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

5 newsbriefs 10 healthbriefs 1 2 globalbriefs 20 consciousliving 16 STEWARDS OF EARTH’S BOUNTY 23 inspiration Organic Farmers Sow Seeds of Change 26 farmersmarkets by Melinda Hemmelgarn 27 buyfreshlocal 29 zenspiration 19 JAMES GORMLEY TAKES ON THE FDA 32 healthykids Why the Natural Health 38 summereating Movement Must Protect Itself by Kathleen Barnes 40 sustainableliving 4 1 journeypresent 22 ESSENTIAL OILS 48 classifieds FOR SUMMER Healing Fragrances for Bites, 49 resourceguide Allergies and Sunburn by Kathleen Barnes

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ood, Glorious Food,” a song sung by Oliver Twist and his band of misfortunate waifs in the musical play, accentuates how vital and cherished local fresh food is to people’s survival. In dramatic contrast to Oliver’s era, today’s complex global food supply chain affords overwhelming quantity, quality and often exotic choices in miles of well-stocked aisles. Oliver would be astounded! I am in special awe of my neighborhood produce section which, like your own, reflects one of the most diverse selections in the world. I have become accustomed to culling the best choices from brimming bins of appealing fruits and vegetables. A large percentage of such delights are not available in South Jersey even during local harvests, and the influx of new varieties seems to increase with each new season. Because I am not confident about preparing foreign foods, which must reflect the influence of America’s melting pot and globetrotting citizens, I tend to move on to items I’m familiar with. Pausing to scan the entire market, I wonder how someone from densely-populated Calcutta or the jungles of Ecuador would react to such wealth. For all of the abundant good, we too are subject to lurking monsters contributing to starvation and disease. So far they haven’t taken over the produce aisle, but they are prevalent elsewhere. Did you know that of some 600,000 processed food items on the market, 80 percent contain added sugar? Much of it is the high-fructose corn syrup boogeyman. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) comprise a huge threat and we are learning that we can’t count on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the best choices for our health. Why are GMO seeds being approved without the people’s consent? What are manufacturers hiding by refusing to note GMO ingredients on food labels? Why are organic standards being adulterated at the regulatory level? How can giant agribusiness control the majority of U.S. food production while they blatantly poison our food soil and water supplies? Their profit-driven goal appears to be to leave no food crop left free of manipulated genetics. The more I know, the more I want to grow my own food. I am grateful for all those that have chosen to steward the land well and grow healthy organic food for their local communities. Melinda Hemmelgarn’s feature article, “Stewards of Earth’s Bounty,” offers encouraging signs of hope. Such pioneers have elected to stay connected with Mother Earth’s natural goodness and are keeping the dream alive for others to follow. We will all benefit from heeding their example, and in so doing, teaching them awareness and care in choosing truly nourishing foods for our children, so teaching them lessons they can pass along to theirs. Summer’s farmers’ markets provide a rich source of local fresh goods. Fans love to visit one at least each week. The communal affect is contagious, it feels good to support good people working hard for us and it’s always affordable and delicious fun. Let’s go back to the garden together,

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newsbriefs Free Public T’ai Chi Chih Class at International Conference

t the International T’ai Chi Chih Teachers Conference at Kean University, in Union, more than 100 accredited teachers will gather to practice the gentle, mindful, moving meditation-like exercise. A free session will be open to the public on July 26. Exact time and location can be obtained by preregistering through the contact information listed below. T’ai Chi Chih is a form of 19 flowing movements performed with softness and continuity from the center, while the practitioner is grounded in the soles of the feet. The intention of the practice is to circulate and balance energy in order to calm the mind, bringing relaxation and focus. Practitioners

report improvement in balance, blood pressure and the symptoms of arthritis. In a number of studies between 2003 and 2011, researchers at UCLA, led by Michael Irwin, M.D., found that doing T’ai Chi Chih improves immune system function, helps relieve depression and improves the quality of sleep. “Since I began practicing T’ai Chi Chih, I’m able to let go of unwanted habits more easily and replace them with healthier choices and ways,” says instructor Carol Spicer, of Fair Lawn. “I experience greater health, creativity, patience and enjoyment of the moment.” Cost: free. Location: 1000 Morris Ave. (call for details). To preregister (required), call 609-752-1048 or email Siobhan@ NextStepStrategiesLLC.com. For more information, visit TaiChiChih.org.

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newsbriefs Free Film and Discussion: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

MO Free NJ will present a screening of The Real Dirt on Farmer John, an award-winning documentary directed by Taggart Siegel, at Espressit Coffeeshop, in Haddon, 7 p.m., July 13. Through the extraordinary life of family farmer John Peterson, viewers explore the intimate connection between the culture of the land and that of creative human expression and how they inform and enrich each other. Restaurateur, author and activist Alice Waters calls it, “a charming, wonderful and important movie.” The film, originally released in 2005, inspires viewers to deepen their relationship with the source of their food and to realize how it affects the world around them. “His story offers an example not only of the spiritual value of honoring one’s provenance, but also of how sustained effort can lead to greatness,” wrote Shauna Lyon, a critic for The New Yorker. Refreshments will be available and a friendly community discussion will follow the film. Cost: free; donations accepted. Location: 18 Haddon Ave. To RSVP and for more information, call 856-854-1001, visit GmoFreeNJ.com or view the trailer at Tinyurl.com/prhojnb.

Scholarships Available for Girl Power Teen and Tween Camps

oga for Living Inc., a premier yoga studio in Cherry Hill, and Advanced Wellness Solutions LLC, a holistic wellness practice for women and adolescent girls, will co-host four-day Girl Power summer camps for tweens and teens. The camps are intended to help the girls embrace their strengths and gifts, make new friends and learn empowering life and coping skills. Camps run from July 22 to 25 for ages 14 through 17 and from August 19 to 22 for ages 10 through 13.

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Campers will learn how to make fitness fun; prepare foods that boost their mood, self-esteem, and ability to focus; master positive self-expression through the creative arts; and transform stress into mindfulness and productivity. Empathy-focused, multicultural activities will help the girls appreciate others. Girl Power grants one full scholarship per session. Applicants must submit a written description of a subject about which they are truly passionate. All formats are accepted (i.e., scrapbook excerpt, essay, drawing, journal entry and more). Submissions should include full name, age, address and phone number and can be emailed to Rhonda@Yoga ForLiving.net or mailed to Yoga for Living, Inc. in time to be received by July 11.

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Environmental Organizations Co-Host Community Service Day

ustainable Cherry Hill, NJ Tree Foundation, Center for Environmental Transformation and Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA) are collaborating to spruce up the five-acre, public Liney Ditch Park, in Camden’s Waterfront South community, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., July 26. Although this park serves as a recreational space for hundreds of children each day, it is located adjacent to the county’s waste water treatment plant and numerous industrial companies, which means it is disproportionately affected by air pollution and unpleasant odors. In October 2013, more than 100 new trees were planted by a group of dedicated partners as part of a shelterbelt surrounding the CCMUA Waste Water Treatment Plant. Volunteers will help prune, mulch and stake (if needed) the trees, as well as helping clean up overgrowth, trash and more. Residents, individual or groups are welcome to join but must preregister. Refreshments will be served. Children 4 years old and older are welcome with supervision. To register, call 609-238-3449 or email Lori.Braunstein@ SustainableCherryHill.org. For more information, visit SustainableCherryHill.org.

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Healing Sanctuary, located in the Anu Medical Spa, in Voorhees, has started Yoga for Breast Cancer Recovery and Beyond, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Thursdays, a class for women and men at any point in recovery from breast cancer. The sessions integrate gentle yoga, breathing and mindfulness practices along with aromatherapy, Reiki, energy medicine and singing crystal bowls to create a synergy of healing energies to soothe the body, mind and spirit. The class is instructed by experienced, registered yoga teacher Pamela Kofsky, who is also a Reiki master and holds a master’s degree in social work. Kofsky remarks, “Yoga is a practice that facilitates the natural healing processes of the body by addressing all levels of health; mental, emotional, spiritual and physical. When practiced consistently, yoga can reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, while encouraging motivation, hope and trust in one’s inner guidance.” Location: 200 Rte. 73. For more information, call 856-266-3164 or email InnerRadiance777@aol.com.

Introduction to Ashtanga at the Sanctuary for Yoga

arah LaFleur of The Sanctuary for Yoga will teach a sixweek Introduction to Mysore-style Ashtanga Yoga Series, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursdays, starting July 10. Practitioners will learn and memorize the sequence of asanas (postures) each week in a comfortable environment where they will receive personalized attention. They will gain an understanding of the ashtanga yoga system and the foundations for a lifelong practice. Ashtanga yoga is an ancient system comprising asanas linked together by breath. In the Mysore style, students practice at their own pace, developing an inward focus. Through trishtana, the awareness is drawn into three actions: drishti (looking-place), bandhas (energy locks), and ujjayi (victorious) breath, a controlled form of breathing. LaFleur completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Dhyana Yoga in 2011 and began her studies in ashtanga yoga shortly after. Today she uses the practice as a method for selfstudy and reflection and encourages others to find their own spiritual path through the study of yoga. Cost: $120. Location: 43 S. Main St., Medford. For registration (required) and more information, call 609-953-7800 or visit TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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olden Light Sanctuary, an online company based in Woodbury, will expand to include a physical location, where it will provide holistic and spiritual services for stress management, spiritual development and personal enrichment. The company’s current offerings include guided meditation, hypnosis, psychic services, intuitive counseling, life coaching, astrology and numerology. The new space, located in Woodbury, comprises three large rooms. In order to afford its transition, Golden Light Sanctuary is offering several fundraising opportunities in the form of discounted packages of services. Once the company has expanded into the new building, it will add services such as acupressure, massage therapy and other healing therapies; spiritually based movement including yoga and tai chi; spiritual nutrition; and classes and retreats. One room, separate from all the activities, will be designed and designated specifically as a sanctuary space to promote deep peace, profound tranquility and relief from daily concerns.

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urlington County College (BCC), the first two-year college in the tri-county area to offer comprehensive green associate degree programs, is celebrating a milestone—the program’s first graduates. The class of 2014 included four graduates from the BCC Center for Sustainability & Alternative Energy, which developed curricula for its four green associate degrees and two certificate programs through funding from a NASA grant. With the innovative degree and certificate programs, BCC is helping to meet the demand for trained workers in the growing field. Among the college’s first four green graduates is 21-year-old Palmyra resident Sharon Moore, who majored in sustainable energy studies. “Somebody suggested the program to me and said it was the newest thing,” she remarks. “I thought it sounded promising.” Moore is now working as residential energy auditor. Location: 601 Pemberton Browns Mills Rd., Pemberton. For more information, visit bcc.edu/green.

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Ginger and Turmeric Protect Skin from Sun

Home to Harmony Robin Moline Cover artist Robin Moline is a commercial illustrator and artist whose work has graced ad campaigns, magazine covers, product labels and other prominent communications across the globe for more than three decades. Moline especially enjoys doing illustration projects that reflect her enthusiasm for global sustainability. The artist was recently commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service to do a commemorative stamp representing a farmers’ market theme. Her style ranges from realistic to surrealistic, often with a folksy, humorous twist, and she works mainly in mixed airbrush and acrylic paint. “I’ll work with anything else it takes to achieve the desired look to solve any given assignment,” says Moline. The cover image, Home to Harmony, is a preliminary design for a book cover design for Philip Gulley’s Harmony series. The artwork was, in turn, inspired by an earlier work, a four-part mural depicting four seasons on the farm for the John Deere Pavilion, in Moline, Illinois. “I love living in an area where I can enjoy the full four seasons. I find endless inspiration in all things natural,” says Moline, a lifelong Minnesota resident and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. View the artist’s portfolio at RobinMoline.com. 10

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cientists from Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University have found that extracts from ginger and turmeric may help prevent DNA damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, a leading cause of melanoma and other skin cancers. Fifteen herbal extracts were created; each was applied to human keratinocytes, the predominant cell type in the outer layer of skin that can be damaged by the sun’s rays. The researchers measured the ability of each herb extract to absorb ultraviolet radiation and act as an antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals. Turmeric and ginger extracts absorbed a significant amount of UVB rays before they could damage the skin, according to the results, published in Photochemistry and Photobiology. Each was found to stimulate the synthesis of thioredoxin 1, an antioxidant protein that appears to protect keratinocytes from DNA damage and toxicity to living cells.

Essential Oils Effective in Fighting Candida, MRSA

ssential oils show promise in preventing infections from the fungi Candida albicans and the bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to several recent studies. Romania’s Polytechnic University of Bucharest researchers found that topical application of the essential oils from Salvia officinalis (sage) and Anethum graveolens (dill) provided significant inhibition against the C. albicans fungi when compared with a standard antiseptic dressing. Scientists from England’s Manchester Metropolitan University compared the effects on three strains of MRSA in wound dressings containing the essential oils of patchouli, tea tree, geranium, lavender and grapefruit seed extract against a conventional antibacterial dressing of silver sulfadiazine cream. Each oil was applied independently and in combination with wound dressings. Grapefruit seed extract and geranium oil were found to most effectively inhibit the MRSA strains.

Sun’s Rays May Help Heart Health

n addition to triggering vitamin D production, the sun may have other health benefits. University of Edinburgh researchers studied 24 healthy volunteers that used lamps that produce ultraviolet A (UVA) light mimicking the sun’s UVA rays, compared with similar lamps that only produce heat. Two sessions under the UVA lamps significantly lowered blood pressure and boosted nitric oxide levels in the blood. The latter is linked to better circulation. The scientists concluded that the combined effect may help prevent heart disease.

Dried Plums Prevent Bone Loss

onsuming dried plums, Prunus domestica, appears to reduce bone loss and may increase bone mass. Studying 236 post-menopausal women for one year, Florida State University researchers gave half of the women 100 grams of dried plums per day, while the other group received 100 grams of dried apples. Bone scans done at three, six and 12 months found significantly greater bone mineral density among the group that ate dried plums. A study from Oklahoma State University showed similar results with post-menopausal mice put on a diet supplemented with dried plums or other dried fruits for two months. Only the diet with dried plums prevented bone loss among the mice. Another study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, found increased bone mass among both elderly and adult male mice that ate a diet comprising 25 percent dried plums, while those that did not eat dried plums lost bone mass.

Ashwagandha Herb Mutes Bipolar Disorder, Lowers Stress

he ancient ayurvedic herb ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) shows promise in reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder, according to two recent studies. For eight weeks, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute gave 500 milligrams per day of ashwagandha extract or a placebo to 53 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The researchers used a series of bipolar tests to gauge cognition, response time, social cognition response and other processes. After the eight weeks, the group given ashwagandha showed significant improvements in auditory-verbal working memory, reaction time and social cognition. In a study published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatric Medicine, among a group of 64 men and women with chronic stress, after two months of ashwagandha treatment, standardized test scores revealed stress reduced by 44 percent, anxiety and insomnia by 68 percent and severe depression by 79 percent. Depression and anxiety are hallmarks of bipolar disorder.

Preterm Babies Grow Better with Supplements

n a study published earlier this year in Pediatrics, researchers from Liverpool Women’s Hospital gave either a standard diet or that plus multivitamin and mineral supplementation intravenously to 150 preterm infants for 28 days after their birth. Supplemented babies had higher rates of growth, measured in weight, plus head circumference sizes that were between five and eight millimeters greater. The differences in head circumference remained nine months after the supplementation period ended.

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Fruits and Veggies Boost Kids’ Learning and Social Skills

study published in the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association finds that increased fruit and vegetable consumption among schoolage children may increase learning skills related to interacting with others, as identified in social cognitive theory. Researchers divided 138 students into two groups, with one group consuming more fruits and vegetables than the other. After three months, the group on the healthier diet tested higher in social cognitive learning skills. They also scored better in self-efficacy (belief they could succeed) in difficult situations, social support and observational learning.

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Training Programs Attract Young Farmers There’s little doubt that the nation needs more young farmers, because statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the average American farmer is 58 years old. Hope lies in farm incubators that equip young agrarians with the technical skills and the business savvy needed to compete in the fierce, burgeoning market for locally grown produce. At Kinsman Farm (KinsmanFarm.net), in Cleveland, the Ohio State University Extension gives would-be farmers quarter-acre starter plots and helps them develop business plans. Financial support is available, too. “The city of Cleveland recently received private funds to expand its Gardening for Greenbacks Program,” advises spokesperson Marie Barni. “Our urban farmers can now receive a $5,000 grant to help start their farming microenterprise.” Some city planners have voiced considerable skepticism about whether urban farms are an effective tool for creating jobs and rebuilding economies like Cleveland’s, but advocates point to other farm incubators in North Carolina, Oregon and Rhode Island, as well as in Kansas City, Kansas, Holyoke, Massachusetts, St. Louis, Missouri, and Seattle, Washington. In Chicago, students at the role model Windy City Harvest, coordinated by the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Richard J. Daley City College (ChicagoBotanic.org/ windycityharvest), engage in six months of hands-on horticulture training, and then a three-month paid internship with a farm or food justice organization. Source: Emagazine.com

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Organizations worldwide are working to create a more sustainable and just food system. Food Tank lists 101 organizations to watch in 2014 (Tinyurl.com/FoodTank100). All are vital in creating a better food system. Here are a few examples. Food MythBusters is telling the real story of how food is produced through short films, showing that we can have a food system that is truly affordable, delicious, fair and good for the planet. Heifer International has been helping small farmers around the world practice better animal husbandry and develop more environmentally sustainable sources of food production for 70 years. Oxfam, a confederation of 17 organizations worldwide, helps find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. Oxfam America’s recent Behind the Brands campaign highlights how favorite consumer brands bring hidden costs to farmers, food security and the environment. Real Food Challenge, started in 2008 mainly among students, aims to shift $1 billion of existing university food budgets from industrial farms and junk foods to community-based, fair, ecologically sound and humane food sources by 2020. Seed Savers Exchange is dedicated to saving and sharing organic, heirloom and non-GMO (genetically modified organism) seeds.

Food Transparency

Vermont Demands GMO Labeling Vermont Senator David Zuckerman and Representative Carolyn Partridge spearheaded efforts for Vermont to pass the nation’s first unrestricted mandatory labeling bill for genetically modified organisms (GMO). The state legislature’s collective efforts, lasting more than a decade, led to an unprecedented, game-changing new law signed by Governor Peter Shumlin on April 23. Anticipating the current lawsuit by Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Vermont has set aside $10 million for legal fees. The Organic Manufacturers Association is working to expand funding behind Vermont’s defense because the outcome could affect all 50 states. Unless legally overturned, starting July 1, 2016, products sold in Vermont that contain more than 0.9 percent GMO content contamination will require a statement on the label indicating that genetic engineering was used. Products that contain GMOs and are labeled as such cannot also label their products as “natural”. The bill, however, does not apply to labels for milk, eggs and meat from animals fed GMOs. Donate to Vermont’s defense fund at Tinyurl.com/SupportGMOLabeling.

Relaxing Rules

U.S. Organic Standards Under Siege Last September, without any public input, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), under pressure from corporations, changed the way the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) decides which non-organic materials are allowed in products labeled as Certified Organic, all but guaranteeing that when the NOSB meets every six months, the non-organic and synthetic materials allowed in organic items will increase. Certain non-organic or synthetic materials can be used in up to 5 percent of a USDA Organic product, and in up to 30 percent of a Made with Organic Ingredients product. Look for the addition of carrageenan, synthetic nutrients such as DHA and ARA, sausage casings made from processed intestines, synthetic methionine, antibiotics and mutagens, among others. Sign a petition in protest at Tinyurl.com/OrganicStandardsPetition.

Urban Habitats

How Plants and Animals Adapt to Cities More than half of the world’s population now resides in cities, and the United Nations projects that 5 billion people will call a city home by 2030. “We need to understand how cities are changing the ecology of the systems they are built on, and how plants and animals are adapting to them,” says Dieter Hochuli, a Ph.D. biologist who specializes in integrative ecology at the University of Sydney, in Australia. For the most part, plants and animals adapt to urban surroundings using traits that help them survive in their natural habitat, but some scientists predict the pressures of the city, especially pollution, may become so great that evolution may intervene. “We’ve created this whole new habitat that never used to exist here,” remarks Angela Moles, a University of New South Wales (Australia) plant biologist. “There will be some species living here that are not doing so well and there’ll be selection for individuals that can do better in an urban environment.” “We still have functioning ecosystems, they’re just different from what they were 200 years ago,” comments Hochuli. Some shifts will be irreversible.

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Microbeads are tiny balls of hard plastic found in facial scrubs, shampoo and toothpaste that flow down drains and pass through wastewater treatment plants, ending up in waterways, where they enter the food chain. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has proposed the first U.S. legislation banning plastic microbeads in commonly used cosmetics (Tinyurl.com/BeadLegislation). Finding microbead-free products isn’t easy; we must read ingredient lists and steer clear of products that contain polyethylene or polypropylene. Natural alternatives include ground almonds, oatmeal and pumice. Palm oil is a natural ingredient used in thousands of everyday products from snack foods to shampoo. But as tropical forests are cleared and carbon-rich peat swamps are drained and burned to make way for palm oil plantations, carbon is released into the atmosphere, driving global warming and shrinking habitat for endangered species. Tropical deforestation currently accounts for about 10 percent of the world’s heat-trapping emissions. Last March, General Mills and Colgate-Palmolive announced new palm oil policies. Concerned citizens can tell other major corporations that for the sake of our atmosphere, tropical forests, peat lands and endangered species, the time to act is now, and to use only deforestation-free and peatlands-free palm oil going forward. Take action at Tinyurl.com/Palm OilPetition.

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Complex Interactions Help Cool the Planet Top predator species of the Southern Ocean, far-ranging seabirds, are tied to the health of the ecosystem and to global climate regulation through a mutual relationship with phytoplankton, according to a study from the University of California-Davis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When phytoplankton are eaten by grazing crustaceans called krill, they release a chemical signal that attracts krill-eating birds. The chemical signal, dimethyl sulfide (DMS), forms sulfur compounds in the atmosphere that also promote cloud formation and help cool the planet. Seabirds consuming the krill then fertilize the phytoplankton with iron, which is scarce in oceans. “The data is really striking,” says Gabrielle Nevitt, Ph.D., a professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior at the university, who co-authored the paper. “This suggests that top marine predators are important in climate regulation, although they are mostly left out of climate models. More attention should be focused on how ecological systems impact climate. Studying DMS as a signal molecule makes the connection.” Source: Environmental News Network (enn.com)

Sperm Killer

Monsanto Roundup Herbicide May Cause Gene-ocide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled to allow Roundup herbicide residues in food at concentrations a million times higher than levels already shown to be carcinogenic in cell research. Now a new study published in Free Radical Medicine & Biology adds to a growing body of research implicating the herbicide’s main ingredient, glyphosate, at concentration ranges well within the EPA “safe level” for food, in inhibiting male infertility. Noting the research revealing Roundup’s toxicity to the germ line (sperm and egg) of animal species, the argument can be made that this chemical has contraceptive properties and therefore, genocidal consequences. By directly affecting the biologically immortal cells within the testes that contain DNA with more than 3 billion years worth of information essential for the future of the human species, Roundup could even be considered an instrument of mass destruction. Minimally, the precautionary principle should be applied that any chemical with the potential to disrupt or destroy our species’ reproductive cells should be banned unless the manufacturer can prove its safety beyond a reasonable doubt.

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According to Scott Tips, president and legal counsel for the National Health Federation (NHF), harmonized global standards are enabling overall reduced vitamin and mineral levels in pill and food form. In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed changes to both the current Nutrition Facts panel on food labels and Supplement Facts panel on dietary supplement labels that prompt concern. “While the food industry, media and general public focus on the proposed format changes, new wording and label design, there’s a danger to our health in the FDA harmonizing our Reference Daily Intake (RDI) of vitamin and mineral levels down to the extremely low levels of the Codex Alimentarius, which our organization has fought against for more than a decade,” advises Tips. Although a few RDIs have been raised, if the proposed rulemaking is adopted, the NHF anticipates that the FDA will work to conform other recommended nutrient values to those of Codex. Support for this projection is based on an October 11, 1995, FDA pronouncement in the Federal Register to harmonize its food laws with those of the rest of the world. The deadline for citizens to submit comments to the FDA ended on June 2, but we can still write to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5360 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Mention Docket No. FDA-2012-N-1210 and insist that the FDA cease pushing its harmonization agenda.

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rom epidemic childhood obesity and rising rates of autism and food allergies to the growing risks of pesticides and climate change, we have many reasons to be concerned about the American food system. Fortunately, many heroes among us—family farmers, community gardeners, visionaries and activists—are striving to create a safer and healthier environment now that will benefit future generations. Recognizing and celebrating their stellar Earth stewardship in this 2014 International Year of Family Farmers, Natural Awakenings is spotlighting examples of the current crop of

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heroes providing inspiration and hope. They are changing America’s landscape and the way we think about the ability of good food to feed the future well. Doug Crabtree and Anna Jones-Crabtree, of Vilicus Farms, in Havre, Montana, are reviving crop biodiversity and pollinator habitat on their organic farm in northern Montana. “We strive to farm in a manner that works in concert with nature,” Doug explains. The couple’s actions live up to their farm’s Latin name, which means “steward”. They grow 15 nourishing crops on 1,200 acres, including flax, buckwheat, sunflower, safflower, spelt, oats, barley and lentils, without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. By imitating natural systems, planting diverse crops and avoiding damaging chemical inputs, they are attracting diverse native pollinators, he notes. Their approach to farming helps protect area groundwater, streams, rivers and even oceans for future generations. Dick and Diana Dyer, of Dyer Family Organic Farm, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, finally realized their lifelong

dream to farm in 2009, each at the age of 59. The couple grows more than 40 varieties of garlic on 15 acres; they also grow hops and care for honeybees. In addition, they provide hands-in-the-soil training to a new generation of dietetic interns across the country through their School to Farm program, in association with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Diana, a registered dietitian, teaches her students to take the, “We are what we eat” adage a step further. She believes, we are what we grow. “Like nearly everyone else, most dietetic students are disconnected from Mother Earth, the source of the food they eat. They don’t learn the vital connections between soil, food and health,” says Diana. During a stay on the Dyer farm, she explains, “The students begin to understand how their food and nutrition recommendations to others can help drive an entire agricultural system that promotes and protects our soil and water, natural resources and public health.” It all aligns with practicing their family farm motto: Shaping our future from the ground up. Mary Jo and Luverne Forbord, of Prairie Horizons Farm, in Starbuck, Minnesota, raise Black Angus cattle, grazed on certified organic, restored, native prairie pastures. Mary Jo, a registered dietitian, welcomes dietetic students to the 480-acre farm to learn where food comes from and how to grow it without the pesticides that contribute to farmers’ higher risk for certain cancers. “We must know the true cost of cheap food,” she insists. Most recently, they planted an organic orchard in memory of their son,

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Joraan, who died of canas an onsite cer in 2010 at the age experience of 23. Joraan’s orchard for children is home to thriving, to learn health-supporting apple, where their apricot, cherry and food comes plum trees, plus native from and the aronia berries. It also reasons fresh, injects fresh life into organically the community. Each grown food spring, the Forbords really matters celebrate their son’s to our health,” birthday by “waking says Lanier. Luverne and Mary Jo Forbord up” his orchard. His However, “This mother explains: “Peois just the tip ple of all ages gather—an assortment of the iceberg for us. Ultimately, we’d of our friends, Joraan’s friends and their like to be a chemical-free community growing families, neighbors, relatives, through advocating for reduction and co-workers, students and others—to elimination of pesticide and chemical keep his legacy growing. The incredible use in schools, hospitals, households community support keeps us going.” and local parks and ball fields.” Lanier aims to help improve on Alabama’s low national ranking in the health of its residents. “I love our little piece of the world, and I want future generations to enjoy it without fearing that it’s making us sick,” she says. “We are intent on having a school garden in Tarrant Lanier, gardening with children at the every school, and we Center for Family and Community Development want to see area hospitals establish organic food gardens Tarrant Lanier, of the Center for that support efforts to make people Family and Community Develophealthier without the use of heavy ment (CFCD) and Victory Teaching medications.” Farm, in Mobile, Alabama, wants all Lanier further explains: “We see children to grow up in safe communiour victory as reducing hunger and inties with access to plenty of wholesome creasing health and wellness, environfood. After working for nearly two mental sustainability and repair, comdecades with some of South Alabama’s munity development and beautification, most vulnerable families, Lanier wanteconomic development and access to ed to “provide more than a crutch.” locally grown food, by promoting and In 2009, she established the nonprofcreating a local food system.” it CFCD organization, dedicated to healthy living. Within five years, she Don Lareau and Daphne Yannakakis, had assembled a small, but hard-workof Zephyros Farm and Garden, in ing staff that began building commuPaonia, Colorado, grow exquisite ornity and school gardens and creating ganic flowers and vegetables for farmcollaborative partnerships. ers’ markets and community supported Recently, the group established the agriculture members in Telluride and Victory Teaching Farm, the region’s first the Roaring Fork Valley. Recently, the urban teaching farm and community couple decided to take fewer trips resource center. “The farm will serve away from their children and home-

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“Kids are shocked when they learn that carrots grow underground and surprised that milk comes from an udder, not a store shelf.” ~ Don Lareau stead, and instead bring more people to their 35-acre family farm to learn from the land and develop a refreshed sense of community. From earthy farm dinners and elegant weddings to creative exploration camps for children and adults and an educational internship program, these family farmers are raising a new crop of consumers that value the land, their food and the people producing it. The couple hopes to help people learn how to grow and prepare their own food, plus gain a greater appreciation for organic farming. “The people that come here fall into a farming lifestyle in tune with the sun and moon, the seasons and their inner clock—something valuable that has been lost in modern lifestyles,” notes Lareau, who especially loves sharing the magic of their farm with children. “Kids are shocked when they learn that carrots grow underground and surprised that milk comes from an udder, not a store shelf.” Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens, of Lakeview Organic Grain, in Penn Yan, New York, grow a variety of grains, including wheat, spelt, barley, oats and triticale, plus peas, dark red natural awakenings

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kidney beans and edaConscientious food in the Copper River and mame soybeans, along Bristol Bay fisheries. producers are with raising livestock on During that time, Mosabout 1,400 acres. Their teachers, innovators, ness became a passionate family farm philosophy advocate for protecting environmental entails looking at the coastal communities and world through a lens of ecosystems. “Like farm stewards and abundance, rather than families on land, fishing change-makers scarcity, and working in families face many risks cooperation with their creating a brighter and uncertainties,” but neighbors instead of in she believes, “political future for us all. forces may be even more competition. The result has been a grounddamaging to our liveliswell of thriving organic farmers and a hoods and wild fish.” renewed sense of community and eco For example, “We are replicating nomic strength throughout their region. some of the worst practices of fac The Martens switched to organic tory farming on land in our marine farming after Klaas experienced partial environment with diseases, parasites paralysis due to exposure to pesticides, and voluminous amounts of pollucompounded by concern for the health tion flushing into our coastal waters,” of their three children. Because the explains Mosness. She’s also concerned Martens work in alliance with nature, about the U.S. Food and Drug Adminthey’ve learned to ask a unique set of istration’s potential approval of genetquestions. For example, when Klaas ically engineered (GMO) fish without sees a weed, he doesn’t ask, “What adequate health and environmental can we spray to kill it?” but, “What assessments, and she works to support was the environment that allowed the GMO labeling so consumers can make weed to grow?” informed choices in the marketplace. Anne Mosness, in Bellingham, Washington, began fishing for wild salmon with her father during one summer after college. The experience ignited a sense of adventure that led her back to Alaska for nearly three decades, as a crew member and then a captain

Melinda Hemmelgarn, aka the “food sleuth”, is a registered dietitian and award-winning writer and radio host at KOPN.org, in Columbia, MO (FoodSleuth@gmail.com). She advocates for organic farmers at Enduring-Image.blogspot.com.

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Did the FDA declare war on the natural products industry in the 1990s?

James Gormley Takes On the FDA Why the Natural Health Movement Must Protect Itself by Kathleen Barnes

ames Gormley, a leader of the natural health movement in the U.S. and an award-winning health journalist, is a passionate advocate for natural health. For more than 20 years, he’s been at the forefront in the fight against government restriction of dietary supplements and for transparency in the food industry, and has twice participated in America’s trade delegation to the United Nations Codex Alimentarius Commission, advocating for health freedom. Gormley’s editorial positions have included editor-in-chief of Better Nutrition and editorial director for the Vitamin Retailer Magazine Group. He now serves as both vice president and senior policy advisor for Citizens for Health and as a scientific advisory board member with the Natural Health Research Institute. His latest book, Health at Gunpoint: The FDA’s Silent War Against Health Freedom, poses a strong stance against government interference in our rights to information about and access to healthy food and supplements.

Why do you believe that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are tainted by special interests, particularly big companies in the pharmaceutical and food industries? The FDA was created to address issues of food and drug contamination and adulteration. Dr. Harvey Wiley, the courageous first leader of its predecessor, the Bureau of Chemistry, expressed

his disgust with the unintended consequences in his 1929 book, The History of a Crime Against the Food Law: The Amazing Story of the National Food and Drugs Law Intended to Protect the Health of the People, Perverted to Protect Adulteration of Foods and Drugs. The FDA has been beholden to drug companies for decades. Making the situation worse, a 2012 law loosened conflict of interest restrictions for FDA advisory panels. That has further weakened the agency’s review system and likely allowed more drugs with safety problems to gain marketing approval, according to an analysis published in the journal Science in 2013. In addition, 40 percent of the FDA’s last budget increase came from user fees on prescription drugs paid by the pharmaceutical giants. The USDA has the potential to do much good, but is bogged down with politics and mandates to push questionable biotechnology.

With regard to the controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMO), are certain companies being given undue influence in national policy making? Yes. A perfect example was the ability of Monsanto to block initiatives requiring labeling of food products that contain GMOs in California and Washington state. Monsanto and the food industry continue to leverage their considerable influence in the U.S. Congress to block such legislation on a national level, despite the massive outcry from consumers demanding to know the identity and origin of the food we eat.

The FDA conducted numerous and illegal raids on health food stores, supplement makers and practitioners. In an infamous barbaric raid on the clinic of integrative physician Dr. Jonathan Wright, in Tahoma, Washington, in 1992, agents and deputized officers converged with guns drawn, terrorizing patients and staff because Wright was giving his patients legal L-tryptophan supplements to help with sleep and mood. It was dubbed the “vitamin B-bust”. A federal grand jury declined to indict Wright on the charges stemming from the raid.

Current European Union and international codex policies maintain that most necessary nutrients can and should be obtained from foods, so they have dramatically limited the availability of many supplements. Do you expect such a policy to become part of U.S. law? These European policies fly in the face of reality and every major food study conducted since World War II. The super-refined, overly processed Western diet does not and cannot fully supply optimal levels of daily nutrients. The U.S. has made minor efforts to tread this dangerous path and been met with tremendous consumer outrage. Potential related laws and policies would have to make it past an avalanche of public comments.

What is the current status of the fight for health freedom, and what is your prognosis for the future? Substantial threats to our health freedom still exist, but I am optimistic. Three highly credible nonprofit organizations are leading the way: the Alliance for Natural Health, Citizens for Health and the National Health Federation. If consumers remain vigilant and stay informed on the issues identified by these advocates, we will be able to tackle and defeat threats to Americans’ health freedoms as they emerge. Kathleen Barnes has authored many natural health books. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com. natural awakenings

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Life in Balance by Maryann Pino Miller

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hen know that love is law, and that law is that which may bring about the most necessary things in the mental, physical and spiritual life of a body… The life must be a well-balanced life, not lopsided in any manner, to bring contentment.” ~ Edgar Cayce This excerpt from a Cayce reading speaks to the need for balance in life in order to be content. The feeling may be that this is easier said than done, especially when juggling family, friends, career, play and all the issues, situations, dilemmas and decision-making inherent in daily life. But the concept of balance does ring true as a goal.

Balance equals stability. When something is in balance, it is stable. This applies to man, his body and all aspects of his life, as well as objects. When something is stable, it can withstand attempts to knock it over or otherwise upset its performance. The body does very well when it is in homeostasis—all systems in balance. When that balance is disrupted with poor diets; stress; inactivity or excessive activity; work; lack of rest and relaxation and self-care; or negative self-talk, the body rebels with dis-ease, dis-comfort, pain. There are different aspects of balance to consider. There’s the balance a person would want to achieve per-

sonally, within self… feeling balanced spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally. Within each person there are both male and female hormones. This suggests that an individual doesn’t have to be stereotypically in line with society’s take on one’s sex at all times. Men can emote and cry; women can be decisive and strong. As social beings there is the constant balancing act of personal needs versus everyone else’s, work versus play and social time versus quiet personal time. That is a lot of balancing to do! Is it achievable? Yes, gradually, in time, with determination and a sense that it is worth the effort. The first step is setting the intention to move toward balance. This takes self-examination and acknowledging that balance is important for a better quality of life and a sense of contentment. Once the decision is made to have and maintain a better state of balance in life, the intention is set. Setting an intention begins the shift of energy toward achieving whatever it’s set for. To make it more real, journaling thoughts and feelings and reasons for the intention adds more positive energy and gives more clarity. The next step is beginning meditating. For those with monkey minds, this is a daunting task. But it does not have to be. Start out “small” and achievable… even just a deep breath with the intention of meditating or even connecting with God, Spirit, your Higher Self. Take a deep breath and be grateful. This is something that can be done throughout the day and night. It’s a conscious

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awareness of the moment and your place in it. This may not seem like much, considering there are others sitting on mountaintops for hours on end. That is their way; this is yours… for now. Quiet moments add up, making an almost imperceptible impact on life at first. Then one day, the feeling that life is calmer, less hectic, is felt brought about by meditating that guarantees perpetuating it. As time goes on, it’ll feel comfortable to add a few minutes each day to actually sit in meditation. One-word or phrase mantras, guided meditation CDs or those found on You Tube can be used. In order to bring balance to life, an awareness of how life is being lived is needed. This may seem obvious but how many people are going about their lives robotically, never really giving any thought to what they’re doing only that this is what needs to be done; this is always the way it is done; this is what is expected? But an honest assessment has to be taken if any change is to come about. Questions have to be asked with “Why” probably the most important one. “Why am I doing this?” “Why is it so hard?” “Why do I feel this way?” or “What am I feeling about this?” “How did I get into this in the first place?” “Do I enjoy doing this?” “Is this what I want to be doing?” “Am I using my gifts and talents?” or “What are my gifts and talents?” “How can I use them to create a more fulfilling life?” “Where can I begin to make adjustments?” It’s best to write down the questions and answers, probing as deeply as possible. Feeling safe that this is just a fact-finding mission and information is power. With this information, a decision on the next step can be made. If imbalance is found in many areas, focus on one that can be easily managed to experience success. This

provides the confidence to look at others. When working long hours, consider shortening one day at first. When asked to help out but feelings of stress and resentment well up, take a deep breath and respectfully decline: “I’m sorry but I cannot… at this time.” A reason is really not necessary. This is a matter of honoring and respecting self. Feeling stressed and resentful means the well is running dry; there probably isn’t much left to give. If a change is decided upon, internal clearing must be addressed. More than likely there are hurts from the past that led to the discomfort and imbalance being felt. Healing them is the only way not to repeat the same or similar situations again. There is another aspect of balance that might resonate… the balance between being spirit and being human. It’s often said that we are spiritual beings having a human experience and that all the answers are within, just ask the question. Set the intention to live a life in balance, meditation and honest inner probing will provide the answers. Maryann Pino Miller, owner of Consciously Living and co-owner of The Center, Life in Balance in Medford, NJ, conducts Awareness Coaching. For more information, visit ConsciouslyLiving.com or TheCenterLifeInBalance.com or call 856-912-2087.

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Essential Oils for Summer

Healing Fragrances for Bites, Allergies and Sunburn

Best Carriers Almost all essential oils are so strong that they must be diluted before use to prevent skin irritation. Use coldpressed oils and mix 10 to 15 drops of essential oil per ounce of carrier substance. Some of the best carriers are almond oil, aloe vera gel, apricot oil, cocoa butter, glycerin, jojoba oil and olive oil.

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A breath of sweet lavender oil can quickly reduce stress. A whiff of lemon oil can energize us.

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ssential oils are not magic or folklore. There is solid science behind them,” says Elizabeth Jones, founder of the College of Botanical Healing Arts, in Santa Cruz, California. Here’s what happens after inhaling lavender, the most popular of all essential oils: The cilia—microscopic cellular fibers in the nose—transport the aroma to the olfactory bulb at the bottom of the brain, from where it proceeds to the limbic brain and directly affects the nerves, delivering a soothing effect. “Or put it on your skin and other properties of essential oils are absorbed straight into the bloodstream,” advises Jones, author of Awaken to Healing Fragrance. Thai studies show that a whiff of lavender oil is calming and lowers blood pressure and heart rate, yet there are many more benefits attributed to the art and science of aromatherapy and essential oils. For those struggling with summer maladies, here are several simple solu-

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tions essential oils can provide.

Minor Scrapes, Cuts and Blisters Tea tree oil (melaleuca) is tops, because it contains terpenes that kill staphylococcus and other nasty bacteria and works to prevent infection, according to a meta-analysis from the University of Western Australia. The researchers further suggest that tea tree oil may be used in some cases instead of antibiotics. Oregano and eucalyptus oils are likewise acknowledged for their natural abilities to eliminate infection-causing bacteria, fungi and viruses. “Blend all three for a synergistic effect,” says aromatherapy expert Robert Tisserand (RobertTisserand.com), of Ojai, California. “They sort of leapfrog over each other to penetrate the skin and cell walls.”

Sunburn, Bug Bites and Poison Ivy A small amount of undiluted lavender oil will cool sunburn fast, advises Tisserand. Add a few drops to a dollop of cooling aloe

vera gel for extra relief and moisture, suggests Jones. Undiluted lavender is also a great remedy for insect bites, says Tisserand. “You can stop the pain of a bee sting in 20 seconds with a few drops.” Chamomile, either the German or Roman variety, helps with rashes, according to Jones, especially when mixed with her summertime favorite, aloe vera gel. She recommends mugwort oil for poison oak or poison ivy, a benefit affirmed by animal research from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine’s Herbal Medicine Formulation Research Group.

Allergy Relief During hay fever season, several aromatherapy oils from a diffuser can offer relief, counsels Tisserand. He recommends eucalyptus, geranium and lavender oils, all of which contain antihistamines. Use them separately or blended. When using a diffuser, it’s not necessary to put the oils into a diluting carrier oil or gel. He notes that a steam tent containing 10 drops of each of the three oils mixed with two cups of boiling water is highly effective.

Sprains, Strains and Joint Pain Lessen inflammation and the pain from tendon and muscle sprains and strains with rosemary or peppermint, adding a dash of ginger for additional benefit, says Tisserand. He recommends rubbing the oils (diluted in a carrier) directly on the sore spot.

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Rosemary is particularly effective for bringing blood flow to an injury site, and the menthol in peppermint is a great pain reliever, adds Jones. A Chinese study published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics confirms the pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory abilities of peppermint oil. Researchers from Taiwan confirm that ginger is anti-inflammatory and can even reduce intense nerve pain. Jones believes that essential oils have a place in everyone’s medicine chest. “Sometimes I feel like David up against Goliath,” she remarks. “I encourage everyone to use natural healing products from plants instead of pharmaceutical drugs, the side effects of which actually diminish the body’s natural ability to heal.” Kathleen Barnes has authored numerous books on natural health, including Rx from the Garden: 101 Food Cures You Can Easily Grow. Connect at KathleenBarnes.com.

048 is a plan to prevent wars, eliminate poverty and create the conditions for global sustainability by the time we celebrate the centennial of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, unanimously adopted in 1948 by all UN member countries. 2048 dispels myths, including a major misconception that peace and prosperity are hopelessly complicated and unattainable. In truth, both can be secured through the realization of five fundamental freedoms for everyone: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, freedom for the environment and freedom from fear. These basic freedoms establish a framework within which other rights can flourish. The five fingers of our hand illustrate the possibilities, starting with the thumb. It looks different and stands out. It is strong. It represents freedom of speech, an idea that stands up to dishonesty and corruption. With our index finger, we point and indicate direction. It represents freedom of religion. Each of us is free to choose our own way. Those that decide God is their guide are free to live their own relationship with God. The middle finger, the longest, represents freedom from want—the long road of existence and the certainty that

there’ll be food, water, education and health care for every one of us as we go along. Next is the wedding ring finger for many of us, and a finger with a direct link to our nervous system for all of us. It represents freedom for the environment and for life. We all have a direct link to the Earth and the ecosystem of which we are a part. When the life of the Earth is spoiled, our lives are spoiled. Finally, there is our little finger, the least imposing. It represents freedom from fear. It’s the “finale” of our hand, our reward. All the others lead to this one. As we recount the five freedoms represented by our fingers, remember that we didn’t ask for that hand; we were born with it. Everyone was born with the right to all five freedoms. They are the essence of a good life for all, and in this way they are intertwined; the success of each bolsters the others. As we learn our rights, we come to expect and demand them, with lasting results. They become our way of life. Source: Adapted excerpt from 2048: Humanity’s Agreement to Live Together by Kirk Boyd. Used with permission of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. See the evolution of human rights at Tinyurl. com/HumanRightsTimeline. natural awakenings

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Fracking Versus Food America’s Family Farm Heritage and Health at Stake by Harriet Shugarman

hat if farmers couldn’t confirm that what they grow and produce was devoid of toxins, cancer-causing chemicals, radioactive materials and other pollutants? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal and state agencies set standards and enforce regulations to ensure what we eat is safe and that production is secure. But hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and its accompanying infrastructure threaten this. Questions must be raised and answered before the safety of our food supply is permanently impacted.

Conditions that Demand Changes n No federal funding exists for researching the impacts of chemical contamination from oil and gas drilling and infrastructure on food and food production. n No public tests are required for what contaminants to look for because many of the 500-plus chemicals used in the fracking process are categorized as proprietary. n Minimal-to-no baseline analysis is being done on air, water and soil con-

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What To Do 4 Support local, county and state bans on fracking operations and waste disposal. 4 Learn about local farmers’ situations and make them aware of factors to consider. 4 Support local farmers and food producers. Goliath battle pitting farmers and community members against the Millennium Pipeline Company and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. On May 1, oral arguments were heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals. According to Canalos, “Our case could set a national precedent, with all the attending legal precedent, that will either empower other farmers and communities like ours and Minisink or will do the opposite.” In January 2013, more then 150 New York chefs and food professionals sent a letter to Governor Mario Cuomo calling for a ban on fracking in their state. As of December 2013, more then 250 chefs have signed on to the Chefs for the Marcellus campaign, which created the petition. In April 2014, Connecticut chefs entered the fray by launching their own petition to ban the acceptance of fracking waste in Connecticut.

In California this past February, farmers and chefs banded together to present Governor Jerry Brown with a petition calling for a moratorium on fracking, stating that fracking wastes huge amounts of water. The previous month, California had declared a statewide drought emergency, and by April Brown had issued an executive order to strengthen the state’s ability to manage water. Ironically, existing California regulations don’t restrict water use by industrial processes, including fracking, which uses and permanently removes tremendous amounts of water from the water cycle. To date, fracking in California operates with little state regulation.

It’s past due for a “time out” on oil and gas production and infrastructure development. Every citizen needs to think carefully and thoughtfully about what’s at stake as outside interests rush to use extreme forms of energy extraction to squeeze the last drops of fossil fuels from our Mother Earth. Activist Harriet Shugarman, a veteran economist and policy analyst and former representative for the International Monetary Fund at the United Nations, currently chairs regional environmental committees and works with national, state and local organizations seeking pro-environmental legislation.

“We can’t in good conscience say our food is organic, as we no longer are sure what chemicals are leaching into our soil through our water and contaminated air.” ~ Pennsylvania family put out of business due to nearby fracking after 20 years of organic farming

Information is Power Center for Environmental Health, CEH.org Chefs for the Marcellus, ChefsForMarcellus.org The Endocrine Disruptor Exchange, Tinyurl.com/EndocrineDisruptingChemicals Food Not Fracking, FoodNotFracking.org GRACE Communications Foundation, GraceLinks.org/1305/natural-gas-fracking Love NY: Don’t Frack It Up, LoveNYDontFrackItUp.org Minisink Matters, MinisinkMatters.org

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Make the Most of Your Farmers’ Markets by Robin Shreeves

s the local foods movement continues to explode, farmers’ markets in our region are thriving, bringing conscious eaters the best that the Garden State has to offer. Locally produced foods and beverages as well as edible and ornamental plants are bountiful but much more is also offered. The markets also feature cooking demos, regional artisans and crafters, musicians and charitable organizations. A trip to the farmers’ market isn’t like a trip to the grocery store where you’re in and out as quickly as possible. It’s an event at which you can socialize with others in the community and bring

the family for a morning or afternoon activity.

Find a Farmers’ Market Most of the farmers’ markets in New Jersey are seasonal; they’re not open all year round. They’re usually held once a week. By July, all of the markets have opened and are bursting with vendors selling the freshest of foods and expertly made goods. If you’re not sure where your closest one is, head to the State of New Jersey’s Department of Agriculture’s website (JerseyFresh.nj.gov/find/community.html) to search by county. Take

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Be Prepared There are some things that you will need to take with you to make your shopping a little easier. • Cash. Most vendors at farmers’ markets work on a cash-only basis. It’s also a good idea to take small bills so the vendors don’t have difficulty making change. • Reusable bags. The vendors have plastic bags for goods to be carried but bringing your own bags helps the environment and saves the vendors a little money. Think beyond the reusable grocery bags. Take some smaller bags or containers to store produce like green beans or mushrooms that you wouldn’t just throw into the bottom of a larger bag. • An insulated bag for frozen or cold items. Fresh eggs, grass-fed beef, pasture- raised chicken, nitrate-free bacon, artisanal cheese, fresh seafood, prepared cold salads and more are often available at the market. If you can’t buy it and head straight home, you’ll want an insulated bag (or a cooler in the back of your car), to keep the food safe. • Your smartphone. If a farmer is selling something unfamiliar, like kohlrabi, a vegetable in the cabbage family, would you know what else to buy to prepare it with? Your smartphone is useful for looking up recipes so you don’t get home and realize you should have bought some apples to make a kohlrabi and apple slaw.

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Bordentown City Farmers’ Market June 4-September 24, Wednesdays 4pm-dusk Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ Burlington County Farmers’ Market May 17- October, Saturdays 8:30am-1pm 500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ BurlcoAgcenter.com Columbus Farmers’ Market 2919 Route 206, Columbus, NJ Open Year-round Thursdays - 8am-8pm Fridays, 10am-8pm Saturdays, 8am-8pm Sunday’s 8am-5pm ColumbusFarmersMarket.com Delran Farmers’ Market 4 pm to dusk every Tuesday, from June 18 through the end of August. Delran Municipal Building 900 S Chester Ave United Communities Farmers Market Every Thursday from June - September 10am-2pm Patriot Park, Corner of N. Bolling and W. Castle Dr., McGuire AFB, NJ 08641 Find us on Facebook! Medford Farmers’ Market June 2, 10am-2pm Kirby Bros Feed Store 67 N Main St, Medford

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Berlin Farmers’ Market Sat & Sun, 8am-4pm Rte 541 at Clementon Rd. BerlinFarmersMarket.com Blackwood Farmers’ Market June 28 - Sept. 27, Saturdays from 9am -1pm Blackwood Library parking lot, 15 S. Blackhorse Pike BlackwoodFarmersMarket.webs.com Collingswood Farmers’ Market May - November, Saturdays 8am-12pm Between Collins & Irvin Avenue, Collingswood CollingswoodMarket.com

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Gloucester City Farmers’ Market May 10 - November 22, Every Sunday 10am-2pm Kings St & Jersey Ave Gloucester City Marina

VoorheesTown Center Farmers’ Market Somerdale and Burnt Mill Rds, Voorhees May19 - Oct 27 Saturdays, 8am-12pm VoorheesTownCenter.com

Haddonfield Farmers’ Market May 17 - Oct 25, Saturdays 8:30am-1pm Kings Court - Center of town, Haddonfield HaddonfieldFarmersMarket.org

Westmont Farmers’ Market May - October, Every Wednesday, 4-7pm Haddon & Stratford Ave, Haddon Township WestmontFarmersMarket.com

Haddon Heights Farmers’ Market May - Oct, Sunday, 10am-1pm Station and E Atlantic Ave Maple Shade Farmer’s Market June 14 - Oct 25, Every other Saturday, 8am-12pm 1 E Main St/ Gazebo Park, Maple Shade Merchantville Farmers’ Market June 7- October 18, 1st & 3rd Saturdays 9am-1pm Centre Street & Chestnut, Merchantville VoorheesTown Center Farmers’ Market Somerdale and Burnt Mill Rds, Voorhees May - Oct, Thursday eves on Plaza 4-8pm VoorheesTownCenter.com

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Arrive at the Beginning (or at the end) Some items can sell out quickly at farmers’ markets, so if you’re looking for something specific, get there early. Items that are just coming into season tend to sell out quickly. The first week that corn is available can create a frenzy that you have to see to believe. However, arriving right before closing time may have its advantages, too. Some vendors may cut their prices so they don’t have to haul as much

home. This doesn’t always happen, but getting to the market later in the day may yield some bargains.

Ask Questions If you’re interested in buying only what’s in season, buying only organic or buying only locally, you’ll have to question the vendors about their products. Just because something is available doesn’t necessarily mean it’s in season, organic or local. Many vendors will use a “Jersey Fresh” sign for their

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locally grown produce and identify outof-state produce with a sign. Meats and dairy are a little trickier to label easily. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about the items being sold, but be polite and respectful of the vendor’s time. They’re busy so be specific about what you want to know. Some questions to ask: • Where was this grown? • How was it grown? • When was this picked? • How far did this item travel from where it was grown to this market? • What conditions did the animals that produced this food live in?

Spotlight on a market: Burlington County Farmer’s Market On Saturdays from May to October, Burlington County holds a farmers’ market on the grounds of the Burlington County Agricultural Center at 500 Centerton Road in Moorestown. The center is a working farm used to teach and connect the public with agriculture, nature and gardening. The farmers’ market is just one of the activities held on the site. Throughout the year, there are educational opportunities and demonstrations. The Saturday morning farmers’ market runs 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each week from mid-May to mid-October with chef demonstrations at 10 am. On the second Saturday of each month, visitors can bring fresh and non-perishable foods to be donated to the local food bank. One feature that this market has that no other in the region offers is Our Shared Ground, an onsite bread proofing kitchen (in a shipping container) with an outdoor bread oven. Each week, organic whole-grain bread is baked from wheat grown and milled in Pennsylvania. The money raised from sales of the bread goes back into the educational programs at the Agricultural Center. Fresh produce, meats, eggs, cheeses, honey, flowers, cakes, chocolates, candles, jewelry, furniture and more can all be purchased at the Burlington County Farmers’ Market, making it (almost) the only place you’ll need to shop for the week.

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ormed in Sunyata (Emptiness), at birth we become form—perfect and complete. Buddha’s all beings are lacking nothing, have complete wisdom, all knowledge and understanding, happiness, joy, love, infinite-unlimited potential. Already there. No exceptions. Through Ego-Delusion we forget. Re-formed in Ignorance, forgetting What we Are. Become more, better, different. An endless, insatiable, pursuit of happiness, we become.

Suffering—stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, discontentment, quiet desperation. Jobs we don’t like. Joblessness. Lack—not because that’s really the way it is and there really isn’t enough. “Behold the Lilly’s of the field, the Birds of the air.” Who am I? Who are You? Ever see a three-year old ask such questions? Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Catholic, Jew, Buddhist? Prison walls! Worthy, unworthy, good, bad, good enough, not enough—ever since the

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o keep our dog’s skin and coat healthy, supplements may first come to mind, especially oils and powders. However, whole foods deserve a closer look for naturally elegant results.

based form of omega-3, which combats skin inflammation and improves the skin’s texture and softness, says holistic nutritionist Melissa Diane Smith, of Tucson, Arizona.

Chia

Eggs

Chia seeds contain more healthy omega-3 fats and fiber than flax or other grain seeds and are a good source of protein and antioxidants, notes Patrick Skerrett, executive editor of Harvard Health Publications. They are abundant in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a plant-

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Renowned herbalist Juliette de Bairacli Levy pioneered the use of coconut in natural diets for companion animals. Raw coconut contains medium-chain, saturated fats that transform into energy and can decrease bacterial growth, irritation and inflammation, according to naturopathic physician Bruce Fife, a certified nutritionist, doctor of naturopathy and author of The Coconut Oil Miracle.

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Almonds contain the entire vitamin E family of tocopherols and tocotrienols. “Deficiency of vitamin E has been implicated in the development of certain dermatological disorders in dogs,” counsels Lee Russell McDowell, Ph.D., in Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition. Almonds are also an excellent source of B vitamins, copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc and bioflavonoids, with a trace of omega-3. While safe in small quantities for larger dogs, whole almonds are not easily digested and can upset the stomach and create intestinal distress. Almonds are easily ground into a powder using a blender, and almond meal is also available at many grocery stores.

Carob, the fruit of the Ceratonia siliqua tree, is rich in natural sugars, vitamins and minerals. Free of the stimulants caffeine and theobromine found in chocolate, it’s safe for dogs and its vitamin E supports skin health. Recent research published in the Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal shows that carob also has natural antibacterial properties.

Oats

Michels, Ph.D., of the Oregon State University Linus Pauling Institute.

A fortifying cereal low in starch and high in mineral content, especially potassium and phosphorus, oats also harbor calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and iron. The grain’s primary benefit to skin and coat is its soluble fiber content, which also helps a dog’s gastrointestinal system to remove toxins.

Suzi Beber is the founder of The Smiling Blue Skies Cancer Fund via Canada’s University of Guelph Veterinary College and Teaching Hospital Pet Trust. She also contributes to Animal Wellness magazine, from which this article was adapted and used with permission.

Liver

Liver from grass-fed animals enhances healthy skin. Nutrients include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, vitamins A, C, D, E and eight B vitamins, including thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid and biotin.

Wild Salmon

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Cooked wild salmon is ripe with omega-3 fatty acids, which along with benefiting the skin and coat, appear to boost the immune system, and may assist dogs with allergies, according to the article “10 ‘People’ Foods for Dogs,” by Elizabeth Pask and Laura Scott.

Cranberries

Cranberries contain a variety of bioactive components, including proanthocyanidins and anthocyanin antioxidants, plus the phytochemical ellagic acid. “Animal experiments show that supplementation with anthocyanins effectively prevents inflammation and subsequent blood vessel damage,” explains Northern California Registered Dietitian Marilyn Sterling, who also points to myriad studies of the antioxidant power of proanthocyanidins. According to the American Institute of Cancer Research, ellagic acid can prevent skin cancers. The 16th-century herbalist Henry Lyte documented their use in treating skin wounds and eczema.

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes can be considered a skin superfood, because they hold a high level of betacarotene (a precursor form of vitamin A) and are a good source of vitamin E. Their vitamin C content, which increases with cooking, facilitates collagen production, contributes to photoprotection, decreases photodamage and supports wound healing, according to a report by Alexander J.

Combine ingredients in a medium-sized bowl; let sit for 10 miutes. Lightly coat a pan with olive oil, add bowl contents and then scramble like regular eggs. Cool before serving as a topping to a dog’s regular meal.

Raw Liver Paté

Chia Coconut Crunch

1½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ cup coconut flour 1½ Tbsp chia seeds ¼ cup coconut oil 1 cup almond butter 2 whole eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla ¼ cup carob chips Preheat oven to 350 F. Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Combine all ingredients except carob chips. After ingredients are well incorporated, add carob chips. Form small balls of dough with hands, place on cookie sheet and lightly flatten each ball with the back of a fork. Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely before serving. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container or bag.

Oats ‘n Egg Scramble 2 eggs, whisked ½ cup rolled oats ¼ cup goat’s milk Olive oil

½ lb liver (chicken or bison) 2 eggs 1 tsp sea salt or kelp 1 Tbsp olive oil Whirl all ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use as a topper for regular meals.

Cooked Liver Paté

Same ingredients as liver paté. Hard boil the eggs and set aside. Lightly sauté liver in a pan with the olive oil, sea salt and kelp. Cook until pink is gone. Cool and then combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth. Serve and store as indicated above. Source: Recipes courtesy of Suzi Beber. natural awakenings

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hether urban or rural, children in our state average 4.5 minutes outdoors and four hours in front of a screen every day,” says Barbara Erickson, president of The Trustees of Reservations conservation nonprofit, in Sharon, Massachusetts. One way to disconnect kids from electronics is to go camping. Such educational, fresh air exercise is inclusive and inexpensive. David Finch, superintendent of the Dunes Edge Campground, in Provincetown, Massachusetts, suggests borrowed gear for the

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or in a safari tent. The program teaches animal adaptations, food chains and ecosystems and meets requirements for scout badges in a fun setting. The Irvine Nature Center, in Owings Mills, Maryland, near Baltimore, offers a rich outdoor experience. Organizers provide food, activities and camping equipment. Children first attend a fire safety class, and then help cook a meal and make s’mores. At night, participants learn how to mimic owl hoots and practice their new skills, often receiving hoots in return. Night walks sometimes include sightings of deer, bats or flying squirrels, while morning walks showcase groundhogs and birds. Jean Gazis, with the women’s and girls’ rights nonprofit Legal Momentum, in Brooklyn, New York, observes, “It’s easier to camp with small, even tiny, children, than with older kids. Babies are portable.” She recalls taking her 7-week-old infant along and nostalgically comments, “Now that the kids are 11 and 14, they don’t have as much free time.” Drive-up camping in a state park that offers facilities and planned activities sets up a good time. Gazis feels that a destination four hours away is the limit for car trips with small children. She advises giving everyone duties. “My young son once had a great time digging a ditch around the tent when it began to rain,” she recalls. “He kept the sleeping bags dry and got to play in the mud.” Jeff Alt, of Cincinnati, Ohio, author of Get Your Kids Hiking, suggests, “Start them young and keep it fun. Get the kids involved in the planning. My kids have gone along since they were born. We stayed at a lodge when they were small because little trekkers have a lot of gear. During the day we were out in the park exploring, always keeping in mind that kids tire out fast.” His mandatory equipment includes good walking shoes, sunscreen and bug spray. Adhering to such rules as never leave the trail or wander off and don’t pick flowers or touch animals is non-negotiable. Stephanie Wear, a biologist for The Nature Conservancy, working in Beaufort, South Carolina, has found that it’s easy to make the experience lively. “We like to do observational scavenger

“It’s not how fast and how far you go, it’s what you see, smell, touch and listen to along the way. You might move only five feet in 15 minutes, but what you see and discuss will help children grow into respectful explorers and lifelong campers. Take photos and bring a journal; a child’s adventures are the best keepsakes.”

notes that her kids have listed 70 forms of life in the family’s backyard alone. Visit a local park or NatureRocks.org to take part in more activities and explore different locations. “Nature presents a great parenting tool,” she remarks. Summertime camping helps every member of the family unplug, unwind and wander along new paths. Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

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Budget Gear by Avery Mack If family members enjoy their initial camping experiences, it’s time to invest in gear. Goodwill Industries and other thrift stores may have some items, although finding what’s needed will be a hit-ormiss endeavor. Note that sleeping bags at thrifts will most likely be for indoor use only—not waterproofed or suitable for colder weather. Military surplus stores are a better bet. Check these sites for bargains or discounted prices: Tinyurl.com/BargainOutfitters Cabelas.com Campmor.com Craigslist.org The-House.com/buy-cheap-camping. html

Tinyurl.com/OverstockHiking Rei.com/outlet Thrift shops often have inexpensive flatware and plastic/reusable dishes (cuts paper waste at the campsite), as well as clothing that carefree kids won’t have to worry about ruining; pick gender-neutral colors so T-shirts can be passed down or shared. When packing, give each child a personally labeled travel container with clothing, toothbrush and other essentials, and a current checklist to be sure each item is packed (and repacked at camp). Include other items of their choosing but if any of them don’t fit in, they don’t go along.

Leave No Trace 4 Know the rules beforehand and be ready for inclement weather. 4 Travel and camp on durable surfaces. Use existing trails. 4 Dispose of waste properly. 4 Leave plants undisturbed. 4 Minimize campfire impacts. 4 Use a lightweight stove instead of a fire. 4 Respect wildlife. Do not follow, feed or approach animals. 4 Keep dogs tethered so they can’t chase or harm wildlife. 4 Be courteous to other visitors (no loud music). Happily share the trail and experiences. Find more tips from the Center for Outdoor Ethics at lnt.org/learn/7-principles. natural awakenings

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Quick and Cool Vegan Smoothies by Judith Fertig

moothies offer big nutrition in a small package. Based on a vegan source of lean protein like coconut milk or yogurt, soy, chia seeds or a vegan protein powder made from dried beans or hemp, they can energize us for a full day of summer activities.

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Other ingredients follow the peak of summer crops. Berries, greens, melon, tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, celery, carrots and stone fruits like peaches and mangoes add antioxidants, fiber, vitamins and minerals. A tablespoon or two of milled flax seeds,

hemp or nut butter adds richness to the flavor, while providing omega-3 fatty acids necessary for complete nutrition. For the finale, add a touch of sweetness from fruits, maple syrup, agave nectar or stevia. The best way to mix a smoothie is to start with either a liquid or an ingredient with a thicker consistency, like yogurt, placed in a standard or high-speed performance blender. Next, add the desired fruits or vegetables and flavorings, followed by ice. Start on a slower speed, holding down the lid tightly, before increasing the speed to achieve a velvety texture. If the smoothie is too thin, add more frozen fruit or ice. Freezing the fruits first and then blending them into a smoothie can substitute for ice. Peeling bananas before freezing them makes smoothie-making easier. Freezing the fruits in recipe-size portions also simplifies the process. Smooth-fleshed fruits like mangoes, papayas, bananas, ripe peaches and nectarines blend more easily to a silky finish than do fresh berries. Tender, baby greens such as spinach, kale or chard virtually disappear within a smoothie; if using mature, rather than baby greens, cut out the stems unless the blender is extremely powerful. Blending enough ingredients for two smoothies can yield a leftover serving to store in a reusable glass jar in the refrigerator. To reactivate the full taste later, just turn over the jar and give it a good shake to re-blend the ingredients. Spirulina (made from a micro-saltwater plant) and wheatgrass juice and powder are some popular smoothie additions. Milled flax seeds add healthy fat, but their water-soluble fiber also adds a little bulk; although the texture difference isn’t noticeable if the smoothie is enjoyed right away, it will be apparent if it sits for 20 minutes or more. With the whir of a blender—and no cooking—summer’s tastiest bounty transforms into at-home or on-the-go beverages to revive, replenish and renew us so we’re ready for our next adventure. Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

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craft enthusiasts worry about these days— it’s trash, too. The most basic requirement for safe water sports is clean water. Plastics, paper and other debris, ranging from microscopic toxins to everyday garbage, pose life-threatening hazards to human and marine life. “I want my kids and their kids to share in what I’ve experienced,” exclaims Neal, part of the global scientific community redefining clean water habitats as an investment. Semiannual walking beach cleanups, an Oregon tradition for 30 years, have removed 2.8 million pounds of trash, largely comprising cigarette butts, fishing ropes and plastic bottles. Unusual items include telephone poles and a 200-pound Styrofoam block. In the 2014 spring campaign, 4,800 volunteers that treasure coastal recreational activities removed an estimated 24 tons of litter and marine debris (solv.org). What West Coasters see can also show up in Japan and vice versa, so coordinated cleanup efforts benefit outdoor enthusiasts in both countries. Lake Tahoe, on the California/ Nevada border, beckons paddleboard, raft, canoe and kayak aficionados. Last year, volunteers for the Great Sierra River Cleanup, a Sierra Nevada Conservancy project, finessed the condition of this recreational site by picking up a ton of trash in and near the water and were able to recycle 600 pounds of it (Tinyurl.com/SierraRiverCleanup). Desert winds, combined with flat landscapes, blow Las Vegas debris into Nevada’s Lake Mead. Operation Zero – Citizens Removing and Eliminating Waste, ferries volunteers to a cove accessible only by boat to clean and enjoy the area (Tinyurl.com/LakeMeadOperationZero). The improved natural environment attracts visitors to the lake to try new sports like wakesurfing, riding the water behind a wave-producing boat by dropping the tow line once waves form. The more adventurous go wakeboarding, which combines water skiing, snowboarding and surfing skills as the rider becomes airborne between waves. The more advanced sport of waterskating requires more stylish skateboarder moves. Further inland, Adopt-a-Beach volunteers help keep the Great Lakes clean. More than a beach sweep, volunteers regularly monitor litter throughout the

“In the spring, when waters are high, Rivers for Change sponsors paddling races and other California river events to highlight the importance of clean water. Starting in September and continuing through the winter months, they partner with water use organizations and land trusts to help clean up waterways like the Sacramento River.” ~ Matt Palmarillo, California 100 event director, RiversForChange.org

year and perform a complete beach health assessment on each visit. The eight Great Lakes border states—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—benefit from teams of volunteers continually working to improve beach

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Paddlers collect litter en route and leave it in designated bins at access points. In Missouri, the Big River beckons. Jeff Briggs, an insurance adjustor in High Ridge, tubes the mile-plus stretch between dams at Rockford Beach Park and Byrnes Mill. “When we’re tubing, it’s just for enjoyment,” he says. “For a longer float, we take the jon boat so there’s space to stow trash.” Table Rock Lake, in southern Missouri, draws fishermen and water sports enthusiasts. Their WK Lewis Shoreline Cleanup has removed 179 tons of trash in 10 years. In 2013, 670 volunteers filled 11 dumpsters (Tinyurl. com/WK-Lewis-Cleanup). “It takes love and commitment, patience and persistence to keep cleaning up habitats,” says Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D., co-founder of four grassroots water advocacy groups. “Clean water is important though, to sustain fit life on the planet.” Avery Mack is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect via AveryMack@ mindspring.com.

How Trash Impacts Marine Life by Avery Mack “No matter where you live, trash can travel from your hands to storm drains to streams and on to the sea. The problem of ocean trash is entirely preventable, and you can make a difference,” advises the Ocean Conservancy. The Ocean Trash Index provides information by state and country on how much and what kind of trash enters our waterways. Each fall, data is collected during the organization’s International Coastal Cleanup oneday campaign both on land and under water. About 10 million pounds of trash was collected worldwide in 2013; of that total, 3.5 million pounds, or nearly 35 percent, originated in the U.S. The most common offenses include discarded cigarette butts and filters, food wrappers, plastic bottles and bags, beverage caps and lids, cups, plates, utensils, straws and stirrers, glass bottles, aluminum cans and paper bags. All of it could have been recycled, including the cigarettes (see RippleLife.org/butts).

Trash enters the water from illegal or thoughtless dumping, extreme weather events, a crashed plane, sunken boat, lost fishing traps, nets or lines, movie props or windblown litter. For example, a plastic bag blows out of the trash can or truck, enters a storm drain or creek and moves into rivers and the ocean, where it endangers marine life, swimmers and watercraft. Water boards in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area recognize that voluntary measures aren’t enough to solve the problem. Some cities in the Los Angeles area have implemented full-capture systems designed to trap debris greater than five millimeters in size. Prevention is obviously the least expensive, safest and easiest way to keep water clean. To protect local, regional and global waters, follow the familiar refrain of recycle, reuse, repair and repurpose. Be thoughtful about what’s in the trash can and keep it securely closed. Move the car on street

sweeping days—along with dust, dirt and leaves, a street sweeper picks up animal waste and oil from cars. Ask for and advocate less packaging on commonly used products, stiffer fines for polluters and increased funding for enforcement and research. Knowing what comprises most trash helps consumers demand product redesigns and new policies that address the most problematic items and materials, explains Nicholas Mallos, a marine debris specialist with the Ocean Conservancy. Rippl is a free mobile application that can help users practice what they preach in making simple, sustainable choices by delivering weekly green living tips, available at OceanConservancy. org/do-your-part/rippl.html. A safe, fun day near, on, in or under the water starts with green practices at home. For details visit Tinyurl.com/ CoastalCleanupReport. natural awakenings

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s of now, there is no fracking in New Jersey. However, the Garden State is not immune to the effects of the shale gas and oil boom wreaking havoc in neighboring states. In fact, one could argue that fracking—the extreme drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water and toxic chemicals underground to extract gas and oil—is having a far greater impact on New Jersey than any other state in the country. This is not to minimize the well-documented public health threats in com-

munities where fracking is taking place but to highlight that the broad fracking footprint spreads far beyond the contamination of drinking water and the air pollution that occurs near fracking sites. The gas and oil industry has chosen Carteret, Elizabeth, Kearney and Deepwater as dumping grounds for millions of gallon of liquid fracking waste, and truckloads of solid waste produced in the fracking process. Fracking waste is highly toxic and radioactive, yet exempted from requirements of the federal Clean Air and Water Acts. A

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oday’s modern lifestyle, with its fast pace and emphasis on multitasking, has made it imperative to develop new ways for coping with stress. Many health issues such as hypertension, anxiety and obesity often find their origins in poor management of stress. Many people believe they have honed their ability of doing several things at once, often ignoring the sharp edge that cuts into their awareness of the simple joys that are inherent in daily living. Experiencing a sunset, watching a child smile or observing a hummingbird hover over a blossom—these and so many other simple pleasures are often lost in the conquest of completing tasks on a self-generating to-do list. Out of exhaustion and hopelessness, many search for an antidote. Also, worrying about the future and ruminating about the past steals precious moments of peace from daily life, and living fully in the moment is the only cure.

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Learning to practice mindfulness requires very little: mainly, a chair that will support the spine in an upright posture and a quiet, comfortable room with no distractions to help induce restfulness. Follow the rhythm of the breath, allowing the focus to follow a place in the body that feels the effect of the breath— the movement of the lungs or the nostrils. With each inhalation and exhalation, the mind follows the breath, gently observing without changing anything.

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The practice is simple, gently bringing the mind back to the point of focus. However, newcomers to the practice learn firsthand how the mind can be easily distracted by thoughts that arise. Also, physical discomfort might arise or outside noises swirl around; each vying for attention at different moments, the breath is often forgotten. The practice is to notice that the focus on the breath was lost, and then follow the gentle reminder to come back to the breath without struggle or pressure. The mind thrives on its ability to produce thoughts, some of which can produce anxiety rather than enhancing life. Being gentle with the flow of thoughts takes patience—it seems natural to force the thoughts away. Resistance only encourages struggle and tension. Direct the focus back on the breath without judgment. There are many other exercises to explore mindfulness. Focusing on the movement of the body, feeling each foot touching and leaving the ground, may appeal to those who find it difficult to sit still for a period of time. This walking meditation focuses on mindfully moving through space without a destination or goal. The body scan is practiced lying down, focusing on an awareness of each part of the body in a systematic way, slowly sensing and accepting the feelings and sensations in each area. By experimenting with different types of mindfulness exercises, a beginner will find which ones best suit their temperament that will best lead them to present moment awareness.

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Camp Cooking Basics – 6:30-8pm. Do you want to make easy and fun meals at camp but feel unsure how to cook them? Learn how to set up your kitchen and create easy and fun meals for the family. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94.

Full Moon Women’s Circle – 7:30-8:30pm. Come together and share in a satsung (gathering of like-minded individuals), experience guided meditation, support each other through our visions and create the sacred space of community. Donation. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 3 Longest Ice Cream on Route 73 – 2:53pm (that’s 7 minutes till 3). Whole Foods celebrates summer and Independence. It’s free and it’s fun. Come by and try a scoop. There will be toppings galore. No sign-up necessary. Whole Foods Market Marlton, 940 Rte 73 N, Marlton. 856-797-1115.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. Best of New Jersey Theme Week: Blueberries and Corn. Cooking dem with South Jersey Hot Chefs, Chef Paul from Coriander, 10am. Music by Terry Rivel and the Ghost Riders. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-6423850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.

Bike Maintenance Basics – 6:30-8pm. Routine maintenance on your bike can keep you riding smooth and prolong the life of your bike. Join an introductory class designed to help you take care of your bike. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/ Stores/94. Extreme Communication: Connecting to the Other Side – 7:30-9:30pm. With Lisa Miliaresis, psychic medium and author. Join Lisa as she demonstrates channeling in a gallery setting and have the opportunity to connect to loved ones who live on the other side. $45. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609953-7800 or TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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Interpretive Trail Hike – Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. More info: 609-261-2495 or RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Crystal Bowls Healing Meditation – 7:15pm. Experience the healing sound of crystal bowls combined with Reiki energy to help you clear and balance the main energy centers of your body (chakras). This healing meditation will bring you to a state of relaxation, a clear mind, and a sense of well-being. $15. Pre-registration required: 856-701-5692. Details: Reikimyoga.com.

Community Yoga: Donation Based – 9-10:15am. Open to all levels of participants, beginners and experienced. Once a month we extend an open invitation to a free yoga class for members, $5 donation for guests. Level 1 Yoga is held all other Sundays. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com. Blueberry Tasting – 1-2pm. Learn all about Whitesbog’s role in blueberry cultivation from Mark Ehlenfeldt, Blueberry Geneticist with the USDA. Sample unique and hard-to-find varieties and special blueberry baked goods. $5/person. Whitesbog Village, 120 Whitesbog Rd, Browns Mills. Reservations required: 609-893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

MONDAY, JULY 7 Little Buddhas: Art of Yoga – July 7-11. 10:45am-1:15pm. Ages 3-5. $150, includes all supplies, lunch and T-shirt. Laughing Buddha Hot Yoga, 943 Kings Hwy, West Deptford. 856-5377423. HotYogaSJ.com.

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Canoeing/Kayaking Skills Refresher on Lake Oswego – 9am. ACA Certified instructors from the Sierra Club will share information about paddling efficiencies, safety practices, rescue techniques and equipment. Rentals available. To register, George or Leona: 609-259-3734.

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Meditation and Meaning – 7:15pm. Join Alaine as she provides fundamental tools for cultivating a meditation practice. She will touch upon the benefits of meditation, by offering a few techniques. A group discussion will follow to facilitate the success of transitioning this discipline into your everyday life. All levels welcome. $20 or class card. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com. Belly Dance – 7:30-8:30pm. With Meghan Marchese. Learn basic movements based on the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance, designed specifically for beginners and for those who want to brush up on basic technique. $15. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 11 Bars Swap – 1-4pm. Have you participated in one Access Consciousness Bars class? Would you like to swap bars? Join us for refreshments

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and connections with like-minded people. $15 at door. Moorestown. For more info & to RSVP: 856-437-0430. Restoration-You.com. Deep Relaxation Class with Crystal Bowls – 7-8pm. Join Anna Castro & Rhonda Clarke, to restore your energy, calm the mind, find peace and balance again. $15 advance, $20 drop-in. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration requested: 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net. Pineal ToningTM – 7-9pm. Pineal Gland Tones for Personal and Global Transformation, which can magnify intention and synchronicity in your life, amplify intuitive abilities and gifts. An activation of the 24 multidimensional levels of your DNA. Come receive the codes. Donations benefit Camden Rescue Mission. To register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566. HealersUniverse.com. Yoga Nidra – 7:30-9pm. With Janet Watkins. A rejuvenating, restful practice for inducing mental, emotional and physical relaxation, with the power to expose our innate reservoirs of creativity, clarity, and self understanding. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 Summer Zen Circle – 8am-12pm (breakfast & vegetarian lunch offered) or 6pm (full day, includes vegetarian lunch & dinner). An opportunity to enter into a time of retreat, learning, meditation practice, and dialogue with each other teachers and mentors. Led by Zen teachers and/ or Practice Mentors. Includes morning liturgy, meals, teaching, period for Q&A, group and personal quiet reflection, private spiritual direction, walks and sami. Donation: $15 Morning Only with Breakfast & Lunch; All-Day with meals $35. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. RSVP: Chikyo@ TheZenSociety.org. PineWind.org. Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. Food Bank Donations: Catholic Charities Emergency Services. Cooking demo: Kitchen Basics, 10am. Fun folk tunes performed by The Genies. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.

Backcountry Navigation with a Map & Compass – 9am-2pm. REI teaches how to translate what is on your map to the surrounding area. $60/member, $80/nonmember. Valley Forge NP Artillery Park. More info & to register, REI Marlton: 856-810-1938 or REI.com/Stores/94. Grilling & Chilling – 12-3pm. Get your summer grill on at Whole Foods Market Marlton on our patio. We’ll have burgers, hot dogs, fresh seasonal fruits, corn on the cob and other tasty treats. There will be games and crafting for children and live music. Whole Foods Market Marlton, 940 Rte 73 N, Marlton. 856-797-1115. Ayurveda Workshop: Practices for the Summer/Pitta Season – 1-4pm. With Mirella Nicholson. The practice of ayurveda (the science of life) teaches us how to live in harmony with nature. In this workshop, explore how the seasonal applications of ayurveda apply to our yoga and meditation practices. Includes theory and practice. $30. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com. Yoga and Foot Massage Workshop – 5-7pm. Come and join a night of amazing relaxation. In this workshop practice gentle yoga and learn about self-foot massage technique to nurture your feet. You will also receive soft massage while you are in postures. Majaka Yoga, 72 E Holly Ave, Pitman. To sign up: 609-231-6706 or MajakaYoga.com. Moonlight Walk – 7-9pm. Listen to the night sounds of the Pines, learn about Whitesbog and experience the seasonal changes of the Pinelands. 35 miles, weather permitting. Led by experienced leader. $5/person. Whitesbog Village, 120 Whitesbog Rd, Browns Mills. Reservations required: 609-893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 610-864-4663. Energy Healing Workshop – 5pm. Learn to sense subtle energies, clear and balance the chakras of your body, as well as how to protect yourself from lower energies in this workshop. Universal Life Force Energy is available to us at all times and it’s with this awareness that we reconnect to our essence. $25. Pre-registration required: 856-701-5692. Details: Reikimyoga.com.

MONDAY, JULY 14 Little Buddhas: Art of Yoga – July 14-18. 10:45am-1:15pm. Ages 6-10. $150, includes all supplies, lunch and T-shirt. Laughing Buddha Hot Yoga, 943 Kings Hwy, West Deptford. 856537-7423. HotYogaSJ.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 15 Tibetan Energy Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. With Master Reiki teacher Janice Gilpin. Experience a breathwork practice to balance, center and align your energy field, along with gentle seated movement, chanting mantras and mudras, followed by 20 mins of meditation. $15. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16 Canoe/Kayak the N. Branch Rancocas Creek – With the NJ Sierra Club. Rentals not available. Meet at the Vincentown Diner, Rte 206, Southampton. To RSVP, George or Leona: 609-259-3734.

Carpenter Frog Pinelands Hike – 10:30am. 3-4mile hike through Atsion. Free. Atsion Office, 714 Rte 206, Shamong. 609-567-4559.

Getting to Know Your GoPro: Basics – 6:308pm. Join our GoPro experts and Get to Know Your GoPro. We will focus on the camera’s user interface, video capture, image settings and accessories. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/ Stores/94.

Eckankar Worship Service – 11am-12pm. Celebrate the experience of the Light and Sound of God through the Eckankar Worship Service. Service includes singing HU, followed by a discussion on month’s topic: “Spiritual Wake-up Calls, How God Talks to You When You Least Expect it, and Why.”

Community HU Song – 7-7:30pm. Learn about, experience and share the spiritual insights and upliftment gained by singing HU, a love song to God. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and faiths. Light refreshments & fellowship follow. Free. Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. More info: 610-864-4663.

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Let’s Rock! – 7-7:40pm. With Dee McFadden. Calling all Minecraft players and rock collectors, ages 8-14. Learn more about rocks and minerals and discover their magic. And you get to take one home. $25. The Center, Life in Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com. Sacred Sisterhood Circle: Freedom is Choice – 7-9:30pm. What would you like to have freedom from lack, fear, worry, stress, physical discomfort, destructive patterns? Through transmissions of Spiritual Law Energetics that dissolve the chains that bind and practices you’ll design your personal Declaration of Independence to create the life you choose. $25. To register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566. HealersUniverse.com. Eckankar Spiritual Wisdom Discussion Class – 8-9pm. This month’s topic is “Conquering Fear”. August class topic: Dreams. Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. For more info: 610-864-4663.

THURSDAY, JULY 17 GMO Free NJ Summer Film Fest – 6:30-8pm. Don’t miss the third film in GMO Free NJ’s summer film festival: King Corn. A documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. Refreshments and door prizes. Free and open to the public. Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave. RSVP: GMOfreeNJ@gmail.com. Learn more: GMOfreeNJ.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 18 All of Life Comes to Me with Ease & Joy & Glory – 9:30am-5:30pm. Running your Bars is a potent hands-on body process that starts a flow of energy and erases years of fixed points of view, judgments, negative feelings and limiting beliefs that hold you back. Moorestown. For more info: 856-437-0430. Restoration-You.com. Kundalini Meditations – 7-8:30pm. With Tejal Patel. A fun, informative and interactive workshop filled with powerful Kundalini sound and mantra meditations. Learn simple and life-changing tools to help you de-stress, bust through blocks and create more flow fast. $35. The Center, Life in Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeInBalance@ gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 19 Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. Christmas in July! Military Support Events Week: Toys for Tots Toy Drive with the Marine Corps League Detachment #695. A special appearance from Santa, 11am. Cooking demon: Cooking On The Run, 10 am. Music by the John Byrne Band. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com. Backcountry Navigation with a Map & Compass – 9am-2pm. REI teaches how to translate what is on your map to the surrounding area.

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Yoga Teacher Training Informational Meeting – 11:30am. Enrolling for 2015 graduation. Are you ready for the journey of a lifetime? Our 200-hr Teacher Training Program is open to those who are dedicated to yoga practice, as an upcoming yoga teacher or to deeply enhance a personal practice. The requirements for joining the program, the incredible offerings from our talented teachers, and the wonderful YCOM community will be unveiled. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. 609-6549400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.

Little Buddhas: Art of Yoga – July 21-25. 9:30am-12pm. Ages 3-5. $150, includes all supplies, lunch and T-shirt. Laughing Buddha Hot Yoga, 545 Rte 73, West Berlin. 856-537-7423. HotYogaSJ.com.

Ayurveda and You! – July 19 & 20. 1-5pm. With Janet Watkins. Tired of short-term fixes, and recurring conditions in your body? Come explore the time-tested natural healing science of ayurveda. Explore your body’s constitution in depth, what that means to you, and experientially explore the therapeutic uses of mantra, asana (yoga postures), meditation, diet, herbs and more. $100. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com. An Evening with Seijaku Roshi: What is Zen? – 7-9pm. Seijaku Roshi will offer an indepth teaching about the questions surrounding the central question “What is Zen?” Including: Is Zen Buddhism a religion? Does Zen Buddhism have a dogma? What is the relationship between Zen & Buddhism? Can I believe in God and practice Zen? And many more questions. Bring own questions as well. $15/$20 donation; $5/PWZC members. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 20 Yoga on Horseback Classes – 10am-4pm. Have you tried the newest trend of yoga yet? Yoga on horseback. Why not to take your regular yoga practice to the next level? It may be easy for you to do chair pose on a mat, how about on a horseback? It is incredible to hug a horse when you are forward folding. This 1-hr practice contains warm ups on ground, and then slowly moving on to a horseback. Must pre-register 24hrs in advance. 382 Asbury Station Rd, Swedesboro. For schedule/register: MajakaYoga.com. The Yoga Divas in a Kirtoncert: Round Robin Featuring Faerie Elaine Silver and Robin Renee – 6pm, potluck; 7pm, concert. A special evening with Faerie Elaine and Robin Renee joining together in a musical atmosphere of peace through singing, chanting and being in oneness. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com. Chakra Balancing and Crystal Bowls Meditation – 7:15pm. Join us in this meditation to clear and balance the chakras (energy centers) of your body with the healing sound of the crystal bowls combined with Reiki energy which allow you to feel more relaxed and a state of well-being. $15. Pre-registration required: 856-701-5692.

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TUESDAY, JULY 22 Girl Power Tween & Teen Summer Camps – July 22-25, Teens ages 14-17; Aug 19-22, Tweens Ages 10-13. 8:30am-4pm. Promotes empowering girls to have fun mastering the art of self-love, self-confidence and self-acceptance while learning healthy coping skills that promote positive self-esteem and self-awareness. $239. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Info & register: 856-404-7287, YogaForLiving.net. Laughter Yoga – 6-7pm. A simple yet uplifting practice of breathing, laughing and playful exercises that lifts our mood and energizes the body. It’s not yoga poses so it’s available to everyone, even from a chair. $13. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 Canoe/Kayak with your Pooch on the Wading River – 9am. Dog lovers and their dogs paddle 10 miles from Hawkin Bridge to Beaver Branch. Rentals available. To register, George or Leona: 609-259-3734. Hands-On Bike Maintenance: Drive Train – 6:30-8:30pm. Join our certified bike techs to learn about your drive train as well as how to inspect, maintain and adjust front and rear derailleurs to make sure your ride is as smooth as possible. $45/member, $65/nonmember. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856810-1938, REI.com/Stores/94. Tibetan Breathwork and Meditation – 7:308:30pm. Join Janice Gilpin for a relaxing evening as we practice ancient breathwork to support and enhance meditation. Experience for yourself the many benefits for mind, body and spirit. $15. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609-953-7800 or TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 25 Whole Foods Market Table at XPNFest “Xponential” – July 25-27. Stop by and see us! It’s great music, great food and great summer fun. Camden Waterfront. More info: Whole Foods Market Marlton, 940 Rte 73 N, Marlton. 856-797-1115. Power Up Workshop – 6-8:30pm. In gaming, Power Ups are objects that benefit or add extra abilities to the game character. In life, such a change only comes from hard work and a willingness to find out what’s on the other side of the discomfort. Join Sarah Esposito for 2.5-hr power yoga workshop where we will play with your edge and find out what’s on the other side. $30 by July 23; $35 after. Laughing Buddha Hot Yoga, 943 Kings Hwy, West Deptford. 856-537-7423. HotYogaSJ.com.

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Restorative Yoga – 7pm. Experience an evening of deep relaxation through gentle yoga stretches and supported postures, accompanied by the soothing sounds of Crystal Bowls. Free yourself from long held tensions in the body and mind, and create a healing and spiritually uplifting space. $15. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. Register: 609-654-9400 or YogaCenter OfMedford.com. 5Rhythms Dance Movement Class – 7-9pm. A moving meditation practice exploring our own unique ways to move through the 5Rhythms of flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness There are no steps to learn and there is no way to do it wrong. All levels of fitness welcome. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

SATURDAY, JULY 26 Kids’ Yoga Teacher Training – July 26-28. For yoga teachers and anyone who wants to share yoga with children. Learn to use themes and games to teach in a fun, non-competitive way. Leave knowing how to sequence and teach classes for children of all age groups. $400. Yogawood, 688 Haddon Ave, Collingswood. 856-858-9642. Info@Yogawood.com. Yogawood.com. Burlington County Farmers’ Market – 8:30am-1pm. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. Fun For Kids Week with kid-oriented activities. Cooking demo: Kids in the Kitchen, 10am. Storytelling with the Moorestown Library,11 am. Fun kids songs from singer/songwriter Big Jeff. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856-642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com.

plan ahead THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 Dalien aka 13 Hands at the Yoga Center of Medford – 7:30pm. Dalien will be offering gentle yoga, restorative sound meditation and chant workshop. His musical sounds incorporating flutes, crystal bowls, hand drum and other ambient instruments provides for a relaxed and renewed sense of well-being. $25/pre-registration, $30/at door. Yo g a Ce n t e r o f Me d f o r d , 417 Stokes R d , Me d f o r d . 6 0 9 - 6 5 4 - 9 4 0 0 . YogaCenterOfMedford.com.

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MONDAY, JULY 28 Meditation and Messages through Mediumship – 6pm. Alchemy exists with medium, Alaine Portner, E-RYT, in combination with meditation, messaging and Crystal Bowls. She communicates with the energies of loved ones and symbolic messages that are both personal and purposeful to you. Limited to 8 participants; pre-registration required. $65. Skype sessions available. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. 609-654-9400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Where to Paddle – 6:30-8pm. New to the area? Taking up a new sport? Come get ideas for “Where to Go.” Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, REI.com/ Stores/94.

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Energy Medicine Class with Credit – 9am5pm. Empower yourself with Energy Medicine (Donna Eden’s way). Energy Medicine 101 is great for beginners and is a foundation before taking Donna Eden’s Certification classes. CEs available for RNs, Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers. Toms River. Must register: 609-7521048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Bimini, Bahamas Dolphin Yoga Adventure – Create your human pod of like-minded sea seekers on this Yoga Retreat to Bimini Bahamas. Discover the alternative to a caged dolphin experience. Release your own boundaries of adventure. Yoga, dolphin, magic, Atlantis, energy transformation. The trip always fills to c a p a c i t y. F o r m o r e i n f o : 6 0 9 - 6 5 4 - 9 4 0 0 , YogaCenterOfMedford.com or Wildquest.com.

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Ayurveda Workshop – 1-3pm. Practices for Fall/Vata Season with Maureen Heil. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Yoga & Wine in Sonoma – Oct 12-16. With Liza Bertini & Sarah Bond. Join us for a week of yoga, nature, wine and relaxation in Sonoma. Conveniently located just 1 hr from San Francisco, Westerbeke Ranch is a favorite location for all types of retreats. Lush garden paths, amid native oaks, lead to shared accommodations and yoga rooms. Gourmet meals are specially prepared and served in the beautiful California mission styled dining room, outdoor patio, or at poolside. The natural environment is unique and private, leaving guests feeling revived after enjoying daily yoga, the hot tub, pool and therapeutic massage. For more info: OneHundredSkies.com.

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SUNDAY, JULY 27 Morning Meditation and Chanting – 9-10:30am. Includes a period of quiet meditation, chanting and Dharma teaching. Chanting Sutras, a Buddhist form of prayer, is a powerful means toward realizing intention. Prayers offered for global peace, healing and reconciliation. Donation appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 Thai Yoga Bodywork Certification Workshop – Oct 10-12. Learn the beautiful art of Thai yoga and enjoy a rejuvenating weekend. Course teaches a basic 1.5-hr sequence of Thai Yoga Bodywork techniques. Watch demonstrations, take notes in your manual, then practice giving and receiving with partners in the class. 24 CEUs NCBTMB & Yoga Alliance. $350. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Women’s Silent Retreat: Calm the Mind, Nourish the Soul – 1:30-6:30pm. Finding a quiet space in which to retreat is almost impossible in this world, although it is critical for our overall wellbeing and spiritual growth. An ayurveda treatment is included to help unwind the stresses and tensions. $95. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 The Fall in Love with Yoga Retreat in Vermont – Nov 13-16. With Patrick Franco & Liza Bertini of Devotion Yoga. Immerse yourself in your practice and relax in an atmosphere as cozy as your best friend’s country house. We will share sweaty and fun asana, chanting, dharma talks about yoga philosophy by the fire, amazing vegetarian meals, breathing in the fresh air, being in nature, and enjoying the yoga of community. There is nothing better than getting away from the hectic pace of everyday life to experience the joy and profound effects of yoga. For more info: DevotionYoga.com.

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Metaphysical Sharing Circle – 7-8:30pm. 3rd Tues. This group is a safe and fun place to share your metaphysical experiences and ask questions. An informal gathering discussing and using different tools and concepts to enhance, enlighten and develop our intuition. Walk-ins welcome. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609-923-3154 or Susan@NJBalance.com.

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Dawn Meditation – 6-7am, except last 2 wks in July. Start your day with a healthy mental breakfast, which nourishes and prepares your mind and body to meet the day’s challenges. No registration required. $5 donation appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Group Hypnosis & Discussion – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Ashtanga Foundations – 9:30am. Through the ancient system of ashtanga yoga, we will combine primary series asanas (postures), pranayama, meditation and Savasana. As the practitioner’s strength, flexibility and understanding grows, so too does their practice. Sarah will lead us as we explore this therapeutic and energizing system of yoga. $20 or class card. Yoga Center of Medford, 417 Stokes Rd, Medford. 609-6549400. YogaCenterOfMedford.com.

Daily Yoga Classes – 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri; 10am, Sat & Sun. Small classes ensure you are getting the most out of your practice. Halo Wellness Center, 968 Rte 73 S, Marlton. To register: 856-574-4433. For schedule: ElevateYourHealth.com. Divine Play Space Classes – Offering yoga classes and workshops for women, children’s classes from ages 5 wks to teen. Includes a specialty boutique. 31 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield. 856-888-2497. DivinePlaySpace.com. Free Fit Camp – 5:30-6:30pm. Come experience the community Fit Camp Phenomenon. All fitness levels are welcomed to join. 3 times weekly physical training. Fitness evaluation and coaching. Complete body transformation. Free. GNP Nutrition, 106 Bridgeboro St, Riverside. Gaveth: 609-923-1203. Unlimited Yoga Summer Special – Thru Aug 31. Enjoy the additional physical and health benefits of doing more yoga as well as improving your outlook on life. Only $130 for unlimited yoga classes. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

sunday Soul Yoga – 9-10:15am. With Kelly Wellens. Open to all levels of experience. As you flow through postures, you will be guided to use your breath and body to celebrate and connect with Spirit. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800, TheSanctuary ForYoga.com.

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

wednesday

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, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeInBalance@ gmail.com.

Vedic Chanting for Beginners – 9-10am. Learn simple Vedic Chants that open heart and mind. Change the way we think and feel and increase mental clarity. With Linda Cope. Also Yoga Therapy by appointment. Temenos Center, Moorestown. 856-722-9043 x 7. Healing. Yoga@yahoo.com.

tuesday

Mid-Day Meditation – 12pm. Join us for a 10-minute meditation. Focus of this meditation is love. Each week we will raise the love vibration for 2014. Bring your lunch to eat mindfully after the meditation. Treat yourself to a midweek refresher. The Center, Life in Balance, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

Shakit Yoga – 9-10:15am. With Shawn Swift. Shakti is the Sanskrit word for power. Come to to be challenged (in a good way), and feel the power of yoga. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Westmont Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 29. 4-7pm. Haddon & Stratford Ave, Haddon. WestmontFarmersMarket.com.

Gentle Level 1 Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 1011am. For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga For Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

Haddon Heights Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct. 10am-1pm. Station & East Atlantic aves, Haddon Heights. HHFarmersMarket.com.

Creative Writing – 10-11:30am. Course designed to be a true creative writing class. If you have ever wanted to write, now is the opportunity to try doing it within an accepting circle of writers. Class ongoing and will become a way for you to finally find your voice and to tell your story. $95/6 wks, $18/drop-in. Eilandarts Center, 21 S Centre St, Merchantville. Eilandarts@ yahoo.com. Eilandarts.com.

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

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

Prenatal Yoga – 5:45-7pm. With Tricia Heiser. Enhance your pregnancy with prenatal yoga and keep the body healthy, the mind stress free and promote a deeper connection between mother and baby. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com. Food & Water Watch of Gloucester County – 6pm. 2nd Wed. Ensure that the food and water we consume are safe, clean, accessible and sustainably produced. We can do it together. Glassboro Public Library, 2 Center St. Info, Emily Reuman: 732-839-0878, EReuman@ fwwatch.org. Gentle Level 1 Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 6-7pm. For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

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Cooper River Group of Food & Water Watch – 6:30pm. 1st Wed. Ensure that the food and water we consume are safe, clean, accessible and sustainably produced. We can do it together. Collingswood Public Library, 771 Haddon Ave. Info, Emily Reuman: 732839-0878, EReuman@fwwatch.org. Metaphysical Development Circle – 6:308:30pm. Higher awareness, meditation, mindfulness, spirit communication, dowsing and more. Medium and author Robert Egby. Drop-ins welcome. Donations appreciated. 13 Wynwood Dr, Pemberton. Seating limited: 609-351-5878. Check “Bulletin Board” at Robert-Egby.com. Meditation, Zen Teaching & Chanting – 7-8:30pm. 1st 3 Wednesdays. Consists of periods of seated and walking meditation, chanting of sutras and a teaching. $10 donation appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

thursday

friday Aikido Class – 6:30am. Come and get centered and find your power. Aikido Agatsu Dojos, 217 Chester Ave, Moorestown. 856-309-9526.

Gentle Level 1 Yoga with Bonnie Hart – 9:3010:30am & 11am-12pm. For beginners and experienced students. Includes meditation and gentle movement to release tension and cultivate peace and vitality. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. YogaForLiving.net or EarthGym.org.

Friday Farmers’ Market at WFM Marlton – 11am-3pm. Local food producers “from around here.” Show your support for these local farmers and artisans by stopping by their tables located on the sidewalk along our store front. Whole Foods Market Marlton, 940 Rte 73 N, Marlton. 856-797-1115. Interested in setting up a table? For more info: MarltonEvents@ WholeFoods.com.

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

CREATIVE MUSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY CREATIVE MUSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY – Achieving emotional, mental and physical health through the creative process. No musical experience necessary. Adults, individual, couple, family. Amanda MacRae, MMT, MT-BC: 609346-3995.

FOR RENT A Healing Sanctuary: Yoga for Breast Cancer Recovery and Beyond – 10-11:30am. Integrates gentle yoga, breathing and mindfulness practices along with aromatherapy, Reiki, energy medicine and singing crystal bowls to soothe the body, mind and spirit. $15. Anu Medical Spa, 200B Rte 73, Voorhees. Info, Pamela Kofsky: 856-266-3164 or Innerradiance777@aol.com. Yoga for Kids – 4-4:45pm. Children ages 5-10 explore yoga through games, crafts and poses. The purpose of kids’ yoga is to help them with balance and coordination. Teach individual poses and partner poses to help build communication skills and to learn how to help others. $60/6 wks. Eilandarts Center, 21 S Centre St, Merchantville. Eilandarts@yahoo.com. Eilandarts.com. “Expansion” Yoga Class – 6:30pm. Expand your awareness of your own self by reconnecting to your body through the breath of life as well as develop strength, flexibility and balance at your own pace. All levels welcome. $10. Pre-registration required: 856-701-5692. Details: Reikimyoga.com. Belly Dance – July 10-Aug. 7:30-8:30pm. With Meghan Marchese. Learn basic movements based on the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance, designed specifically for beginners and for those who want to brush up on basic technique. $15. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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Beginner-Friendly, Small Yoga Classes – 5-6pm. Explore mind, body, emotions deeply connected with breath. With Linda Cope. Also Yoga Therapy by appointment. Temenos Center, Moorestown. 856-722-9043 x 7. Healing. Yoga@yahoo.com.

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

Burlington County Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 25. 8:30am-1pm. Rain or shine. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. 856642-3850. BurlCoAgCenter.com. Saddler’s Woods Open House Day – 1-5pm; 2pm, special presentations. 2nd Sat. Enjoy a variety of programs and find out the many ways you can participate in the environmental and historical issues in your community. Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E Ormond Ave. 856-869-7372. SaddlersWoods.org

BEAUTIFUL YOGA STUDIO/ COUNSELING SPACE FOR RENT, CHERRY HILL – Looking for a great space and location to hold your workshop, class, private therapy or counseling session. The Yoga for Living studio is available for rental. Counseling room, $15/hour or $75/day. Call 856-4047287.

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

What if there was a much easier way to deal with stress and anxiety? Have your Bars run, a hands-on body process that starts a flow of energy and erases years of fixed points of view, judgments, negative feelings and limiting beliefs that hold us back. Sessions include powerful tools to use in everyday situations. Offering certification classes for Access Consciousness Energetic Facelift™ and Access Bars ™.

CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Sylvia Bidwell BIDWELL CHIROPRACTIC

The Strawbridge Professional Center 212 W Rte 38, Ste 100 Moorestown, NJ 08057 • 856-273-1551 DrSylviaBidwell@verizon.net Bidwell-Chiropractic.com Dr. Bidwell is dedicated to providing patients the best possible spinal healthcare including chiropractic adjustment, massage, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, hot and cold therapy, cervical and lumbar traction, and stretching and strengthening exercise instruction. Her adjustments techniques consist of diversified, activator, arthrostim, SOT blocking, craniosacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching. See ad, page 35.

ENERGYWORK

ALAINE PORTNER, E-RYT

Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford, NJ 609-654-9400 AlainePortner.com Alaine@YogaCenterOfMedford.com YogaCenterOfMedford.com A gifted medium, yoga teacher, spiritual guide and guardian of the Yoga Center of Medford. The Center has enriched the lives of the community for over a generation. During the course of her professional journey, Alaine has fine-tuned her ability as a medium and then fused it with her love of meditation to offer a unique and transformative experience. Individual and group sessions are now available. See ad, page 24.

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

When your inner energy changes, everything changes. Nurse practitioner, master’s degree in acupuncture Maryland University of Integrative Health, nationally board certified. 5 Element Acupuncture Treatment helps us to integrate our biorhythms to the earth around us, causing healing.

AYURVEDIC HEALING PRACTITIONER

Allergy & Health Solutions Center Carylann Bautz, CNC, CMT

“Naet” 24-Hr Allergy Elimination Therapy Colon Hydrotherapy, Crystal Light Bed Healing 609-654-4858 FeelLikeUs.net Since 1982, we have been blending Eastern and Western therapies. Boost the immune system, balance the mind and body, safely cleanse toxins and waste. Far Infrared Sauna Chelation Therapy. Rejuvenate and reconnect the body, mind and spirit. Namaste.

JANET WATKINS, RYT, CRM

Utilizing the principles of Ayurveda, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and herbs for natural healing and self-care to support your body in returning to its natural healthy function. Reiki session, ayurvedic cooking classes, restorative yoga and private yoga sessions.

Angel’s Hands LLC 100 West Camden Ave Moorestown, NJ 08057 609-760-8410 AngelsHands.info

Reiki is a powerful energy healing technique that can be used to treat the whole person: body, mind and spirit. It is a technique that truly needs to be experienced to understand the full impact of its healing capabilities.

MARILYN EPPOLITE

counseling Ayurvedic Healing Practitioner Registered Yoga Teacher Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-816-4158

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Stress-Relief Specialist, Ecopsychologist, MA Transpersonal Psychology Yoga For Living 1926 Greentree Rd Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 One-on-one counseling to unravel the worries of the mind and move into the wisdom of the heart. Offering knowledgeable, caring g u i d a n c e . $ 7 5 f o r 1 h o u r. EarthGym.org for info. See ad, page 11.

The Wisdom Within Energy healing, flower essences, akashic readings and spiritual counseling 856-236-5973 New website: video meditations and tips on living a balanced emotional life. TheWisdomWithin.net A balanced energy system is the foundation of health. Marilyn, a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and a certified flower essence therapist, guides you to an experience of a b a l a n c e d e n e rg y f i e l d a s t h e secret to emotional balance and in finding solutions to the challenges of life. Children, teens, adults. In-person or phone/ Skype sessions.

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FENG SHUI & ENERGY WORK KARIN HIRSCH

Lotus Living Space Feng Shui, Physical Radiesthesia, Energy Therapy, Shamanic Healing 201-993-6588 Info@LotusLivingSpace.com LotusLivingSpace.com A healthy body, mind and spirit need a balanced and positive environment. Karin is a certified Feng Shui Master and Professional Dowser for Geopathic Stress, Electromagnetic Frequencies, Energy Intrusions and Product Sensitivities. She also offers IET ®, Shamanic Healing and Psychopomp work to heal mind and spirit.

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

Liesha Getson is a Board-Certified T h e r m o g r a p h i c Te c h n i c i a n , Holistic Health Counselor, a Reiki Master and Energy Practitioner. Liesha is a founding partner of Health Through Awareness in Marlton, a cooperative wellness center that provides a variety of alternative services to facilitate healthy living including nutrition and lifestyle counseling, Reiki, thermography, infrared detoxification and biopuncture. See ad, page 7.

WHAT ARE U EATING?, LLC

1000 Maplewood Dr, Ste 209 Maple Shade, NJ 08052 866-300-0736 ClientCare@WhatAreUEating.com WhatAreUEating.com Programs include health coaching, Zumba, yoga classes, essential oils, organic supplements and Shea butters. O u r s t a ff s p e c i a l i z e s i n coaching hypertensive and diabetic clients, which include private yoga sessions which incorporate restorative exercise. We specialize in coaching and providing exercise classes for bariatric patients, pre/post-surgery.

HYPNOTHERAPY BARBARA ANGELO, CH, CI

Past Life Regression Therapy 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown, 08057 609-458-6282 KahunaHealingHypnosis.com Discover the amazing power of past lives. Heal yourself through intuition. Live your best life! Barbara has trained with worldrenowned, past life expert Dr. Brian Weiss and is an instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists. She offers private and group sessions in past life regression and intuitive hypnotherapy. Workshops and professional hypnosis training are also available. Start your journey to realizing your dreams.

DR. JAIME FELDMAN, DCH

Chairman, Medical & Dental Division, International Hypnosis Federation 214 W Main St, Ste L4, Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-231-0432 • DrJaimeF@aol.com PartsTherapy.com Dr. Jaime Feldman, one of the pioneers in an advanced technique called “Advanced Parts Therapy,” has been able to unlock the subconscious and remove unwanted behaviors: stop smoking (guaranteed), weight loss, stress, depression, pain and anger management, and more. Outstanding success in curing phobias and deep-seated trauma, and treating the immune system to put cancer into complete remission. See ad, page 40.

INTEGRATIVE/HOLISTIC MEDICINE

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

LIFE COACHING

LIZA BERTINI, M.S., E-RYT 500

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

MASSAGE tHERAPY

DR. STEVEN HORVITZ

Institute for Medical Wellness 110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown 856-231-0590 JULIE FISCHER, CMT, RTT, RYT-500 Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness DrHorvitz.com 118 W Merchant St, Audubon Board-Certified Family Medicine 110 Marter Ave, Moorestown blending traditional family care 609-504-2783 with a holistic focus and preven- LiveInJoy@gmail.com tive, nutritional and integrative LiveInJoyYoga.com

approach. We look for causes and triggers for disease before reaching for the prescription pad. Same and next day appointments are available. See ad, page 2.

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PHILIP GETSON, DO

Julie uses massage therapy, yoga and meditation to restore health through the body’s own healing ability and maintain wholeness to t h e b o d y. U s i n g a f u s i o n o f teachings and energetics from shamanic, Eastern and Western tradition, her sessions bring forth the natural balance of mind, body and spirit. Choose from ayurvedic hot oil treatment, Thai massage, Swedish massage, or private and group yoga and meditation sessions. See ad, page 32.

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TRACI ROSENBERG, MA

Numerologist & Empowerment Coach 609-417-4526 TraciRosenberg@gmail.com SoulTalkWithTraci.com Join the region’s leading numerologist as you discover your life’s purpose. Encoded in your name and birth date are your lessons, talents and desires. Traci will help you realize your full potential.

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING

MARIA E. GULLO, MSPC

609-440-9175 Maria@TheContemplativeWay.org MariaGullo.com Spiritual Direction helps people deepen their relationship with the Divine, develop their own spirituality and transform their lives for greater freedom and health. Maria specializes in divorce a n d a d d i c t i o n r e c o v e r y, l i f e transitions, overcoming stress and developing a healthier lifestyle.

THE CENTER…LIFE IN BALANCE 609-975-8379 TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com TheCenterLifeInBalance.com

Awareness Coaching, with Maryann Miller, Life in Balance and Intuitive Guidance, with Susan Drummond, are offered at The Center and as private sessions in your home or over the phone. If you are feeling out-of-sorts, have a free consultation to determine the unique approach for your unique journey. See ad, page 8.

THE CENTER

DONNA WOOD

Certified Nutritionist Health Haven, 1381 New Jersey Rte. 38 Hainesport, NJ 08036 609-346-7696 HealthHavenInc.com Donna Wood, a certified nutritionist, focuses on nutritional counseling and dietary guidance. Disease does not occur without a cause or imbalance. Discover the “root” of your imbalance. Learn to make better food and lifestyle choices. Gain self-awareness through our services. Call for an appointment. See ad, page 29.

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MAGGIE LAFONTANT

MS, CDA, CRMT, PhD (2015) 856-313-5686 ReikiBodyMindSpirit.com Maggie works in the mind, body, and spirit realm. She uses Reiki to heal from within. She has 15 years of experience, education and her own personal healing journey as a foundation to heal others. Energy Psychology methods are integrated.

PSYCHOENERGETIC COUNSELING

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SEIJAKU ROSHI

Pine Winds Zen Center Cherry Hill & Shamong locations 609-268-9151 Seijaku@Jizo-An.org A unique opportunity to work with an American Zen Master. One-onone private sessions with one of today’s most popular pioneers and expert in the field of human potential and Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction Training (Zen Training). Adults, couples, families, executives, professionals, caretakers and clergy. Stress management, relationships, grief, loss, mindfulness in the workplace. See ad, page 28.

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