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James Balog’s Dramatic Images Document Climate Change

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lowers unfurling in the sweet embrace of spring sunlight naturally focuses my attention on the cycles of life. With each season we encounter fresh challenges and new lessons.

The long days of youth seem shorter with each passing year, speeding up in highly productive decades and then slowing again along with our metabolism. We all directly and indirectly experience this ebb and flow in ourselves and loved ones. There is no stopping the hands of time but I am working hard at ignoring my chronological age and slowing down the clock a little by choosing a healthy lifestyle. There are no guarantees but like most of us, I don’t want to become a burden to my children.

Both of my parents assumed the responsibility of elder caretakers. Dad’s father was claimed by Alzheimer’s in his 70s, and my Mom’s father was stricken with Parkinson’s in his 60s. They both did their best to manage both emotionally and financially and make wise decisions but like most who suddenly are given that role were unaware of the mental and physical stress which accompanied it.

I am proud that my Mother still lives independently as I assume the role of caregiver in my turn. Ninety-one years young, she still looks forward to being busy and meeting with friends yet that has not stopped her from aging and suffering from back and heart issues. I make sure her diet is filled with healthy fresh foods, something many elders seem to have little interest in, and am pleased to witness the positive response. She now wants more fresh foods in her routine and has remembered how fresh wholesome food used to taste!

Everyone’s story is different yet we have much in common. Part three in our three-part series on aging, “Caring for the Caregiver,” by Linda Sechrist, alerts us all to the vital importance of keeping the family caregiver well (page 20). When we’re at our best, we are better equipped to express compassion, patient tenderness and wise resourcefulness in tending to others.

Especially difficult challenges and tasks require extra energy and a positive attitude. When we pay attention to our own well-being, we are able to be there to help others.

Take the time to remember Earth Day this April 22. Join a Green Team in your community; see the “Green Teams” on pages 28 and 29 to see what is transforming your town. These Green Teams are popping up everywhere and are great opportunities to help make a difference in the world we all share.

Get the children involved as they are the hope of the future.

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NJBalance Wellness Center Hosts Silent Brunch

The Yoga Center of Medford Moves

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he Yoga Center of Medford, which connects community through philosophy, yoga, meditation, Pilates, mediumship, spiritual education, body sculpting, laughter and friendship, is moving to 417 Stokes Road, above Kronenberger’s Jewelers, in Medford. An open house, scheduled for April 12 and 13, includes free yoga classes taught by recent graduates of YCOM’s teacher training program, free Pilates reformer demo classes, a special Sunday meditation, plus all regularly scheduled classes.

Yoga Center owner Alaine Portner is an entrepreneur, yoga master, gifted medium and the author of the book, Medium Memoirs: Messages of Love, Hope and Reunion, which encourages and challenges the reader to look deeply at the connection between heaven and earth.

JBalance Wellness Center will resurrect an ancient seasonal tradition by hosting a Silent Brunch from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 6.

Originally a three-day Celtic celebration called Trenae Samma, it marked the end of the harvest, and gradually came to include the remembrance of the dead on one of the days. This commemoration led to the practice of a silent, or dumb, supper in reverence of those that had passed.

Susan Drummond, an intuitive and medium and the co-owner of NJBalance Wellness Center, explains that the time chosen for the year-end bash was not strictly related to the harvest, but rather to the change of seasons. It was believed that seasonal change distorted the division between this world and the next, making it the opportune time for the dead to visit their earthly families.

The Silent Brunch at the Center is open to anyone and will honor the tradition with participants dining in silence, so that they can tune in to their departed loved ones. A special table will be reserved where attendees can place a memento or photograph of their late loved ones.

For relocation and event details and schedules, as well as photos of the new facility, call 609-654-9400 or visit YogaCenterOfMedford.com.

Cost: $30; reservations required; limited seating. Location: 43 S. Main St., Medford. For more information, call 609-9758379 or email NJBalanceWellness@gmail.com.

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newsbriefs World Tai Chi and Qigong Day Celebration in Camden

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he 16th annual World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, an international event to promote public awareness and knowledge of the internal healing arts practices, will be celebrated from 9 a.m. to noon, April 26, at the Walt Whitman Arts Center, in Camden.

This day begins at 10 a.m. in New Zealand and moves through every time zone around the world; it was honored in 70 countries in 2012 and 80 nations in 2013. Free and open to the public, the event enables even people that have never done tai chi to gather in parks, pavilions and gyms and learn a short routine with others. Experienced practitioners will practice their own routines collectively. After the initial practice, teachers often perform more advance forms, answer questions and provide registration sheets for those interested in classes.

Tai chi and qigong are geared toward well-being, the topic of this year’s event, so Camden’s wellness and health professionals and community organizations are encouraged to exhibit at this event.

Location: 101 Cooper St., Camden. To reserve an exhibitor table or receive more information, call 856-993-6613 or visit WorldTaiChiDay.org.

Cape May Artists’ Cooperative Relocates

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he 19-member Cape May Artists’ Cooperative is relocating to a studio at 122 Sunset Boulevard, across from the Exit Zero Store, in West Cape May, a few blocks away from its former location. The gallery carries a comprehensive collection of members’ art, including original paintings, photographs and prints, jewelry, stained and fused glass, woodturning and assemblages, fiber arts and mosaics. Views and themes of Cape May and the surrounding area have inspired many of the works.

A group of local artists formed the cooperative in 2009 to display, share and sell their art publicly. They were located within the West End Garage until December 2013. President Mary Stewart believes the new gallery will help raise awareness of the artists’ work and expand their horizons. “Our members are excited to have finally moved into a location that gives us a more gallery-like space with great natural light and provides the opportunity to conduct classes and workshops.” A full schedule of demonstrations, gallery talks and classes is planned.

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Namas Day, a Philly Area Yoga Festival, Coming in May

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hilly Area Yoga will bring the all-day yoga festival, Namas Day, to the WHYY Inc. building, in Philadelphia, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 10. For each festival, talented area yoga instructors are carefully chosen from the area for their unique abilities to contribute to an inspired atmosphere of learning and community. A full list of instructors is available at NamasDayPhilly. com/presenters. Representing South Jersey are Nicole Cucinotta, Mark DiFilippo, Beth Filla, Brittany Wallrath and others.

Sponsored in part by Whole Foods Market, the event will feature an array of whole, natural foods, as well as yoga and wellness giveaways. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia.

The second Namas Day, held this past fall in Wayne, experienced double the attendance of the first event.

“Namas Day is about bringing the yoga and wellness communities together,” comments Mary Fetterman, founder and owner of My Area Yoga, which over the past year has added a Chicago Area Yoga and a D.C. Area Yoga. “We look forward to people coming together as yogis, not as instructors or studio owners or students of a particular studio.”

Location: 150 N. 6th St., at Independence Mall West. For registration and more information, visit NamasDayPhilly.com or connect on Facebook with Philly Area Yoga or Namas Day.

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Goddess Gathering Features Meditation, Music and Medicine Wheel

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onnie Hart, Anna Castro and Molly Hicks are collaborating to unite women in a Goddess Gathering celebration of spring from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., April 4, at Yoga For Living, in Cherry Hill. “Our Goddess Gatherings are an opportunity for deep self-reflection, yet they are also lighthearted. We come together as a community of women supporting each other on our personal journeys,” comments Hart.

Jen Fante, a former Goddess Gathering attendee, remarks, “Bonnie and Anna are such great teachers. They help us go deep and find what is important to learn on our personal journey, so we can clear what might be blocking us. At the same time the gathering ends up being a fun time for everyone, with lots of laughter and new friendships.”

Hart will demonstrate using Native American Medicine Wheel teachings, and Castro will lead a guided meditation. Hicks, a music therapist, will invoke her angelic voice and skilled musicianship to accompany a deep relaxation to relieve stress and move participants into spring with inspiration. The evening concludes with light refreshments.

Cost: $20. Location: 1926 Greentree Rd., Cherry Hill. For preregistration (required) and more information, contact Yoga for Living at 856-404-7287 or YogaForLiving.net, or contact Hart at 609-970-3401 or EarthGym.org.

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newsbriefs Spring Activities at Saddler’s Woods

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addler’s Woods Conservation Association (SWCA), a nonprofit dedicated to education, restoration, and research involving the 25-acre urban forest, Saddler’s Woods, will celebrate spring with a packed April schedule.

During the Wonderful Watershed Walk, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., April 5, hikers will discover the importance of good water quality and how to protect our watersheds. A Burst of Spring botany tour in Saddler’s Woods, from 10 a.m. to noon, April 12, will demonstrate how to identify native flora by their spring foliage and flowers and how animals benefit from plants.

Also on April 12, from 1 to 5 p.m., SWCA will host its Spring Festival Open House at the Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center (HTEHC). The educational lineup includes games, crafts and unique nature exhibits.

The interactive program, Hop into an Amphibian World, starts at 2 p.m.

SWCA will host its annual Earth Day Stewardship event from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 26. Volunteers are needed to nurture Saddler’s Woods by removing litter, debris and non-native, invasive plants. Such forest restoration efforts have significantly improved the health of the woods’ ecosystem.

Capacity is limited; pre-registration is required for most events; please call for age and chaperon requirements.

Cost: Apr. 5, $5; Apr. 12, $2; other events, free. Locations: Saddler’s Woods, 250 MacArthur Blvd., Haddon Township.

HTEHC, 143 E. Ormond Ave., Haddon Township. For more information and preregistration, call 856-869-7372 or email Kristen@SaddlersWoods.org. To learn more about SWCA, visit SaddlersWoods.org.

Take Action to Label GMOs

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he movement to label genetically engineered foods, also known as genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is heating up in New Jersey because many Americans want to know if the food on their grocers’ shelves is genetically engineered. Although many U.S. consumers are unaware, genetically engineered corn and soybeans are the building blocks of the industrialized food supply; derivatives of these GMOs are in many foods we unknowingly eat each day.

The majority of Americans say they are in favor of mandatory labeling of GMO food products. The New Jersey state senate and general assembly are now considering Bill Senate-91 to label genetically engineered foods throughout the state. GMO food labeling will not become a reality without the leadership of New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and General Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. New Jersey residents that support mandatory labeling of GMO food products can have their voices heard by sending the text message “LABEL” to 69866.

Biotech companies often liken genetic engineering to traditional hybridization, a stock selection process used by generations of farmers.

However, unlike traditional crossbreeding, genetic engineering techniques allow scientists to insert specific genes from any plant, animal or microorganism into the DNA of a different species—something that couldn’t occur in nature.

The long-term effects of eating genetically engineered foods are still largely unknown. However, independent, peer-reviewed research on biotech crops reveals troubling health implications.

For more information, contact Emily Reuman, organizer for the South Jersey meeting of Food & Water Watch at EReuman@FWWatch.org.

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Permaculture Design Certificate Class Coming to New Jersey

Celebrate, Learn, Grow at Cherry Hill Earth Festival

he Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) and The Permaculture Project, LLC, will offer an eight-day permaculture design certificate course at Duke Farms, in Hillsborough, over the course of two four-day weekends, May 16 to 19 and June 6 to 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The first four days will focus on the planning and design components, and the second four days may include some hands-on implementation of the permaculture concepts at Duke Farms. All eight days must be completed for certification.

Upon completion, students receive a permaculture design certificate sanctioned by the Permaculture Institute of Australia.

Experiential and hands-on, permaculture is about designing ecological human habitats and food production systems. The course objective is to attain a working understanding in ecologically based planning, site design and management. Instructor Wayne Weiseman is the director of The Permaculture Project, LLC, a full-service international consulting and educational business promoting the ideas of eco-agriculture, renewable energy resources and eco-construction methods. He is certified by the American Institute of Architecture to teach continuing education in permaculture to licensed architects and landscape architects.

he fifth annual Cherry Hill Earth Festival is scheduled for April 26, rain or shine, at the historic Croft Farm on Borton’s Mill Road. The free, family-friendly event, which draws more than 5,000 visitors, promises engaging student Earth Day displays and healthy food choices selections from Chimp Aid Café, J-Dogs and more. Live performances by area school bands, choirs, dance groups and more will be performed on two stages.

Eco-cleanup opportunities include recycling drop-offs for electronics (excludes televisions, monitors and large appliances), shoes, hangers and plastic shopping bags. Gardeners can pick up free compost and also participate in a plant exchange. Non-perishable food will be collected for donation to a local food bank.

Family fun includes the choice of two bike rides, comprising either two or nine miles, (registration opens at 8 a.m.; helmets required); arts and crafts; planting; a children’s bounce house; and an appearance by the Phillie Phanatic (mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies).

The festival is made possible in part by its generous presenting sponsors: Hutchinson Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, LourdesCare of Cherry Hill and the Ravitz Family Foundation.

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Cost: $1,200 for NOFA-NJ members; $1,300 for nonmembers, includes lunch each day; multiple members of same family/farm are eligible for discounted registration.

Installment payment plans are available. For information about course content, visit PermacultureProject.com. For preregistration (required) and information about lodging, meals and services, call 908-371-1111 or visit Nofanj.org.

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olman Automotive Group has awarded $25,000 to Perkins Center for the Arts for arts education programs, facility improvements and operations. The grant will be used to support operational costs, including programming fees, art supplies, technology and utilities expenses, as well as the growth of its arts education programming and facility improvements at both the Moorestown and Collingswood Centers.

Holman Automotive Group, Inc., is headquartered in Maple Shade, and has been a friend and supporter of Perkins Center since the early ’90s.

“Such amazing support from Holman Automotive enables us to further our commitment to provide a wide range of creative opportunities for people of all ages and at every level of artistic development and also reaffirms to us the importance of that commitment to our community,” comments Melissa Blanton, president of the Perkins Center board of trustees.

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Home Renovations Aggravate Childhood Asthma

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ew research suggests that renovation planning should involve more than just picking the right colors and styles; doing it right may help prevent childhood respiratory conditions. Researchers from St. Louis University, in Missouri, linked home renovations with increased wheezing, asthma and chronic coughing among children living in the home. The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, followed 31,049 children between the ages of 2 and 14 years old from seven Chinese cities over a two-year period.

Previous research has also reached a similar conclusion, identifying some specific materials responsible for increased childhood respiratory disorders. A Russian study of 5,951 children ages 8 to 12 found that increased asthma and wheezing were related to recently completed painting, as well as the installation of new linoleum flooring, synthetic carpets, particleboard and wall coverings.

That study, published in the same journal states, “Exposure levels are the highest during and shortly after painting, but low levels of exposure may remain for several months. Wooden furniture, as well as painted or varnished and new furniture, is likely to emit chemical substances.”

A 2002 study of New York children published in the Journal of Urban Health found similar results.

Ventilation and Cleaning Hinder Indoor Pollutants

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roperly ventilating and frequently cleaning our homes and offices are both important to our health, concludes a new European study published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Researchers analyzed bacterial and fungal counts and suspended particulate matter in indoor air samples of 40 homes and offices. They determined that 45 percent had indoor pollution levels greater than that recommended by the current European Concerted Action Report on air quality standards.

An analysis of a Canadian government Health Measures Survey discovered 47 different indoor volatile organic compounds (VOC) among more than half of the 3,857 households surveyed throughout Canada. Most of the VOCs identified there have also been present in separate European and U.S. studies.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), VOCs are carbon chemical compounds that can evaporate under normal indoor atmospheric conditions. The concern with indoor VOCs is their potential to react with indoor ozone to produce harmful byproducts that may be associated with adverse health effects in sensitive populations.

Benzene, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and xylene top the list of common VOCs inside U.S. households, according to an EPA report. Typical sources comprise common household chemicals, furnishings and décor, as well as indoor activities such as unventilated cooking, heating and smoking.

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Orange Oil Calms Kids in Dental Chairs

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or centuries, aromatherapy using orange oil has been heralded in traditional herbalism for its ability to alleviate anxiety. Research published in the journal Advanced Biomedical Research now finds that aromatherapy using the same ingredient can significantly reduce a child’s anxiety at the dentist’s office.

The study, conducted at Iran’s Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and published in the peer-reviewed journal Advanced Biomedical Research, tested 10 boys and 20 girls between 6 and 9 years old. In this crossover design study, participants were assigned randomly into two groups. Half the children were treated with water instead of any essential oil (control) initially and received orange aroma in the second session (intervention). Another 15 children received treatment under orange aroma in the first encounter (intervention) and were treated without any aroma the second time (control). When the children were given orange oil aromatherapy, they experienced significantly reduced heart rates and lower salivary cortisol levels compared with those not receiving it.

The results corroborate findings from a 2000 study from the University of Vienna, in Austria, published in Physiology and Behavior.

Olive Leaf Outperforms Diabetes Drug

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live leaf may provide nature’s answer to diabetes treatment.

A recent study from the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, suggests that olive leaf extract can help reduce insulin resistance and increase insulin production by beta cells in the pancreas.

The researchers tested 46 middle-aged, obese adults at risk for developing metabolic syndrome-related Type 2 diabetes. In the double-blind, placebo-controlled study, olive leaf extract outperformed the diabetes drug metformin and “significantly improved insulin sensitivity and pancreatic beta-cell secretory capacity,” according to the researchers. Insulin helps escort glucose into the body’s cells.

Supplements Could Save $70 Billion in Medical Costs

Tomatoes Prevent and Even Treat Liver Disease

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n a Frost & Sullivan study report authored by Christopher Shanahan and Robert de Lorimier, Ph.D., the use of dietary supplements, including B vitamins, phytosterols and dietary fiber, could reduce the cost of treating coronary artery disease in the U.S. by nearly $50 billion over the next seven years. In addition, healthcare costs related to diabetes, vision problems and osteoporosis could be reduced by nearly $20 billion collectively with the use of certain supplements.

The projections were based on cost-benefit analysis comparing a series of scenarios to assess the effect on overall disease management costs if an identified high-risk population were to avoid costly medical events by increasing their intake of dietary supplements purchased out-of-pocket versus no supplement usage.

“The healthcare system spends a tremendous amount of money treating chronic disease, but has failed to focus on ways to reduce those costs through prevention,” says Steve Mister, president of the Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 3 percent of U.S. healthcare costs are spent on the prevention of chronic diseases.

Air Conditioning Cleans Up Indoor Air

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omatoes are widely known for their outstanding antioxidant content, anti-inflammatory and cancer-fighting properties, plus benefits to heart health. Now, research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center, at Tufts University, in Boston, Massachusetts, has found that consuming tomatoes—particularly their lycopene content—can also help prevent and even treat both liver disease and cancer of the liver.

The researchers combed through 241 studies and scientific papers to connect the dots. They report that lycopene up regulates the sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) protein, meaning it increases the number of receptors on cell surfaces, thereby increasing cellular response to it. SIRT1 activation is recognized to protect against obesity-induced inflammation and degeneration of the liver, explain the study’s authors. Lycopene was found to protect against fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis and the formation of cancer in the liver and lungs.

Multiple studies have shown cooked tomatoes and tomato sauce offer increased bioavailability of healthful lycopene.

Local natural-health and sustainability advocates show us how.

ir conditioning does more than keep us cool. A study of 300 adults and homes concludes that central air conditioning removes significant levels of volatile organic compounds and pollution particulates from indoor air.

The research, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, finds that using air conditioning with windows closed reduced indoor air pollution the most. One caveat, however, is that the research was conducted in Taipei, China—notable for its extreme outdoor pollution.

Another recent study published in Environmental Science confirms the general premise. A research team in Zhejiang, China, found that air conditioning reduced the presence of potent atmospheric pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAC) by 23 percent. PACs contain compounds that are carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic (damaging to fetuses).

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Radiating gentleness and tranquility, the watercolors of artist Claudia Tremblay are rendered in a subtle palette of soft hues and often reflect her fascination with women and children around the world.

Tremblay left her home in Quebec, Canada, to work with a non-governmental organization in Guatemala, where she planted medicinal gardens alongside the native women that had fled their country during its civil war and were returning home to start new communities.

With no formal training in art, Tremblay was inspired to portray the strength and spirituality of these hardworking women of the Maya highlands. “I had studied horticulture, and was sent to make gardens with these beautiful women in a hostile land,” she recalls. “In my free time, I tried day after day to capture the magic and melancholic depth of the Mayan people and their land.”

After 13 years, Tremblay returned to Montreal, where she continues to create “artwork for the soul.” Her recent series of richly shaded yoga watercolors compellingly evokes a focused, sacred energy. “Love and sensibility are always what I wish to transmit through my paintings,” advises Tremblay. “Let’s all dream a little more!”

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A new publication, Trade and Environment Review: Wake Up Before it is Too Late, from the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development, declares that transformative changes are needed in current food, agriculture and trade systems to increase diversity on farms, reduce use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food systems.

Key indicators of needed transformation in agriculture include increased soil carbon content and better integration between crop and livestock production; more incorporation of agroforestry and wild vegetation; reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of livestock production; reduction of GHG through sustainable peatland, forest and grassland management; optimization of organic and inorganic fertilizer use; reduction of waste throughout the food chains; changing dietary patterns toward climate-friendly food consumption; and reform of the international trade regime for food and agriculture.

The report includes contributions from more than 60 international experts, including a commentary from the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy.

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Mailbox Libraries Gain Worldwide Alice Mills smiles as she looks at the box that sits on her lawn in Hutchinson, Kansas, an act of kindness for neighbors and the community. Inside the box is a miniature library. Books sit on two shelves; the bottom with short stories for children and the top with novels for adults. After her children grew up and moved away from home, they took the books they wanted with them.

The rest sat on a bookshelf collecting dust. “If they’re here, they’re not being read,” Mills says.

The concept for the Little Free Library began in 2009 to promote literacy and the love of reading, as well as to build a sense of community, according to LittleFreeLibrary.org. They are now popping up around the world in the United States, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, Spain, Turkey and the Congo.

A recent Pew Internet & American Life Project survey shows that Americans strongly value the role of public libraries in their communities, both for providing access to materials and resources and for promoting literacy and improving the overall quality of life. More than half used a public library in a one-year period, and 72 percent say they live in a “library household”. Most Americans say they have only had positive experiences at public libraries and value a range of library resources and services. National Library Week begins April 13.

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Menus Minimize Greenhouse Gases Experts at the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, at Aberdeen University, in Scotland, have created a new menu plan that is healthy and nutritious, as well as good for the environment. The researchers compiled a shopping list of 52 foods arranged in categories according to how much climate-changing greenhouse gases are produced to make and transport them (Tinyurl.com/ScottishDiet).

They then devised a weekly weight allowance for each food, which when followed, would reduce the use of greenhouse gases by about a third. Surprisingly, the list features foods such as chocolate, ice cream and red meat, but anyone wanting to reduce their carbon footprint must only eat them in relatively tiny quantities.

Some food groups, such as dairy products and meat, produce much bigger emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide than others because of the way they are manufactured and brought to market. The production of fruit, vegetables and legumes is much less likely to produce such high emissions.

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GMO Go-Ahead

Feds Give Dangerous Green Light The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a draft statement essentially giving the green light to the marketing, sale and planting of Dow Chemical’s genetically modified (GM, GMO, GE) corn and soybeans resistant to 2,4-D, which will trigger a huge increase in the use of the toxic herbicide.

The determination under the Plant Pest Act comes despite intense opposition over the past two years from farmers, more than 400,000 other individuals and some 150 farm, fishery, public health, consumer and environmental groups and private businesses.

Meanwhile, the Grocery Manufacturers Association has issued talking points against GMO labeling laws for food industry lobbyists that claim the laws are unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment, although other legal experts say the assertion is baseless.

Trees are Trying Forests Have Limited Powers to Save Us

Forests have a finite capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a recent study from Northern Arizona University. Results published in the online journal New Phytologist illustrate how today’s rising atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) might alter the carbon and nitrogen content of ecosystems.

In contrast to expectations, research over an 11-year period showed that ecosystem carbon uptake was not significantly increased by high CO2.

While plants did contain more carbon in the presence of higher CO2 levels, the soil lost carbon content due to microbial decomposition. These factors essentially canceled each other out, signifying that nature cannot entirely self-correct against climate change.

Marine Maneuvers Harnessing the Ocean’s Power Potential

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has updated its “red list” of threatened species, upgrading two kinds of albatross. However, the okapi, or “forest giraffe”, has taken a turn for the worse in Africa; the species is now listed as endangered and its numbers are dwindling, say IUCN officials.

Among species that saw an increase in population are the black-browed albatross, which was promoted from endangered to near threatened, and the black-footed albatross, which went from vulnerable to near threatened.

With stripes on its legs similar to those on zebras, the okapi is revered in its native habitat within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and even appears on the country’s currency. Protecting the species has been difficult amid political turbulence because armed rebels, elephant poachers and illegal miners encroach on parts of the okapi’s range, say conservationists.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $16 million on 17 tidal and wave projects to sustainably and efficiently capture energy from waves, tides and currents. The projects will also help gather crucial data on how these devices interact with the surrounding environment.

The DOE will also spend $13.5 million on eight projects to help U.S. companies build durable, efficient wave and tidal devices that reduce overall costs and maximize the amount of energy captured. Specifically, the projects will focus on developing new components and software that predicts ocean conditions and adjusts device settings accordingly to optimize power production.

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Solar industry jobs are up nearly 20 percent in the 14 months through November 2013 as cheaper panels and rising electricity rates spurred people to turn to solar, according to a report by the nonprofit Solar Foundation research group.

At latest count, solar companies employ nearly 143,000 solar workers, up more than 23,000 from September 2012—a job growth rate that’s 10 times faster than the national average and is helping local economies, according to the foundation. The industry is expected to create 22,000 new jobs in 2014, although at a slower pace than 2013. Cuts of 8,500 positions are projected in the sector that generates electricity from fossil fuels.

Solar firms surveyed in the report said that more than 50 percent of their business and homeowner customers turned to solar to save money, while nearly 23 percent said they invested in panels because costs are now comparable with utility rates. The report noted that the cost of solar equipment has fallen about 50 percent since the beginning of 2010, motivating more people to go green.

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A Fresh Look at Furnishings that Last Why not expand on the spring tradition of home cleaning by appraising existing home furnishings and décor to see how rearrangements can freshen the whole presentation? Employing a few basic creative strategies will yield long-lasting beauty, cost savings, health benefits and utility, all adding up to enhanced sustainability.

Secondhand items readily spruce up interiors when they are thoughtfully selected. Look for gently used, new-to-you items—ranging from furniture and lamps to accent pieces like pottery and wall art—at antique and thrift shops, yard and estate sales or via online forums such as CraigsList.com and Freecycle.org. Seeking out fair trade items helps support a fair wage for artisans around the world.

Plants enliven and beautify any space while cleaning indoor air, according to a recent study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Associated Landscape Contractors of America. Plants cited as especially effective in removing formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide from the air include bamboo palm, Chinese evergreen, English ivy, gerbera (African) daisy, chrysanthemum and peace lily. Pot them in used jars or other repurposed containers to conserve materials and add character and more personality to home décor.

Overall balance is key. “An imbalanced room has large furniture grouped together at one end and lightweight furniture and bare walls at the other,” says professional designer Norma Lehmeier Hartie, author of Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify & Energize Your Life, Your Home & Your Planet. “The effect is like being on a tilting boat in a storm.”

Furniture arrangements are best when they allow light to flow through spaces with ample allowance for moving about the room. The ideal setup facilitates worktable projects and small-group conversations. Round tables help make everyone feel like they belong, according to green living expert Annie Bond.

Sustainable kitchen wares are often the classiest. Sturdy pots, pans and kettles, like Le Creuset and Picquot Ware, may offer replacement parts and lifetime guarantees; Bialetti and Bodum coffee makers and Littala glassware are durable and long-lasting. While some may cost more upfront, their longevity saves money over time. Then there’s always grandma’s iron skillet.

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a purpose. Everything has to be intentional. Over time, as you grow in the home, you make small modifications to personalize it more to adjust to your routine. You grow a strong bond with your home.”

Securing a much smaller dwelling than what we originally had designs on can lead to a lifetime of savings.

With less space to furnish, heat, cool, light, clean and maintain, we can enjoy greater financial freedom, less stress and more time for fun.

2. Deciding Where to Live

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very pivotal life decision, from choosing where we live to eating healthier, can support our best interests environmentally, as well. The good news is that it is possible to afford a sustainable way of life. Eco-friendly choices for housing, vehicles and food— generally perceived as expensive for the average individual or family—often are not only attainable when pursued in a thoughtful way, but can actually save us money compared to maintaining the status quo.

1. Buying a Home

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achieve, we could end up with a residence that makes neither financial nor ecological sense, and isn’t good for our health. A solution is to scale back on costly square footage. Spending 25 to 40 percent less than we think we can on a smaller home provides more possibilities when planning the renovation budget, enabling us to create a home that is more deeply satisfying.

Nicole Alvarez, an architectural designer with Ellen Cassilly Architect, in Durham, North Carolina, who blogs at IntentionallySmall.com, says that if we value quality over quantity, place over space and living more intentionally in every aspect of our lives, we are ready for a small home. Occupying less space has profoundly influenced her daily life and happiness.

Alvarez has found, “When space is limited, everything has a function and

Urban, suburban or rural, where we live incurs long-term repercussions on the natural environment. Choosing an established community within or close to an urban center tends to be more protective of air, water and land quality than living in a distant, car-dependent suburb, yet many families feel either drawn to or resigned to the suburbs for the lower housing prices.

But as Ilana Preuss, vice president at Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America, explains, “There is more to housing affordability than how much rent or mortgage we pay. Transportation costs are the second-biggest budget item for most families. In locations with access to few transportation choices, the combined cost of housing and transportation can be more than 60 percent of the total household budget.

For families with access to a range of transportation choices, the combined cost can be less than 40 percent.”

In most suburbs, where the only practical transportation choice is a personal vehicle, dependency on a car takes a toll on us financially and physically. Driving a personal vehicle 15,000 miles a year can cost about $9,122 annually in ownership and operating expenses, according to AAA’s 2013 Your Driving Costs report, and hours spent daily sitting behind the wheel being sedentary is eroding our health.

Lack of transportation options is a leading detriment to the nation’s collective wellness, according to the federal agency Healthy People.

Sustainable cities provide many transportation options, including public buses and trains, car-sharing services and all forms of ride sharing;

Cost comparisons show that an HEV can save a heavily travelling city driver nearly $1,000 in fuel costs annually versus a comparably sized conventional gasoline-powered car. Although a 2014 midsized HEV has an average suggested retail price of $28,431, the category has been around long enough to create a market in previously owned vehicles.

A used hybrid that is just two years old can cost up to 25 percent less than a new one.

Eco-friendly choices for housing, vehicles and food—generally perceived 4. Buying American as expensive for the According to Consumer Reports, many average individual or shoppers prefer to buy products made family—often are not only in the USA, but with more than 60 of all consumer goods now attainable when pursued percent produced overseas, finding American goods is not always easy. in a thoughtful way, but The good news is that buying Amercan actually save us money ican doesn’t mean only buying American made.

We back the U.S. economy compared to maintaining and jobs when we purchase used items the status quo. that have been renewed or repurposed and perhaps most importantly, they are bike- and pedestrian-friendly. Choosing communities that make it possible to reduce driving and even go car-free much of the time can save us money, reduce stress and improve our health.

3. Choosing a Car

We know two primary facts about cars: They are expensive and those with internal combustion engines pollute during operation. Still, many of us need one.

Reducing the total impact and burden of owning a car can be as simple as prioritizing fuel efficiency. It helps that fuel-sippers now come in more sizes than just small, yet small subcompacts remain a good place to start our research because of their budget-friendly prices and high fuel economy.

A subcompact that averages 32 miles per gallon (mpg) and has a sticker price below $15,000 can save us so much money compared with a top-selling compact SUV—upwards of $16,000 over five years, according to Edmunds.com—that if we need a larger vehicle on occasion, we can more easily afford to rent one.

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), both small and midsized, can be an even better choice, averaging 41 mpg.

by enterprising citizens. Creative reuse supports new and existing businesses that collect, clean, sort, recondition, refurbish, remanufacture, update, refinish, reupholster, repair, tailor, distribute and sell used parts, materials and finished goods.

Sarah Baird, director of outreach and communications of the Center for a New American Dream, an organization working to shift consumption away from wasteful trends, loves the history of used items. She says, “An item that has already lived one life has a story to tell, and is infinitely more interesting than anything newly manufactured.” Another reward is the big savings afforded by previously owned durable goods; not even America’s big-box discount retailers can beat these genuine bargains.

Of course, not everything is available in the used marketplace, but when it makes sense, we can proudly know that our purchases support American ingenuity and workers.

5. Getting Healthy

Going green is healthy in innumerable ways. In addition to driving less, banning toxic products from our household cupboards and dinner plates is another solid place to start on the road to improved well-being for ourselves and the planet.

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The newest hybrids have been around for more than a decade, and the batteries have held up extremely well, lasting 150,000 to 200,000 miles in some cases. ~ CNN.com

Toxic consumer products pollute the planet, from manufacture through use and disposal. They aren’t doing us any favors. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that the average human body now contains an estimated 700 industrial compounds, pollutants and other chemicals due to exposure to toxic consumer products and industrial chemicals. After researching proper local disposal of such hazards, replace them on future shopping forays with safer choices. It’s an investment in our health that can save untold pain and money and pay off big time in avoiding health problems ranging from cancer,

asthma and chronic diseases to impaired fertility, birth defects and learning disabilities according to the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition.

To reduce exposure to the toxins that are commonly sprayed on conventional crops, select sustainable and organic versions of foods to prepare at home whenever possible. Such choices help keep both our bodies and the environment healthy and can be surprisingly affordable compared with eating out and consuming prepackaged convenience foods.

By substituting whole foods for prepared foods, cooking more meals at home and practicing good eating habits—like eating less meat and downsizing portions—the average person can enjoy high-quality food for $7 to $11 per day. This matches or falls below what the average American daily spends on food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Considering that diet-related diseases can cost afflicted families thousands of dollars a year, better food choices can make us not only healthier, but wealthier, too.

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ational Geographic photographer James Balog says he was skeptical about climate change until he saw it happening firsthand.

Watching once-towering glaciers falling into the sea inspired his most challenging assignment in a storied 30-year career—finding a way to photograph climate change.

In exploring Balog’s Extreme Ice Survey, a breathtaking photographic record of vanishing glaciers, and his award-winning documentary, Chasing Ice, Natural Awakenings asked about the challenges he faced to bring this dramatic evidence of climate change to a world audience.

How did seeing glaciers shrink “before your eyes” move you to endure sometimes life-threatening conditions to get these images on record?

I fell in love with ice decades ago as a young mountaineer and scientist. I loved to get up before dawn and hike out on a glacier in Mount Rainier or one in the Alps, watch the light come up and hear the crunch of the frozen ice underfoot.

On a trip to Iceland early in the project, I was looking at these little diamonds of ice that were left behind on the beach after the glaciers broke up. The surf had polished them into incredible shapes and textures. Walking the beach, you’d realize each one was a

unique natural sculpture that existed only for that moment before the return of high tide stole it away.

Nobody would ever see it again. That was an amazing aesthetic and metaphysical experience.

I realized that I wanted people to share this experience, to see the glaciers disappearing.

This visual manifestation and evidence of climate change is here, happening right before our eyes. It is undeniable.

Why do these photos and videos help us grasp the scale of Planet Earth’s climate changes already underway?

When people encounter Extreme Ice Survey images, their response is typically immediate and dramatic. It is the first step toward caring about a distant landscape most will never experience in person, enabling them to connect the dots between what happens far away and the rising sea levels, extreme weather events and other climaterelated issues closer to home.

What can an everyday person do to help underscore the global scientific consensus and urgency of addressing global warming?

Lobbyists and pundits seek confusion and controversy, because ignorance seeks to hide within a noise cloud of false information. As long as the public thinks climate change isn’t real or that science is still debating it, fossil fuel

industries protect their profits. Without social clarity, the political leaders financially beholden to fossil fuel industries have no motivation to act. Market signals don’t help us make correct decisions when the military, health and environmental costs of fossil fuels that spread throughout the economic system don’t show up in today’s gasoline prices and electricity bills.

Science and art seek clarity and vision. Clear perception is the key to changing the impact we’re having on our home planet. With social clarity, the policy, economic and technological solutions to wise energy use and countering climate change can be widely implemented. The path forward is being traveled by individuals committed to improving their own lives and communities; by school children who can’t stand the inaction of their elders; by innovative entrepreneurs and corporations eager to make or save money; by military generals seeking to protect their country and their soldiers; and by political leaders of courage and vision.

We are all complicit with action or skeptical inaction; we can all participate in solutions to climate change.

What’s next on the horizon for you?

We will continue to keep the Extreme Ice Survey cameras alive. This project doesn’t end just because the film came out. We plan to keep observing the world indefinitely. We’ll install more cameras in Antarctica; funding permitting, we also hope to expand into South America.

I intend to continue looking at human-caused changes in the natural world, which is what I’ve been photographing for 30 years. I’m developing a couple of other big ideas for conveying innovative, artistic and compelling interpretations of the world as it’s changing around us. I will continue doing self-directed educational projects through our new nonprofit, Earth Vision Trust. Overall, I feel a great obligation to preserve a pictorial memory of vanishing landscapes for the people of the future.

Christine MacDonald is a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., whose specialties include health and science.

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the casualties and hidden victims of the disease. “No one sees the sacrifices they make,” she writes. Her cautionary advice—it is vital for caregivers to take care of themselves by exercising, eating and sleeping properly, and getting respite care when needed,” says London.

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Caring for the Caregiver

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ccording to the Family Caregiver Alliance National Center on Caregiving, there are presently 65.7 million caregivers in the U.S. These dedicated individuals are unpaid for their unsung efforts of looking after someone incapable of fully caring for themselves. In The Accidental Caregiver’s Survival Guide: Your Roadmap to Caregiving Without Regret, author A. Michael Bloom, MA., describes the many different types of family caregivers as people caring for life partners/ spouses who become ill or disabled, parents caring for children with disabilities, adult children caring for aging parents, family members caring for an injured veteran who returns from war, or to a loved one who suffers a traumatic brain injury after a car/industrial accident or is the victim of gun violence. Many “sandwich generation” caregivers even perform more than one caregiving role such as providing care to an elderly parent with dementia and to a child with a disability.

“Due to their dedication, limiting beliefs and desire to do it all, many caregivers are highly stressed and on the brink of burnout, which puts their loved ones and themselves at risk of harm,” cautions Bloom, who was the primary, live-in caregiver for his parents during their final years. Today he uses 20

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his experience as a coach and supporter of other caregivers and generously shares how to avoid burnout suggestions that are practical, tactical and soul-saving coping strategies for family and professional caregivers.

First, Care for Yourself

Before any airplane leaves the gate, FDA regulations require that a flight attendant talk passengers through a series of emergency instructions—seatbelts, exit doors and oxygen masks that descend when air pressure drops inside the cabin. The first rule is for adults to put on their own oxygen mask before assisting anyone else. Take heed caregivers: this principle—caring for yourself first—applies to you. Such a win-win strategy, when followed, insures that when your needs are met the person you care for will also benefit. Unfortunately, while it is the most important thing to do, it is the least remembered thing on the caregiver’s TO DO list.

In Support for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers: The Unsung Heroes, Judith L. London Ph.D., a psychologist in San Jose, California, advises that the more than 15 million individuals, who are caregivers for family members or friends with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, are themselves

Regardless of age, sex and race and ethnicity, caregivers report problems such as sleep deprivation, poor eating habits, failure to exercise, failure to stay in bed when ill and postponement of or failure to make medical appointments for themselves—proof that their own health and well-being is pushed aside to manage their caregiving responsibilities.

Why Caregivers Put Themselves Last

Marilyn Eppolite, a local intuitive energy therapist, is a good example of a caring daughter—healthy, empathetic and a multi-tasker, proficient at juggling numerous things in her marriage and work—who stepped up to the challenge of caring for her father while he suffered with dementia. “My mother was comfortable leaning on me because of my healing background and empathetic qualities. I often sensed what she needed before she asked. Eventually I had to remind her that she had three other children she could also ask,” says Eppolite, who notes that her mother had difficulty in asking for help. Overall, Eppolite now has a good understanding of how we have been acculturated to assume the A-personality type in a crisis. “When we are thrown into a predicament unexpectedly, we go on automatic pilot, roll up our sleeves and get things done without asking others for help,” she advises.

Even though Eppolite was in good health, she wondered why she was so exhausted. “Like other caregivers, I tended to isolate myself from social interaction because I was too physically and emotionally depleted by dealing with my parents’ issues and my own feelings. It never dawned on me, largely because I didn’t interact and hear the stories of other caregivers, that caretak-

Almost every family caregiver throughout the world assumes her/his role accidentally and without pre-planning as a result of an unexpected family member illness, injury or disability.

When duty calls, the caregiver jumps right in to support the loved one in need without hesitation and puts other parts of their life on hold or on the back burner.

A. Michael Bloom, The Accidental Caregiver’s Survival Guide. ing was going to be such a difficult job.

Looking back, I should have realized that there was no way I could juggle it all alone without personal consequences and that it would have been good to be part of a caregiver’s support group,” comments Eppolite.

From Bloom’s experience in the emotionally wrenching experiences of caregiving, where we often go from crisis to crisis, it’s difficult to let our guard down and see that our parents, who were once vital and cared for us, are aging and unable to fully care for themselves. “In our society, we don’t like looking at these things, which means that we are largely in denial when we are accidentally thrown into the situation. When we allow the truth settle into our psyches, the shock has a huge emotional impact,” he advises.

No Downtime

“Growing up in my household, self-care was not valued. Instead of setting aside important downtime to nurture ourselves, value was placed on ‘giving’,” says Rhonda Clarke, who was involved in the medical caregiving business for 14 years. Now the owner of Yoga for Living, in Cherry Hill, Clarke points out that many parents struggle to model self-care for their children. She muses, “Downtime permits time for self-care and if this is missing from a parent’s actions throughout childhood and ad-

olescence, how would children know what it looks like when they’re an adult.

It’s unfortunate, we rarely give ourselves permission to stop and take time to take care of ourselves.”

Clarke’s passion for supporting caregivers is the result of numerous life experiences. “I worked for Bayada Home Care, two of my sisters are nurses and one is an occupational therapist. I was also married to a nurse,” she remarks. Clark is concerned with two themes she sees with her clients in the medical field—caregivers who direct most of their energy outward do not take care of themselves and many caregivers get their sense of self-worth from caregiving. “When caregivers push themselves beyond their boundaries and deplete what they think is a never-ending well of giving, their health can suffer. It’s actually healthier to give, when you give from a place of self-care.

Regular yoga and meditation class is an avenue that re-energizes by nurturing the mind and the heart—it fills you up,” explains Clarke.

Self-Renewal and Self-Empowerment Can Be Learned

In her Empowering the Caregiver workshop, certified Body-Psychotherapist Alexander teacher and Gestalt therapist, Ute Arnold enlightens participants regarding how ongoing demands of caring and caretaking create responses of worry and anxiety, until habitual patterns of contractions or pain in the body have become deeply entrenched.

“A parent, teacher, nurse, or anyone

who has taken the responsibility for another human being is challenged to find or make time for caring and empowering the self because mind and body are on constant alert and have lost neurological pathways to natural relaxation and well being,” says the founder of the nonprofit Unergi School of Body Psychotherapy, which integrates body, mind, emotions, spirit, creativity and nature.

Arnold’s creative one-day workshop introduces caregivers to her Unergi (unity and energy) Holistic Therapy modality that includes healing touch, body dialogue and psychophysical micro-movement to restore and guide sensing, thinking and responding into harmonious balance again. Hope, possibilities and trust in the amazing human organism, and the healing forces of nature, may be the next step for a parent, teacher, nurse, or anyone who lives often in overwhelming circumstances and wants to find a way to expand time in the smallest moments of self-care to in turn become an effective caregiver. “We can all learn how to build a road map to release the hidden power in our healing core-self,” advises Arnold.

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Good Riddance to Bad Vibes

Escaping Electromagnetic Exposure

by Priscilla Goudreau-Santos

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e crackle with that when a pa“Just because finds energy. Natural tient doesn’t respond to someone isn’t treatment by an energy electromagnetic fields within us regulate it’s because of feeling symptoms healer, how our bodies work. the environment. I try from exposure to neutralize its effect to Plus, we continually encounter many outside help the body regulate to electronic energy fields from Wi-Fi, properly,” Traver says. technology, that cell phones and towers, While protection in power lines, microwave highly occupied famdoesn’t mean ovens, computers, TVs, seily areas is important, curity devices and radar. A that it’s not having providing protection in growing number of experts is especially an effect on DNA.” bedrooms see these surrounding frevital, due to the amount quencies as an increasing of time we spend there ~ Camilla Rees danger to our well-being. for rest and restoration.

Applying modalities like acupunc- Traver’s diagnoses sometimes suggest ture, Reiki, Touch for Health and Eden remediation measures that involve an Energy Medicine can help us maintain electrician grounding currents and a healthy energy balance internally. adding selective shielding materials to They work to harmonize the body block frequencies flowing from electo protect against stress, trauma and tronic devices. “Magnetic fields from associated illness. outside the house are hard to control,

Phyllis Traver, owner of Safe & but 98 percent of what I find can be Sound Home, in Boston, is certifixed,” she advises. fied by the International Institute of

When Terry Mollner, 69, was Building-Biology & Ecology to detect, having trouble sleeping, he contacted measure and counter in-home electroTraver, who receives client referrals from magnetic activity. “The institute usually energy healers. “The conclusions were 22

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stunning,” Mollner says. “The detector’s measurements went off the charts in the bedroom. It wasn’t the flat screen TV at the foot of my bed, but how the room’s wiring was done. The electrician installed a relay so I can switch off the power on that side of the house at night. Now, I sleep six or seven hours,” which he characterizes as “a profound change.” He also suggests turning off and moving cell phones away from beds. Mollner then hardwired the computers in his home, eliminated Wi-Fi and rearranged the electronic equipment in his home office.

Kim Cook, an energy practitioner in Mission Viejo, California, specializes in Eden Energy Medicine and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). Cook decided not to buy a house she was initially interested in because it was in a hot spot. When Cook used her meter to chart frequencies at home, it also prompted her to move her bedroom clock radio to a different bureau. “It’s no longer sitting right at our heads,” she notes.

Plus, “I don’t put my cell phone on my body and it bothers me that my son puts his in his pocket.”

An overarching observation from Cook’s professional practice is that increasing numbers of people in pain are interested in energy medicine because they’re so frustrated with Western medicine. She observes, “Pain is blocked energy, and people are learning how to unblock it naturally.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the International EMF Project in 1996 because of rising public health concerns due to the surge in EMF sources. After reviewing extensive research and thousands of articles, the organization can’t confirm—or deny—the existence of health consequences from exposure to low-level EMFs.

But in 2011, the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on increased risk for glioma, a malignant brain cancer. Lloyd Morgan, a senior researcher with the nonprofit Environmental Health Trust and lead author of the internationally endorsed report,

Cellphones and Brain Tumors, goes further, unequivocally stating, “Cell phone radiation is a carcinogen.”

In our own environment, we can regulate EMF, says Iowan Camilla Rees, founder of the educational petition website ElectromagneticHealth.org and Campaign for Radiation Free Schools on Facebook; she is the co-author of Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution and Morgan’s cell phone report.

Says Rees, “You can buy a meter, avoid using cordless phones and baby monitors, and change your cell phone behavior. The harmful effects of cell phones decrease with distance; just by holding the cell phone six inches from your head, there is a 10,000-fold reduction of risk.”

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Backyard Birds and Butterflies Native Habitats Draw Critters and Delight Kids

by Avery Mack

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reating a backyard wildlife habitat provides valuable teaching moments. With planning and care, birds, bats, butterflies and bunnies can view yards as safe havens and sources for food, water and shelter, providing endless fascination.

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Josh Stasik, a father of three and owner of SweetNectar Recipe Seed.com, in Syracuse, Measure one part New York, sees firsthand ordinary white sugar how feeding winged to four parts water wonders can be an inex(no unhealthy red pensive way to start a new family activity. “My mom dye needed). Boil taught me about flowers the water first, and and bird feeders. I hope my then mix the nectar kids will someday pass the while the water is information along to their hot; the sugar will children,” he says. easily dissolve.

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“Native plants attract native bugs that are eaten by native birds and bats,” observes Stasik, noting that staff at extension services and garden centers can provide helpful advice.

Based on his own research, Stasik knows, “Bird species have definite tastes in food. Bluebirds love mealworms. Hummingbirds like floral nectars. Orioles look for citrus fruit. Butterflies are eclectic sippers of both floral and citrus.”

Hummingbirds pose particular appeal for kids and adults because they appear always on the move. Hummingbirds.net/ map.html follows their migration sites.

Videographer Tom Hoebbel, owner of TH Photography, outside Ithaca,

New York, builds birdhouses and nesting boxes with his kids. They also participate in the annual Christmas bird count for the Audubon Society (Birds.Audubon. org/Christmasbird-count). The Great Backyard Bird Count, a joint project between nonprofits Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, bird photos courtesy of Susan follows in February Gottlieb, of Venice, California (gbbc.BirdCount.org).

“In our yard, we have five nesting boxes made from reused wood. Once or twice a week, we check to see who lives there and how many eggs there are,” says Hoebbel. “So far, we’ve seen bluebirds, chickadees and house wrens.”

He laments the rapid decline of bats in the Northeast due to pesticides killing bugs, the main course for birds and bats. “In the winter, bats live in caves, so we put one-by-one-foot boxes in the yard for their summer homes.” Warm evenings on the patio are more enjoyable when bats clean up the mosquito population; a single bat can eat as many as 1,000 in an hour.

The monarch butterfly population is another favorite species in decline, with the spectacular annual migration on the verge of disappearing due to illegal deforestation, climate change, expansion of crop acreage and imposition of genetically modified plants that reduce the growth of native species.

“You can help them by planting perennial milkweed in your garden,” advises Brande Plotnick, founder of Tomato Envy, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Milkweed is the food of choice because it makes the caterpillars and butterflies toxic to birds and other predators. Also consider planting garden phlox, coneflower and lantana. Migrating monarchs live about nine months and fly up to 30 miles per hour.

Plotnick also suggests planting an herb garden that includes parsley.

“Swallowtail butterflies will lay eggs on parsley, caterpillars hatch and feed on it, and eventually create a chrysalis,” she says. “You’ll be able to see the entire butterfly life cycle.”

Rabbits add another dimension to backyard wildlife. Just as birds and butterflies need trees, bushes and plants to land on and hide in, bunnies need ground cover. The Virginia Department of Game and Fisheries counsels that brush piles should start with a base of large limbs, logs or stones to raise the floor above ground and create tunnels and escape routes, plus a home base.

Top with smaller branches and maybe a recycled Christmas tree or dead plants.

Encourage structural density and permanence with live vines. The resulting brush pile should be igloo-shaped and about six to eight feet tall and wide.

Visit Tinyurl.com/BunnyShelters.

City ordinances or subdivision regulations might prohibit brush piles in ordinary yards. Find out how to gain certification as a wildlife habitat through the National Wildlife Federation at Tinyurl.com/CertifiedWildlifeHabitat.

Rabbits can have as many as seven babies per litter, depending on the species. Make sure their space is sufficient.

Before attracting bunnies to the yard, be aware of local predators—hawks, owls, coyote, dogs and stray cats. The brush pile may also attract other animals like skunks, raccoons and reptiles.

A wildlife habitat is a fun, ongoing learning experience. It calls on

math skills for bird counts, geography to follow migration maps and woodworking to build homesites and feeding spots. It becomes a lesson in local ecology and the roles of native plants and animals. When children comprehend they can help save wildlife, it’s also a lesson in hope.

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Washing soda, a caustic chemical cousin of baking soda, softens water and removes stains. Bond advises, “It’s a heavy duty cleaner as powerful as any toxic solvent,” so wear gloves.

Hydrogen peroxide is considered an effective disinfectant and bleach alternative by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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HOMEMADE ECO-CLEANERS DIY Recipes Keep Your Home Naturally Clean

by Lane Vail

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mericans use 35 million pounds of toxic household cleaning products annually. According to the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition, in Los Angeles, traces of cleaning chemicals can be found throughout the human body within seconds of exposure, posing risks like asthma, allergies, cancer, reproductive toxicity, hormone disruption, neurotoxicity and death.

Equally sobering is the decades of research suggesting a relationship between the overuse of powerful disinfectants and the rise of antibiotic-resistant super bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as well as concerns over these toxins entering water supplies and wildlife food chains.

Cleaning product labels lack transparency, says Johanna Congleton, Ph.D., a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group, because “manufacturers aren’t required to specify ingredients.”

One approach to assure safe ingredients is do-it-yourself (DIY) products.

For Matt and Betsy Jabs, the authors of DIY Natural Household Cleaners who blog at DIYNatural.com, creating homemade cleaners is a rewarding exercise in sustainability and simplicity.

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The Jabs’ homemade laundry detergent costs five cents per load, compared with 21 cents for a store brand.

Annie B. Bond, a bestselling author and pioneering editor of the award-winning Green Guide, dispels a DIY myth: “What’s time-consuming isn’t making the cleaners; it’s making the decision to switch and figuring it all out,” she says.

Nine Basics

Find these multitasking ingredients in local groceries and health stores or online.

White vinegar effectively cleans, deodorizes, cuts grease and disinfects against bacteria, viruses and mold.

Castile soap in liquid or bar form serves as a biodegradable, vegetable-based surfactant and all-around cleaner (avoid mixing with vinegar, which neutralizes its cleansing properties).

Baking soda cleans, whitens, neutralizes odors and softens water. It’s an excellent scrubbing agent for bathrooms, refrigerators and ovens.

Borax, a natural mineral, improves the effectiveness of laundry soap. Although classified (as is salt) as a low-level health hazard that should be kept away from children and animals, borax is non-carcinogenic and isn’t absorbed through skin.

Essential oils derived from plants infuse cleaners with fragrance and boost germ-fighting power. Tea tree, eucalyptus and lavender oils all boast antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. The Jabs advise that although they can be pricy, “The investment will pay for itself many times over.”

Lemon juice or citric acid cuts through grease, removes mold and bacteria and leaves dishes streak-free.

Coarse kosher salt helps soften dishwasher water and acts as a scouring agent.

Home Formulas

All-purpose cleaner: Homemade Cleaners: Quick-and-Easy Toxin-Free Recipes, by Mandy O’Brien and Dionna Ford, suggests combining one cup of vinegar, one cup of water and 15 drops of lemon oil in a spray bottle. Use it anywhere, including glass and mirrors.

For serious disinfecting, follow with a hydrogen peroxide spray.

Foaming hand/dish soap: Shake one cup of water, a quarter-cup of castile soap and 15 drops of essential oil in a foaming dispenser. Use in bathrooms and kitchens.

Dishwashing detergent: DIYNatural recommends mixing one cup of borax, one cup of washing soda, a half-cup of citric acid and a half-cup of coarse kosher salt. Leave it uncovered for several days, stirring often to prevent clumping.

Cover and refrigerate. Use one tablespoon per load with a half-cup of citric acid in the rinse to combat streaks.

Laundry detergent: Combine one cup of borax, one cup of washing soda and one 14-ounce bar of grated castile soap.

Use one tablespoon per load, adding a half-cup of lemon juice to the rinse cycle. Prior to washing, use hydrogen peroxide as a stain remover (test first; it may lift color).

More than 95 percent of “green” products manipulate labels by providing irrelevant information (declaring a product is free of an already illegal chemical), being vague (masking poisons as natural ingredients), outright lying (claiming false endorsements) and other maneuvers. ~ TerraChoice Group Bathroom soft scrub: Bond recommends creating a thick paste with liquid castile soap and a half-cup of baking soda.

Scour tubs, showers and stainless steel surfaces with a sponge, and then rinse.

Hard floor cleaner: Environmental Working Group’s DIY Cleaning Guide suggests combining a half-gallon of hot water with one cup of white vinegar in a bucket to mop.

Toilet bowl cleaner: Sprinkle one cup of borax into the toilet at bedtime and then clean the loosened grime with a brush the next morning, advises Bond. Wipe outer surfaces with the all-purpose spray.

Carpet cleaner: Freshen rugs by sprinkling baking soda at night and vacuuming in the morning, suggests Bond. For deeper cleaning, combine one cup of vinegar and two-and-a-half gallons of water in a steam cleaner.

Wood polish: Bond recommends mixing a quarter-cup of vinegar or lemon juice with a few drops of olive and lemon oil.

Lane Vail is a freelance writer in South Carolina. Connect at WriterLane.com.

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Ecological and economical alternatives include cloth dishrags, towels, napkins, wipes and handkerchiefs plus washable diapers and menstrual pads.

Jean Calleja, co-owner of the Eco Laundry Company, in New York City, suggests customers buy recycled, organic, unbleached cloths and local products when possible.

In the kitchen: Use washcloths or repurpose cotton T-shirts into 10-by10-inch squares to use regularly with a homemade all-purpose cleaner on surfaces. Replace paper towels with cloth towels for drying hands.

At the table: Cloth napkins enhance mealtime. Buy or make plain napkins (by hemming cotton fabric squares) for everyday use and celebrate holidays with fancypatterned fabric rolled into napkin rings.

In the bathroom: Substitute chlorine-laden disinfecting wipes with homemade reusable ones. DIYNatural.com recommends mixing three-quarters of a cup of white vinegar, three-quarters of a cup of water and 25 drops of essential oil in a glass mason jar. Stuff five to seven washcloths into the jar, seal with a lid and shake, so the solution is absorbed into each wipe. Pull out a ready-made disinfecting wipe for a quick clean.

Laundering linens: Change cleaning rags often, hang-drying them thoroughly before adding to the laundry basket. Wash kitchen and bathroom rags (added to the bathroom towel load) separately each week. According to Calleja, “Presoaking rags overnight in a non-toxic, chlorine-free, whitening solution can make a huge difference in getting them clean.” Combine a half-cup of hydrogen peroxide with two to three gallons of water, spot-testing every fabric first for colorfastness.

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Green Teams Making Eco-Marks

in Three Counties

by Robin Shreeves

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hen it comes to creating sustainable communities in South Jersey, the responsibility falls on everyone’s shoulders.

Each household needs to do its part by recycling, reducing energy consumption, conserving water and protecting ecosystems. Local governments must also contribute by conducting similar activities on municipal properties while offering services that make it easier for residents to help the environment.

South Jersey’s local governments and residents don’t always have to always work separately on their green initiatives. Sustainable Jersey (SustainableJersey.com) is a certification program for state municipalities that want to “go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term.” It encourages

towns to create Green Teams of town employees, city council members and community volunteers.

Nearly half of New Jersey’s municipalities (407) have registered with Sustainable Jersey. Once registered, towns form Green Teams—sometimes called Sustainable Teams or Environmental Commissions—and start the work toward Sustainable Jersey certification.

Any borough or township that is registered is eligible for the benefits that Sustainable Jersey provides including the ability to apply for Sustainable Jersey Small Grants. Certified municipalities enjoy the added benefits of being able to use the Sustainable Jersey logo on their promotional materials and a chance to win various awards. Being recognized as a leader in sustainability in the state can attract residents that

want to live in a town that cares about the environment.

Every municipality already has residents that care about the environment and want to help their community become as sustainable as possible, but sometimes they don’t know where to start. That’s where the Green Teams come in. Many towns have them and most towns welcome new, eager volunteers that care about greening-up the community.

The following is a partial list of the active community Green Teams in South Jersey.

Burlington County

Bordentown City – Meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Carslake Community Center’s Senior’s Room at 7 p.m. For more information, contact BordenTownCityGreenTeam@gmail.com.

Mark your calendar: Bordentown City’s Annual Green Fair, June 14.

Bordentown Twp. – Meets the third Monday of each month at the municipal building at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Roger Plew at 609-306-7470 or Environmental Commission@BurlingtonTownship.com.

Chesterfield Twp. – For information about this community’s Green Team, contact Aggie@ChesterfieldTWP.com.

Evesham Twp. – The Evesham Township Environmental Commission meets the second Monday of each month at 8 p.m. in room 208B of the Municipal Services Building. For more information, call 856-983-2900.

Moorestown – For information about meetings and events for this community’s team, Sustainable Moorestown, visit SustainableMoorestown.org.

Mt. Laurel – For information about this community’s Green Team, email LBobo@MountLaurel.com.

Camden County

Audubon – For information about this community’s Green Team, contact the borough at 856-547-0711.

Mark your calendar: Audubon Town Wide Yard Sale is on April 12. While not an official Green Team event, yard sales are a wonderful way to shop sustainably.

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Barrington – Meets the first Tuesday of each month in the mayor’s office at the municipal building at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Sludwig@ BarringtonBoro.com.

Good to Know: The town’s Woodland Middle School has its own Green Team for students in grades five to eight.

Camden – Camden’s team is known as Camden SMART and is always looking for volunteers. For more information, visit Camdensmat.com.

Mark your calendar: Build a Rain Barrel Workshop at Camden Children’s Garden on May 17 for Camden residents only. To register, call 848-932-6747.

Cherry Hill – Sustainable Cherry Hill is highly active with a Green Team and various events throughout the year. For more information, visit SustainableCherryHill.org.

Mark your calendar: 5th Annual Cherry Hill Earth Festival at Croft Farm on April 26, one of the largest green events in the region.

Collingswood – For information about this community’s Green Team, visit Collingswood.com.

Mark your calendar: 6th Annual Collingswood Green Festival, April 12.

Gloucester Twp. – For information about this community’s Green Team, visit GloTWP.com/sustainable/.

Haddonfield – Sustainable Haddonfield meets the third Tuesday of each month at Borough Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 856-429-4700, ext. 321.

Haddon Twp. – For information about Sustainable Haddon Township, visit SHTGreenTeam.blogspot.com.

Mark your calendar: Haddon Township’s Green Event where you can bring your recycling and shop local vendors is April 26.

Pennsauken – For information about this town’s Green Team, visit TWP.Pennsauken. nj.us/content/pennsauken-green-team.

Runnemede – Meets the second Thursday of each month at 3:15 p.m. in the library.

For RunnemedeGreenTeam.org.

Keep an eye out for: The Runnemede Community Garden at the corner of the Harry Williams Gym and the library.

Stratford – Meets every fourth Wednesday at Yellin’s school library.

For more information, visit Stratford GreenTTeam.org.

Franklin Twp. – The Environmental Commission meets every first and third Monday at 7 p.m. at the municipal building council chambers. Mark your calendar: Build-a-Rain Barrel Workshop, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the municipal building. To register, email Shelble@RaritanBasin.org.

Monroe Twp. – For information about this town’s Green Team, email Monroe GreenTeam@gmail.com or visit the Sustainable Monroe Facebook page.

Voorhees Twp. – Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 2400 Voorhees Town Center. For more information, visit SustainableVoorhees.org.

Gloucester County

East Greenwich Twp. – The Environmental Commission meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at the municipal building. For more information, visit EastGreenwichNJ.com.

Mark you calendar: Free Shredding Event, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the municipal building parking lot.

If you didn’t see your community listed here, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a Green Team. Seventy-two of the communities in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties have registered with Sustainable Jersey. Some of the teams are just gearing up and need an infusion of fresh volunteers to help them move forward. Others are well established but still looking for interest and input from members of the community.

If your city or town isn’t listed, call your municipality and say, “I’d like information about our town’s Green Team. I want to get involved.”

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Green Decorating Tips to Protect Children & Pets

by Teresa Tocco-Davenport, CID, Green AP

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e spend 90 percent of our time indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and sadly too many of us spend that time wheezing, sneezing, coughing and scratching. The nonprofit, Sustainable Furnishings Council attributes that discomfort to the fact that today air pollutants are 2 to 5 percent higher indoors than outside.

When the most vulnerable among us—our children and pets—are suffering, it’s up to us to make the changes needed to ease their symptoms. Asthma affects 6.8 million children in this country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics says that, “Avoiding environmental allergens and irritants is one of the primary goals of good asthma management.”

More dogs and cats are also suffering from allergies. Veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker, also a columnist for The Huffington Post, says, “Our pets are much more sensitive to airborne toxins than we are.”

What’s Toxic?

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. They exist in materials such as adhesives in press and composite woods, paints, finishes, fabric sealers and backings. The EPA reports that concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to 10 times higher) than outdoors.

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window treatments and finishes. Many people are familiar with using hardwood flooring versus carpeting. It’s long lasting, has minimal chemicals and is easier to dispose of. What may be an unfamiliar, yet attractive and a green option, is bamboo and cork flooring.

Bamboo is a natural product. Its hues are naturally inherent to material.

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Made in the Shade An alternative to fabric shades are natural-woven shades made from 100 percent natural, renewable resources: bamboo, grasses and reeds. Bamboo is actually not a woo d. It’s a fast growing grass that can be made into highly durable, wood-like products, including flooring and shades.

No harsh chemicals are used. Treated in natural, chemical-free processing, the manufacturing of these shades involves high intensity heat, purifying the product to the highest degree. Natural-woven shades also have insulating properties that provide savings on heat and cooling, especially if lined. An added bonus is that they are easy to clean.

Also, for those that are not fans of wood window treatments, there are green fabric window treatments, made with sustainable fibers, organic fibers and recycled fibers.

Paint finishes have always been a concern and manufacturers have been diligent in creating products that reduce VOCs. There are paints today that are 100 percent acrylic resin with zero VOC, no discernible smell, that are fast drying, eco-friendly and tinted with no VOC colorants.

It’s difficult for furniture stores to know the exact components in the furniture they sell, but store personnel should share with you what they do know and be able to investigate further if more information is needed.

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Awareness of green decorating options allows us to alter our purchases to reduce the toxins in our homes and improve our health.

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Qigong Steps Up Vitality and Serenity

by Meredith Montgomery

A proven practice for supporting health and self-healing, qigong has been used in China for millennia to maintain and improve physical, mental and emotional well-being.

“Q

i” (pronounced chee) refers to the life force or vital energy present in all things throughout the universe while “gong” means dedicated effort or steady practice of a skill.

Qigong is the art of working intensely with this energy, cultivating life force.

Acupuncture physician and qigong instructor Walter Hayley, in Bonita Springs, Florida, became passionate about qigong while working as a stockbroker in need of stress relief. He compares qigong’s movement of energy in the body to water running through a hose: “Qi is concentrated in channels throughout the body. Think of the qi as water and those channels as a garden hose branching out to every aspect of the individual. Stress, whether physical or emotional, can kink the hose.

Qigong helps get the kinks out,” he explains. “It relaxes the body, letting energy flow more efficiently, allowing the body to heal itself.”

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breathing techniques. Many describe the practice as a moving meditation.

Qigong teacher Judith Forsyth, in Mobile, Alabama, says, “It’s often described as the mother of tai chi. When the quiet, internal energy art of qigong mixed with the powerful external martial arts, it developed into tai chi.” She emphasizes that the focus of qigong is less on its physical mechanics and more on understanding how the vital force moves through the body and can be used to enhance health and longevity.

Inside the body, there’s an integrated network of subtle energy centers that international Qigong Master Robert Peng believes are connected to the capacity for genuine happiness. The goal is to awaken and pack these centers with qi. “By repeating slow, gentle movements over and over, you can develop the body’s capacity to draw qi from the universe. It can be stored in these centers and later channeled back through the body to empower your daily activities,” explains Peng, author of The Master Key: The Qigong Secret for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom.

He focuses on three of the body’s big energy portals: the “third eye”, located between the eyebrows; the “heart center”, at the center of the chest on the sternum and the “sea of qi”, just below the navel. The idea is that when energy is accessed in these three centers, specific spiritual qualities are accessed: wisdom, love and vitality (respectively). Harmonizing all three is ideal.

Peng advises that when these essential elements are woven together in balance, dynamic happiness is possible.

“You begin to project more wisdom, love, vitality, inspiration and peacefulness.

Conversations flow more smoothly. Your life becomes more productive, meaningful and serene,” he says. “Whatever the challenges encountered, you’ll be better equipped to deal with them, while remaining inwardly content.”

Forsyth was first guided to qigong when the prescribed rest, drugs, exercise and physical therapy following an accident left her with lingering neck and back problems. She recalls, “After eight weeks of practice, I experienced significant physical improvement, not only where I had considerable pain, but in my overall energy level, ability to sleep and the condition of my skin and hair. The peace and harmonizing meditation benefits of qigong were also affecting me positively in other ways. I became less worried, less of a perfectionist, less stressed out and began to experience more joyfulness.”

While all styles benefit overall health, specific qigong exercises may be prescribed for specialized needs, from athletic conditioning to management of chronic conditions such as arthritis, hypertension or cancer. The gentle movements can be performed by almost anyone at any age and ability level, even those confined to a chair or bed. “Qigong speaks to the body and the body then addresses the condition,” Hayley remarks.

The experts advise that qigong is best practiced every day, even if for just five minutes. “A group class offers a synergy that a home practice lacks,but the more important practice is athome,” observes Hayley. Some personal instruction is ideal so the practitioner receives feedback, but books and videos make qigong accessible to everyone, everywhere.

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“Dogs in dining areas should lie quietly under your table or by your chair,” she continues. “This is not the time to socialize. Diners may find it unappealing to be approached by your dog while they’re eating. Choose a table where your dog can be out of the way of customers and the wait staff.” It will take practice. “If he acts up, apologize, leave and know that you’ll do better next time,” says Burkert.

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Wilderness in Sidewalk Cracks Small Nature Reaches Out to City Kids

by Greg Hanscom

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ity kids are often taught that nature is out there beyond the city limits, but one science educator and photographer shows how everyday nature has the power to transform.

You can take Molly Steinwald out of the city, but you’ll never get the city out of her. Growing up as a free-schoollunch kid on the outskirts of Manchester, New Hampshire, she notes, “I didn’t do the skiing and mountain climbing thing.”

Instead, she found solace watching ants parade across the sidewalk or tracing the intricate lines on a leaf. Yet when she graduated from high school, Steinwald traveled as far as she could from those city streets, earning a degree in biology, and then a master’s degree in ecology researching kangaroo rats in Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains.

Still, the city always tugged at her.

“I was really excited about big nature,” Steinwald says. “But I kept coming back to small-scale, mundane nature that I knew as a kid. I felt I needed to get back to help people who never see this stuff.”

Today, Steinwald is doing just that.

She is now pursuing a Ph.D. researching human interactions with nature in built environments. As director of science education and research at the Phipps Conservatory, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she has been charged with reimagining urban environmental education and reaching out to at-risk youth. Her basic assumption is: One doesn’t have to go to a national park, or even a city park, to connect with the natural world. It’s crawling past us on 36

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the sidewalk or drifting through the air right under our nose.

That, she says, is where city kids can forge a lasting connection with nature—if they’re paying attention. As one of the many ways to get kids to tune in, Steinwald directs programs that arm them with digital cameras and challenges them to take pictures of the fragments of nature they find on the streets.

The approach is a departure from the belief held by some that “nature” is defined as parks or green spaces—places apart from our everyday lives.

Lisa Graumlich, dean of the University of Washington School of the Environment, in Seattle, Washington, says Steinwald is making waves in environmental education circles: “She was an urban kid.

She brings the voice of someone from a different economic class to the table.”

Graumlich says it makes intuitive sense that connecting with street-level nature will help build a lasting bond with the natural world. The next challenge is figuring out how to provide kids with more of these experiences: “It may be as simple as a mom walking home from the bus stop with bags of groceries and two children in tow, feeling like she has time to look at a sidewalk crack with them.”

“A lot of nature in the city is really small,” Steinwald observes. “I want to show these kids that even if their nature is small, it’s still darned good nature.”

Greg Hanscom is a senior editor for Grist.org, in Seattle, WA.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Bike Maintenance Basics – 6:30-8pm. Routine maintenance on your bike can keep you riding smooth and prolong the life of your bike. Join an introductory class designed to help you take care of your bike. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/ Stores/94.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4 Yoga Nidra – 7:30-9pm. With Janet Watkins. A rejuvenating, restful practice for inducing mental, emotional and physical relaxation with the power to expose our innate reservoirs of creativity, clarity and self-understanding. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Soul Groove – 1-2:15pm. With Julie Fischer. Reconnect with your soul and breath in this playful, fun dance class that’s all about feeling good in your body. $15 or class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Wonderful Watershed Walk – 2-3:30pm. Ages 9-adult. Includes a hike and watershed awareness activities such as macroinvertebrate surveys and water quality testing. Led by Kristen Kwasek, Saddler’s Woods Conservation Association’s Director of Education. $5/person. Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave. Registration required: 856-8697372 or Kristen@SaddlersWoods.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 Silent Brunch with Susan Drummond – 10am12pm. Join us as we connect with and honor loved ones passed. Besides your personal communication with your loved ones, Susan will share any messages she receives during this Sunday brunch. $30. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. NJBalanceWellness@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 Pine Barrens Ecology & History Van Tour – 10am-12pm. This guided tour will feature swamps, pine and oak forests, cedar water, mudflats and more. $10. Burlington County College, Pemberton Campus. Pre-registration required: 609-894-9311 x 3027.

Ergonomic Gardening – 7pm. Monthly Horticultural Society of South Jersey meeting. Marilyn Fishman, Rutgers Master Gardener of Burlington County, will share her recent research on ergonomics for gardeners and gardening with ar-

thritis. Her focus will be on how you can protect against repetitive stress injuries while working in the garden. Free and open to the public. Carmen Tilelli Community Center, 820 Mercer St, Cherry Hill. For more info: HSSJ.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 Hands-On Bike Maintenance: Drive Train – 6:30-8:30pm. Learn about your drive train as well as how to inspect, maintain and adjust front and rear derailleurs to make sure your ride is as smooth as possible. $45/member, $65/nonmember. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856810-1938. REI.com/Stores/94.

How to Avoid Sports Injuries – 7pm. A clinical therapist from Virtua in Motion Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center will provide information on ways to avoid injuries. Free.

William G. Rohrer Center for HealthFitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 1-888-Virtua3.

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Tibetan Energy Yoga – 7:30-8:45pm. An ancient breathwork practice to support and enhance meditation. Experience for yourself the many benefits for body, mind and spirit. With Janice Gilpin. $20/session; $30/2 sessions in advance. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609-953-7800, The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 Afterwards Program: Loss and Life Transition Program – Thursdays, Apr 10-June 5. 6:458:45pm. If you’re 1-5 years past a “forever change” due to divorce, death of a loved one, illness, job loss, etc, this innovative small group, 8-wk program is for you. Combines the healing of therapy and self empowerment of life coaching, helping you get unstuck and emotionally transition toward the next chapter of your life. $375. Space Courtesy of The Starting Point, 215 Highland Ave, Haddon Township. Pre-registration required, Sharon: 856-270-2308; Pat: 856905-9343, AfterwardsProgram.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Journey Of Youth (JOY) Women Series – 10:30am-12pm. Yoga, tea, health knowledge, vendors. Nancy’s Exercise Classes, LLC and Advanced Wellness Solutions, LLC inspire guests to stretch the body and expand the mind. $15. Portion of registrations donated to charity. Little Red Schoolhouse, Mickleton.

To register: 609-320-6339 or Advanced-Wellness-Solutions.com.

Healthy Woman Wise – 6:30pm. Food is medicine and we women can strengthen our bones and balance our hormones with certain superfoods. Learn ways to heal your health. Entry charge: a can good for the local food pantry.

Spirit To Sole Connection, 600 Main St, Ste 8, Riverton. Pre-registration required: 856-8340883.

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Deep Relaxation Class with Crystal Bowls – 7-8pm. With Anna Castro & Rhonda Clarke.

Restore your energy, calm the mind, find peace and balance again. Monthly Special, 2nd Fri

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SUNDAY, APRIL 13 Philly Farm and Food Fest – 11am-4pm. Includes 100 farms, food artisans and sustainable products. Proceeds benefit Fair Food and PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture). $20/advance, $25/at door, free under age 12. PA Convention Center, Hall G, Broad St Atrium Entrance. PhillyFarmFest.org.

Pineal Toning TM – 7-9pm. A series of Pineal Gland Tones for Personal and Global Transformation, which can magnify intention and synchronicity in your life, amplifying your personal abilities and gifts. An activation of the 24 multidimensional levels of your DNA. Donations benefit Camden Rescue Mission.

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Spring into Yoga – 1-3pm. Bloom into spring with a flowing, renewing vinyasa class, ending with a restorative yoga nidra. Open to all levels. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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National Day of Prayer – 7-8:30pm. Join the Pine Wind community in praying for freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and separation of religion and government throughout the world. $10 donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15 The View Below – 6:30-8pm. At first glance, the idea of snorkeling most of our mid-Atlantic streams may seem a bit odd. But once we look below the reflective plane of our local creek a whole new world is revealed. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. REI.com/ Stores/94.

A Burst of Spring Botany Tour – 10am. Join Robyn Jeney, Saddler’s Woods Conservation Association’s Director of Forest Management, for a peak at native flora that is springing up during a 1.5-2-hr hike. Learn how to identify plants by their spring foliage and flower. Rain date: Apr 13. $2. Limit 15. Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave. 856-869-7372. Kristen@SaddlersWoods.org.

Women’s Full Moon Sadhana – 7:30-8:30pm.

With Maureen Heil. Come together and share in a satsung, or gathering of like-minded individuals, experience guided meditation, support each other through our visions and create the sacred space of community. Donation. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Women’s Sharing Circle – 10-11:30am. With Maryann Miller & Susan Drummond. Join us for this fun and informational sharing circle exploring every aspect of our Inner Goddess allowing us to flourish regardless of our present or past circumstances. $10. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

NJBalanceWellness@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Planning Your Overnight Bicycle Tour – 6:308pm. Let REI demystify overnight bike touring by teaching you how to select routes, pack your bike, and make your ride as comfortable as possible. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton.

856-810-1938. REI.com/Stores/94.

Girl Power Tween Enrichment Workshop – 12:30-5pm. Monthly inspiring empowerment workshop for 10-14-yr-old preteens, promotes empowering Tween Girls to have fun mastering the art of self-love, self-confidence and self-acceptance while learning healthy coping skills that promote positive self-esteem and self-awareness. $49. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Info & register: 856-4047287, YogaForLiving.net.

Ayurvedic Cooking Class – 1-3:30pm. Breakfast foods. This month we’ll make some delicious and nutritious breakfast foods to start your day off right. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveIn JoyYoga.com.

Spring Festival Open House – 1-5pm. Learn ecotips and enjoy unique nature displays and exhibits.

Games and crafts for children. Learn about volunteer opportunities. Special presentation at 2pm: “Hop into an Amphibian World.” Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave. Info: 856-869-7372 or Kristen@ SaddlersWoods.org. SaddlersWoods.org.

Sacred Sisterhood Circle: Good Soil, Good Seeds, Good Dreams – 7-9:30pm. April theme: Change, like Springtime is just under the surface. We will access life-forces within the Earth and Higher Order Celestial powers riding the ascension wave of the season to unbind emotional chains, increase the light-body and let your Spirit soar to limitlessness. Connect in sisterhood to discover and heal from and through the wealth of wisdom within and around us. $25. To register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17 Spring Cleaning Pantry Makeover – 6:30-8pm.

Join GMO Free NJ to find out how to clear your pantry of GMOs and refill it with healthy nonGMO essentials. You’ll even walk away with recipes and possibly a door prize. Free and open to the public. Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave. RSVP: GMOfreeNJ@gmail.com.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 18 Access Consciousness Bars – 9:30am-5:30pm.

Did you know there are 32 points on your head which, when gently touched, effortlessly and easily release anything that doesn’t allow you to receive? These points contain all the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions, and considerations that you have stored in any lifetime. This is an opportunity for you to let go of everything. 8 CEUs. Moorestown. For more info: 856-4370430, Restoration-You.com.

Laughter Yoga – 7-8pm. A simple yet uplifting practice of breathing, laughing and playful exercises that lifts our mood and energizes the body.

A fun workout. It’s not yoga poses so it’s available to everyone, even from a chair. $13. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 5K Run for Clean Air – 9am. Philadelphia’s largest Earth Day Celebration. A certified green event, which also includes a 3K walk, Kids’ Fun Run and more. Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. More info: 5kRunForCleanAir.org.

Yoga for Strength, Toning & Training – 1-3pm. with Janet Watkins. Bring your body to the next level! In this workshop will focus on safely building muscle groups and poses to open shoulders, hips and hamstrings to accelerate your workouts, trainings and running. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

An Evening with Seijaku Roshi – 7-9pm. Join Seijaku Roshi, Abbot of Pine Wind Zen Center, as he discusses the Principal of Identity, a paradigm for long term well-being and happiness. The Principal of Identity not only creates the energy and space for possibilities, but also literally defines what is possible. Having a clearly defined personal mission or vision for one’s life and, being unconditionally true to it creates the ground for longterm well-being and happiness. $15/$20 donation. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 MUSA Earth Day Lecture: Mapping Our Global Future – 5:30-7:30pm. To celebrate Earth Day panelists will examine rapid population growth and the institutional, technological and behavioral innovations impacting the ability of the

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Earth and Arbor Day Family Festival – Apr 26-27. 1-4pm. Celebrate amid the beauty of 4.5-acres of children’s-themed gardens and the Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House. Includes planting activities, a ladybug release, crafts and educational activities to learn about and to help celebrate Mother Earth. Camden Children’s Garden, 3 Riverside Dr, Camden.

856-365-9741. CamdenChildrensGarden.org.

Preparing for the Unexpected: Outdoor Safety Basics – 6:30-8pm. Knowledge is power and preparation is key. When you step into the wilderness, be prepared to help yourself and others.

Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856810-1938. REI.com/Stores/94.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Akashic Records – Spirit To Sole Connection presents, North New Jersey’s most Miraculous Healer, Tara Malouf. Tara will be giving private Akashic Record Readings. $50/30 mins. Tara will be back next month to teach, Channeling Your Own Personal Akashic. Book an appt: 856834-0883 or SpiritToSoleConnection.com.

Earth Day Stewardship Event – 9:30am-1pm, rain or shine. Volunteers needed to remove invasive species, litter, and debris from the woods.

Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and waterproof boots. Refreshments, gloves, tools provided. Bring a reusable cup for water/beverages.

Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave. Registration required by Apr 20: 856-869-7372 or Kristen@ SaddlersWoods.org.

Art Blooms in Cherry Hill: Earth Day Festival – 10am-2pm. Family Fun Bike Ride kicks off the festival at 8am with 2- & 9-mile rides (must wear helmet). Includes: Local entertainment on 2 stages; Dozens of green vendors & crafters; delicious food; Guided Nature Walk; Interactive educational & student displays. Bring non-perishable food to donate to the Cherry Hill Food Pantry. Rain or shine. Free admission. Croft Farm, Bortons Mill & Brace rds, Cherry Hill.

More info: SustainableCherryHill.org/ Get-Involved/Earth-Day-Festival.

Celebrate World Tai Chi and Qigong Day – 10am-3pm. Learn Tai Chi Chih: Joy thru Movement, an easy, mindful, moving meditation with many health benefits. Also a potluck lunch of your making. New Egypt/Chesterfield. Must RSVP, Siobhan: 609-752-1048, Siobhan@Next StepStrategiesLLC.com.

PPA’s Earth Day Native Plant Sale – 11am3pm. Trees, shrubs, and wildflowers native to the Pinelands will be for sale.Also: Raffle for cool prizes, gardening lectures and tours of the his-

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The Sacred Pause: Your Gateway to Possibility – 1-4pm. With Kathy Milano, PhD. Utilizing a combination of education, playful exploration and reflection, Kathy will integrate energy psychology, intuitive development, and spiritual practices to engage your wisdom; loosen restricting beliefs; amplify your intuitive awareness; and connect with angels and celestial guides. $33. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27 Restorative Yoga – 1-3pm. With Shazz. Using blankets, bolsters, pillows, blocks, straps and other “props” to support the body, restorative yoga creates profound shifts in the nervous system, allowing a physiological shift to deep restfulness and well-being. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Voorhees Environmental Park Earth Day – 1-4pm. Includes children activities, exhibits, presentations and more. Admission free. More info: REI.com/Stores/94.

MONDAY, APRIL 28 The “RISE and Shine Online” Live Marketing Training Event for Wellness Professionals – Apr 28-30. Bring your message to the masses, make a difference, and make more money. Mt. Laurel.

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Spring Flowers in the Pines – 1-3pm. See a beautiful array of flowering plants on this walking tour of the Pine Barrens. Realize the adaptations of these magnificent specimens to the unique conditions and diverse habitats in the Pines. $10. Historic Whitesbog Village in Brendan Byrne State Forest, 120-13 Whitesbog Rd, Browns Mills. Pre-registration required: 609894-9311 x 3027.

Journey Of Youth (JOY) Women Series – 6:30-8pm. Yoga, wine, health knowledge, vendors. Nancy’s Exercise Classes, LLC and Advanced Wellness Solutions, LLC inspire guests to stretch the body and expand the mind. $15.

Portion of registrations donated to charity. Little Red Schoolhouse, Mickleton. To register: 609320-6339 or Advanced-Wellness-Solutions.com.

tuesDAY, APRIL 29 Musical Fashion Show at The “RISE and Shine Online” Event – 7pm. Evening entertainment at Wellness Professional Marketing Event helps support Tolen Scholarship Fund at Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice. MarileeTolen.com/ RiseFashion-Show.

plan ahead SATURDAY, MAY 3 Shiatsu Facial Massage – 2-4:30pm. Need to release tension? Enjoy this relaxing facial technique. Learn how to give yourself or a friend a relaxing facial massage using acupressure points to help release emotional tension and assist in relieving headaches and/or sinus problems. A wonderful way to nurture yourself and others. Handouts included. 2.5 NCTMB hrs. $35. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-574-4433.

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SATURDAY, MAY 17 Energy Medicine Class with Credit – 9am-5pm.

Empower yourself with Energy Medicine (Donna Eden’s way). Energy Medicine 101 is great for beginners and is a foundation before taking Donna Eden’s Certification classes. CEs available for RNs, Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers. Toms River. Info: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 31 Reiki 1 Workshop – 9am-5pm. CEs for RNs & MTs. Clare’s Corner, Bordentown. Register: 609-752-1048.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Usui Reiki Level II Certification Class – 9:30am-5pm. $190. If register for both Level I (May 17) and Level II together, the fee is only $295. 7 NCTMB hrs. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-5744433. ElevateYourHealth.com.

trainings SATURDAY, MAY 5 Learn to Play the Crystal Bowls – 1-5pm. With Anna Castro. Learn the history of why playing the bowls are so healing along with technique to share with private clients, classes or just for your own healing. $135, manual included. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Registration required: 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

Usui Reiki Level I Certification Class – 9:30am-5pm. $135. If register for both Level I and Level II (June 21) together, the fee is only $295. 7 NCTMB hrs. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-5744433. ElevateYourHealth.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 Insomnia Sufferers – 1-4pm. Do you have problems sleeping at night? Learn the Brazilian Toe Technique along with some acupressure points to assist you in obtaining restful sleep.

3 NCTMB hrs. $40. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-574-4433.

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daily Daily and Weekly Yoga, Meditation, Relaxation and Dance Movement Classes – As well as special workshops and events that supports your overall mind, body and spiritual well-being. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287.

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Daily Yoga Classes – 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri; 10am, Sat & Sun. Small classes ensure you are getting the most out of your practice. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-574-4433.

For schedule: ElevateYourHealth.com.

Dawn Meditation – 6-7am, weekdays. Start your day with a healthy mental breakfast, which nourishes and prepares your mind and body to meet the day’s challenges. No registration required. $5 donation appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151.

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Free Fit Camp – 5:30-6:30pm. Come experience the community Fit Camp Phenomenon. All fitness levels are welcomed to join. 3 times weekly physical training. Fitness evaluation and coaching. Complete body transformation. Free. GNP Nutrition, 106 Bridgeboro St, Riverside. Gaveth: 609-923-1203.

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Chakra Journey Retreat Day: Art, Meditation & Anatomy & Physiology of the Subtle Body – 1-6pm. Join Janet Watkins, Julie Fischer and artists Dawn Laggy & Stacey Feehan for this powerful day of exploration. Learn how the chakras directs and guides the physical body, and how to open more fully to life through poses, art, meditation, mantra and pranyama. $55. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon.

856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 15 Sacred Immersion Retreat – May 15-18. With Kathy Milano, PhD. Awaken your WholeHeart during a transformative weekend retreat at The Country Place, Poconos. Wisdom transmissions from Angelic Realm and Divine Feminine, Angelic Energetics, yoga with Julie Fischer, RYT, energy psychology, labyrinth, inspired art, laughter, and sacred ceremony empower you to embody your precious Sacredness. KathyMilano.com. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Meditation – 10:30am. Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center, 215 Highlands Ave, Ste C, Haddon Township. 856-780-5826.

monday Soft & Gentle Yoga with Meditation – 10:3011:45am. With Tricia Heiser. A very soft form of yoga to relax your body and mind. An excellent class for those with physical limitations or if you just prefer a slower pace. No experience necessary. Meditation techniques explored. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609953-7800, TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Group Hypnosis & Discussion – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Mon. While in a relaxed state, your subconscious is coached to accept new positive and uplifting thoughts about yourself and your life and filled with thoughts of hope and trust, opening your mind to infinite possibilities. $15. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. NJBalance Wellness@gmail.com.

Everyday Zen – 7-8:30pm. 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mon. Includes periods of guided Serene Meditation, and open discussion on how the principals on Living a Zen-Inspired Life can inform and empower everyday living. $10 donation appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609268-9151. PineWind.org.

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tuesday Yogalates – 9:30-10:45am. With Shawn Swift.

The perfect combination of yoga and Pilates. Build strength as you tone your core and lengthen your muscles. Create more flexibility as you calm your mind. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Gentle Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 10-11am. For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga For Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

Kids Yoga – 4:30-5:30pm. A fun and engaging class exploring yoga poses, cooperative games, breathing and relaxation exercises and convey lessons in self-expression, body-awareness and social skills. For ages 5-11. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Mindfulness Meditation Class – 6-7pm. Looking to incorporate more meditation into your life? An introductory class to meditation and Zen living.

Includes a period of seated Serene Meditation followed by a teaching given by Seijaku Roshi, Abbot of Pine Wind Zen Center, or a Senior Ordained Priest. $15 or YFL Card; $5/Pine Wind members.

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Beginners Yoga – 6-7:15pm. Class designed for the true beginner. Explore fundamental yoga postures and philosophies. An ntroduce yoga in an easy, informative, safe and relaxed way. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-5461006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

All-Level Yoga with Sandy – 7pm. New class. Vital Yoga, 836 Broadway, Westville. 609-922-2484.

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Metaphysical Sharing Circle – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Tues. This group is a safe and fun place to share your metaphysical experiences and ask questions.

An informal gathering discussing and using different tools and concepts to enhance, enlighten and develop our intuition. Walk-ins welcome. $15. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford.

Register: 609-923-3154 or Susan@NJBalance.com.

Community Acupuncture Clinic – 7-9pm. An effective introduction to the wealth of Chinese Medicine with Ruth Dalphin, L.Ac. An affordable, accessible and relaxing experience. $35 first visit, $25 follow-ups. Logos Wellness, 1 Sheppard Rd, Ste 703, Voorhees. For more info and to schedule appt, Mon-Thurs: 856-985-8320.

wednesday Vedic Chanting for Beginners – 9-10am. Learn simple Vedic Chants that open heart and mind.

Change the way we think and feel and increase mental clarity. With Linda Cope. Also Yoga Therapy by appointment. Temenos Center, Moorestown. 856722-9043 x 7. Healing.Yoga@yahoo.com.

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. Join us for a 10-minute meditation. Focus of this meditation is love.

Each week we will raise the love vibration for 2014.

Bring your lunch to eat mindfully after the meditation. Treat yourself to a mid-week refresher. NJBalance Wellness Center, 43 S Main St, Medford.

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Prenatal Yoga – 5:45-7pm. Enhance your pregnancy with prenatal yoga and keep the body healthy, the mind stress free and promote a deeper connection between mother and baby. With Tricia Heiser. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800.

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Food & Water Watch of Gloucester County – 6pm. 2nd Wed. Ensure that the food and water we consume are safe, clean, accessible and sustainably produced. We can do it together. Glassboro Public Library, 2 Center St. Info, Emily Reuman: 732-839-0878, EReuman@FWWatch.org.

Gentle Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 6-7pm. For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

Cooper River Group of Food & Water Watch – 6:30pm. 1st Wed. Ensure that the food and water we consume are safe, clean, accessible and sustainably produced. We can do it together.

Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave. Info, Emily Reuman: 732-839-0878, EReuman@ fwwatch.org.

Metaphysical Development Circle – 6:30-8:30pm.

Higher awareness, meditation, mindfulness, spirit communication, dowsing and more. Medium and author Robert Egby. Drop-ins welcome. Donations appreciated. 13 Wynwood Dr, Pemberton.

Seating limited: 609-351-5878. Check “Bulletin Board” at Robert-Egby.com.

Meditation & Zen Class – 7-8:30pm. 1st 3 Wednesdays. Consists of periods of seated and walking meditation, and a talk by a Senior Ordained Priest. $10 donation appreciated.

Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

thursday Yin/Vin Flow – 7-8:15pm. With Liz Monaghan.

Yin uses long-held, relaxed floor postures to stretch and stimulate the deep connective tissues. Vinyasa connects the breath with the movements of a more active practice. The fusion of the two leave you feeling relaxed and peaceful. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800.

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friday Gentle Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 9:30-10:30am.

For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

Beginner-Friendly, Small Yoga Classes – 5-6pm.

Explore mind, body, emotions deeply connected with breath. With Linda Cope. Also Yoga Therapy by appointment. Temenos Center, Moorestown.

856-722-9043 x 7. Healing.Yoga@yahoo.com.

saturday Discover the Serenity of T’ai Chi Chih (Joy thru Movement Class) – 9am & 11am, Bucks Co. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge? Join a class in Newtown at 9am or in Langhorne at 11am. Ask about additional locations, and how to save on class fee. More info, Siobhan: 609752-1048, Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC. com or NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

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COUNSELING DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELING – Family/Individual, AETNA accepted, $65/fee service. Oaklyn. J. Lang, LCADC: 609-980-3514.

FOR RENT BEAUTIFUL YOGA STUDIO/COUNSELING SPACE FOR RENT, CHERRY HILL – Looking for a great space and location to hold your workshop, class, private therapy or counseling session. The Yoga for Living studio is available for rental. Counseling room, $15/ hour or $75/day. Call 856-404-7287.

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Access consciousness RENEE ROBERTSON Restoration-You Inc. Moorestown, NJ 856-437-0430 Restoration-You.com

What if there was a much easier way to deal with stress? Enjoy an Energetic Facelift, a wonderful way to rejuvenate the face. This is an economical, totally blissful, lightenergetic-touch, hands-on technique that feels amazing and can lift, smooth, tighten and awaken your face. $45 for your first 1-hour session.

Offering certification classes for Access Energetic Facelift™ and Access Energetic Bars™.

Acupuncture ROSE MULLEN, APN, MAC, LAC 5 Element Acupuncture 117 Haddon Ave Westmont, NJ 08108 609-214-6492

Come to life more fully. Nurse practitioner, masters in acupuncture Maryland University of Integrative Health, nationally Board Certified.

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Her adjustments techniques consist of diversified, activator, arthrostim, SOT blocking, craniosacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching.

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counseling JANET WATKINS, RYT, CRM

Ayurvedic Healing Practitioner Registered Yoga Teacher Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-816-4158 Utilizing the principles of Ayurveda, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and herbs for natural healing and self-care to support your body in returning to its natural healthy function. Reiki session, ayurvedic cooking classes, restorative yoga and private yoga sessions.

ENERGYWORK ALAINE PORTNER, E-RYT

Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford, NJ 609-654-9400 AlainePortner.com Alaine@YogaCenterOfMedford.com YogaCenterOfMedford.com A gifted medium, yoga teacher, spiritual guide and guardian of the Yoga Center of Medford. The Center has enriched the lives of the community for over a generation.

During the course of her professional journey, Alaine has fine-tuned her ability as a medium and then fused it with her love of meditation to offer a unique and transformative experience. Individual and group sessions are now available. See ad, page 15.

ENERGY therapy BARBARA A TORITTO, NJLMT, REIKI MASTER

Angel’s Hands LLC 100 West Camden Ave Moorestown, NJ 08057 609-760-8410 AngelsHands.info Reiki is a powerful energy healing technique that can be used to treat the whole person: body, mind and spirit. It is a technique that truly needs to be experienced to understand the full impact of its healing capabilities.

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Stress-Relief Specialist, Ecopsychologist, MA Transpersonal Psychology Yoga For Living 1926 Greentree Rd Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 One-on-one counseling to unravel the worries of the mind and move into the wisdom of the heart. Offering knowledgeable, caring guidance. $75 for 1 hour. EarthGym.org for info.

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HYPNOTHERAPY

The Wisdom Within Energy healing, flower essences, akashic readings and spiritual counseling 856-236-5973 New website: video meditations and tips on living a balanced emotional life.

TheWisdomWithin.net

DR. JAIME FELDMAN, DCH

ADAM RIPA

Virtua Center for HealthFitness- Washington Township 239 Hurffville-Crosskeys Rd, Ste 100 VirtuaFitness.org Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance Coach, Heartsaver CPR/AED. Adam guides high school students to improve strength and agility through the Center for Athletic Performance. He motivates clients to set goals and empowers them to reach their goals through encouragement and education. See ad, page 2.

HEALTH COunseling LIESHA GETSON, BCTT, HHC Health Through Awareness 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton 856-596-5834 HealthThroughAwareness.com

Liesha Getson is a Board-Certified T h e r m o g r a p h i c Te c h n i c i a n , Holistic Health Counselor, a Reiki Master and Energy Practitioner.

Liesha is a founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, infrared detoxification and biopuncture. See ad, page 7.

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South Jersey

1000 Maplewood Dr, Ste 209 Maple Shade, NJ 08052 866-300-0736 ClientCare@WhatAreUEating.com WhatAreUEating.com

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Chairman, Medical & Dental Division, International Hypnosis Federation 214 W Main St, Ste L4, Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-231-0432 • DrJaimeF@aol.com PartsTherapy.com Dr. Jaime Feldman, one of the pioneers in an advanced technique called “Advanced Parts Therapy,” has been able to unlock the subconscious and remove unwanted behaviors: stop smoking (guaranteed), weight loss, stress, depression, pain and anger management, and more. Outstanding success in curing phobias and deep-seated trauma, and treating the immune system to put cancer into complete remission. See ad, page 29.

BARBARA ANGELO, CH, CI

Kahuna Healing Hypnosis 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown, NJ 08052 609-458-6282 KahunaHealingHypnosis.com Discover the healing power of past lives. Learn stress, anxiety and pain management. Barbara is a Certified Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists, and the area’s leading past life expert. She offers guidance and healing to both children and adults in a warm, joy-filled space. See ad, page 35.

Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. ~Keri Russell

ROBERT EGBY CH, DHP

Hypnosis Healing & Beyond 13 Wynwood Dr, Pemberton, NJ 08068 609-351-5878 Robert.Egby@hotmail.com Robert-Egby.com Stress relief, releasing blocks and fears, mindfulness and meditation training, smoking cessation, sound healing, higher self and spirit communication. Dowsing training and clearing negative energies.

INTEGRATIVE/HOLISTIC MEDICINE DR. STEVEN HORVITZ

Institute for Medical Wellness 110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown 856-231-0590 DrHorvitz.com Board-Certified Family Medicine blending traditional family care with a holistic focus and preventive, nutritional and integrative approach. We look for causes and triggers for disease before reaching for the prescription pad. Same and next day appointments are available. See ad, page 23.

PHILIP GETSON, DO

Health Through Awareness 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton, NJ 08053 856-596-5834 Health Through Awareness takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Dr. Philip Getson is a Board Certified Family Physician and certified by four Thermographic Boards. He specializes in thermography, an early diagnostic tool for many health conditions including breast health. With the mission of providing a balanced approach to wellness, the center offers diet and lifestyle counseling, thermography, the area’s most unique infra red detox sauna (The POD), Reiki, a smoking cessation program, physician standard supplements and ongoing wellness classes. See ad, page 7.

LIFE COACHING LIZA BERTINI, MS, E-RYT 500

Yoga-Inspired Life Coaching for Women Haddonfield, NJ 201-446-0282 Liza@LizaBertini.com LizaBertini.com This unique method of coaching combines the profound wisdom of yoga philosophy, guidance, inspiration, and effective tools to help you live your ideal life. You will be empowered live authentically, achieve specific goals, and attain happiness, health and balance. Explore what you want in life and develop an action plan to achieve it.

MASSAGE tHERAPY BARBARA A TORITTO, NJLMT, REIKI MASTER Angel’s Hands LLC 100 West Camden Ave Moorestown, NJ 08057 609-760-8410 AngelsHands.info

Specializing in Pain Management through the use of C.A.P.R. Muscle Therapy and Deep Tissue Massage.

Please visit website for testimonials and a video explaining C.A.P.R. and how it can work for you. Area Health Care Providers refer their patients for C.A.P.R. therapy.

JULIE FISCHER

Registered Thai Therapist, CMT 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-546-1006 LiveInJoyYoga.com It’s a Stretch! Thai massage takes the concept of massage to the next level. This 90-min ancient body aligning Ayurvedic treatment is a relaxing, yet powerful series of assisted yoga stretches, compression, massage and acupressure. What to do? Just lie there and surrender your weary body to a vastly enjoyable healing ritual. Wearing your stretchy clothes, you will be moved and gently stretched until you are reacquainted with muscles you have forgotten about and your body is balanced on every level. See ad, page 29.

PSYCHOENERGETIC COUNSELING

WELLNESS CENTER NJBALANCE WELLNESS CENTER 609-975-8379 NJBalanceWellness@gmail.com NJBalanceWellness.com

HEALERS UNIVERSE

Andrea Regal Subtle Energy Therapist 856-904-5566 Andrea@HealersUniverse.com HealersUniverse.com

Aw a r e n e s s Coaching, with Maryann Miller, and Intuitive Guidance, with Susan Drummond, are offered as private sessions in your home or over the phone. If you are feeling out-of-sorts, have a free consultation to determine the unique approach for your unique journey. See ad, page 5.

NJ Balance Wellness Center

A Sacred healing modality based on a dynamic intersection between the psychoemotional aspects of human experience and the energetic dimensions of the Self. By addressing the primary root causation of the underlying issue, this evolutionary and integrative process is effective and sustaining.

30+ years experience counseling and teaching mind, body, soul alignment. Each session uniquely attuned to your energetic resonance.

zen life coaching SEIJAKU ROSHI

Pine Winds Zen Center Cherry Hill & Shamong locations 609-268-9151 Seijaku@Jizo-An.org

reflexology

A unique opportunity to work with an American Zen Master. One-onone private sessions with one of today’s most popular pioneers and expert in the field of human potential and Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction Training (Zen Training).

Adults, couples, families, executives, professionals, caretakers and clergy. Stress management, relationships, grief, loss, mindfulness in the workplace. See ad, page 14.

SPIRIT TO SOLE CONNECTION

Riverton Health and Fitness Center 600 Main St, Ste 8, Riverton, NJ 08077 856-834-0883 Spirit2SoleConnection@yahoo.com SpiritToSoleConnection.com Reflexology, Herbalist RH(AHG), Reiki, Medical Intuitive, Detoxing Coach, Master Gardener and Life & Diet Coach.

When your values

numerologist reiki

TRACI ROSENBERG, MA

Numerologist & Empowerment Coach 609-417-4526 TraciRosenberg@gmail.com SoulTalkWithTraci.com Join the region’s leading numerologist as you discover your life’s purpose.

Encoded in your name and birth date are your lessons, talents and desires.

Traci will help you realize your full potential.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING DONNA WOOD

Certified Nutritionist Health Haven, 1381 New Jersey Rte. 38 Hainesport, NJ 08036 609-346-7696 HealthHavenInc.com Donna Wood, a certified nutritionist, focuses on nutritional counseling and dietary guidance. Disease does not occur without a cause or imbalance.

Discover the “root” of your imbalance.

Learn to make better food and lifestyle choices. Gain self-awareness through our services. Call for an appointment. See ad, page 6.

VICTORIOUS SOUL

Kerrie Sullivan 856-357-6596 VictoriousSoul@yahoo.com “When you heal the soul first, the mind and the body will follow”.

Kerrie is a Certified Reiki Master. A healer at heart, she was gifted with the ability to heal with her hands. She believes in energetically healing the impact that trauma has had on your soul. By doing this you begin to heal from the inside out. Serving the South Jersey area.

are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. ~Roy E. Disney

SUpplements IMMUNOGENIC

Hope-2-Cure.com A New Jersey nonprofit corporation AlyelraSoul@gmail.com This healthy formula contains a blend of more than 26 medicinal plants that stimulates the production of immune reply mediators and stops malign cells. See ad, page 23.

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