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primary theme of June’s issue is “Balanced Man”. Since Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) has had such a profound impact on my life, I feel compelled to contribute my experience with this extraordinary art form.

First, let me say that I believe many of the benefits of BJJ extend to women as well as men. It builds great strength, flexibility and physical stamina without the boredom of the treadmill, and all while imparting many potentially life-saving self-defense benefits to its practitioners, regardless of gender.

However since we’re focusing on men, allow me to be gender specific. In my experience as a BJJ instructor the first behavior I notice in most new, male students is their egos. I’m not a Ph.D., Psychologist, but I do know that we men like to work in structures of hierarchy with pecking orders. We’re not nearly as communal as our “better halves”. Let’s face it, most guys don’t like to be second, third or any other place that isn’t first. In Jiu Jitsu, once the basics are established, we train full out. An inexperienced observer may describe the action closer to a wrestling match than a karate competition. The way we are able to do this, yet walk away unharmed, is through a training style that involves submissions. In the art, we call it “tapping out”.

There are two aspects of this “tap” that make it uniquely healthy for most men’s mindset and psychological well being. First, is the unavoidable fact that, when you tap, you lose for that moment. There really are no excuses. You are forced to confront your ego, face to face, in a showdown for mental peace. I say this because, as in life, when we refuse to give in to forces beyond our control, we suffer. Notice I said “give in” and not “give up”. There is a huge difference! When we accept what we can’t change, we give in to what is. When we stop trying to change things that are able to be changed, we give up. I would say that BJJ teaches us to never give up but to know when to give in.

The second aspect of this TAP that is beneficial to the male mindset is the fact that at any moment anyone can make a mistake and get “caught”, thereby needing to tap out. We all love knowing that, under the right circumstances, David can beat Goliath. In the words of Grandmaster Helio Gracie, “Jiu Jitsu is the triumph of human intelligence over brute strength.” This is appealing to every guy I’ve ever met!

Other more intangible benefits for men, that I’ve personally observed, is the camaraderie brought about by these mini life and death struggles that take place on the mat. When two guys put it all on the line and have nothing left to give, there develops a very tight bond. As a direct result of this bond, I’ve seen and heard students discussing issues with each other, often times about health matters that otherwise may not get discussed. I think men tend to suffer in silence instead of asking a simple question or requesting advice from another man.

However, this Jiu Jitsu bond or brotherhood can break down this impediment to our male humanity.

I’ve seen everything from a student deciding to seek help for an ailment of some kind, to openly take nutritional advice from another male in class who may have been in a similar position. No pecking order and no one caring about racial, religious or ethnic lines, just guys, training hard in a beautiful martial art that promotes non-violence, fitness and self-defense.

Wishing all of our male readers balance this month.

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No matter how clean or healthy a lifestyle we attempt to lead, toxins are inescapable in our air, food, and water like no other time in history. An expanding number of Americans are struggling with low energy, brain fog, and suffering from a metabolic condition called “weight-loss Dr. James Tighe resistance.” This syndrome is being driven by neurotoxins that affect our brain and hormones, causing chronic systemic cellular inflammation. Heavy metals including mercury, lead, and aluminum are crossing the blood-brain barrier and setting up shop. Manmade chemicals including pesticides, plastics, bio-toxins, and other endocrine disruptors are finding their way into our standard American diet, destroying our gut flora and leading to food allergies, sensitivities, thyroid and autoimmune diseases.

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Attendees are encouraged to bring in samples of any insect from their garden or a piece of a diseased plant for identification and treatment advice.

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MO-Free New Jersey will host a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, A Sense of Wonder, at 6:30 p.m., June 16, at the Collingswood Library. This event is free and open to the public.

The film depicts Rachel Carson, a pioneer environmentalist, in the final years of her life. Struggling with cancer, Carson recounts with both humor and anger the attacks on her by the chemical industry, the government and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people. An intimate portrait of Carson’s life, the film documents the rise of one of the America’s most successful advocates for the natural world.

Location: 771 Haddon Ave. For more information or to register, call 856-425-2221, email rsvp@gmoFreenj.com or visit gmoFreenj.com.

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hermographic Diagnostic Imaging/Health Through Awareness will host Healthy Gut, Healthy Life, a free Functional Nutrition webinar, from 7 to 8 p.m., June 22. Guest speaker Melissa Crispell, clinical nurse specialist and certified natural health practitioner, will discuss the mysteries of the gut and reveal the five steps needed to revive overall health and feel better naturally.

Participants will learn how gut health influences general well-being and food’s role in helping or harming the body’s resistance to chronic inflammation and disease.

The digestive tract acts as a guardian between the outside world and Melissa Crispell the internal workings of our bodies. If this barrier is healthy, it allows nutrients into the body while at the same time blocking foreign invaders. If the barrier is unhealthy, the digestive material can bypass this process and even healthy food can be seen as a threat, triggering the body’s immune response and potentially leading to food sensitivities and chronic systemic inflammation.

Crispell is a certified wellness coach, clinical trainer for PERQUE Integrative Health and partner at First State Health and Wellness. With more than 10 years of experience in the nutrition field, she helps clients understand the connection between pH balance, food and chemical sensitivities, physical fitness and their overall health goals.

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Yoga for Living Hosts Teen Mindfulness Workshop

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oga for Living, in Cherry Hill, will host a Mindfulness for Teen Life workshop from 1 to 3 p.m., July 23, for ages 13 to 18. Jamie Roberts, a mindfulness teacher for the school district of Philadelphia, will teach this innovative workshop.

Participants will develop the basic components of a mindfulness toolbox and learn how to make the most of their lives by gaining a better understanding of the adolescent brain. This knowledge will empower them to navigate through challenging times of transition skillfully.

Escalating demands at school and home coupled with the peer pressure and relentless use of cell phones and social media has caused teen stress to skyrocket in recent years.

Depression and anxiety, once considered adult afflictions, are often diagnosed in young adolescents. Transitions can be one of life’s biggest stressors and a few simple mindfulness techniques can serve as powerful tools to help teens learn to cope more effectively with stress, calm emotional reactivity, stay focused and improve relationships with their families and friends.

risty McAdams has brought Cozies 4 Chemo, a service organization started by her 12-year-old cousin Megan Vizzard in 2012, to The Center, Life in Balance, in Medford.

The organization provides fleece blankets for individuals undergoing chemotherapy.

The nonprofit began when Vizzard’s 19-year-old cousin was undergoing a nine-week course of aggressive chemotherapy. She wanted to give her a gift that would provide comfort during the treatments so she made her a fleece blanket.

Word spread, Vizzard made more blankets and Project Cozies 4 Chemo was born. The organization has donated more than 4,000 blankets to cancer patients throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The Center, Life in Balance will host Blanket Angel group gatherings throughout the month. During these gatherings, anyone who visits The Center can tie knots on fleece blankets in progress or make a donation to buy more kits.

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ood Earth Organic Eatery is now open at 600 Park Boulevard, in West Cape May. Featuring from-scratch vegan and fresh fish fare that incorporates as much local and seasonal produce in its menu as possible, the restaurant offers homemade breads, sourdough starters, local wheat flour and olive oils from the chef’s own Italian olive grove.

“We are an Italian-inspired, macrobiotic eatery, which means that we give maximum attention to the quality of the ingredients that we use, how they are curated and how they are prepared,” explains co-owner and Chef Contrano Rosettani. “For example, we use all stainless steel pots in the kitchen and we don’t take any short cuts such as microwaves, canned foods or broth cubes. Everything is house-made, starting with fresh ingredients. Our food is nourishing and recalls more traditional fare from Italy that was based on whole foods, including whole grains, seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, beans and local fresh fish.

With such fresh food, you do not need to flavor it much— the food speaks for itself.”

For more information, call 609-898-6161 or visit GoodEarthOrganicEatery.com.

Fourth Annual Rock 4 Paws Event in Medford

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aw It 4Ward will host the fourth annual Rock 4 Paws event from noon to 6 p.m., June 4, at Indian Acres Farm, in Medford. This free festival features great music and adoptable pets.

This event features performances by The Defused, Danielle and Jennifer, The Williamsboy, The Jericho Horns and The Count Josephine Band. Visitors can enjoy delicious food from Indian Acres Tree Farm and Leo’s Yum Yums as well as craft beer and wine in the garden.

A children’s area will feature a moon bounce, rock climbing wall, llamas to pet and adoptable animals to take home.

Location: 111 Tuckerton Rd. For more information, visit Rock4PawsFest.com.

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Spring Flower Show in Cherry Hill

Local Esthetician Offers Look Good, Feel Better Program

he Horticultural Society of New Jersey will host its annual members’ Spring Flower Show at 7 p.m., June 14, at the Carmen Tilelli Community Center, in Cherry Hill.

During judging, Associate Professor and County Environmental Agent for Burlington and Camden Counties with Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Mike Haberland will present a free Rain Gardens for Homeowners program.

Specifically designed to soak up rain water from the roof, driveway, patios and other impervious surfaces, rain gardens look like regular flower gardens but when it rains, the garden fills with a few inches of water and allows it to slowly filter into the ground rather than running into storm sewers.

sthetician Michelle Jimenez, of The Center, Life in Balance, is certified in oncology esthetics. She volunteers with the American Cancer Society in their Look Good, Feel Better program, which is hosted by various health facilities in the area.

Cancer patients who have gone through or will undergo treatments can receive help with their skincare at these sessions.

Facial skin changes include drying, flaking or burning can occur as patients undergo treatment. In her two-hour class, Jimenez teaches participants how to choose appropriate skincare products, how to apply eyebrows when theirs are missing and how to create the illusion of eyelashes. This program is free and participants receive a make-up bag filled with products.

“Having a loved one pass from colon cancer, I witnessed the changes in my mother’s outer appearance,” explains Jimenez. “I wished I could do something to help lift her spirits. This prompted me to get my certification. I could not cure the cancer but I could help patients feel a little better when they looked in the mirror”.

In addition to her volunteer work, Jimenez offers facials, bacials, microdermabrasion, peels, hand and foot treatments, reflexology, waxing and makeup applications.

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Open House at Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies

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he Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, in Camden, will host an Open House from 5 to 7 p.m., July 13. Offering degree and certification programs, the institute is one of the top holistic healthcare schools in the country.

Attendees can meet current students, staff and administration. They can tour the facility and enjoy a free chair massage. Individuals who apply for admission can have their application fees waived if they fill out the form at the event.

Location: 1600 Haddon Ave. For more information, call 856580-6444, email Pileggif@LourdesNet.org or visit liws.org.

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Live Comedy Evokes Trust and Empathy

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esearch from the UK University of Surrey has found that witnessing live comedy increases emotional interaction and bonding between the spectators and performer and enhances a general feeling of trust and intimacy among participants through the shared experience.

Published in the journal Comedy Studies, the study was conducted by doctoral candidate Tim Miles, who analyzed surveys and interviews of audience members, as well as comedians, including some well-known performers. Miles found that comics and audiences connected through sharing of admiration and empathy.

Bonds also formed as the audience began to identify with the observations and experiences of the comic.

“Comedy has often been seen to be a bit frivolous, but it’s actually something really important. My work looking at comedians and comedy audiences has shown how live, stand-up comedy fulfills a need for feelings of truth, trust, empathy and intimacy between people, which is really important in a society where many people often complain about feeling isolated,” says Miles.

Omega-3s May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer

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esearch published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has confirmed that high blood levels of DHA, EPA and DPA—three omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil supplements—are linked to prostate cancer.

The study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center tested 834 men with prostate cancer and 1,393 healthy men; they found that such high concentrations were associated with a 71 percent increased risk of more serious prostate cancer and a 44 percent increase in the risk of less serious prostate cancer. The overall increased risk in all prostate cancers was 43 percent.

The findings of this study confirm similar research in 2011 and another large European study. “What’s important is that we have been able to replicate our findings from 2011,” says one of the more recent study’s authors, Theodore Brasky, Ph.D.

Ashwagandha Pumps Up Testosterone

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ow testosterone levels can be problematic for men as they age. Fortunately, Mother Nature produces her own form of testosterone booster: the herb ashwagandha. Research published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition tested 57 men between the ages of 18 and 50. They were divided into two groups—one was given 300 milligrams of the herbal extract twice a day for eight weeks; the other ingested a placebo for the same period. Both groups underwent supervised muscle training programs for the duration of the study.

The men that took the ashwagandha had significantly higher levels of circulating testosterone compared to the placebo group. The ashwagandha group also experienced an increase in muscle mass in the chest and arms, yielding an average arm muscle size of 8.6 centimeters, compared to the placebo group’s 5.3 centimeters.

Those men in the ashwagandha group also exhibited faster reductions of creatine kinase, a marker for the type of muscle fiber injury that occurs during strenuous exercise, following workouts.

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lectronic cigarette use, or vaping, is on the rise as many consider it a healthier alternative to smoking. However, in a study published in the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, researchers from the Penn State University College of Medicine report that e-cigarettes produce considerable levels of reactive free radicals created by the high-temperature heating coils that warm up the nicotine solution.

Dr. John Richie, a professor at Penn State and senior author of the research, says, “The identification of these radicals in the aerosols means that we can’t just say e-cigarettes are safe because they don’t contain tobacco. They are potentially harmful.”

The researchers found that levels of free radicals in e-cigarettes are between 100 to 1,000 times less than the levels produced by tobacco cigarettes, still making them a better choice than traditional cigarettes although they still carry risk. Richie explains, “The levels of radicals that we’re seeing are more than what you might get from a heavily air-polluted area, but less than what you might find in cigarette smoke.”

Previous research has found that e-cigarette smoke also contains aldehydes that can potentially cause cellular and tissue damage.

esearch from the University of Texas Medical School and Health Science Center has found that a medicinal mushroom extract may be able to eradicate human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease.

Presented last fall at the 11th International Conference of the Society for Integrative Oncology, in Houston, the clinical study treated 10 women that tested positive for HPV with the mushroom mycelia extract called active hexose correlated compound (AHCC).

The patients were given three grams of the AHCC once a day for six months or longer. Eight of them tested negative for HPV after the period, including three that were confirmed HPV-eradicated after stopping the AHCC treatment. The two other patients continued receiving the extract.

A phase II clinical trial led by Dr. Judith Smith, a professor at the UT Medical School, will be conducted.

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any people deal with the same stressors, disease processes and limiting beliefs over and over again. This repetitive cycle is very difficult to break but not impossible. By accessing the theta brainwave frequencies, theta healing practitioners can relieve many of these damaging cycles.

Theta healing has several benefits, including relieving the effects of stress and anxiety, producing deep physical relaxation and mental clarity, improving memory and creative thinking, better synchronizing the two hemispheres of the brain, promoting relaxation and stimulating the release of endorphins. During a session, the theta healer will ask the client what they would like to change or heal. Using this information, the healer will pull and cancel limiting beliefs or blockages while consciously maintaining a theta brainwave state. Accessing and maintaining this state allows the practitioner to access the subconscious thoughts and beliefs that are typically blocked by the conscious mind.

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wo related studies from the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that the act of admiring the beauty of nature with awe and wonder can decrease inflammation in the body.

More than 200 adults reported their experiences of emotions on a particular day, including amusement, awe, compassion, joy, contentment and pride.

Samples of the subjects’ gum and cheek tissues were analyzed for cytokines, and the researchers found those that cited emotions of awe, wonder and amazement had the lowest levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6).

UC Berkeley professor and co-author of the research Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., says, “That awe, wonder and beauty promote healthier levels of cytokines suggests that the things we do to experience these emotions—a walk in nature, losing oneself in music, beholding art—have a direct influence upon health and life expectancy.” natural awakenings

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New Healthy Building Standard The WELL Building Standard, administered by the International WELL Building Institute, is the world’s first development criterion to focus exclusively on human health and wellness. It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research, harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and well-being.

Pioneered by the Delos company and the culmination of seven years of research in partnership with leading scientists, doctors, architects and wellness thought leaders, WELL is grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where people spend more than 90 percent of their time and the health and wellness impacts on occupants. It sets performance requirements in seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and state of mind.

WELL-certified spaces can help foster improvements in the nutrition, fitness, moods, sleep patterns and performance of occupants. WELL is independently certified by Green Business Certification Inc., which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program and associated professional credentialing program.

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More U.S. Cities Leaving the Grid Nassau, New York, a town of 5,000 outside Albany, plans to ramp up a combination of rooftop- and ground-mounted solar, wind turbine and landfill methane-capture technologies to generate 100 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020. “If all goes as planned, within the next four years, all six of the town buildings will be disconnected from the grid,” says Nassau Supervisor Dave Fleming.

The New York Department of Public Services wants this trend to grow through its Reforming Energy Vision (REV) initiative. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration is actively working to help municipalities, especially core towns and schools, move toward getting a significant portion of their power from renewable resources. Smaller, cleaner, power systems are less costly and cleaner alternatives to the traditional larger electrical stations.

San Diego, California, recently committed to securing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2035. It’s the largest American city to do so. Already, at least 13 U.S. cities, including San Francisco; Burlington, Vermont; and Aspen, Colorado, have committed to 100 percent clean energy. Las Vegas is among other major cities aiming to follow suit. Hawaii has pledged the same by 2045, the most ambitious standard set by a U.S. state to date.

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Mars and Others Abandoning Artificial Colors Mars Inc., the maker of many candies, chewing gum flavors and other food products, is phasing out artificial food dyes over the next five years. The decision came as a response to growing customer demand, says CEO Grant F. Reid. Nestlé, General Mills, Kraft and Kellogg’s have also started eliminating artificial dyes from their products due to calls for more natural ingredients.

Common shades of red 40 and yellow 5 are presently ubiquitous, as per capita production of artificial coloring approved for use in food has increased more than five-fold since the 1950s. According to a study of supermarket labels by the Center for Science in Public Interest, an estimated 90 percent of child-oriented candies, fruit snacks, drink mixes and powders contain artificial colors, and many parents are concerned about their potential impact on developing brains.

Several studies have scrutinized dyes’ possible link to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other effects on children’s behavior.

When a study by a group of British scientists suggested a link between the consumption of certain food dyes and hyperactivity in kids, Europe and the UK began requiring food with artificial dyes to carry warning labels.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to maintain that no causal relationship exists between color additives and hyperactivity in children, and doesn’t require warning labels.

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More Retailers Ban Bee-Toxic Products Amidst the growing pollinator crisis and due to public pressure, Aldi Süd, the German supermarket chain with stores in the U.S., has become the first major European retailer to ban pesticides toxic to bees, including the neonicotinoids imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, from fruits and vegetables produced for their stores. Starting in January, Aldi produce suppliers have had to ensure their cultivation practices exclude eight pesticides identified as toxic to bees. Other retailers in the U.S. and Europe are also beginning to shun bee-toxic pesticides.

Home Depot will no longer use the class of pesticides known as neonics on 80 percent of its flowering plants; completing the phase-out in 2018. Lowe’s is ending the sale of products containing neonicotinoid pesticides within 48 months.

Smaller retailers are also working on removing neonics and other toxic pesticides from their shelves.

The science has become increasingly clear that pesticides, working individually or synergistically, play a critical role in the ongoing decline of honeybees and other pollinators. Bees in the U.S. and Europe have seen unprecedented losses over the last decade, and bee-toxic pesticides like neonicotinoids have consistently been implicated as a major contributing factor.

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A majority of professional and college athletes strongly prefer natural turf because those playing on synthetic turf suffer about 50 percent more knee and ankle injuries.

Other playfields use “crumb rubber” infill made of ground-up used tires formerly considered hazardous waste. Thus, sports players may be exposed to dozens of chemical compounds, most of which have never been tested for health impact; some of those tested are believed to cause cancer, birth defects, developmental and reproductive disorders and infertility.

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Paul Kelley, of Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, notes that even a traditional nine-to-five workday is at odds with peoples’ internal body clocks, contributing to sleep deprivation.

Now Sweden is moving toward a standard six-hour workday, with some businesses having already implemented the change. Linus Feldt, CEO of Stockholm app developer Filimundus, reports that the shift has maintained productivity while decreasing staff conflicts, because people are happier and better rested. Several Toyota service centers in Gothenburg that switched to a six-hour day 13 years ago also report happier staff, a lower turnover rate and increased ease in enticing new hires. A Swedish retirement home has embarked on a yearlong experiment to compare the costs and benefits of a shorter working day.

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Remove stale, standing water outside the home—including swimming pool covers, clogged rain gutters and buckets—and turn over clay pots and plastic containers, as they all can be prime mosquito-breeding spots, suggests the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

Alternatively, a toxin-free backyard pond or water garden can be stocked with mosquito fish like gambusia that feed on and consume large quantities of insect larvae.

Avoid applying potent perfumes, soaps and lotions prior to an outdoor event, because such scents attract insects.

It always helps to wear light, long-sleeve shirts and pants to protect more skin.

Grow plants with odors mosquitoes don’t like. EarthEasy.com suggests citronella, horsemint (aka bee balm), marigolds, ageratum (floss flowers) and catnip. WellnessMama.com also likes lavender, thyme, lemongrass, anything in the mint family and even basil; rub fresh or dried leaves on the skin or apply lavender flowers or oil, especially on hot spots (neck, underarms or behind ears).

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HAPPY ALL DAY Simple Daily Practices for a Happier Life

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mind, he says, conscious self-observation introduces a space between our perceptions and responses, allowing us to view our thoughts as separate from the person we really are.

Complementary methods may include breathing techniques or body awareness that help shift us away from anxious, “What if?” speculations into the ever-present now. With just a few minutes of mindfulness a day—the first thing in the morning or at night before retiring—according to Verni, “We can shift our relationship to ourselves and our life experiences in a way that allows for greater spaciousness, acceptance and compassion, and in doing so, can dramatically improve the quality of our lives.”

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hroughout the past decade, success researchers and positive psychologists have sketched out in broad strokes the big picture of our elemental yearning for happiness.

According to Martin Seligman, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, inner happiness derives from four basic elements: positive emotion, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishment.

What we want to know now is how to instill happiness into daily practices.

In her latest book, Better Than Before: Mastering The Habits Of Our Everyday Lives, happiness expert Gretchen Rubin fleshes out the needed details. She maintains that the shift into a happier way of being can be as simple as changing our habits, which she terms the invisible architecture of daily life. Rubin found, “We repeat about 40 percent of our behavior almost daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future. If we change our habits, we change our lives.”

We can start small in sometimes surprising ways that encourage personal, family, workplace and community well-being.

Simplify—Exercise—Meditate Israeli-born Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., a former Harvard lecturer and author of the bestselling Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, had 20

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Ben-Shahar suggests we cultivate three personal habits. The first one is to simplify, saying, “We need to turn off our phones, email and other distractions at home, so we can fully be with the people we care about and that care about us. Time affluence—time to enjoy and appreciate—is a predictor of happiness.” The second is to exercise.

“We were not meant to be sedentary,” he says. The third is to meditate. “Meditating helps us to develop extreme resilience to negative emotion.”

Ken A.Verni, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in Highland Park, New Jersey, endorses the importance of a mindfulness habit. In his new book, Happiness the Mindful Way: A Practical Guide, Verni outlines easy, step-by-step actions to form a new happiness habit that concurrently reduces stress and increases enlightenment. He starts with what he calls “compassionate attention”; being fully awake or present in our lives without judging what we’re thinking. When we view our thoughts as events in the

Another way to improve the quality of our life is to reverse one habit. Shonda Rhimes, creator of TV dramas that include Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, admits that she’s a driven, Type-A person in her new book, Year of Yes. A busy career in Los Angeles, three children and little leisure left her feeling unhappy, so instead of reciting her habitual, “No” to anything extraneous—like parties, eating chocolate chip cookies or spending a lazy afternoon chatting with an old friend—she decided to change that habit to, “Yes.”

One of Rhimes’ most profound revelations occurred after she responded positively when her children asked her to play. She observes that kids don’t want that much from us and playtime rarely involves more than 15 minutes; when we give them access and attention, it makes everyone feel good.

Rubin agrees that it’s the little things that can contribute to family happiness. As a New York City mother of two, she decided that she’d be happier if she knew she was creating family memories. She started regularly preparing “special occasion” family breakfasts, a relatively easy meal to customize. She says, “Studies show that family traditions support children’s social development and strengthen family cohesiveness. They provide the connection and predictability that people crave. I know that I enjoy a holiday more when I know exactly what we’re going to do and when we’re going to do it.”

Take the Secret Society of Happy People’s personal happiness inventory at Tinyurl.com/HappinessCheck. Tinyurl.com/ DefiningOurHappiness provides an introduction.

Home for Matthieu Ricard, a biochemist turned Buddhist monk, could be a Nepalese monastery or a seat at scientific conferences around the world. As the author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, he defines happiness as a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. “It’s not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a mood, but an optimal state of being,” he says.

In order to nurture it, Ricard recommends taking some time each day for quiet reflection, noting, “The contemplative approach consists of rising above the whirlpool of our thoughts for a moment and looking calmly within, as if at an interior landscape, to find the embodiment of our deepest aspirations.” By cultivating attention and mindfulness, the cares of everyday life

become less burdensome. Such a spiritual practice of just sitting quietly for 10 minutes a day, observing the thoughts that randomly cross our minds, and then gently shooing them away, can be enormously beneficial, he says, as it helps us put things in perspective and aim for continuous calm.

Flipping the Switch

Changing thought habits to focus on the good things in life is an approach that works for clients of Mary Lynn Ziemer, a life coach in Estero, Florida. Ziemer suggests we “flip the switch” from negative thinking and make a habit of starting our day being positive and grateful for 10 minutes. She recommends we start by doing deep breathing—four seconds breathing in, hold for seven seconds, eight seconds breathing out—repeated four times. Next, we ask ourselves how

we feel in the moment and identify the emotion, and then ask what thoughts we can think to feel better.

The last step of the exercise is to frame a positive outlook in an affirmation, such as, “I am so grateful that I know I am doing the best I can and everything will work out. Everything is fine.” Ziemer adds, “Remember that happiness comes from love and takes you to a place of peace and calm. It is such emotions that beget success in relationships, health, supply, and clear purpose. Plus, it benefits everyone around you.”

Happiness Habits at Work

Dallas happiness researcher Shawn Achor, founder of Goodthink, Inc., and author of The Happiness Advantage, applies the science of happiness to the workplace. His research echoes the personal positivity of Ziemer, Verni and Ben-Shahar’s approaches to nurturing happiness. “Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our lives,” says Achor.

“When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises and we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.” The Harvard Business Review published his

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appy people don’t find happiness like you’d find a penny on the ground; they make it happen, with action. Cultivating happiness habits can make a marked difference in your life.

4 Be deliberately optimistic. Optimism is imperative to emotional wellness.

4 Prioritize mindfully. Consistently align choices, intentions and actions with the top priorities of love, happiness and health.

4 Keep uplifting resources on hand.

A few surefire mood-lifters may include a green smoothie, mani-pedi and solo dance party to at least one get-your-feetmoving song by a favorite artist.

4 Put yourself first. It’s the best way to bring your A game to everyone else.

4 Be a prolific seeker. Seek beauty, joy, adventure, pleasure, growth and pow-

erful meaning in all areas of life. Let life move you to possibility, opportunity and gratitude.

4 Don’t make things personal. Absolutely nothing others say or do is about you, ever.

4 Examine the worst that can happen.

Many of the limitations you’re placing on yourself aren’t real—they’re illusions.

4 Practice loving-kindness. Making this a habit changes the vibration of your life and the lives of those around you. Plus it feels great.

4 Be aware of your energy. Tune in to surrounding energy, as well as the energy you’re emitting and notice what needs to be adjusted or abandoned.

4 Be wary of media consumption.

Limit messages in everything from email and news to books and music that take you away from the calm, open space within that revels in joy and wonder. Conversations count, too.

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I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. ~Voltaire research results: “Creativity triples and productive energy rises by 31 percent.

Sales rise by 37 percent and the likelihood of promotion rises by 40 percent.”

Achor’s method is helping people rewrite the way they think by first looking for positives at work. Workers write down three highly specific, positive things about their workday for 21 consecutive days. Rather than just, “I love my job,” acknowledge, “I love my job because I get to help people every day.”

Or, “I love my morning tea because it gets me going.” Achor reports that at the end of the period, “Their brain starts to retain a pattern of scanning the world not for the negative, but for the positive first.”

Taking a work break for two minutes of mindfulness is also effective. “We did this at Google,” he says.

“We had employees take their hands off their keyboards for two minutes a

day to go from multitasking to simply focusing on their breathing. This drops their stress levels and raises accuracy rates. It improves levels of happiness and it takes just minutes.”

Happiness in the Community We can foster happiness habits at home, at work and in the community.

Rubin suggests starting such a group, akin to a self-help book club or bridge group, but with extra benefits. She even offers a free starter kit for those that want to try it, available via Gretchen Rubin.com/habits/start-a-habits-group.

In addition to the happy exchange of ideas and success stories, happiness habits group members also have the benefit of being accountable to each other.

Others can help us continue to color in the details supporting and forwarding the broad brushstrokes of positive emotions, relationships, meaning in life and accomplishments in a down-to-earth, fun way.

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HAPPIER IN JUST MINUTES n Journaling for two minutes about one positive experience we’ve had over the past 24 hours allows our brain to relive it. n Exercising, including 15 minutes of cardiovascular action a day, teaches our brain that our behavior matters and improves our mood. n Meditating for even a few minutes at a time relieves an overloaded brain and allows it to focus on one thing at a time. n Writing one quick email in the morning praising or thanking someone we work with or just to make them happy will make us feel a sense of social support, a great predictor of happiness.

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he South Jersey Pine Barrens is the wild blueberries growing around revered by nature enthusiasts for the bog. In the early 1900s she teamed its rich ecological diversity. From up with botanist Frederick Coville to its dense woodlands ideal for hiking achieve this dream, and in 1916 she and camping to its spacious lakes and actualized her goal and produced the rivers perfect for kayaking, the Pine first marketable crop of blueberries.

Barrens offers flora and fauna to be The blueberry was cultivated enjoyed by anyone who ventures into through a process of utilizing the its wilderness. South Jersey locals will unique ecological features of the celebrate the Pine Barrens for its most Pine Barrens. According to Garden well-known and tasty feature—the StateLegacy.com, the “acidic soil, blueberry—at the 33rd annual Bluebermoist temperatures, cross pollinary Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June tion and loamy, aerated soil for the 25 and 26 at the Whitesbog Preservashallow roots” are all necessary tion Trust, in Pemberton Township. components to produce blueberries.

This year’s Blueberry Festival Whitesbog Preservation Trust, host to celebrates 100 years of the cultivated the Blueberry Festival, educates the blueberry. New Jersey’s state fruit and public about the important converone of the only fruits native to the Unit- gence of nature and community. As ed States, the blueberry is sweet with Whitesbog Preservation Trust Direcheritage and history. Its story begins tor Allison Pierson says, the blueberwith the pioneerry is the “product ing work of New of local Pine BarJersey native Miss rens ecology and Elizabeth Colethe local comman White. Miss munity coming White was an together to create arborist who grew the first commerup on her family’s cially available cranberry planblueberry.” tation, White’s Miss White’s Bog. Her longachievement of time dream was developing the Miss Elizabeth Coleman White to domesticate first commercial-

ly available blueberry still exercises enormous influence on local residents of the Pine Barrens and attendees of the annual Blueberry Festival. Val Flores, a lifelong resident of Burlington County who currently resides in Tabernacle, grew up working on her uncle’s blueberry farm in Pemberton. From the influence of Miss White’s pioneering work and her early experiences cultivating the New Jersey fruit, Flores understands the blueberry season and the impact of the crop on her family.

She recalls, “Some of my fondest memories growing up were spent working on my Uncle Ed Bush’s blueberry farm.

When the season started it was nonstop picking, sorting, and packing until the last berry was shipped. It was a short season but the days were long.”

Though blueberry picking required hard work, she also recalls the feeling of conviviality amongst herself and the community as they would have fun by starting blueberry fights or making conversation. She cherishes these memories and is grateful to commemorate them at events like the Blueberry Festival. “I’m glad the Blueberry Festival continues as it such a large part of the area’s history,” she adds.

For locals like Flores, blueberries are not just a tasty fruit to be enjoyed in the spring and summer, but an important part of her family and community’s history. The Blueberry Festival works to honor this important relationship between the community and nature.

It celebrates this connection enthusiastically at the event. “The festival is a combination of agro-tourism and arts,” adds Pierson. It showcases local crafters, artists, and food venders to provide a fun community event centralized upon the delicious blueberry developed by White. This family-friendly event offers educational lectures, bluegrass performances, and wagon tours of the blueberry’s birthplace.

The Blueberry Festival will draw many locals eager to learn about New Jersey heritage and celebrate tradition with savoring delicious blueberries.

Event location: 120 Whitesbog Rd. Whitesbog Preservation Trust location: Whites Bogs Rd., #34, in Pemberton.

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merican fatherhood has evolved considerably in the last 50 years.

While dads used to be kept out of the delivery room, today, more than 90 percent of new fathers are present for their children’s birth, reflected in MenCare Advocacy’s State of the Worlds’ Fathers. However, being there early on does not necessarily define the scope of future involvement. Overcoming obstacles that might keep men from being the “high-five” dads they and their family need them to be is key.

Involved fathers benefit children.

Most research on child development has focused on how mothers influence their children, but in recent decades, society has “discovered” fathers. In many studies, pioneering Psychologist Ross Parke, Ph.D., professor emeritus of University of California, Riverside, and others have conclusively shown that children of more-involved dads are better at solving puzzles, score higher on cognitive skills tests, do better in school, are more likely to go to college, are more empathetic, manage their emotions better, have fewer behavior problems, are less likely to suffer from depression or mental illness and are less likely to break laws or become teen parents.

Fathering tip: Never miss an opportunity to change a diaper, play with the kids, read stories together or simply ask them about their day.

Equal workplace policies matter.

The U.S. is the only economically advanced country that has no nationally mandated paid maternity leave policy and is absent a national paternity leave policy, paid or unpaid. When men don’t get time off to learn basic parenting skills, it’s harder for them to stay engaged later.

In 1977, 41 percent of women and 35 percent of men in dual-earner couples reported work-family life conflicts. Today, the figures are 47 percent and 60 percent, respectively, according to the Families and Work Institute’s ongoing National Study of the Changing Workforce.

Parenting tip: Advocate for national, paid parenting leave policies for men and women starting with local employers. It benefits both families and companies. Studies by Stanford University, the Families and Work Institute, Gallup, Inc. and others have found that companies with family-friendly benefits enjoy more loyal employees, better morale, lower turnover, fewer arbitrary sick days, higher levels of customer service and higher shareholder returns—all of which contribute to their bottom line.

Both genders can be naturally nurturing. Certainly, women are biologically adapted for giving birth and breastfeeding, but Parke found that caring new dads typically cuddle, coo, giggle, rock and feed their babies just as much as new mothers. One hurdle men

face is that they usually have to return to work sooner, and their natural nurturing skills can get rusty, while moms’ get sharper. Opportunity and practice are the biggest predictors of meaningful connections with children.

Fathering tip: Don’t assume that a partner knows more. Whatever a mother knows, she learned by making mistakes, and that’s the best way for fathers to learn, too.

Be open to complementary expertise. A dad with a mate that praises and supports him will be far more confident and engaged with his child than one with a partner that criticizes him.

Parenting tip: No one likes to feel incompetent, so when offering dad advice, do it in a nonthreatening way that supports and compliments his improving skills over time. It may mean adjusting personal standards a bit. Dad should take pride in practicing his unique rapport with offspring. Instead of letting mom pluck a crying or smelly baby from his arms, he can try, “Honey, I’ve got this.”

End-running the legal system after divorce. For some 30 years, the default decision in divorce cases has been to award the mother primary physical custody, with limited visitation for the father.

More states are now moving toward a presumption of 50-50 physical custody, but it’s not the norm. Therefore, many divorced dads may feel disconnected from their children and suppressed in their parenting role moving forward.

Fathering tip: Never give up.

Children need their dad in their life and vice-versa. It’s critical to stay in touch. In person is best; phone, email and Skype are decent fallbacks. Make time together feel meaningful as well as normal, instead of falling into a “Disneyland dad” syndrome of trying to make every moment a party. Practice harmonious communications with the ex. The biggest known predictor of children’s future mental and emotional health is how well their parents get along. Separated parents don’t have to be friends, but they do need to acknowledge both parents’ importance to the children and treat each other respectfully.

Armin Brott is the author of eight bestselling books on fatherhood, including The Expectant Father and The New Father. Learn more at MrDad.com.

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or parents serving in the military, some of the biggest barriers to involvement are inevitable and often repeated deployments. Dads returning home often struggle to reestablish both their family role—which changed while they were away—and their relationships with children they haven’t seen for months and who may not even recognize them. Here are practical tips to counter any estrangement.

Talk to your children before you leave and tell them, in age-appropriate terms, what’s happening and why. Record yourself reading a child’s favorite book and ask mom to play it every night. Their hearing your voice while you’re gone will make it easier for them to get used to having you home again.

During deployment, communicate with home as much as possible by phone, Skype and email, taking into account time zone differences and military security. Don’t underestimate the power of snail mail. Little things—a dried leaf from a tree near the barracks, a film canister full of sand—let a child know Dad is thinking of them and provides tangible signs that he’s in a real place somewhere.

Upon returning home, take it easy and don’t expect to be able to simply pick up where you were when you left.

Everyone in the family has changed, and likely become stronger via the experience. Some things may never return to the pre-deployment normal, but the new normal can be just as good—or better.

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eople lead busy lives. Whether it’s working long hours to provide for one’s family and one’s self, cultivating a passion or trying to make ends meet in an unpredictable economy, much of the world is so focused on work that individuals can become blinded to the conditions of others and themselves.

In the fast-paced life of the 21st century, this preoccupation with work, family and other obligations can often leave people wanting something more than just a nine-tofive workweek—a deeper meaning beyond just making it to the next day.

The issue lies in what one chooses to find meaning in. For some, it’s consumerism; for others, it’s wealth or religion. Yet, even in a culture with so much entertainment at our fingertips, people find themselves continually searching for answers to one of life’s greatest questions.

In the eastern pine barrens of New Jersey, in the town of Shamong, where the sound of urban and suburban atmospheres

lies beyond the range of echoes, rests one community, dedicated to helping others find their purpose and meaning of life.

The Pine Wind Zen Community is a five-acre Zen Buddist Monastery, a nonprofit organization situated on over 50 acres of pineland reserves.

Overseen by Seijaku Roshi, a Zen master of 41 years, the monastery offers a peaceful environment where individuals can both learn and practice the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism.

The Zen community offers a variety of programs to aid in one’s journey to enlightenment, including Zen meditation lessons and facilities, Zen educational courses and tea classes as well as presentations and discussions led by Roshi himself.

As a keynote speaker, parent, priest and author, he believes that human beings are innately spiritual beings that live in a physical world. The current culture, he says, is comprised of human beings, seeking a spiritual experience.

Seijaku Roshi “When we [live our lives in the current] way,” Roshi says, “yoga, prayer and meditation becomes something you do out of obligation.”

While he’s technically an ordained monk, Roshi identifies himself as a myth-buster. Roshi believes that, from a cultural perspective, the experience of human beings searching for the meaning of life and what it means to be spiritual is a myth.

“Clearly, it got confirmed that we are born as enlightened beings,” Roshi says. “However, something happens in our formation years—when we get conditioned into believing opposites about ourselves and pursue something more, better and different.”

While Roshi is an ordained monk, he was brought up in a Roman Catholic household, and still practices prayer and traditions of other religions. He says that most individuals that come to the monastery are members of other faiths and wind up returning to their religions as enlightened persons. Most of these people are looking for meaning in the world around them, and how they can be better identified with themselves.

Buddhism is not based on beliefs, but on principles. Roshi is convinced that the universe operates on a cause and effect basis. The universe is perfect as it is, yet humans don’t see it that way.

“If we experience ourselves as human beings pursuing a spiritual experience for the same reasons we pursue wealth and security,” Roshi says, “that’s rooted in the feeling that we’re not good enough, so we will keep trying to become better when we already are better.”

Roshi and the other monks of

the monastery are not paid for their services. The cost of events and donations made at the monastery all go to its operations. Roshi speaks at community gatherings and to all religions, along with his fellow monks. Many of the monks are involved with pineland preservation, and ensuring that South Jersey’s forested region is not being taken advantage of.

So while the hustle and bustle of daily life can often distract us from others and ourselves, The Pine Wind Zen Community awaits individuals seeking to better understand who they are and

what they are doing in this world.

“People who suffer stress and anxiety, who don’t have priorities to do what is needed to do to handle it, now they’re the cause of their suffering,” Roshi says. “Life comes down to priorities.

We live in culture of excuses—a man’s word is equal to his excuses. If you’re unhappy and dissatisfied, it’s because of your own doing.”

The Pine Wind Zen Community is located at 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. For more information, visit PineWind.org.

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ncient Egyptians sought to stem hair loss and stimulate hair growth with a cocktail of iron oxide, red lead, onions, alabaster, animal fats and honey.

Today, we’re still deploying creative approaches. Men’s hair loss, specifically, is a billion-dollar industry, touting solutions ranging from chemically laced topical treatments and drugs to transplants and wigs.

Yet hair-loss science is imperfect; it’s riddled with misinformation that allows companies to sell products of varying efficacy.

The average head holds about 120,000 to 150,000 strands of hair, and it’s normal for both men and women to lose 50 to 100 strands daily. We lose hair for several reasons. Chiefly, aging weakens hair and makes it more brittle; it also decreases hormone production, slowing hair growth. According to a study published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, anything that interrupts the normal hair cycle can trigger diffuse hair loss. Triggers include physiologic trauma and emotional stresses, nutritional defi-

ciencies, endocrine imbalances and illness, as well as genetics, including pattern baldness. Even air and water pollutants and sunlight’s phototoxic aging effects may facilitate alopecia (sudden hair loss).

While it’s impossible to completely stop natural hair loss catalyzed by aging and genes, the rate can be controlled and abnormal loss may be reversed while stimulating growth.

Dietary Changes. The typical North American fat-, protein- and salt-rich diet fosters an acidic environment in the body which can lead to premature hair loss. Iron-rich foods like lean red meats and dark green veggies contribute to ferritin levels sufficient to increase the hair’s growth cycle. Iron also delivers oxygen to hair follicles, further inciting growth.

In a review of related research, the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology reports that double-blind data confirmed the findings of a study in women with increased hair shedding in which a significant proportion responded to l-lysine and iron therapy.

Because hair is made mostly of protein, and protein deficiency is thought to cause hair loss, it would seem that consuming more protein would stimulate growth, although moderation is the key. Too much protein may result in baldness, according to Dr. Michael Eades, who owns ProteinPower.com. The American Heart Association recommends against high-protein diets because most Americans already eat more protein than they need.

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, shellfish, nuts and seeds and their oils can facilitate the production and action of hormones and oily lubricants that effect a healthy scalp and follicles and bouncy, shiny hair.

A-complex and B-complex vitamins also are said to promote vibrant, shiny hair; B12 to neutralize premature hair loss; vitamin C and zinc to help strengthen hair; biotin to avoid hair loss and premature graying; vitamin D to facilitate healthy follicular growth; and vitamin E to maintain a healthy, moisturized scalp.

Eating whole foods like organic eggs, lentils, spinach, red meat, pumpkin seeds and salmon is ideal, including plenty of fruits and vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Most vegetable skins are also rich in silica, which helps strengthen hair.

Drink More Tea. Green tea, saw palmetto (or its extract) and stinging nettle tea contain ingredients that inhibit the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a compound that’s been linked to thinning hair and pattern baldness, according to Medical News Today.

These products are used in battling some forms of alopecia and concentrated ingredients of these teas are available in pill form.

Detox. Eliminating alcohol, tobacco and coffee can help. Excessive booze and caffeine lead to dehydration, which makes hair dry and brittle, and also dramatically depletes the body’s iron and zinc levels.

Cigarette smoke contains toxins that accelerate hair loss, as well as premature graying.

Chill Out. Stress is a widely known factor in hair loss, specifi-

cally of a condition called telogen effluvium (Principles of Dermatology, by James Marks and Jeffrey Miller). Meditation and exercise can relieve stress and create a better hormonal balance, thereby helping to prevent alopecia.

Massage of body and scalp also may be beneficial. Adding oils such as almond or coconut infuses the scalp with essential vitamins and minerals. A study by the Journal of Dermatology shows that applying onion juice can lead to hair growth.

Treat hair gently, air-drying rather than rubbing it with a towel.

Don’t Fake It. Using extensions and weaves or wearing tight wigs or hairpieces daily may damage hair

follicles by stressing their anchor to the scalp, accelerating hair loss.

Also, hair straighteners, tight pony tails, blow dryers and heated rollers may damage or break off follicles.

Consider natural hair dyes.

Eschew Shampoo. Most commercial shampoos contain sodium laurel sulphate (SLS) or sodium laureth sulphate because it’s inexpensive, lathers well and typically thickens hair via salt. SLS also corrodes follicles and impairs their ability to grow hair. Consider switching to organic shampoos and conditioners.

Jody McCutcheon is a freelance editor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Florida. Being a doctor of chiropractic AdvoCare offers a wide variety was, at one time, Sagot’s way to comof high-quality supplements for a bine making a living with continuing plethora of uses, from low energy, to her lifelong dream to help others. Now, weight loss, to cleanses, to improved it’s a gift she intends to donate to famiperformance in the gym. Most notable lies, children and individuals in need. for its 24-Day Challenge, Sagot was Thanks to her work with AdvoCare, encouraged to partake in the program a Texas-based supplement company, from a good friend that happened to Sagot has found a way to both make be a personal trainer, during her stay at a living making others healthier, and chiropractic school. continue to share her passion.

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something was different about these supplements. That’s how I decided to promote the changes to my family.”

With an initial goal to help 500 people from the time she was 23 years old to when she turned 26, Sagot went on to help over 10,000 people reach their health goals.

“I’m an over achiever. I’m that type of girl that wanted to get there faster,” Sagot says. “I’m not the type of girl that’s going to wait for something. I had a mission to change lives.”

Sagot says that her top supplement regiments that she shares involve increasing energy and weight loss.

Clients usually call Sagot with their experiences, and she then recommends the correct supplements they can take to help achieve their health goals.

“I’m not a professional in the workout world,” Sagot says. “As a doctor, your heart’s a muscle, so while I do recommend exercise, 80 percent of your body is made lean in the kitchen.

AdvoCare helps a person fill in his or her nutritional food gaps with core vitamins and minerals.”

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Her passion to help others holistically stems from a personal connection to non-holistic practices in prescription management. Sagot’s little brother developed an unfortunate addiction at a young age to prescription medications after being misdiagnosed. Sagot chose to be a chiropractor for the inability to write prescriptions. “[Medical Doctors] just put [patients] on a pill to make things go away,” Sagot says. “I decided I was going to leave a different impact, even if it was with only one person, holistically.

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e don’t typically envision iron-pumping bodybuilders also flowing and breathing through yoga postures, yet many are combining these complementary disciplines to realize huge benefits.

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Nicolina Sandstedt, a yoga teacher trainer and anatomy expert with the Yandara Yoga Institute, in Baja, Mexico, observes, “The body awareness and alignment focus that the practice of yoga asanas [positions] offers helps bodybuilders find correct posture. Yoga also teaches elegance in transitions that improve competitive posing.”

Peter Nielsen, a bodybuilder, yoga practitioner and world-class fitness guru in Detroit, observes, “Most bodybuilders haven’t fine-tuned their presentation. They often grimace and look uncomfortable, with their veins popping out.” He points out, “Yoga helps teach bodybuilders how to slow down, breathe into each posture and ultimately win posing competitions because of the grace, elegance and body awareness that yoga provides.”

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Joseph Grassadonia, bodybuilder, yoga enthusiast and founder of On Fitness magazine, in Kahuku, Hawaii,

cites additional benefits: “Incorporating yoga into your workout routine improves your core, giving you overall body strength in specific targeted muscle groups. It also increases flexibility, stability and mobility, allowing greater range of motion. Most importantly, it will keep you from being sidelined with injuries.”

“Stretching a muscle can make it more aesthetically pleasing,” remarks Sandstedt. “In yoga, we often hold postures for a relatively long period of time, in a more isometric endurance workout, than the short, repetitive movements performed in bodybuilding. Bodybuilding develops fast-twitch muscle fibers for power and speed, while yoga develops slow-twitch muscle fibers for endurance. Both are important for tissues to stay healthy while building muscle mass.”

Nielsen notes, “Bodybuilding makes me feel stronger; I look better and have loads of endurance. Yoga makes me feel more centered; it softens me so I can hear and surrender to what my body is telling me rather than me just telling it what to do.” Such listening is essential to preventing injuries that periodically plague bodybuilders. Slowing down into yoga’s present moment awareness

teaches bodybuilders how to perform from a place of presence rather than on autopilot, which is when most injuries occur.

“Yoga works all the muscles, even the smaller, intrinsic muscles often neglected in bodybuilding,” Sandstedt says. “In addition to facilitating healthy posture, these small muscles help support balanced joint alignment.” She explains that the explosive, repetitive movements used to build muscle mass in bodybuilding make the muscles less elastic, which also inhibits range of motion. Less elastic muscles may be more prone to injury, as daily activities require both strength and mobility.”

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For bodybuilders that want to give yoga a shot, Nielsen advises trying a structured, 30-day yoga challenge. He sees how after the first month with his

clients, the positive effects become apparent and most bodybuilders don’t want to go back to life before yoga.

Sandstedt offers, “I advise newcomers to incorporate a light yoga routine into the beginning and end of each bodybuilding training session. Ending training sessions with a few yoga postures will help balance the body, bringing a sense of calm and equanimity to the workout experience.”

“In my fitness career, I’ve found that yoga perfectly complements any strength training program as a form of stretching, flexibility and de-stressing,” says Nielsen. “Yoga focuses me, and helps me to isolate whatever muscle I choose. It helps me reach my fullest potential and simply makes me a better version of myself.”

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Aimee Hughes is a doctor of naturopathy and freelance writer in Kansas City, MO. Connect at ChezAimee@gmail.com.

COMPARING BENEFITS Yoga

Bodybuilding

Stretches and lengthens muscles while relieving tension

Shortens and builds muscles while building tension

Moves prana (life force energy) throughout the body, boosting energy levels and mental sharpness after a session

Expends energy, sometimes ending in muscle fatigue and mental exhaustion

Improves oxygenation of the circulatory system, providing energy and invigoration

Improves muscle oxygenation, which helps growth and repair functions

Tones muscles gradually

Builds muscle strength rapidly and enhances the toning aspect of yoga

Involves the body, mind and spirit

Primarily involves the physical body

Accessible to every age group

Not accessible for the very young and very old

Promotes body confidence through self-acceptance

Promotes body confidence through a fixed physical aesthetic

Prevents injuries through body awareness and helps heal injuries through yoga therapeutics

Can cause injury absent preventive awareness

Sources: Nicolina Sandstedt; Peter Nielsen; Joseph Grassadonia

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MUNCHIES Tasty Homemade Alternatives to Junk Food

by Judith Fertig

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lanning ahead is an effective key to healthy eating and weight management. Having healthy snacks available, both savory and naturally sweet, helps us to conquer cravings and avoid a sugar rush—or slump.

Between-meal nutritious and delicious snacks can be easy to make. Plus, unlike commercial foods, we know their ingredients. Here, Natural Awakenings has tapped two plant-based whole foods experts and cookbook authors for their best snack recipes and tips.

“Healthy happens when we’re prepared,” says Elise Museles, of Washington, D.C., the mother of two sons who writes at KaleAndChocolate.com/blog and recently released Whole Food Energy: 200 All Natural Recipes to Help You Prepare, Refuel, and Recover. “Nutritious is delicious; healthy doesn’t have to be bland and boring.” she says. Nor does it take hours to make.

“I pick one day a week to do meal prep,” she explains. “After a visit to our Sunday farmers’ market, I work in the kitchen for a few hours so I’m ready to go on Monday and for the rest of the week.” Whenever hunger threatens to derail her from a whole-foods, nutrient-dense diet, Museles is equipped with options like protein balls and carrot hummus. She’s also learned that having naturally sweet foods at hand helps divert cravings, realizing, “You just want a sweet thing more if you think you can’t have it. Plus, I think better when my blood sugar is stable.”

Museles combines naturally sweet dried fruits such as goji berries and tropical coconut to make a handy snack mix. “Like blending smoothies, this basic trail mix can have many variations,” she says.

She also suggests maintaining a well-stocked freezer. Museles freezes berries in season to pop in the blender

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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for smoothies; pitted and peeled avocados to thaw and mash over gluten-free toast; and frozen banana slices to layer over nut butter.

Canadian Ella Leché, a mother of two daughters best known for her website PureElla.com/blog, is the new author of Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough cookbook. She came to a plant-based lifestyle in 2008 after a whole foods diet helped her overcome a chronic illness.

Her blog documents her journey to wellness—one healthy change at a time.

Leché, a graphic designer and photographer in Mississauga, near Toronto, started an elimination diet four months after the birth of her first child, when she noticed puzzling symptoms.

“I started to make small changes and slowly but surely, I began to recover,” she says. Today her diet is 90 percent vegan and gluten-free.

“I had a sweet tooth, but I didn’t have the balance thing figured out,” Leché admits. Foregoing sugar was hard emotionally, even though her body had difficulties with sugar, which seemed correlated to frequent headaches and mood slumps. Slowly, she started emphasizing naturally sweet, pure foods like dates and fruits and found other ways to ease cravings. “Starting the day with a savory, healthy breakfast can cut sugar from your diet because the sweet taste on our tongue essentially sets the brain into craving sugar,” she says.

Leché enjoys involving her children in making snacks like healthy turnip or kale chips. When she gets a hankering for something sweet, she chooses her special cranberry and chocolate protein balls, sweetened with dried fruit and bolstered with almonds and walnuts. They take minutes to make and keep in the refrigerator for a week or in the freezer for up to three months.

Having easy-to-prepare, whole food snacks on hand keeps families happily snacking on quick bites and on track with healthy eating. “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle,” says Museles. “If you like recipes that are good for you, it’s a sustainable lifestyle.”

Judith Fertig is the author of the award-winning Back in the Swing Cookbook and blogs at AlfrescoFoodAndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

Natural Quick Snack Recipes Preheat the oven to 300° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Make sure the kale leaves are thoroughly dry. Tear them into large pieces and place in a large bowl.

Rinse and drain the cashews.

In a food processor, process the cashews, bell pepper, garlic, water, lemon juice, yeast flakes and salt until a smooth paste forms.

Turnip and Beet Chips Yields: Up to 4 servings 4 turnips, peeled 4 beets, peeled ¼ cup grapeseed oil or other neutral oil 1 tsp sea salt Preheat the oven to 325° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Slice the turnips and beets using a mandolin and place in a large bowl. Drizzle the oil over the vegetables, sprinkle with the salt and toss to fully coat.

Bake for 15 minutes, turning over chips halfway through the baking time. Then lower the temperature to 200° F and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until golden.

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

Raw CranberryChocolate Protein Balls Yields: 20 servings

Toss the kale leaves in the paste to fully coat, and then place them on the baking sheet in a single layer; don’t overlap any.

Note: Alternatively, dehydrate the kale leaves in a food dehydrator for 8 hours on a high setting (no need to turn them over).

1½ cups raw walnuts 1 cup raw pecans ½ cup naturally sweetened dried cranberries 5 Medjool dates, pitted ¼ cup raw cacao powder 1 to 2 Tbsp chocolate or vanilla protein powder 1 to 2 tsp water 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 drops liquid stevia

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

Process all of the ingredients in a food processor until a dough forms.

Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the leaves and bake another 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Turn off the processor, remove the blade and roll a teaspoon of the dough into a ball using the palms of the hands.

Repeat with all the dough. Enjoy between meals or after a workout. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to three months.

Source: Cut the Sugar, You’re Sweet Enough, by Ella Leché

Raw Cheesy Kale Chips Yields: 2 servings Bunch of kale, stemmed 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in water for at least 2 hours ½ red or orange bell pepper 2 cloves garlic, peeled ¾ cup water Juice of ½ lemon 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes ½ tsp sea salt natural awakenings

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Happiness: How’s it Working for You?

by Seijaku Roshi

Happiness is an illusion filled with sadness and confusion. ~ Jimmy Ruffin

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homas Merton, a Trappist monk who wrote a bestselling autobiography, The Seven Story Mountain, released in 1948, wrote, “We cannot be happy if we expect to live all the time at the highest peak of intensity. Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony.” Everywhere I go people are in “pursuit of happiness”.

Why not? It’s one of the three inalienable rights isn’t it? The other two are life and liberty or freedom. The problem is that we have truly mastered the art of “the pursuit of happiness”, but have little experience in living “life” and real “freedom” especially from the stress and anxiety our pursuing happiness too often brings about.

The happiness we tend to pursue “is an illusion” and, yes, often proves to be filled with “sadness and confusion”.

The confusion is a function of the fact that our definitions for happiness or the places we go looking for it and the ideas of what will make us happy are false. So many of us define happiness as a function of the amount of wealth and material goods we can consume, as well as the amount of gratifying experiences we can grab on to. While there’s

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nothing wrong with being wealthy or having a good time, these are not causes for sustainable happiness. Some of us measure happiness by the way we feel. The problem with that is that all “feelings” are impermanent, they don’t last and, they are conditional. This is also true about each of us, whenever I believe that someone other than myself will “make me happy”, I set myself up for the worst form of disappointment.

Maybe they do at first but always remember, “This too will pass.”

Merton tells us that real and sustainable happiness is first a function of a balanced life. We are made of mind, body and spirit—when our lifestyle supports balance in all three, happiness

can follow. Second, each of us possess what Zen calls our “True Nature,” happiness is a function of being “faithful to our True Nature” and in “harmony” with or with the “rhythm” of the Universe or Reality.

To “rediscover” who we truly are is the singular and exclusive purpose of a spiritual life, then to nurture that discovery by our lifestyle, and finally to manifest our enlightened self in the world for the benefit of others and the whole of nature—this is a true and reliable formula for happiness and worth all the time and energy in the world to pursue.

I Love You. Seijaku Roshi is an American Zen Master, parent, priest, author, Life Coach, keynote speaker and visionary pioneer of the principles of “authentic spirituality”. He is the founder of The Zen Society and Abbot of the Pine Wind Zen Community/Jizo-an Monastery, in Shamong, N.J. For more information, call 609-268-9151 or visit TheZenSociety.org.

Pine Wind Zen Community Living a Zen-Inspired Life

Meditation - Mindfulness - Ecumenical Community Classes on Spirituality - Seminars - Retreats Buddhist & Non-Sectarian - Weddings - Renewal of Vows Memorials - Funerals - Pet Memorials - Animal Blessings 863 McKendimen Road Shamong, NJ 08088 609.268.9151 www.pinewind.org

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askar is a set of 12 postures, is a very ancient technique of paying respect or expressing gratitude to the Sun that is the source of all forms of life on the planet. The sequence of movements is known to not only strengthen the physical body, but also contribute greatly to the mental and spiritual health. $40/series. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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All events are subject to change. We advise confirming in advance directly with the business or organization.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Drinks – 6-8pm. Networking focused on creating a sustainable South Jersey community. The Farm & Fisherman Tavern + Market, 1422 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill. 609-238-3449. SustainableCherryHill.org.

Family & Friends CPR for Infants and Children – June 1, 13 & 15. Easy introductory course.

Reservations for these popular community programs require advance registration. This program is geared towards family members, friends and members of the general community who want to learn how to perform CPR for infants and children, and who do not need a course completion card. 523 Fellowship Rd, Ste 220, Mount Laurel.

More info: 844-896-6367 or Virtua.org.

Getting to Know your GoPro: GoPro Basics – 6:30-8pm. Join our GoPro experts. Will focus on the camera’s user interface, video capture, image settings and accessories. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/ marlton.html.

A Course in Spirituality: Spirit – 7-9pm. What is spirit? What does it mean to be spiritual? Ongoing classes are designed to inform and enlighten participants about living authentic spiritual lives in the world. Suggested donation $10. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Adult CPR & AED Certification – 6-9pm. With Jessica Golden, Certified American Red Cross Instructor. Training includes visual aids, hands-on training with mannequins, and working with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Receive an American Red Cross 2-yr certificate. $60. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-register: 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga. com.

A Century and Beyond: Charity Ride Basics – 6:30-8pm. Learn the fundamentals and basic preparations that will take the anxiety out of the big day and make for a safe and enjoyable day of cycling. By the end of the class, your biggest worry will be reaching your fundraising goals.

Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856810-1938. rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Mom’s Morning Out – 8:30am-1pm. Presented

by Virtua. A day designed for moms of children under age 12. Receive expert advice to reinvigorate yourself and your family, followed by an inspirational presentation by Carrie Contey, PhD, internationally recognized parenting coach, author and educator. $35. The Hamilton Manor, 30 Rte 156, Hamilton Township. Register & more info: 888-VIRTUA-3 or Virtua.org/Conference.

Zazenkai, The Great Way is Not Difficult? – 9am-1pm. What is enlightenment? The difference

between zen meditation and other forms of meditation? What does it mean to “Take the Precepts?”

Can I still go to church/synagogue and practice zen? For both the beginner and seasoned student of zen. $35, includes lunch. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. Registration required: 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Manasquan Reservoir – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 5 miles, easy to moderate pace. We will see the panoramic views of the Reservoir from the perimeter trail. Check Meetup for any changes. Meet outside the Visitor center at the main entrance. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, DBickin@yahoo.com.

2016 NJ Renaissance Faire – June 4, 5, 11, 12.

10am-6pm. See Jacques Ze Whipper (Jack Lepiarz) seeks to whip into the record books. Festival features a wide variety of entertainment, food, and wondrous activities. Liberty Lake, 1195 Florence-Columbus Rd, Bordentown. More info: NJRenFaire.com.

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home. Petsmart Deptford, 2000 Clements Bridge Rd, Woodbury.

856-424-2288. Adoptions@awanj.org. awanj.org.

Rock4Paws – 12-6pm. Live music, food, beer garden ($5 entry), fun and adoptable pets.

Benefits Paw It 4ward. Free admission. Indian Acres Tree Farm, 111 Tuckerton Rd, Medford.

Rock4PawsFest.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Reiki Levels 1 & 2 Certification Class – 11am6pm. Both levels in a 1-day class. Be attuned to both levels, learn history and principles of reiki, chakra and aura scanning, self-healing and healing others, distant healing, and give their first reiki session. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Transformation of Body, Mind & Spirit – 1-5pm.

Enjoy a sumptuous feast of energy with a dream team of masters. Four seasoned gurus share their first-hand knowledge and skills of harness energy for health and spiritual transformation. William Ting (tai chi, Silver Tiger); Siobhan Hutchinson (Energy Medicine, NextStep Strategies); Wendy Talis (Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga) and Dr. Luke Jih (feng shui & vipassana meditation). Pre-registration $55/preregistration, $65/at door. Burlington. Space limited, register: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Interpretive Trail Hike – 1:30-2:30pm. Join an RNC naturalist for an interpretive hike through our varied habitats. Pace is easy and suitable for adults and teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 6 Summer Salutations – Mondays, June 6-27. 9:3010:45am. With Amy Bartholomew. Surya Nam-

Gentle Chair Yoga for Cancer Survivors – Mondays, June 6-27. 1-2pm. With Julie Fischer, RYT500, LMT. A unique yoga style that creatively adapts traditional yoga poses to be done while seated. Class designed specifically for those recovering from cancer and it’s treatments, and is open only to cancer survivors. $10/class; $40/series. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon.

856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Mindful Mondays for Cancer Survivors – Mondays, June 6-27. 1-2pm. With Corinne Corcoran, EdD, NCBTMB, ARCB. We will refuel the body and mind with joyful meditations, restorative movements of qigong and revitalizing sounds.

For cancer survivors only. $10/class; $40/series.

Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Camp Stoves and Water Filtration – 6-8pm.

In this hands-on course, sample advanced camp stoves and water filtration tools. Will discuss how to use and maintain different stoves, water filters and water purifiers. $20/member, $40/nonmember. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856810-1938. rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7 Diabetes Expo – 6:30-8pm. Come out for free support, education, and meet representatives from diabetes product companies. See demonstrations of the newest glucose meters, insulin pens and insulin pumps. Talk with a Virtua Certified Diabetes Educator to learn more about diabetes and services available. Healthy recipes & food samples. Door prizes & give-a-ways. Free. Virtua Health and Wellness Center, 401 Young Ave, Moorestown.

Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

12th Annual “Pow Wow” to Celebrate Saddler’s Woods – 7-8:30pm. In this meeting we will review last year’s progress, set goals for our next fiscal year, and honor our volunteer of the year.

All welcome. Free. Haddon Township’s Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave, Haddon Township. RSVP: 856-869-7372.

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Breast Feeding – 7-9pm. Lactation Consultant will teach breastfeeding techniques. It’s recommended that you take this class during your 7th month of pregnancy. Learning the fundamentals of breastfeeding is important to breastfeeding success and support. Fathers and/or support persons are encouraged to attend. Seats limited. $10/ couple. Virtua Memorial, 175 Madison Ave, Conference Center 1st Fl, Mount Holly. Registration required: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Crystal Bowl Meditation with Shalini – 7:308:30pm. An evening to relax, recharge and rejuvenate. Experience the vibrational sounds of the bowls in meditation as we set a harmonic frequency for the opening of higher levels of consciousness and the activation of the chakras. $15.

Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Evening Contemplation and Tea – 7-8:30pm.

Includes guided meditation, liturgy with prayer requests and group discussion over tea. Suggested donation $5. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Heal Thyself: 100-Hr Ayurveda for Self-Care Course – With Janet Watkins. In this in-depth course, learn the basics of ayurveda, what your body type is, how to spot and remedy imbalances, how to use yogic practices, skin care and diet to live your most vibrant life. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

New Jersey Pinelands Commission Monthly Meeting – 9:30am. The Pinelands Commission is the state agency that oversees conservation and development within the Pinelands boundaries. They hold a regular monthly meeting that is open to the public. 15 Springfield Rd, Pemberton.

Pinelands Preservation Alliance: 609-859-8860.

Agenda: State.nj.us/pinelands.

Deep Relaxation Class with Crystal Bowls – 7-8pm. Restore your energy, calm the mind, find peace and balance again. Monthly special: $15/ advance, $20/drop-in (pre-registration requested). Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Trails Day at Saddler’s Woods – 9:30am-1pm.

Volunteers needed to remove litter, weed invasive plants, plant native milkweed, and maintain trails.

Refreshments, gloves and tools provided. All ages.

Rain or shine. Saddler’s Woods, 250 Macarthur Blvd, Haddon Township. Pre-registration required

by June 5: 856-869-7372. SaddlersWoods.org.

Holistic & Psychic Fair – 9:30am-3pm. Speaker presentations. Artisans, handcraft items, jewelry, soaps, books, essential oils, crystals, nutrition, unique gifts. Psychic readings and mediumship. Massage, reflexology. Admission $5 and bring a friend for free. Brooklawn Community Center, 202 2nd St, Brooklawn. Info: 856-4353427. WellnessWorkers.org.

Clayton Park – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 5 miles, easy-to-moderate pace. We explore the wooded trails along the Doctor’s Creek in this Monmouth County Park. Check Meetup for any changes. Direction from I-195: take Exit 11 (Imlaystown/ Cox’s Corner) and turn south on Rte 43. At first intersection make left on Rte 526 then immediate right back on to Rte 43. After a mile, turn left on Emley’s Hill Rd. Park is on the left. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, dbickin@yahoo.com.

Channeling Session with Kimara Himchak – 7-9pm. Kimara will be sharing her exceptional gift of mediumship to bring about answers, heal hearts and facilitate an evening of joy, laughter and tears with your loved ones in Spirit. $50. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 Sundays on Station with Sustainable Haddon Heights: Plastic Bags – 9:30am-1pm. Learn about the negative effects of plastic bags on our environment. There will be a visit from “The Plastic Bag Monster.” 600 block of Station Ave, Haddon Heights. SustainableHaddonHeights.org.

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Eckankar HU Song and Worship Service – 10am-12pm. Come learn about, experience and share the spiritual insights and upliftment gained by singing HU, a love song to God. It will be followed by the Worship Service that includes a reading, singing HU, followed by a discussion on this month’s topic: Recognizing the Presence of God in Everyday Life. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and faiths. Free. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 609261-0019.

Connect with Nature: All Things Bluebird – 1:30-3pm. Nels Anderson, Burlington County Bluebird Society Coordinator, will lead a presentation on the requirements for placing nesting boxes in your yard. He will answer questions about box construction, placement, monitoring, expectations, and other topics relating to bluebirds. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Group Clearing and Light Grid Activation – 6-8pm. With Lisa O’Brien. Receive an energetic clearing of our human filters/programs. As we release these denser energies from the system we can also heal karmic and past life issues, as well as, family lineages. $20/pre-registered; limited space. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

LiveInJoyYoga.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 13 Healing with Integrative Medicine – 6-7pm.

Meet board-certified integrative medicine physician, Polina Karmazin, MD, and learn how acupuncture, biopuncture and homeopathy can encourage the body’s natural healing abilities without the side effects of conventional medications. Save up to $100 off your first treatment by attending this session. Private info sessions also available. Free. Virtua’s Barry Brown Health Education Center, 106 Carnie Blvd, Voorhees. Register: 844-896-6367 or Virtua.org.

Crystal Singing Bowl Chakra Clearing & Pyramid Meditation – 7-9pm. Release negative energy with chakra clearing from a set of seven majestic, extra-large, chakra-attuned crystal singing bowls. Then indulge in a mystical healing experience inside a 6-ft, copper meditation pyramid. Dependent upon weather, pyramid healing may be done outdoors. $33. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Spring Flower Show – Presented by the Horticultural Society of South Jersey. During judging, Mike Haberland, associate professor and County Environmental Agent for Burlington and Camden Counties with Rutgers University Cooperative Extension will present a program: Rain Gardens for Homeowners. Free. Carmen Tilelli Community Center, 820 Mercer St, Cherry Hill. More info: 856-816-8508 or HSSJ.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 Early Walk to Beat the Heat – 8am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. A 6-8-mile walk in Greenwood Forest WMA. Target pace: 2.75-3 mph.

There are numerous possible routes along the sand roads of the area and I’ll try to select dif-

ferent ones each week. Meet where Pasadena Rd, Manchester Township meets Savoy Blvd, Woodland Township. Travel east on Savoy from 72 (at the overhead RR bridge) or west from 539 in Whiting on Pasadena. Park on the grass along the road where the two roads cross the RR tracks.

Leaders, Jay Schoss and Faye: 609-283-0253.

Pineland Research Series – 10-11am. Evidence for Estrogenic EndocrineDisruption in Bass Throughout the Northeast by Vicki Blazer.

Pinelands Commission, 15 Springfield Rd, New Lisbon. More info: 609-894-7300 or nj.gov/pinelands/science/pinesseries.

Spiritual Discussion Class – 3-4pm. Learn techniques to open your awareness of your spiritual life beyond the physical. Join us in this month’s topic: How Do Animals Help Us Find God’s Love? Free.

Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. For more info: 609-261-0019.

Grandparents Night – 6:30-8pm. An evening designed to introduce grandparents to current trends and changes in childbirth and infant care. Various topics reviewed that include healthy choices, and proper body mechanics which will help keep you healthy in order to avoid injury and enjoy your grandchildren. $15/person. Virtua Voorhees Hospital, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman Conference Ctr. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Beginners Meditation and Mindfulness Class – 7-9pm. Designed for both the beginner and the more seasoned practitioner, the evening includes brief instruction on zen meditation and zendo etiquette, periods of seated and walking meditation followed by a dharma talk. Suggested donation $5. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 Movie Night: A Sense of Wonder – 6:30pm. Critically acclaimed documentary depicts Rachel Carson, extraordinary pioneer environmentalist, in the final year of her life. Struggling with cancer, Carson (portrayed by actress Kaiulani Lee) recounts with both humor and anger the attacks on her by the chemical industry, the government and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people. An intimate and poignant portrait of Carson’s life as she emerges as America’s most successful advocate for the natural world. Free.

Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood. RSVP: 856-425-2221 or email RSVP@ GMOFreeNJ.com. GMOFreeNJ.com.

Chakra Clearing through Sound Healing with the Crystal Bowls – 7-9pm. With Michele Halliwell. Experience healing, balancing and relaxing with the pure tones of the quartz crystal “singing” bowls. Begin with a guided meditation, move into a chakra balancing and then be immersed in a spectrum of sound. $25/ advance, $30/at door. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17 Laughter Yoga – 7-8pm. A simple yet uplifting practice of breathing and laughing that releases happy chemicals. Lifts our mood and energizes the body. A fun workout. Offered monthly. $13/ drop-in, $10/senior/student. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287.

YogaForLiving.net.

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Permaculture Design Course – June 18-26. Have you ever considered becoming a certified Permaculture Designer? This is your opportunity to learn from the NJ native and Permaculture expert Wayne Weiseman as he teaches this comprehensive course. $800/person; lunches provided. Egg Harbor Township. Space limited; register: 609839-3454 or grantholway@gmail.com.

Free Plant Clinic – 9am-12pm. Sponsored by Rutgers Master Gardeners of Camden County.

Get answers to your gardening questions. Bring your plants or a piece of a diseased plant for identification and suggestions on how to treat. Bring a sample of any insect in your garden you need identified. Camden County Parks Environmental Center, 1301 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill. For more info: 856-216-7130, NJGarden@CamdenCounty. com or Camden.njaes.rutgers.edu/garden.

Naturalist-Led Saturday Walk – 10:3011:30am. Join an RNC naturalist for a themed hike around the preserve. Suitable for adults and interested teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Embracing Your Intuitive Gifts – 11am-4pm.

Learn to develop their intuitive abilities and how to give professional intuitive readings through photo reading, psychometry and reading for fellow students. Includes meditation to meet spirit guides and more. $165. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Bark in the Park – 12-2pm. A fun day for dogs and their people to come out to Timber Creek Dog Park and enjoy playtime and games. We always offer our exclusive Bark-tini™ dog cocktails, games, and information for pet owners. 236 Taylor Ave, Gloucester Township. awanj.org.

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home. Petsmart Marlton, 315 W Rte 70, Marlton. 856-424-2288.

Adoptions@awanj.org. awanj.org.

Yoga Mala: Salute the Sun – 1-3:30pm. With Linda Sheehan. The Summer Solstice offers the perfect opportunity to hit the reset button on your life. It’s a time to come together as a yoga community and celebrate a new season to cleanse, embrace courage, and to clarify intention with 108 Sun Salutations. $25. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Sundays on Station with Sustainable Haddon Heights: Waste Not, Want Not – 9:30am1pm. Learn the basics of canning, freezing and dehydrating food while it is local and in its prime. 600 block of Station Ave, Haddon Heights. SustainableHaddonHeights.org.

Candlelight Restorative Yoga – 6-7:30pm. With Nicole DeSantos & Linda Sheehan. Let go, look in and center yourself. Go deep with gentle supported poses using bolsters, blankets and pillows.

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.

856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 Summer Solstice Illumination Celebration – Come celebrate the light in our backyard. Meditation, discussion, crystal bowls and chanting will welcome in summer and the full moon. Bring your crystals for cleansing and recharging. Wear white. Chairs provided. $25. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Bike Maintenance Basics: Level 1 – 6:30-8pm.

Routine bike maintenance keeps you riding smoothly and prolongs the life of your bike. Join us for this introductory class to help you take care of your bike. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei.com/stores/ marlton.html.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 Island Beach State Park Paddle – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. We will paddle the Sedge Islands Marine Conservation Zone. Minimum 13-ft kayak required. Check Meetup for any updates. After entering the park, drive to almost the south end. Meet at parking area 21. Leader, Bruce Steidel: 609-915-0956, BSteidel@yahoo.com.

Refresh Your Run – 6:30-8pm. Whether you are just starting or are getting “back on track,” this class will help you get in the groove and provide training and technique insights to get you back in shape and/or prepare for your upcoming 5-10K or more. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton.

856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

Free Functional Nutrition Webinar – 7-8pm.

Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging/Health through Awareness presents Melissa Crispell, CNS, CNHP. Topic: Healthy Gut, Healthy Life.

She will be cracking open the mysteries of the gut and diving in to reveal the five steps to revive your health and feel better naturally. Learn how gut health dramatically influences your well-being and food’s role in helping or harming your resistance to chronic inflammation and disease. For more info or to register: 856-5965834 or tdinj.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 33rd Annual Blueberry Festival – June 25 & 26. 2016 marks the centennial year of the high bush blueberry and we will be celebrating in style with more crafters, artisans, musicians than before. Whitesbog Village, 120-34 Whitesbog Rd, Browns Mills. 609893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

Usui Reiki Master Certification Class – 9:30am-5pm. Deepen your experience with the reiki energy. Class consists of discussion, practicing techniques and attunements. Manual included. Hurry, room for only 2 more students. $220.

7.0 NCTMB contact hrs. Waterford. Register: 856-220-3667 or MindBodyAndSpiritWellness Center.com.

Joseph Trujillo Memorial Hike and Picnic – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. A 5-mile hike at a moderate pace. Then return for the picnic. Those not wanting to hike can come around 12pm. Leader will supply grill and hot dogs with the fix ‘ins. Paper plates and utensils.

Bring picnic type food to share. Leader will do a late afternoon paddle (kayak/canoe) on the Wading River. Check Meetup for changes. Meet at Harrisville Pond on Rte 679, a spur of 563, south of Chatsworth. Leader, Christine Denneler: 609-351-2789, CDenneler157@yahoo. com.

Silent Brunch with Susan Drummond – 10am-12pm. Connect with and honor loved ones passed with love and joy. Bring your open heart and mind; a picture or memento of loved ones with whom you wish to connect. Catered

by SuperFoods Café. $45. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Certified Crystal Healer Class – 11am-6pm.

Become a Certified Crystal Healer in this 1-day, accelerated learning class. Learn basic and advanced crystal healing layouts, techniques, and perform a full crystal healing session on a fellow classmate. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required:

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America the Beautiful: A Celebration of our National Parks – 2pm. Presentation is a photographic slide show highlighting 35 National Park units visited by Park Naturalist Jennifer Bulava over the span of the last 16 years. Come learn and be inspired by America’s National Parks. Free. EcoComplex Auditorium, 1200 Florence-Columbus Rd, Bordentown. 609-265-5858.

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 Sundays on Station with Sustainable Haddon Heights: Saving Our Pollinators – 9:30am1pm. Learn what plants encourage pollinators and what to avoid that can kill them. 600 block of Station Ave, Haddon Heights. Sustainable HaddonHeights.org.

Reiki Level 3 Master/Teacher Certification Class – 11am-6pm. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level 2. Be attuned to the Master symbol, learn to attune others to reiki, incorporating crystals with reiki, advanced reiki techniques, and give their first session and attunement as a Reiki Master Teacher. $365. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton.

609-445-HEAL. Registration required: Genesis SpiritualHealing.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28 Newborn Massage – 6:30-7:30pm. Parents of newborns up to 3 months old will learn how to use nurturing touch to promote physical and emotional growth in their children. Learn about communication with their baby, how to listen with all senses, healthy bonding practices and interpreting signs of overstimulation. $30/couple. Virtua Voorhees Hospital, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman Conference Ctr. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Yoga for True Beginners: 8-Wk Series – Wednesdays, June 29-Aug 17. 9:30-10:30am. Learn the basic poses, breathing practices and yoga philosophy that bring peace of mind, improved flexibility and increase strength and vitality. Will provide a strong foundation for practicing yoga safely and knowledgeably either in a class setting or at home. $80. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

Happiest Baby on the Block 2016 – 10-11:30am.

New parents will learn step by step how to help babies sleep longer and how to soothe even the fussiest infant in minutes, or less. Welcome during your pregnancy or with your baby up to 3 months old. Bring baby to class. Taught by a

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certified Happiest Baby instructor and the fee includes instructional DVD, soothing sounds CD, and swaddle blanket. Seats limited. $40/couple.

Virtua Voorhees Hospital, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman Conference Ctr. Register: 888847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Family Camping Basics – 6:30-8pm. We will cover the basics including: how to be comfortable camping, gear and equipment and family fun activities. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

TUESDAY, JULY 5 Breast Feeding – 7-9pm. Lactation Consultant will teach breastfeeding techniques. It’s recommended that you take this class during your 7th month of pregnancy. Learning the fundamentals of breastfeeding is important to breastfeeding success and support. Fathers and/or support persons are encouraged to attend. Seats limited. $10/couple. Virtua Memorial, 175 Madison Ave, Conference Center 1st Fl, Mount Holly. Registration required: 888847-8823 or Virtua.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Breast Feeding – 7-9pm. See July 5 description. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman CC, Voorhees. Registration required: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

MONDAY, JULY 11 Kid’s Yoga Camp: Ages 5-10 – July 11-15 & Aug 8-12. 11am-1pm. With Cindy Irvin. In this camp we will breathe in love and breathe out peacefulness through fun, engaging animal breathing exercises. Will connect to ourselves, each other and the environment through song and singing bowl sounds. Also lots of movement, poses, partner poses, music, reading, arts and crafts, snacks and relaxation. $30/drop-in 1 day, $130/full week; $225/ pre-register for both weeks. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-5461006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Open House: Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies – 5-7pm. Meet with current students, staff and administration, tour the facility, get free seated chair massage and have their application fee waived if they fill one out at the open house. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6444. liws.org.

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Return to Roots Gathering – July 28-31.

Over 30 workshops in hoop dance, yoga, meditation, flow arts, conscious living, personal development and much more. Medford. 2016.

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savethedate SATURDAY, JULY 23 Teen Mindfulness Workshop – 1-3pm. Teens (ages 13-18) will learn to cope more effectively through transitions and stress, calm emotional reactivity, stay focused and improve relationships with family and friends. $39. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856-404-7287 or YogaForLiving.net.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – Sundays, Sept 25-Nov 13. 3-5pm. With Linda Townshend. Now enrolling for fall sessions. This 8-wk course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness, teaches students how to use mindfulness to relate differently to life’s stresses and our reaction to them. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 The Virtua Women’s Conference – 8am-2pm.

This rejuvenating day includes expert-led health sessions, wellness and beauty experiences and much more. Sessions geared toward women over age 40; topics on menopause strategies, stress reduction and weight management, followed by an uplifting keynote presentation by Mel Robbins, life coach, talk show host and award-winning author. $35 before Sept 2; $40 after. Crowne Plaza, 2349 W Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill. Register & more info: 888-VIRTUA-3 or Virtua.org/Conference.

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daily Private Integrative Medicine Info Session – Schedule a free private 15-20-min information session with either integrative medicine physician Polina Karmazin, MD, or board-certified acupuncturist Cathleen Wright, MSAc. Learn about the proven benefits of acupuncture, biopuncture or homeopathy and how they can help treat arthritis, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia, anxiety and so much more.

Receive a free gift when you schedule your first treatment. Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine locations in Voorhees, Moorestown & Sewell. 844896-6367. Virtua.org.

Unlimited Yoga: Summer Special – June 30-Aug 31. Enjoy the additional physical and health benefits of doing more yoga as well as improving your outlook on life. Only $135 for unlimited yoga, meditation, postural alignment or dance movement classes. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

monthly Soul Talk – Tricia Heiser, founder of The Sanctuary for Yoga is offering a unique gathering for like-minded people to come together to grow and nurture their soul. Will discuss various topics that will prove to fill you up and support you on your journey. Please visit us online and click on the button to join our mailing list to get the details as they will vary each month. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800.

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sunday Sunday Morning Program – June 5 & 26. 9-11am.

Includes a brief instruction on Zen meditation and Zendo etiquette followed by seated and walking meditation and Dharma talk. Suggested donation $5. Guests encouraged to arrive by 8:45am. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Sunday Salutations with Kristin – 9:15am. 75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Sundays on Station with Sustainable Haddon Heights – Thru Oct. 9:30am-1pm. Each week the group will be having demonstrations on various aspects of sustainability and gardening. Stop by the table after you make your purchases at the market. For each reusable bag you have used, receive an entry into the weekly contest. 600 block of Station Ave, Haddon Heights.

SustainableHaddonHeights.org.

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

Metaphysical Development Circle – 2nd & 4th Sun. 1pm: Training class clairvoyance, higher awareness, mediumship. 2pm: Meditation and Messages. Drop-ins welcome. Medium/Author Robert Egby. Donations appreciated. 13 Wynwood Dr, Pemberton. Seating limited: 609-351-5878.

See Bulletin Board at Robert-Egby.com.

Meditation for Inner Peace – 1-2pm. With Meditation Teacher, John Baker. Drop-ins welcome; no experience necessary. $10/class. Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood. 267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@ gmail.com. MeditationInSouthJersey.org.

monday Nia Dance – 5:30-6:30pm. Nia is based on the idea that exercise should feel good inside and out. This is a non-impact cardio dance fitness class that empowers people of all shapes and sizes to find your joy of movement. $13/drop-in, $10/senior, student.

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

Meditation with Drew – 6:15pm. 45-min group meditation. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

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. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Monthly Meditation/Mini-Workshop – 6:308:30pm. 1st Mon. Explore meditation, energy education/topics and reiki. Please arrive on time so the meditation is not disturbed, and refrain from alcohol the day of the workshop. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-9758379. TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Working Session Meeting: Sustainable Haddon Heights – 7pm. 1st Mon. Meetings are open to all interested volunteers. Haddon Heights Public Library, lower level, 608 Station Ave. Sustainable HaddonHeights.org.

tuesday Back to Basics Yoga – 10am. With Bonnie Hart.

Class begins with meditation. Then moves into simple stretches, building to postures that tone and firm the body while relaxing the mind. Each posture targets specific chakras/energy centers of the body so that the entire energy system is rebalanced. Concludes with deep relaxation.

Provides stress relief and rejuvenation. Yoga for Living, 1926 Geentree Rd, Cherry Hill. More info: BonnieHart.org.

Hatha Flow with Jess – 12:15pm. 75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Beginners and Beyond with Daveki – 6:15pm.

75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Gentle Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. A practical and realistic practice, using straightforward poses and clear alignment cues to developmental and physical confidence and awareness. Class touches on the natural world and its seasonal changes. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236.

SolYogaNJ.com.

Yin/Vin Flow – 7-8:15pm. With Karin Otto. A fusion of yin yoga and vinyasa flow. Yin uses longheld relaxed floor postures to stretch and stimulate the deep connective “Yin” tissues of the body.

Vinyasa allows us to then flow into the fluidity of our “Yang” practice. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Moorestown Walks – 7:30pm. 1st Tues.

With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. Approx 3 miles. Moderate pace. Different routes through Moorestown’s historic streets. A walk on suburban streets and sidewalks to stretch the legs after work on a mid-week night with good company and conversation. Meet across from the Moorestown Library on 2nd St in the Municipal Parking Lot. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, dbickin@ yahoo.com. ocsj.org.

wednesday Early Dawn Meditation – 5:30-7am. 2nd, 3rd & 4th week of the month, Wed-Fri. Start your day off right. Come sit and meditate with us and for the entire time or any part of it. Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Mixed Level Hatha with Daveki – 10:15am. 75min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Breastfeeding Support Group – 11am-12:30pm.

An informal gathering of mothers and nursing babies. A certified lactation consultant available to answer individual questions. Free. Virtua Memorial Hospital Conference Center, 175 Madison Ave, Mt. Holly. 888-847-8823.

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. Also held Fri. Join us for a 10-min meditation. On Wed the focus is love; on Fri, peace. Each week we raise the love and peace vibration personally and globally. Treat yourself to a mid-week refresher. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

Breastfeeding Support Group – 2-3pm. An informal gathering of mothers and nursing babies. A certified lactation consultant available to answer individual questions. Free. Virtua Voorhees, Garden Level Conference Center, 100 Bowman Dr, Women and Children’s Entrance, Voorhees. 888847-8823.

Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Drinks – Thru June. 6-8pm. 1st Wed. Networking focused on creating a sustainable South Jersey community. The Farm & Fisherman Tavern + Market, 1422 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill. 609-2383449. SustainableCherryHill.org.

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Salutations to the Moon – 6:30-7:30pm. With Nicole DeSanto. End the day with a practice of Chandra Namaskar sequence to help you unwind and cool down the body, while bringing your focus inward and calming the mind for balance. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236.

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Meditation for Everyone – 7-8pm. With Buddhist Monk, Gen Kelsang Tenzin. Drop-ins welcome; no experience necessary. $10/class.

Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood. 267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@gmail.com. MeditationInSouth Jersey.org.

Lettering Arts – 7-8:30pm. With Maureen Peters. All skill levels welcome to learn the art of calligraphy and to create unique pieces using brush work, resists, embossing, stamping and more. Supplies provided. Free. Woodbury Public Library, 33 Delaware St, Woodbury. 856-8452611. WoodburyLibrary.org.

thursday Essential Yoga with Jess – 12:15pm. 75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Mommy & Me Yoga – 1:15-2:15pm. With Ceiara Panetta. Enjoy this special time connecting and bonding with your new little one. Also, giving you the chance to be around other new moms.

Feel free to bring an infant carrier, although it is not necessary. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga – 6-8pm. With Sarah LaFleur. In this traditional ashtanga yoga class practitioners receive individualized instruction in a group setting. Beginner’s package: $40/3 classes; regular class cards $75/5 classes. Dropins discouraged and interested attendees must reserve space. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. Register: SarahLaFleurYoga@gmail.com.

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Vigorous Vinyasa with Carly – 6:15pm. 75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Shikantaza or “Just Sitting” – June 2, 9, 16. 6:308pm. Experience a form of meditation in which one focuses on everything that is experienced: thoughts, sounds and feelings. Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Mindfulness Meditation Classes – 7-8pm. Also Sun, 5:30-6:30pm. Learn and practice from the leading mindfulness meditation teachers and a welcoming and supportive community. $13/dropin, $10/senior, student. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. For additional Mindfulness Classes: YogaForLiving.net.

Yoga & Crystal Bowls – 10am. With Bonnie Hart.

Class begins with meditation. Then moves into simple stretches, building to postures that tone and firm the body while relaxing the mind. Each posture targets specific chakras/energy centers of the body so that the entire energy system is rebalanced. Concludes with deep relaxation to the sound of crystal bowls. Yoga for Living, 1926 Geentree Rd, Cherry Hill. More info: BonnieHart.org.

Friday Flow & Focus with Jess – 10:15am. 75min yoga and meditation class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. See Wed listing. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford.

609-975-8379.

Friday Nite Fitness Hike – 7pm. Brisk pace, 8-10 miles. Work up a sweat exploring the sand roads and trails of Brendan Byrne State Forest. Be prepared to walk at an average of 3.5 mph, with few breaks. Meet at the Campground, Glass House and Coopers Rd, Woodland Township. Leaders, Bob Hodges: RLHHLR@aol.com. ocsj.org.

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Collingswood Farmers’ Market – Thru Thanksgiving. 8am-12pm. Rain or shine. Between Collings & Irvin aves along Patco. Collingswood Market.com.

Burlington County Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 29. 8:30am-1pm. Rain or shine. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment.

500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. BurlCoAg Center.com.

Friday Flow – 9:45-10:45am. With Michelle. Build strength, increase flexibility, improve posture and release tension. An active class where poses creatively flow from one to the next, synchronizing breath with movement. A great all-purpose class. $10 drop in. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport.

267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

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One Day Continuing Education Workshop for Massage Therapists $95.00 for 7 CEU’s Self-Massage for Arthritic Knee Pain Relief: A Proven Self-Care Technique to Learn and Teach Your Clients Massage Therapist will earn seven CEUs, add value to their practice, by empowering clients with information and pain management techniques.

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Workshop Hours: Begins at 8:30a.m., ends 5:00 p.m.

Payment: credit card, cash, or check Registration a must by 3 days prior to date: (856) 548-5486 (for workshop info) or email: dr.dottyatkins@gmail.com

Saturday Morning Flow with Carly – 9:15am.

75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Samma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

Refresh and Renew Yoga – 10:15-11:15am. Start your weekend by clearing out the chaos and stressors of the week. Class will guide you through a flowing series of purifying and restorative postures. All levels. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

Pet Adoption Day – 11am-2pm. PetsMart, 62 Centerton Rd, Mount Laurel. More info, Burlington County Animal Alliance: BCAAofNJ.org.

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Very reasonable monthly, daily and hourly rates available. Great location off 295, plenty of parking, local restaurants next door. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. Pictures: YogaForLiving.net.

PRIVATE PARTIES AT YOGA FOR LIVING IN CHERRY HILL – ​Choose from one of our suggested themed packages, or get creative and design one of your own! Enjoy exclusive use of the space, including use of the kitchen area before and after your class or event. Parties for children and adults, bridals parties, too. Yoga for Living 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Call to discuss your special party request: 856-404-7287. More info: YogaForLiving.net.

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