Delia Weiss MD Internal Medicine And Holistic Prevention 200 Lindell Blvd., Suite 914 Delray Beach, FL 33483 561.243.8783 WeissWellnessMD.com Primary Care + Preventive Medicine. Full spectrum of care, acute and complex issues, to preventive wellness. Traditional and natural complementary approaches. Compassion practice, Professional, Experienced. Personalized health and wellness services and classes to meet your specific needs. Extended eve/wknd hrs.

Insured/Uninsured. Home and onsite visits available by appointment. Located: 200 Lindell Blvd., Suite 914, Delray Beach, FL 33483. SW corner Fed. Hwy and Lindell Blvd., West of Walgreen’s. Meditation classes, guided stress release and energy healing, for health benefit, on Tuesday evenings 7-8pm by reservation, $10 investment, 561.243.8783.

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KYANI KYANI - EXPERIENCE MORE Lisa K Perdue, AP, MQT 561.603.6910 drlisakperdue@gmail.com Distributor 2056304 LisaKPerdue.Kyani.net

Kyani features 3 Products; synergistic nutritional system derived from all natural in-gredients creating Kyani’s Health Triangle.

Kyani Sunrise- Wild Alaskan Blue Berries, 15 other super foods and vitamins makes this a great tasting high nutrient dietary supplement.

Kyani Nitro/Extreme- Derived from the Noni plant, increases production of Nitro Oxide for cellular repair and increased natural energy.

Kyani Sunset- Lipid soluble nutrients derived from Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon.

Phone, Email, Text, or Visit my Page: LisaKPerdue.kyani.net Watch the Video: www.KyaniScience.com

LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST LAWRENCE J. LEVY, PSY.D., PA 398 Camino Gardens Blvd, Suite 7 Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-206-4286 Fax:561-210-8802

Licensed Psychologist offering psychotherapy from depth psychology perspective for adults and couples dealing with Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Relationship and Break up issues. Also Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology, NLP – Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Addiction Therapy. Telephone consultation available.

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LIFE COACH MARK CRAWFORD

Life Coach / Reiki Master Serving Greater Florida area 845-467-8853 I help people to find the life they were meant to live and enable them to remove the barriers to living that life. Whether it be issues relating to health, money, relationships, career, spiritual growth, lifestyle, grieving and loss or recovery I can help. Come lead a more fulfilling life aligned with your soul’s purpose. The heart of life coaching lies in the belief that the client has all the answers inside them. Through the co-creative relationship we unlock those answers and enable you to bring it to life. In conjunction with coaching I can utilize a blend of reiki and color healing for a fuller more integrated internalization of the learnings if you choose. It isn’t necessary but assists in the process.

As an intuitive empath I am able to guide you into the depths of your being for the best results possible. Both modalities are available together or separate.

Coachings can be done in person, by phone or skype.

Call for your appointment today!

LIFE COACH LAURA NORMAN LIFE WELLNESS COACHING AND REFLEXOLOGY Delray Beach • New York City • The Berkshires 561-272-1220 • 212-532-4404 • 413-854-2615 www.lauranorman.com Laura created Life Wellness CoachingSM to empower you to: • Release old programs that no longer serve you • Be balanced and stronger • Get clear about your goals • Think and speak affirmatively • Focus your inspirations about relationships career, prosperity, health and nutrition • Embrace and manifest your dreams • Love your life!

Experience a unique blend of tools for your mind, body and spirit, including: • Guided imagery and visualization • The power of conscious language • Breath work with Aromatherapy • Law of Attraction • Love, Forgiveness and Gratitude • Laura Norman Holistic ReflexologySM Let us help you live an inspired life!

SKYE HOWELL, MS, CLOAC

Certified Law of Attraction Life Coach Parenting Specialist • Grief Counselor Addictions Therapist • Reiki Healer 561-386-3808 www.lifecoachskye.com Live the life you desire. Create the love you deserve.

Laugh your way to the bank. I am a self empowerment life coach, certified in Law of Attraction. I will assist you in discovering the power within you to manifest the life you want. My clients learn they not only attract more of what they've been seeking but are enjoying feeling excited about life in general. Complimentary first session.

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE & THERAPY

SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY

BEVERLY DOWDLE, LMT, LLCC

www.lovetomeditate.org English (561) 715-3996 ~ Dave Espanol (954) 646-1715 ~ Nestor

FL Lic#MA6733 Advanced Lymphatic Therapy™ The Therapeutic Alternative 301 Camino Gardens Blvd.,Ste.102 Boca Raton ~ 561-392-3340 www.TheTherapeuticAlternative.com Beverly is a Certified Lymphatic Specialist with over 27 years experience. See and feel the results; glowing skin, reduced swelling/ puffiness, improved immune function and better digestion. Decreases post-workout and post-surgical recovery time.

NATALYA DURAND LMT

561-308-6220 FL Lic # MA26353 Wellington, FL www.Natalyadurand.abmp.com Spring cleaning of your body! Detox, Renew, Rejuvenate! Benefits of Lymph drainage Therapy: Reduction in edemas (swelling); Detoxification of the body Regeneration of tissue, including burns, wounds and wrinkles Anti-aging effects. Relief of numerous chronic and subacute inflammations, including sinusitis, bronchitis and otitis.

Relief of chronic pain. Reduction in the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.Antispastic actions to relieve conditions such as muscle hypertonus and some forms of constipation. Deep relaxation to aid insomnia, stress, loss of vitality and loss of memory.

Alleviation of adiposis and cellulite tissue. Schedule A session to improve overall health! Natalya Durand LMT specializing in Lymphatic drainage therapy since 1999.

MASSAGE & HEALING

KUNDALINI MASSAGE MICHELE LANDERS & ASSOCIATES Board Certified Life Coach Certified Hypnotherapist Certified Numerologist Author of The Tao of Numbers and The Year of Living Miraculously (561)333-9720

What Do YOU Really Want in Your Life? Confused about what you want? Unemployed - in transition- facing layoff? Do you want to experience a more meaningful life?

Whether you're stuck in a rut, fearful of the economic situation, going through a transition or just trying to figure out what you want Michele Landers will help you to discover your talents and what you truly want and assist you in getting past the illusion of fear and confusion. Coaching is a valuable process that can produce dramatic results in a short period of time.

MEDITATION

by Anya Deva Sol Oasis Yoga and Massage Studio 408 E Ocean Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 www.ElementalTherapy.org 917-848-4807 Return to the Original Perfection. A powerful blend of classical massage and subtle energy work, directing consciousness of your body to fatigued areas to help heal quickly and naturally. Kundalini massage helps to relieve not only stress of large muscles, but the tension of smooth tiny muscles of arteries and veins, improves blood circulation in bone and cartilage, which results in faster regeneration of tissues and younger, healthier body. 10+ years of experience, excellent results with:Chronic pains, Autoimmune disorders, stress-based Cardiovascular problems, Arthritis, Sports injuries, Long-lasting stress relief and Pain management. 7 days /week 9am-8pm Incall/Outcall $80/hr. Call today to feel great! "Kundalini Healing Workshops every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 4 pm."

If you want more than just stress relief and relaxation, meditation on the Inner Light could be what you have been searching for. Join us for weekly meetings focused on spirituality and meditation. No charge, no donations.

QUARTELL CHIROPRACTIC 7100 Fairway Drive #33 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 561-625-5556 www.mindunwind.net

“Mind Unwind” guided meditation classes. Our guided meditations are 30 minutes long and you can expect a refreshed, clearer, more positive and focused mind. We are hosting morning, afternoon and evening meditations classes. If you mention you saw us in Natural Awakenings your first class with us is FREE.

ORTHO-BIONOMY® YINI PEREL, LMT

FL Lic# MA24690 Ortho-Bionomy The Therapeutic Alternative 301 Camino Gardens Blvd., Ste.102 Boca Raton ~ 561-392-3340 www.TheTherapeuticAlternative.com Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle form of bodywork that reduces tension and discomfort. It works without being uncomfortable in the process.

It is excellent for anyone seeking relief from pain, improved range of motion, increased flexibility, and improved postural alignment. Yini is a Licensed Massage Therapist and is certified as a Practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy by the Society of OrthoBionomy, International®.

Ortho-Bionomy® is a registered trademark of the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, Inc. ® and is used with permission.

PHOTON LIGHT THERAPY PHOTON LIGHT SPA

218 Commercial Blvd, Ste 108 Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308 954-303-9585 www.photonlightspa.com Photon Genius/Genie, BioMat, Infrared, Ionization, Nutrition, Facials, Waxing, Healing. “Comprehensive Body Cleanse and Detox” reduces stress, pain, inflammation, weight, Candida, parasites, heavy metals and radiation.

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REFLEXOLOGY

PILATES SPACE FLORIDA

LAURA NORMAN HOLISTIC REFLEXOLOGY Delray Beach • New York City • The Berkshires 561-272-1220 • 212-532-4404 • 413-854-2615 www.lauranorman.com

Authentic Pilates & Holistic Lifestyle Solutions 4826 NW 2nd Ave. Boca Raton, FL, 33431 561.317.2835

Experience the difference Authentic Pilates can make in your Life at our state- of- the- art studio featuring GRATZ® Pilates equipment We proudly feature: Authentic Pilates lessons; Reformer, Tower and Mat classes; CoreAlign® lessons: Private Yoga instruction: Functional Fitness training; Holistic Wellness Counseling: Usui Reiki: Massage: Wellness Workshops; Clara's Boutique & Cafe featuring exclusive Fitness apparel, Jewelry, Books, Vegan supplements and more.

Call about new client special. 561.317.2835 visit: www.pilatesspaceflorida.com

PSYCHIC DEIRDRE ABRAMI

6th Generation Psychic Healer, Speaker & Coach Delray Beach, FL 561-READING (732-3464) www.DeirdreAbrami.com Deirdre offers in-person & telephone private intuitive readings, Weekly Psychic Development Class Series, Certified Angel & Mediumship Workshops & Spiritual Conferences.

Vi s i t h e r s i t e f o r d e t a i l s www.DeirdreAbrami.com.

PSYCHIC/INTUITIVE HEALER DR. DEBORAH ARMENTI

Dr. Deborah Armenti www.amysticalage.com Empower Yourself Holistic, Healer/ Health Coach Life/ Relationship Guide Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 954-802-3477 email: amysticalage@yahoo.com *Psychic Readings *Medical Intuitive* Medium *Clairvoyant* Consultant* Medium* Astrologer* Numerologist* Reiki* Guidance that helps you with when, what and why of past experiences. Guidance in present situation; answers to why re-occurrence's may continue; guidance on how to pave the way,for a more fulfilling future; help that will guide you on your path, which will empower you to a higher level of mind, body and spirit. Expertise include: Relationships, finance, family, health, past life influences, life purpose, path fulfillment, energy healing, spiritual health. Call 954-802-3477

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Visit world-renowned expert Laura Norman and her experienced associates and enjoy private sessions in Holistic Reflexology, Life Wellness CoachingSM and Therapeutic Massage to reduce your stress, increase your energy, improve your health and love your life! Read Laura’s best-selling book, FEET FIRST: A Guide to Foot Reflexology and practice with one of our Instructional Foot, Hand and Face Reflexology DVDs and a colorful, foot-shaped pillow with Laura’s Reflexology foot map, her new Laura Norman Foot • Hand • Face Aromatherapy line and Laura’s other unique wellness products. Call or visit us online to register for one of our: • Holistic Reflexology, Life Wellness & Massage Sessions • Free Introduction to Laura Norman Reflexology Training Webinar • Holistic Reflexology Certification Training Programs • Foot • Hand • Face Therapy Products Let us help you live an inspired life!

REIKI DEENA ELMORE

LMT, Reiki Master/Teacher Integrated Therapies 561-271-2651 www.deenaelmore.com Lic #MA45730 Personalized intuitive sessions integrating massage, Reiki, cranio sacral work, Chakra Rebooting, Angel Therapy & channeling, Lifeline technique, and Bach Flower remedies. These therapies assist to awaken each individuals’ own inner wisdom and healing abilities! Deeply relaxing and transforming! Over 25 years of teaching experience, Reiki Master since 1999. Ongoing Reiki classes, now offering Reiki Level 1 for 7 hours of CEU's for Massage therapists. (NCBTMB certified) Reiki Healing/Sharing circles monthly. Visit website for details.

SOUND HEALING HENRY LEPLER

Healing Sound Guide/ Workshop Leader/Speaker Boca Raton, Florida - 561-251-3670 www.HenryLepler.com www.HenryLepler.com/cd/ On a longtime journey exploring his passion for healing sound, with special focus on voice, Henry offers sound journeys, healing circles, workshops and inspirational talks.

For more info about Henry or to hear sample clips of his newly released CD, Creating Space: Journeys of Healing Sound, go to www.henrylepler.com/cd

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SPIRITUAL BOOKSTORE THE CRYSTAL GARDEN

2610 North Federal Highway Boynton Beach, FL 561-369-2836 www.thecrystalgarden.com A unique gift store, book store and spiritual center with more than 50 events a month. Check the calendar and website for listings.

CHANGING TIMES BOOKSTORE Village Commons 771 Village Blvd., Suite 202 561-640-0496

Books and gifts for New Awareness...

SPIRITUAL CENTER AND ORGANIC TEA LOUNGE MY FLORA AURA

Daily Classes,Unique Gift shop & Free Organic tea Tasting My Flora Aura.com Jolie DeMarco 26 SE 4th street, East Boca Raton, FL 561-901-5808 JolieMyFloraAura@aol.com www.MyFloraAura.com Please take a look at our web-site to see what events we offer this month. We have so many fun classes to attend. Floral designing, Channeling sessions,MasterMinds,Reiki, Meditation circles, Tea Parties and More!

Stop in to say Hi, browse the store...or have a relaxing cup of Organic tea

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SPROUTS GOT SPROUTS?

1880 West 10th St Riviera Beach, FL 33480 www.GotSprouts.com E-mail Info@GotSprouts.com 561-689-9464 Purveyors of Quality Wheatgrass, Sprouts, Juicers, Seed and Supplies. We supply Juice bars, Restaurants, Green Markets, Grocery Stores and The General Public with Healthy Sprouts! We Ship and Deliver

THERMOGRAPHY BREAST THERMOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL

Shanna Schulze 877-315-7226, Ext 447 EarlyDetectionIsKey@gmail.com www.btiscan.com Radiation Free Cancer & Inflammation Screening. Locations in south FL, west FL & SC. Injury documentation, determine origination of pain, evaluate nerve pathology, and monitor progress of current treatments.

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WELNESS CENTER COMMUNICATING ENERGY WELLNESS CENTER

370 W. Camino Gardens Blvd, Suite 112 Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-212-6862 www.communicatingenergyinstitute.com Colleen A. Haney, M. Ed., Integrative Energy Therapist Individual sessions, classes, meditations, drumming circle, women’s groups and more. Eden Energy Medicine, Healing Touch, EFT, Nutripuncture, Peace through Surgery Program, Spiritual Counseling, Intuitive readings. Full spectrum integrative support and nurturing. Know your personal energy body’s needs and have the tools to thrive!

NANCY REMO GALLAWAY, LMT 4956 Le Chalet Blvd., # 13 Boynton Beach, FL 33436 561-350-6866 www.NancyRemoGallaway.com

Intuitive Mind Body Therapist, Nancy specializes in professional therapeutic massage, cupping, reflexology, energy healing, chakra healing/clearing, guided meditation-hypnosis, and spiritual counseling. # MA 61887

YOUR HEALING PLACE JEANNE ELLIS

Your Healing Place, LLC 561-706-2834 Yourhealingplace.jeanne@gmail.com License #MA29251 Discover your Infinite potential for healing & moving through life’s challenges with confidence and ease. Jeanne Ellis, Owner, has over 20 years experience helping people heal. Her qualifications are: * Licensed Massage Therapist * Certified NeuroMuscular Therapist * Certified LifeLine Practitioner/ Instructor * Certified BodyTalk Practitioner/Instructor * Reiki Master * Healer * Approved educational provider. For more info call Jeanne 561-706-2834. www.YourHealingPlaceFL.com

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Gentle Acupuncture Less Pain, Improved Sleep, More Energy, Lower Stress, Fertility and Wellness.

Dr. Cameron Bishop DAOM, L.Ac.

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Accredited Masters and Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 18 years of experience with ten in Western and Chiropractic Offices Trained in the USA, Europe, Japan and China State Licensed (AP 762), Nationally Board Certified (NCCAOM) Over four years training in the Far East in Healing and Martial Arts

Palm Beach Acupuncture

1505 N. Federal Hwy, Lake Worth, FL 33460

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