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t’s summer, and in this month’s edition we highlight food labeling, local women in farming and the ethical treatment of animals in food production (pages 20-25).

Summer, more than any other season, renews my interest and innate need to consume fresh, locally sourced fruits and vegetables. As I approach 50, I attribute my level of health and ability to carry out rigorous workouts and training regimens almost solely to my diet, which consists largely of locally sourced, organic and seasonal fruits and vegetables.

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I believe that the search for produce should start at home. Plants grown in the backyard are my first choice. Next would be those from local organic farmers’ markets and health food stores, and finally, those found in the local and organic sections of general markets. Much of the produce found in larger supermarkets may have traveled thousands of miles to get on the shelf. Obviously, living in New Jersey, if I want tropical fruit, there may be no choice as to purchasing locally grown, but generally speaking, I’ll choose a Jersey tomato over one from the other side of the country.

I also believe eating seasonally is important to us on some primitive level.

I feel that my body functions better and is healthier when I focus the bulk of my diet on regional foods that are in season. There’s a reason lettuce, corn and tomatoes have more flavor in the summer, watermelon is flavorless in February and peaches in late March are bland! They all have less nutritional value and phytonutrients when they’re forced to grow out of season or “tricked” into blossoming with artificial means.

My first thought when I see out-of-season produce is how unnatural it seems. Perhaps there’s something inside of me from thousands of years of evolution that sets off an internal alarm, but I know how much better I feel when I’m not eating anything processed or unnatural for my geographical location or present time of year.

Another great benefit of eating locally grown produce is getting to know your area and supporting local people and businesses. In South Jersey we’re very fortunate to never be farther than a 20-minute drive to a rural area rich in locally grown fare. 1895 Organic Farm and 7th Heaven grass-fed meats are two local farms that we proudly profile in this issue.

So, plan a day. You can pick a weekend morning this summer and map a route through a few rural areas. Many of the smaller, roadside stands open early in the day. Or you can make an afternoon of seeking out some of the healthiest local fruits and vegetables that this area has to offer! Your body will thank you.

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18 REAL NEWS

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Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

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20 SOIL SISTERS

Female Farmers Come of Age

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24 LOCAVORE LINGO

What All the Food Labels Really Mean

by Judith Fertig

26 MOM’S KITCHEN

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Kids That Learn to Cook Grow Up Eating Healthier

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newsbriefs Summer Book Discussion with Dr. Josh Axe

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ustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Task Force will host a Summer Book Discussion at 7 p.m., July 20, at Inkwood Books, in Haddonfield. Dr. Josh Axe, author of Eat Dirt, will be onhand to discuss the relationship between food and autoimmune disease.

To keep us in good health, our gut relies on maintaining a symbiotic relationship with trillions of microorganisms that live in our digestive tract. When our digestive system is out of whack, serious health problems can manifest and our intestinal walls can develop microscopic holes, allowing undigested food particles, bacteria and toxins to seep into the bloodstream. This condition is known as leaky gut syndrome.

Eat Dirt explores how modern improvements to our food supply, such as refrigeration, sanitation and modified grain, have damaged our intestinal health and what steps can be taken to improve upon our health. Axe will discuss the prevalence of leaky gut syndrome, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease and colitis at this free event.

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Return to Roots Gathering

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he Return to Roots Gathering will take place this month from July 28 to 31 at Indian Acres Tree Farm, in Medford. Visitors can learn and improve skills in yoga, hoop dance, meditation, healing, massage and more at this family-friendly event.

With two music stages, the festival features acclaimed artists during the day and performances from expert teachers in the evening. A farm-to-table dinner with a menu prepared by Executive Chef Brian Mahon, of Front Street Café, in Philadelphia, will be available on July 30. The meal will feature produce from the venue, Indian Acres Tree Farm. On-site vendors will offer vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, organic and local foods throughout the festival, along with gear that supports the awakened lifestyle.

“Year after year this event raised the bar for transformation,” explains event founder Meagan Ruppert. “Participants come not knowing quite what to expect and leave with purpose and empowerment.”

Cost: $99 and up. Camping is available. Location: 11 Tuckerton Rd. For more information, visit 2016.ReturnToRoots.com.

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newsbriefs Open House at Lourdes Institute for Wholistic Studies

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ourdes Institute for Wholistic Studies will host an Open House from 5 to 7 p.m., July 13, at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, in Camden.

Visitors can talk extensively with faculty and learn about the available programs.

The only school in the South Jersey region to offer an associate’s degree in Applied Science/Massage Therapy, Lourdes Institute for Wholistic Studies, a division of Lourdes Health System, offers flexible class schedules and many areas of study, include Massage Therapy Certificate with Associates Degree in Applied Science, Massage Therapy Certificate of Achievement, Wholistic Massage Practitioner Certificate, Reflexology Certificate, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Continuing Education Courses.

“At our open house event, prospective students will have an opportunity to meet faculty and interact with them on a one-on-one basis,” says Dean Frank Pileggi, Ph.D. “We will also have current students at the event who provide seated chair massage and give reflexology and yoga demonstrations. The open house allows prospective students and family members to have questions answered by both faculty and current students.”

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MO Free New Jersey will present a viewing of The Real Dirt on Farmer John at 6:30 p.m., July 21, at Collingswood Library. The award-winning movie by Director Taggard Siegel explores the intimate connection between the culture of the land and the culture of the creative expression of the human being and how they inform and enrich each other through the life of Farmer John.

Attendees can deepen their own relationship with the source of their food and the impact it has on the world around them at this free event. Refreshments will be available.

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

Biologic Dentistry Free Informational Webinar

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hermographic Diagnostic Imaging, Health Through Awareness will host a free webinar with Louis Trovato, doctor of dental surgery and naturopathic medical doctor, from 7 to 8 p.m., July 27. He will discuss biologic dentistry, defining the practice and helping participants understand why it is needed.

Dr. Louis Trovato Well-meaning but untrained family dentists who remove silver fillings without the proper precautions can expose their patients to high levels of mercury vapor, even if they claim to be skilled in non-toxic biocompatible dentistry. Trovato has the level of training necessary to ensure safety for even the most challenging cases.

He is a 1982 graduate of theTemple University School of Dentistry and has attained fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain and the International Congress of Oral Implantology. A past president of the Pennsylvania Craniomandibular Society, Trovato is also a graduate of the American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry, School of Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine.

A graduate of the American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistraty, School of Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine, Trovato is the owner and senior doctor at Meetinghouse Dental Care, a biologic dental practice in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.

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Shultz received her postgraduate training in specialties that include facial rejuvenation acupuncture, Master Tung acupuncture and Acupuncturists Heather Shultz Without Borders trauma treatment.

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Calcium Pills Don’t Build Bone Health

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esearchers reporting in the British medical journal The Lancet, analyzed 44 studies on calcium supplementation or dietary calcium and bone fractures and concluded, “Dietary calcium intake is not associated with risk of fracture and there is no current evidence that increasing dietary calcium intake prevents fractures.” Qualifying studies included more than 44,000 people.

A different meta-study from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, also published in The Lancet, reviewed 59 clinical and observational studies of calcium and bone density. The meta-analysis compared the effect of calcium doses of 500, 800 and 1,000 milligrams per day and found that bone density improvements ranged between 0.6 and 1.8 percent throughout the body during the first year of supplementation, but did not increase over time.

They concluded that the improvements in bone mineral density from calcium supplements were small and that results mirrored the increases seen from dietary sources, suggesting that neither method significantly improves bone health.

Energy Drinks Harm the Heart

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n addition to alertness, energy drinks may also trigger abnormal heart rhythms and increased blood pressure.

Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, tested 27 healthy adults. The volunteers were split into three groups—one drank two cans of an energy drink per day, another consumed the same amount of a drink with Panax ginseng and the third a similar-tasting placebo beverage.

The subjects were given cardiovascular testing before and after the trial. After three weeks, the group imbibing the energy drinks had a significant increase in abnormal heart rhythms and higher blood pressure. The ginseng and placebo groups saw no change in their heart conditions.

Sachin A. Shah, a doctor of pharmacy and professor at Pacific’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, says, “Our findings suggest that certain energy drinks may increase the risk of having an abnormal heart rhythm when consumed in high volumes. While we wait for more data, some consumers should exercise caution and not blindly follow the buzz.”

The Center for Science in Public Interest, a consumer health advocacy group, has reported that as of June 2014, 34 deaths have been associated with energy drinks.

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Colorful Produce Slows Cell Aging

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new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition finds that an increased intake of carotenoids, powerful antioxidants found in plantbased foods, is associated with slower aging. The research tested 3,660 U.S. adults and measured blood levels of five common carotenoids: alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, combined lutein/ zeaxanthin and trans-lycopene.

The researchers found that those with levels that were in the highest quarter had 5 percent to 8 percent longer telomeres compared to those with the lowest quartile of carotenoid levels.

Telomeres are located at the ends of DNA chromosomes and get shorter as we age. Longer telomeres indicate greater longevity.

Carotenoids are found in the yellow-to-red pigments in many yellow, red and orange foods. They are also contained in green foods where chlorophyll shields the yellow-red color. Alpha-carotenes are present in carrots, cantaloupes, mangoes, kale, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Beta-carotene is found in some of the same foods, and also tomatoes, apricots and watermelons.

Beta-cryptoxanthin is found in papayas, apples and orange peels. Lutein and zeaxanthin are found in some of the same foods, along with kiwifruit, grapes, oranges, zucchini and squash.

Some of the highest levels are in corn.

Lycopene is in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, apricots and other redto-yellow foods.

ADHD Meds Weaken Kids’ Bones

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new study announced at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows that drugs prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can weaken bones in children during a time of critical growth. This study tested 5,315 kids between 8 and 17 years old and compared the results to a subgroup of 1,967. Each child was given a bone mineral density scan on the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine.

The children taking ADHD medications of Ritalin, Focalin, Dexedrine, Strattera and Vyvanese had lower bone mineral density in the femur, femoral neck and lumbar spine. At least 25 percent of the youngsters taking these medications were categorized as having osteopenia.

According to a 2014 Express Scripts study, prescriptions of ADHD medications to children in the U.S. grew by 36 percent between 2008 and 2012.

Neurotoxins Identified in Everyday Items Osteopathy Alleviates R Low Back Pain esearch published in the British medical journal The Lancet has newly identified six neurotoxins: manganese, fluoride, chlorpyrifos, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene or PERC) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

Manganese exposure is found in welding and high-octane gas fumes, among other sources; fluoride is used in many municipal water supplies, glass etching and chrome cleaners. Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate contained in many pesticides, including Dursban and Lorsban. While DDT has been banned from insecticides within the U.S., it is still contained in other agents, including petroleum distillates. DDT is also still used in some areas to spray for mosquitoes. PERC has often been used in dry cleaning and for degreasing metals. PBDEs appear as flame retardants and to make electronics, household goods, building materials, polyurethane foams, plastics and more.

The same researchers previously identified lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, arsenic and toluene as neurotoxins. The neurotoxin label means they affect the nervous system and can cause neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia and others.

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ore than 600,000 people undergo surgery for back pain every year, yet back surgery is often unsuccessful. Safer manual therapies provide a viable alternative, according to recent research.

A study of 455 people with low back pain found that osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) helped with their symptoms. The research, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, gave each patient six osteopathic manual therapy sessions or a placebo treatment over a two-month period. Patients were tested before and a month afterward to assess the success of the treatments, using pain severity and mobility as the main criteria.

The research showed that those that started with higher disability scores of 17 or more prior to therapy had significantly less pain and more mobility. Patients with scores of seven or greater also improved, but not to the same degree.

Lead researcher and Osteopath Dr. John Licciardone says, “Subgrouping patients according to chronic low back pain intensity and function appears to be a simple strategy for identifying patients that can attain substantial improvement with OMT. From a cost and safety perspective, it should be considered before progressing to more costly or invasive interventions.”

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Do-It-Yourself Summer Solutions

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eeping the body healthy and comfortable in the heat of summer can be a challenge.

One way to stay cool on hot days is to make a cooling mist in a glass bottle. Combine 10 to 20 drops of peppermint oil and/or wintergreen oil with water in a six-ounce glass spray bottle.

Shake it and spray on the back of the neck or other areas in need of cooling. Mint leaves added to drinking water can also help cool the Jennifer Bitting body and freshen the breath.

Protecting the skin is another critical component of summer health. Coconut oil serves as a natural sun-protection-factor 4 sunscreen. Spread it over the body to protect the skin. Proper nutrition can also help the body’s ability to handle the sun. Calcium and essential fatty acids play a key role in reducing the risk of sunburn and supplements are recommended during the summer months. In addition, the Environmental Working Group has a free sunscreen guide and rates All Terrain brand as the safest option. These products can be purchased through local co-ops.

Proper hydration is important during the summer and high-quality minerals can be added to any drink to provide the necessary electrolytes to keep the body healthy.

Source: Jennifer Bitting is a holistic health practitioner at Thrive! Health & Wellness. For more information, call 856-881-4103 or email Info@Thrivehw.com.

Probiotics May Improve Moods

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robiotics are beneficial flora that have numerous benefits, such as improving digestive symptoms and boosting the immune system. A new study published in the journal, Brain, Behavior and Immunity suggests that taking a probiotic supplement may improve mood.

Researchers conducted a trial with 40 Melissa Josselson, ND healthy adults who did not have a mood disorder. Half took a probiotic supplement nightly for four weeks and the other half received a placebo. Participants were tested on a depression sensitivity scale before and after the study. After four weeks, individuals who took the probiotic reported significantly less reactivity to sad mood than the control group, suggesting that when they were in a sad mood, they had fewer recurrent distressing or suggestive thoughts.

The body’s gut flora can become easily unbalanced. Stress, poor nutrition and antibiotic and steroid use can all deplete the beneficial flora that keeps us healthy. Supplementing with a multi-strain probiotic can help with these issues and may boost the mood.

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osquito season is upon us and these insects can impact our ability to enjoy the great outdoors during the summer months. They can also carry the threat of diseases, such as West Nile Virus and Zika. Insect repellents offer protection but many contain harsh chemicals that are not safe for the body.

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Lisa Miliaresis New Jersey Medium

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he grief following the death of a family member or friend is one of life’s most extreme emotions and it often doesn’t ease up with the passage of time. Mount Laurel-based Medium Lisa Miliaresis is able to confirm that deceased loved ones are okay through one-on-one sessions and group seminars in which she channels the spirits of the departed.

In a recent group event, a spirit showed Miliaresis an image of a boat and expressed thanks for making it famous. Ellen, an audience member, knew immediately who was speaking through her, saying, “As a young seaman, my father helped rescue his crewmates when their oil tanker sank in a typhoon off the coast of Lisa Mliaresis Japan in October 1945. Dad didn’t receive a Navy commendation for his heroism so I created a memorial display with his photo and a picture of the ship. We presented it during a ceremony at a museum in Dad’s hometown. Local media covered the vent and Dad’s story was finally known.”

Miliaresis became aware of the presence of spirits when she was a child more than 50 years ago and honed her gift into an ability to channel their communications. She has been an active medium for 15 years. Her purpose, she contends, is to bring solace to the living. “Death isn’t the end,” Miliaresis says. “Our loved ones are always around us.”

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Moth Misery

Bright Lights Drive Them to Extinction National Moth Week, held from July 23 to 31 (visit NationalMothWeek.org for podcast), has prompted the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) to encourage cities to install motion-sensitive dimming streetlights and is working to designate dark-sky parks that could provide a refuge for nocturnal species. The giant silk moth and other insects pollinate 80 percent of our food crops. In turn, their bodies sustain innumerable birds, rodents and bats. Entire ecosystems rest on their delicate, powdery wings.

Only two species of moths are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and three others have gone extinct in the past decade. Many populations are seeing declines of up to 99 percent. Between monoculture crops, pesticides, changing climate, urbanization and decreasing darkness due to artificial lighting, the future of night-flying moths is uncertain.

Their only goal is to reproduce, guided to suitable nesting grounds by the shadow of the moon; many moth species do not even have mouths. However, cities now glow brighter than a full moon, and ambient light pollution radiating from urban areas draws moths to their deaths. IDA Program Manager John Barentine says, “Every time a person turns off and shields a porch light on their house, they’re helping.”

Source: Sierra Club

GMO-Free Pioneer

New Grain Transport to be Contaminant-Free Large food companies that are switching to non-GMO (genetically modified) soy and corn products must still worry about their ingredients picking up GMO contamination through conventional supply chains.

Now, Captain Drake LLC, a North Dakota grain plant, has acquired its own million-bushel terminal with dedicated rail cars used exclusively for GMOfree grains. President Mark Anderson maintains, “We’ll be able to obtain the best non-GMO commodities from three regions: North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada.”

In a 2015 Nielsen study of 30,000 consumers, 43 percent rank non-GMO as very important and 80 percent said they would pay more for foods that indicate a degree of healthfulness. Sales of non-GMO products exceeded $10 billion last year and are growing.

Anderson explains, “The supply chain needs to be tightened up and moved domestically. We consider this to be another strategic asset for food and beverage clients seeking suppliers committed to guaranteeing the integrity and purity of non-GMO commodities.”

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Fresh Veggies Come Direct to Offices Pioneering employers are now offering fresh vegetables to help employees improve their diet—and their health. Tech companies are even hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful lunches and snacks. In Texas, the Farm to Work program is making it easy and affordable for workers to pick up baskets of local produce at the office.

Participants aren’t required to pay an initial lump sum or commit to buying every week. Instead, they can sign up to receive produce in any given week. Other groups around the country are also looking into workplace produce delivery programs, and while many use the traditional community supported agriculture (CSA) model, others are experimenting with different procedures.

The Farm Fresh Program, in Bellingham, Washington, connects local farmers to employers interested in receiving weekly deliveries. Meanwhile, Farm2Work, in Arkansas, links local purveyors of produce, meat, eggs, dairy, pies, jams and jellies to area employers. New York’s Adirondack Harvest, a branch of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, started by helping a single farmer link to area employers.

The next step, says Teresa Whalen, the group’s southern chapter representative, is working to persuade insurance companies to subsidize workplace CSAs in the same way they’re starting to subsidize gym memberships.

Source: FarmToWork.org

Fish Fried

New Numbers Confirm Global Overfishing The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has been collecting reports for decades on how many fish are caught in the oceans annually. However, those numbers don’t take into account smallscale, recreational and illegal fishing or the bycatch that’s discarded before boats return to harbors. A study published in Nature Communications increases the actual total world catch from 1950 to 2010 by 50 percent.

Daniel Pauly, author of the University of British Columbia study, states, “The world is withdrawing from a joint bank account of fish without knowing what has been withdrawn or the remaining balance. Better estimates for the amount we’re taking out can help ensure there’s enough fish to sustain us in the future.” Based on official counts, global catches peaked in 1996 and have declined modestly each year.

The decline isn’t due to less fishing or restrictions on certain fish, though. “It’s due to the countries fishing too much and having exhausted one fish after the other,” says Pauly.

The findings also emphasize the value of fisheries to low-income people in developing countries. The next steps will require well-informed action to preserve this critical resource for people and for the planet.

Source: Tinyurl.com/OverfishingReport

Toxic Teflon

Scientists Increasingly Find It Dangerous According to a new meta-analysis of previous studies, Philippe Grandjean, of Harvard, and Richard Clapp, of the University of Massachusetts, concluded that DuPont Teflon, used for 50 years to make frictionless cookware, is much more dangerous than previously thought, causing cancer, birth defects and heart disease, and weakening the immune system.

Even though Teflon’s harmful perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is no longer produced or used, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found it in the blood of more than 99 percent of Americans studied, because it can be passed from mother to unborn child in the womb.

The researchers say that the federal government’s recommended “safe” level, set in 2009, is as much as 1,000 times too high to fully protect people’s health. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has yet to set a legal allowable limit for its presence in drinking water.

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Animal Droppings Help Forests Absorb CO2 A paper published in Forest Ecosystems concludes that frugivores, large, fruit-eating animals like toucans, tapirs, curassows and spider monkeys, help to keep the woods healthy by eating fruits and spreading seeds. As traps for carbon and an effective defense against global warming, forests collectively absorb up to 30 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions and store more than 1,600 gigatons of carbon in the soil.

“You have a lot of large birds that play a fundamental role for large trees,” says study author Mauro Galetti. “They increase the likelihood that seeds will turn into actual photosynthesizing plants.”

However, big, tropical birds are constantly under threat of hunting, poaching and habitat loss; the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Red List notes that 14 of the world’s 16 toucan species, for instance, are decreasing in population. The study found that without the help of high-capacity frugivores, there would be no way for larger seeds to grow into the towering trees that store carbon best.

Scientists now want to research individual species to calculate how much each animal’s services are worth in terms of battling climate change. Putting a dollar amount on a species, say Galetti, could be the only way to persuade governments to protect it.

Find the study at Tinyurl.com/ForestCarbonReport.

Low-Cost Largesse

Nonprofit Grocery Sells Good Food at Low Prices The biggest challenge to healthy eating in poor neighborhoods isn’t always access to healthy food; it’s whether people can afford to buy it. A year ago, Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, opened Daily Table, a nonprofit grocery in Boston, to take action. It gathers nutritious food that would otherwise be wasted and then sells it at low prices. After learning about food insecurity in the U.S. and that approximately 40 percent of the food we grow is thrown out, Rauch decided to address both problems by offering this new option for people that don’t want handouts.

The store now has 5,000 members and hundreds of daily customers, with plans to expand to new locations. “The challenge we have in America is that the food system is designed from the farm on up to create calories that are cheap and nutrients that are expensive,” he says. “People on the lowest economic rung get squeezed the hardest.”

Rauch partners with vendors to get excess food, such as fruit just slightly too ripe to make it through the standard supermarket system, that chefs turn into readyto-eat meals like prepared salads and soups, or entrées that can cost less than $2.

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Rising water levels and severe weather events have damaged coastlines, so extra care is needed.

When setting up a beach spot, stay away from sand dunes and pockets of beach grass that serve as natural defenses against beach erosion. Also watch out for marked-off turtle hatching spots; prime nesting season is May through October, according to the nonprofit Turtle Conservancy. Teach kids not to chase birds. Walk around shorebirds to cause minimal disturbance; it’s stressful dodging danger during meals and wastes precious energy stores.

Walking on soft sand is like a weight-training workout, as detailed in Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee’s Barefoot Walking book.

Polluting chemicals enter waterways via fertilizer and industry runoff and accidents like the BP Gulf oil spill; don’t contribute more by using sunscreen that contains oxybenzine, which reportedly alters hormone function. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) maintains an online guide of safe sunscreens. The Huffington Post also suggests that we can make our own by mixing zinc oxide (a sunblocking agent), coconut oil (soothes and conditions skin), beeswax (for waterproofing) and tea tree oil (soothes and repairs skin and smells good).

The same care applies to chemical hair dyes, shampoos, conditioners and straighteners. Patronize clean, green salons that use natural hair treatments free of synthetic chemicals, ammonia or para-phenylenediamine (PPD). Or search “nontoxic hair care” online.

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REAL NEWS THAT MATTERS Independent Media Tell Us the Truth

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n virtually all aspects of life, we are influenced consciously or subconsciously by mainstream media messages. Today, six media giants— Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Twenty-First Century Fox, Time Warner, Viacom and DirecTV—control the vast majority of what we watch on TV and in movies, listen to on the radio and read in books, newspapers and magazines.

According to Ben Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The New Media Monopoly, this handful of conglomerates form a cartel that wields enough influence to affect U.S. politics and define social values.

Thirty years ago, before many mergers and acquisitions, 50 corporations owned nearly all of American media.

Today’s infotainment and rhetoric, misrepresented as news, is leading millions to conclude that these colossal powers do not exist to objectively report the truth.

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New York City holistic psychiatrist Dr. Kelly Brogan’s A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives. They were shocked when the book was boycotted.

“The New York Times, Dr. Oz and Good Morning America refused to schedule author interviews or write book reviews. There wasn’t a whisper anywhere on mainstream media about my evidenced-based book on how women can holistically recover from depression without a single prescription. HarperCollins was baffled. I was their first credentialed author who spoke out against pharmaceuticals,” says Brogan.

So Brogan turned to independent outlets, including print, online and social media, her own website, newsletter lists and word-of-mouth. Her work soon broke through into three of the top bestselling book lists: USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times. That example serves as clear proof of the importance and power of independent media to furnish the public helpful and in-depth information on wide-ranging topics that mainstream broadcast media typically only cover in 30- to 60-second blurbs or not at all.

Dr. Mark Hyman, chair of the Institute of Functional Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, learned Brogan’s lesson early on. “Independent media have been crucial in disseminating my life’s work. Given the misinformation being spread by regular news and government channels about weight and health, we deserve to hear the truth about what’s in our food, toxins in our environment and how we can truly heal our bodies,” says Hyman, a nine-time bestselling author.

Independent Voices

Today’s independent media landscape shifts at warp speed. With 24/7 Internet access to websites, both groundbreaking journalism and grassroots perspectives appear in original articles and blogs. Outlets include independent online radio, TV shows, newspapers, filmmakers and “citizen journalists” armed with smart phones instantly transmitting images and updates via YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. From a growing recognition that such media play a vital role in shaping a more informed and engaged citizenry, more attention is again being paid to the need for real news that matters. Breaking the reign of junk food news generators is the mission of ProjectCensored.org, a media research program at California’s Sonoma State University.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on webinars, podcasts and e-books exploring health and healing, self-help, spiritual enlightenment and creativity, indicating a reading audience with a hunger for deeper wisdom. Since 1973, New Dimensions Radio, co-founded and hosted by Justine Willis Toms, has featured many of the world’s most respected wisdom keepers. “Guests exclaim how refreshing it is to speak in-depth and at length. Mainstream, commercially based media consistently present sound bites on how things are breaking down and not working, without opening thought to constructive visions for a future that benefits all life and the planet,” says Toms.

“Independent media have broken away from dependence on the moneyed interests holding tight reins on the news and information they publish. Because we’re listener-supported, public radio is

free to explore a wide range of timely and timeless topics,” he says.

Leaning away from one-sided views gives independent media space to expand people’s perspectives and positive expectations for the future.

The seven-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Christian Science Monitor international news organization was established in Boston over a century ago to till human thought and thereby improve human lives via an uplifted journalistic standard.

“Its quiet insistence for human rights and against tyranny; for generosity and against selfishness; for intelligence, charity, courage, integrity and most of all, for progress and hope—surely that has helped,” remarks John Yemma, current columnist and former editor.

“We work to uncover where progress is occurring, even though headlines proclaim the contrary. There are always two sides to a story,” says Susan Hackney, a senior director with the Monitor, which consistently resists the sensational in favor of the meaningful.

Magazines such as Natural Awakenings, Mother Jones, The Optimist and Yes! are likewise stirring up conversations on meaningful issues via larger perspectives with a focus on tangible solutions. They address such areas as the damaging health and environmental effects of genetically engineered food, championed by Jeffrey Smith, founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology.

“Europe could kick genetically modified ingredients (GMO) out of their food supply because their mainstream media covered the health dangers, while U.S. mainstream media ignored them and kept Americans in the dark.

Independent media in the U.S. enable democracy and consumer-inspired transformations of all kinds. Knowledge has organizing power,” advises Smith.

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With Fran Korten at its helm, the adfree, subscription-supported, nonprofit Yes! is helping to reframe our biggest issues. “Mainstream media, dependent upon advertisers that would have us believe that we can buy happiness, celebrate stories of the rich and powerful, leaving everyone else feeling small and powerless. Independents can help resist such ways of seeing the world, help people see a different path to success

We in America are the best entertained and least informed society in the world. ~Neil Postman, media theorist and educator and happiness and perceive themselves as change agents. Together, we share engaging stories of how people are carving out new ways of living that hold the hope of a world more in balance with the living Earth and where everyone’s inherent worth and dignity are recognized,” says Korten.

Allan Savory, founder of the Savory Institute and originator of a holistic land management systems approach to recover and preserve sustainable resources, underscores the need for change leaders and independent thinkers. “As we ponder who they might be, we realize it’s not those that discover new, counterintuitive insights, but those that spread the knowledge.

The groundbreakers are pioneers like writers, poets, artists, speakers and social networkers. After 50 years of trying to understand the intense institutional resistance to and ridiculing of my work of managing complexity in a simple manner, holistic management is now quickly spreading globally. This is only due to social networking, independent writers and my TED talk that went viral,” observes Savory.

Laurie McCammon, change leader and author of Enough! How to Liberate Yourself and Remake the World with Just One Word, contracted with independent publisher Red Wheel Weiser to get her message out. “It’s been building awareness of forbidden knowledge—that we each have unrealized potential to affect reality by changing our thoughts. We can nurture a shift in global culture away from an existing way of life that has bred fear, lack and a belief in scarcity,” explains McCammon.

She suggests that to preview a new vision of, “I am enough and have enough,” and, “We are enough and have enough,” we should look to the fertile fringes; small communities of intentional and conscious people actively rein-

venting society. “Look at what independent media are reporting on; as well as their unprecedented use of new terms such as organic, wellness, sustainability, permaculture, transition town, sharing economy, social responsibility, biomimicry and the butterfly effect,” says McCammon.

The existing worldview, with all of its core assumptions and rules, aims to restrain awakening individual and collective consciousness. McCammon observes, “As long as the ‘old story’ was told repeatedly by mainstream media with conviction, it could command our attention and make us doubt our inner story. Trusting that the outer world had our own best interests in mind meant that there was no need to turn within.

This is changing. Thanks to farseeing, courageous and strong enough independent media, there’s been an overturning to a more wholesome story of mind-body-spirit, abundance, innovation, collaboration and cooperation.”

Mainstream and independent media coexist like two sides of a coin.

Mainstream media’s talking heads tell us how to act and think while independent media invite us to engage, educate and think for ourselves, dig deeper and take action. Without independent media, we would know little about the benefits of the ever-evolving grassroots movement of holistic, alternative, complementary, integrative and functional medicine. Nor would we know the truth about climate change; the health advantages of plant-based diets and community gardens; food deserts and nutrition-related illnesses; the prevalence of environmental toxins; signs of spiritual progress; alternative education; and the benefits of eco-villages to people and the planet.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Connect at ItsAllAboutWe.com. natural awakenings

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SOIL SISTERS Female Farmers Come of Age

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“Women have played an integral role in farming for centuries, but in the last 100 years they’ve started to self-organize and be recognized for their important work,” says University of California garden historian Rose HaydenSmith, Ph.D., author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of World War I and editor of the UC Food Observer. “During that war, the Women’s Land Army of America, a female-led initiative, recruited nearly 20,000 mostly middle-class urban and suburban women to enter the agricultural sector as wage laborers at farms, dairies and canneries, often in rural areas, where farmers urgently needed help while the male labor force was off fighting.”

Women also helped feed Americans during the Victory Garden era of World War II. “It’s also estimated that more than 40 percent of fruits and vegetables consumed on the American home front then were grown in school, home, community and workplace

gardens,” says Hayden-Smith, possibly resulting in America’s highest period of produce consumption ever.

When the commercial organic industry launched in the 1990s, women organized to provide overlooked and undervalued perspectives. The wakeup call for Denise O’Brien, an organic vegetable farmer and owner of Rolling Hills Acres, near Atlantic, Iowa, came during the farm economic crisis of the preceding decade. Although still considered “just” farm wives, “It was the women on the farms that had foreseen where things were heading, because they often kept the accounting books, though nobody took their voices seriously,” O’Brien recalls.

This launched O’Brien’s agriculture activism: balancing farming, raising children and serving as a national advocate and spokeswoman for women in agriculture in an ecological and just food system. In 1997, she launched the Women, Food and Ag Network to collectively advocate for a stronger voice.

“Throughout history, women in agriculture have been relegated to providing assistance, rather than making decisions,” O’Brien explains. “It’s up to us as women to collaboratively support each other while challenging the system.”

Cultivating Change

For her 50th birthday, Paula Foreman gave her life a new chapter. She launched her midlife “second act” in 2007 with Encore Farm, a name that serves as a rallying mantra for her peers. “The name is a tribute declaring that fresh starts and new beginnings can happen at any age,” explains Foreman, now an urban farmer in St. Paul, Minnesota. Embodying this business moxie, she chose to spe-

cialize, producing one thing very well: organic dried beans.

Relinda Walker, of Walker Organic Farms, outside Savannah, Georgia, represents a cadre of “boomerang” farmers; women that return to the land to continue a family farm with a commitment to organics. Like many farm kids, after college, Walker left to pursue a corporate career in the city. Then the 9/11 terror attack shifted her priorities. “All roads led me to coming back home and growing food,” she says. Launched in 2005, Walker’s farm was one of southern Georgia’s first organic operations, yielding specialty varieties like rainbow carrots in vivid shades of purple, orange and red.

Future Femme Power

Young women in their 20s and 30s are adding energy, diversity, vibrancy and fresh outlooks to the female farming movement. Lindsey Morris Carpenter runs Grassroots Farm, in Monroe, Wisconsin, a diversified operation of certified organic vegetables and pastured livestock, in partnership with her mother, Gail Carpenter.

“A crucial key to farming happiness is being a good neighbor,” she shares. “I call around when I see livestock and pets outside of fences; maintain my fences; share my garlic and potato seed; and always invite neighbors to parties and events, even though they may not attend.

Even if others’ personal lifestyle and farming philosophies are radical opposites, we still have our physical location and appreciation of nature in common, and that’s big.”

“The women farmer movement is just a toddler,” sums up O’Brien. “We’ve come a long way, but we’re not there yet, especially with representation on the national leadership platform.” It’s easy to support female growers at local farmers’ markets. Cultivating change can be rewarding—and tasty.

1895 Organic Farm Kim Batten

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im Batten is the owner of 1895 Organic Farm, a certified organic farm featuring more than 20 varieties of fruits and vegetables, in Lumberton, New Jersey. The farm has been certified organic for almost two decades and represents her commitment to quality product and honest farming practices.

Batten purchased the property in 1999 and began the long “paperwork trail” of organic certification that same year. 1895 Organic Farm enjoyed its first official year in 2000. The farm started with six to seven items and now boasts more than 20, featuring everything from vibrant, colorful peppers to delicious, leafy greens such as kale and sorrel.

She can be found in the farm from dusk until dawn during peak season. Her diligent work ethic stems from her commitment to producing quality products and exemplifying

integrity in organic farming practices.

She says her crops are like “My children that I watch grow.”

Batten shares this passion with consumers by promoting awareness for organic farming practices and natural health.

“If we as consumers have a choice, we should do homework to make sure we make the right choices for our body,” she says.

1895 Organic Farm produce is available at the Burlington County Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings; Shop Rite in Medford and Lawnside; and a daytime farm stand from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. 1895 Organic Farm also features a community share program all season and a farm-to-table dinner in August.

Kim Batten of 1895 Organic Farm, Lumberton, NJ. For more information, call 609-267-5953 or visit 1895Organic Farm.com.

Lisa Kivirist is the author of the new book Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers and a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Her family runs the energy-independent Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B, in southwestern Wisconsin. natural awakenings

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Under most of the common labels, including Certified Organic, Cage-Free and Free-Range, physical mutilations such as horn removal, tail docking, debeaking and castration are permitted, and in most cases, providing pain relief is not required during these procedures.

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Whether an animal is raised for meat or for other products such as dairy or eggs, most agricultural animals will eventually be slaughtered at a fraction of their natural lifespan. Animals such as dairy cows and egg-laying hens are killed when their production declines. Veal (the meat of a baby cow) is considered to be a byproduct of the dairy industry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 2,000 calves are slaughtered each day in the U.S. Be wary of the unregulated Humanely Raised label and the American Humane Certified label, which offer little improvement over the standard factory farming practices that many consumers abhor. The Certified Humane label, a program of Humane Farm Animal Care, and the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) label, which uses a five-tier rating system for products, are more stringent about living conditions and have some limitations on physical mutilations. Both labels also go beyond the protections of the Humane Slaughter Act, requiring the butchery of cattle, pigs and sheep to comply with certain standards developed in partnership with Temple Grandin and the North American Meat Institute.

The Animal Welfare Approved label likely offers the greatest independent protection of any label.

It’s the only label to require pasture access for all animals, prohibit beak trimming of birds and tail docking of pigs, and mandate audited slaughter practices of most farmed animals.

Despite the perplexing state of food labeling, it’s still possible to eat compassionately. Visit local farms and ask questions or do what many conscientious consumers around the world are doing to ensure that their food choices reflect their values.

Tracey Narayani Glover, J.D., is an animal advocate, writer, owner and chef of The Pure Vegan, and yoga and meditation teacher in Mobile, AL. Connect at ThePureVegan.com and ARCForAllBeings.org.

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arla Gazzara-Growney is the owner of 7th Heaven Farm LLC, an all-natural, humane livestock farm that sells grass-fed meats and eggs in Tabernacle, New Jersey. The farm features pastured pigs, poultry, goats and other animals raised without the use of chemicals and GMOs. Gazzara-Growney bought the seven-and-a-half-acre property in 2005, leaving her career to raise her family. Her interest in humane and natural farming practices developed shortly afterwards when her mother developed cancer. Dedicating herself to studying natural health, she discovered the connection between wellness and eating habits.

“The most important thing for people to understand is food is curative and preventative. Food can contain disease-containing agents as well,” she says.

She emphasizes the importance of consumers doing their research and supporting local farms. Her commitment to natural consumer health can be observed in the meats she produces.

Gazarra-Growney developed 7th Heaven Feed, a certified non-GMO, corn, soy and preservative-free livestock feed for animals that require a feed supplement.

The animals receive not only a natural diet but daily attention, care and love.

She is diligent in tending to her livestock and hopes to expand her offerings to include organic fruit and vegetables in the near future.

Of being a female farmer, she says, “I don’t believe there are any barriers to

entry into the farming industry. In fact, if I wished to use the resources offered by public and private organizations, it would work in my favor.”

7th Heaven Farm works to eliminate barriers to natural health for consumers as well, offering quality, natural meats raised with humane and holistic farming practices.

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ocally grown foods are more likely to have been bred for flavor and nutrition than durability and a long shelf life, says Emily Akins, outreach director for the Kansas City Food Circle, a cooperative that links residents with farmers that grow and raise organic and free-range food. An added benefit is getting to know the farmer and being able to ask the questions—and receive the answers—that are important to us.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that local food sales totaled $12 billion in 2014, up from $5 billion in 2008. They continue to grow.

Organic or Certified Organic Consumers want to know the difference between organics and certified organics.

Today’s number of U.S. certified organic operations has jumped nearly 300 percent since 2002 to more than 21,700.

Although a certified organic designation might be the preferred index of

how foods are grown and raised, it is not always possible for certain foods in some climates. Sometimes there’s a tradeoff in buying organic foods in the carbon footprint of its transport to market.

According to the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, in Tampa, Florida, “Organic refers to a specific method of growing and processing foods, and is defined as produce grown, packaged and stored without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or irradiation.”

To be considered certified organic under the Code of Federal Regulations 7 CFR Part 205, products must meet these standards: n No harmful chemicals have been applied to the land for at least three years. n Farmers and processors are inspected annually by a certifying agency. n Farmers and processors must keep detailed records of practices. n Farmers are required to maintain a written organic management plan.

Certified Humane When we buy local cheese, poultry or meat at the farmers’ market, we sometimes see a certified humane notice. One such producer is Baetje Farms, outside St. Louis, Missouri. Their highly regarded goat cheeses offer traceability via a lot number, so buyers can know exactly which milking the cheese came from.

In factory farming, which often involves penning or caging animals that never go outdoors, “certified humane” means that this producer meets Humane Farm Animal Care standards: n Fed a nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones. n Provided proper shelter with resting areas and sufficient space. n Animals have the ability to behave naturally.

Veronica Baetje says her farm’s goats receive organic mineral supplements and locally grown alfalfa hay in addition to pasture grass every day. She adds, “They are free to choose what they prefer to do, whether skip and run up a hill, lie under the shade of a tree, soak up some sunshine or play with their herd mates.”

Wisconsin’s Dane County Farmers’ Market, in Madison, provides detailed descriptions of farm products and agricultural practices so customers can make informed choices. Sometimes, the type of farm makes a difference. “We are intentionally human scale,” says Virginia Goeke, of Sylvan Meadows Farm, in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

“We choose to husband our land to promote harmony and synergy. We are creating a sustainable farm ecosystem where herbal meadows, prairies, heirloom gardens, orchards, woodlands, and rare breeds of livestock and wildlife flourish.”

Sometimes, we’d just like someone else to do the food curating for us. The Kansas City Food Circle requires member farmers to take a pledge to follow certain agricultural practices. “When you buy food from our members, you

can rely on the co-op’s pledge that it’s been certified naturally grown or that the farmer has USDA Organic certification,” says Akins.

Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, the joint effort of 100 small-scale family farms providing fresh, organic, seasonal produce, in Leola, Pennsylvania, gives similar assurances.

The USDA reports that 160,000 farmers nationwide are currently selling to their local markets via farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture organizations, restaurants, groceries and institutions, generating health, social, economic and environmental benefits for local communities.

It keeps growing because we keep asking questions.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com.

Wild Food At times, farmers’ markets will offer foraged foods from the wild or wild game.

Sources are listed online at EatWild.com.

“Few of us will go back to foraging in the wild, but we can learn to forage in our supermarkets, farmers’ markets and from local farmers to select the most nutritious and delicious foods available,” says founder Jo Robinson, in Vashon, Washington.

For example, Dave and Sue Whittlesey, at High Wire Ranch, in Hotchkiss, Colorado, raise bison (buffalo) and elk that they sell both through local stores and at the Aspen Saturday Market. The wild game is 100 percent pasture-fed, non-GMO (no genetically modified feed), gluten-free and not given hormones or any antibiotics unless the animal is sick.

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Moms can change the world by teaching their kids healthy cooking lessons at home and planting an organic garden together.

In their Project EAT study, University of Minnesota researchers found that Mom has the biggest impact on the family’s eating habits and continues to play a significant role in our food choices, brands and how we cook, even influencing our ideas about health itself by their example.

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Most of us learn about cooking from our mothers, and one way moms have a tremendous impact on their children is by collaborating on recipes and cooking meals together. The idea of an at-home “kitchen counter cooking school” doesn’t focus on a hard and fast course on cooking; instead, it’s a place where family members gather around the counter and cook together. This almost guarantees that meals will be healthier and more fun, affording a sense of ongoing adventure where kids can explore ingredients from around the U.S. and even the world.

Consider creating a “United States of My Plate” project by preparing a recipe from each state during the summer, and then rating the recipes based on taste and flavor (startup tools are at ChooseMyPlate.gov).

Our senses are engaged during food preparation activities. While chopping red peppers for a recipe, we are noting their appearance, feeling their texture, smelling their fragrance, hearing the sounds of preparation and likely tasting some on the spot. Involving more of our senses as we explore our food makes the whole activity more enticing. It helps to adopt Julia Child’s motto: “Learn how to cook, try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all, have fun.”

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The freshest ingredients come from our own gardens and produce the most delicious meals. Gardening as a family can change the way everyone looks at food through the simple act of planting, growing and harvesting. Knowing where everything on the plate comes from

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“Every other Wednesday, each child had to cook dinner. I gave them a piece of paper with fill-in-the-blanks.

Every Sunday, they had to turn in their menu so I could go grocery shopping. Now, both my kids cook really healthy meals.” ~Chere Bork, near Minneapolis-St. Paul “Giving them choices makes them feel like they’re contributing, and lets them put their own twist on a recipe.” ~Naomi May, Charleston, South Carolina makes us more mindful of the energy it takes to grow food, and kids will naturally eat what they help grow.

Moms can change the world—right in their own yard or patio—with the power of a traditional or urban garden. Just one square foot of organic gardening space can yield half a pound of fresh fruits and vegetables. A 300-square-foot garden can produce 150 pounds each summer; plus it provides a good workout.

In 2011, I started a teaching garden at our local supermarket as a means of showing kids how to grow their own food, with the hope that it would also inspire their families. The goal was to plant the seeds for healthier habits that would last a lifetime. During its first four years, 52 percent of the students’ parents noted a more positive attitude about fruits and vegetables exhibited by their own children. After participating in the program, one mother shared her young daughter’s noteworthy query, “Mom, could you go to the store and get me some Swiss chard?”

By planting gardens and creating kitchen counter cooking schools at home throughout America, our country could become victorious in ensuring that families are healthier. They will be eating healthier foods, working out in the garden and learning about food in a whole new way, all while connecting in a family activity.

Jen Haugen, a registered and licensed dietitian and certified master gardener, is the author of The Mom’s Guide to a Nourishing Garden. She blogs at JenHaugen.com.

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have always wanted ened homeowners with a beautiful vegetable fines and jail; Tulsa even garden—beauty not had one edible garden from the splendid colors mowed, including fruit that a traditional flowerand nut trees. ing garden produces, but Nevertheless, Victofrom what’s derived from ry gardeners aren’t letting the harvest of naturally their tomatoes go gentle grown food. into that good night. The There’s a growing Tulsa homeowner is suconcern, however, from ing the city for wrecking some municipalities her edible and medicinal Sheri Smith across the nation congarden, and a Quebec cerning the appearance of front-yard couple is collecting online signatures vegetable gardens and some are taking asking their municipal counsel to resteps to do away with them. verse its garden-removal decision.

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Correcting Polarity

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hen your body has lost polarity, it means there is no north-south tension between those oppositely charged poles.

It means energy is stuck, there is no flow of energy as energy usually flows between the north and south poles (from negative to positive)—just like in a battery where there is a - pole and a + pole. When walking on the Earth, our heads should be directed magnetically north and our feet on the Earth should be magnetically south. The crust of the Earth is north. In energy medicine, we can lose polarity in our field, meridians, chakras or really any energy system.

Polarity can be frozen or reversed.

We can also lose energy in specific organs or muscles. There are various common threats to our body’s natural polarity: cell phones, microwaves, computers, laptops, I-pads, TV, high-tension wires, magnets, motors, exercise bikes, cars, etc. There are also many sources of EMFs (electromagnetic frequencies), “electro smog” and electromagnetic radiation that can affect our polarity.

Also, occasionally, there are highly charged plasma particles ejected from the sun in what is known as CMEs or Coronal Mass Ejections. Our houses have electric wiring that generates electrical fields that can disturb our polarity. You can find more about this at EastMeetsWestClinic.com or other

Internet sources. Loss of polarity can be a serious threat to our health and well-being. There are devices that can absorb the “dirty” part of normal household electricity. Often, wireless service in a house produces EMFs that are disruptive to the body’s polarity and energy systems.

The good news is that there are things we can do to preserve, correct or restore our polarity. To test for polarity, I recommend consulting with an energy medicine professional that can test

you for correct polarity. Having good polarity just means energy can move throughout your body as needed. When there is a loss of polarity energy, one can’t move and one of the symptoms is pain. In Chinese medicine, “when there is flow there is no pain, when there is pain there is no flow”. Pain is often too much energy or stuck energy. When an organ or system is stressed it sometimes loses polarity. When we are “grounded” it means we have a healthy electrical (magnetic) connection to the Earth and that allows congested energy to flow out our feet into the Earth and healthy earth energy to flow back into our bodies through our feet and root chakra.

There are several ways to test for polarity using energy testing. (In Applied Kinesiology, it is called muscle testing.) There are several ways to correct polarity. Donna Eden prefers a stainless steel spoon rubbed on the bottom of the feet. There is also selenite, which, as a mineral, has the innate ability to correct polarity (great for specific pain relief). Also, there are the hands—flipping the hands on an organ or in the field can correct polarity.

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Americans today work more hours than ever before, foregoing hard-earned vacation days and spending more time with electronic devices than with friends and family.

The temptation and pressure to do more at the expense of needed rest are great, but failing to take time out to recharge our minds and bodies can have serious consequences, according to experts.

Downtime is most acutely needed in the workplace. In a survey of nearly 20,000 workers, The Energy Project and Harvard Business Review found that 59 percent of them were physically exhausted, emotionally drained, distracted and lacking purpose.

Headquartered in Yonkers, New York, with offices in Europe and Australia, The Energy Project has helped hundreds of businesses, including Fortune 500 companies, create healthier, happier and higher-performing workplaces. The company takes its cues from elite athletes that carefully build rest and recovery periods into their training schedules. “Just as your body needs

sleep and food to function optimally, so does your mind and spirit,” says Annie Perrin, an executive vice president with the project.

There’s a mounting body of neurological research to buttress the analogy. Important assimilation of learning and “meaning making” occurs in the resting brain, according to Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ed.D., associate professor of education, psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and author of Emotions, Learning, and the Brain. When our minds are allowed to wander, they engage a network of interacting brain regions that together are thought to play a key role in building our ability for inward reflection and recollection, known as the default mode network. Immordino-Yang’s research suggests that such activation during restful moments is positively associated with the recalling of memories, envisioning the future and even developing a moral foundation.

“This network seems to be more engaged when we aren’t actively gathering information or working on

an external goal,” remarks Immordino-Yang. Zoning out on TV or video games doesn’t produce the same brain benefit because, “It’s about looking inward rather than outward,” she says.

The default network does engage when introspection occurs during nurturing social interaction, such as while enjoying a reflective conversation with friends or family. She recommends banning technology and other distractions during periods spent in activities that bring joy and meaning so that we are present in a mindful way.

The Energy Project ushers clients through a comprehensive energy audit, using exercises to expose specific personal habits that lead to diminishing returns in both work and play time. In one exercise, workers are asked to rank current incoming emails from one to five, with the highest number equating to, “I need to respond immediately.”

Most rate nearly no fives, says Perrin, a realization that has helped many people change their email habits.

While change can be hard, Perrin suggests creating new, healthy rituals through repetition, which taps into the brain’s desire for automaticity. For example, she advises workers to schedule “renewal breaks” every 90 minutes after completing a block of high-priority tasks. “If you’ve been sitting, move; if the mind has been active, do something to quiet it, like meditating or simply closing your eyes.” She also suggests finding workers to buddy up with and schedule mutual breaks to help support and hold each other accountable.

Immordino-Yang suggests that another practice to maximize the value of downtime is to combine it with exercise. “A walk can be rejuvenating,” she says. “While the body is engaged, the mind is free to wander.”

The Energy Project calls on managers to model these downtime activities for their employees. Some companies have instituted policies that limit sending email from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., as well as during weekends and vacations, so staffers don’t feel compelled to read and respond to keep up with work.

Setting limits is even more crucial for young people with minds and habits that are especially malleable. “I see teenagers taking their phones into the bathroom or bed to text in the middle of the night.

Parents need to put a stop to this,” counsels Immordino-Yang. “The brain needs uninterrupted rest to work at its best.”

Learning that being a productive employee or an emotionally available parent requires giving ourselves a break and gives us permission to rest.

We find that downtime is not just good for ourselves, but also for our families and workplaces.

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Mother’s Milk Soap A local artisan makes soaps with a unique ingredient

by Kate Morgan hen Donna Pixton-Hacker en who were nearing the end of their brought her newborn son lactation and wanted to repurpose their home from the hospital, she milk. While the practice of making quickly discovered a worrisome rash mother’s milk soaps is popular in China, on his skin. She soon figured out it was Pixton-Hacker says she’s the only soap caused by the soap she’d been given at maker in the area filling these requests, as the hospital. far as she knows.

“He was having this reaction, even “I’ve started to advertise it in places when I used the hypoallergenic soap like yoga studios and health food stores,” they’d given me at the hospital,” she says. she says. “Basically I’ve been putting the “It turned out he was allergic to artificial word out in places where there are likely fragrances. I made an herbal soap for to be more open-minded people. I know him, and the rash went away. I gave some this isn’t a mainstream thing, and I know to friends, and they all wanted more.” some people who do it don’t talk about it or Today, Pixton-Hacker’s son is 18, advertise it, I guess because they don’t want and she’s been making and selling soaps less open-minded people to act weird.” professionally for the past eight years For her part, Pixton-Hacker doesn’t as the owner of Chamomile Cottage, in see anything weird about it. Milk-based Collingswood. soaps, she says, are a healthy alternative Recently, she’s started making anoth- to soaps made with chemicals and artifier product specifically geared for babies cial ingredients. with an unorthodox primary ingredient— “Milk soap, in general, is really good breast milk. for your skin,” she says. “People with “I had a mom come to me and eczema and other skin conditions typicalsay, ‘I have all this extra breast milk,’” ly benefit from using soap made with a Pixton-Hacker says. “She said she base of milk, like a goat’s milk soap. On knew some soaps were made out of top of that, we know that mother’s milk is goat’s milk, and she really wanted to very nutritious, so I think it makes a lot of have a soap made out of her breast sense to want those nutrients in the prodmilk for her family.” ucts you’re using on your children.”

Pixton-Hacker, of course, filled Turning the milk into soap also her customer’s request, and was soon prevents any excess milk from going to receiving similar requests from womwaste or being thrown away, which is

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something Pixton-Hacker says moms are often reluctant to do.

“The clients are typically bringing me milk that’s ready to expire,” she says.

“It’s something that would be going to waste, and it feels so strange to just throw away something that’s a part of you, and something that your body produced to nourish your baby. It’s a way to hold on to that special time, because even after you stop lactating, you still have the soaps.”

Pixton-Hacker uses a basic method to create the soaps, mixing the mother’s milk with essential oils and lye. She uses ingredients like shea butter and vegetable oils, free from animal byproducts. Because natural milk contains a lot of sugar, she has to carefully adjust the temperature of the mixture, ensuring that it does not heat too quickly. When the mixture is ready, it’s poured into molds, dried and cured for several weeks.

“Some women choose to leave the soap unscented. The milk itself has a sweet-cream kind of natural scent,” she says. “Or sometimes they’ll have me add an essential oil, like lavender, or put in another ingredient, like oatmeal. There are so many customizations I can do to fit exactly what each customer wants.”

Once the soaps are cured and hardened, Pixton-Hacker says, they could last for many years.

“It’s such a special gift,” she says. “I think it’s a nice thing for a mom to give their child. It’s something you can save, and 20 years from now, when your child has a baby, you can give them milk soaps from when they were born. I think it’s all about doing something special to honor that bond between mom and baby.”

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How did becoming a parent boost your relationship with organic foods and health?

I was raised on a diet of mostly fresh, homemade, food and knew it was something I wanted for my own children. At that point, I knew the basics; that it was healthier and tasted better than store-bought baby food. The more I learned, the more I became fascinated by how switching to an organic diet positively affects our health.

Why is it vital to introduce organic food during a youngster’s early development?

Liza Huber and her four children

Liza Huber on Healthy Meals and Happy Kids Start with Homemade, Organic Baby Food

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or many actresses, landing a role on the hit show Passions would be a career highlight. For Liza Huber, daughter of soap opera icon Susan Lucci, a successful acting career was one step en route to her calling as a mother, public speaker and entrepre-

neur. Her inspiration was to launch Sage Spoonfuls (SageSpoonfuls.com) to make it easier for parents to make homemade, organic food for their little ones. It’s all about enabling parents to provide a legacy of health, all wrapped up in love.

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America’s food supply is loaded with more chemicals and GMOs [genetically modified organisms] than ever before.

I believe, as many others do, that the rapid rise of food allergies in children is a direct result. Many chemical pesticides and artificial flavors and colors are known to contain carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors and neurotoxins.

It is widely believed that even small doses of these common pesticides can have lasting negative effects on a child’s health. I believe that teaching our kids about the importance of fresh, organic food and the potential dangers of a conventionally processed diet helps set the stage for a lifetime of healthy choices.

How do homemade organics and packaged organics differ?

Store-bought baby food, organic or not, is processed to have a long shelf life of up to two years. So much of the nutrient content is lost during processing that most manufacturers artificially add it back in, but aren’t obligated to inform consumers. The added nutrients are synthetic and aren’t absorbed by the body the same way as naturally occurring nutrients.

The taste, color and aroma of commercial baby food isn’t as appealing. By feeding your baby a steady tasty diet of fresh, homemade, organic baby food, you greatly reduce the risk they’ll grow into a picky eater. Plus, making your own baby food is three to five times less expensive than what is store-bought.

Homemade food has a far smaller impact on the environment compared with commercial manufacturing, transportation and packaging. By the time a baby turns 1, they will have eaten from

nearly 700 jars or pouches of storebought baby food that generally end up in landfills, because little is recycled.

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Which favorite foods do you love to make for your babies and why?

I focus on whole foods. Great first foods include bananas, apples, butternut squash, pears, avocados, peas and sweet potatoes. Once a baby has successfully tried a couple of these, start mixing them together. Banana and avocado, apple and butternut squash, and peas and sweet potato are good combos. They’re loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, easy to make and yummy. Avocados’ healthy fat is also essential to brain development.

What key lessons learned from your mother have you carried forward with your young family?

Two lessons really stick with me: “Stay open and leave room for life to surprise you,” and “You can have it all… just not all at the same time.” In my teens and 20s, I was a meticulous planner, disappointed if things didn’t go exactly as I wanted. Amazing things happened after taking Mom’s advice to leave myself open to wonder.

Growing up, I saw my mom have an amazing career, yet also be a fantastic wife and mother. Her secret, and now mine, is to prioritize and focus on one thing at a time, whether it’s work, kids or my husband. This way, everything in your life gets 100 percent of your attention some of the time, rather than trying to do everything at the same time, which rarely works.

What’s the best gift a mother can give her child?

There’s nothing more important to a child’s overall health and well-being than being raised in a loving, warm environment where they feel safe, loved and important. My deep love for my children guides every decision I make for them. A mother’s intuition is a superpower.

Gerry Strauss is a freelance writer in Hamilton, NJ. Connect at GerryStrauss@aol.com.

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COOL CHOW Icy Treats for Hot Summer Days

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fill celery logs with plain yogurt and n 2015, manufacturers of commerfreeze. To serve, cut into one-bite pieccial dog and cat foods and treats es appropriate for a dog’s size. issued 28 recalls, some for multiple

Another easy favorite is filling products, due to the potential presan ice cube tray two-thirds full with ence of listeria or salmonella bacteria, Greek-style or traditional plain yogurt mold, dangerous levels of cumulatively mixed with diced strawberries or harmful propylene glycol, inadequate whole blueberries and freeze overthiamine, elevated levels of vitamin D, night. For cats, omit the off odors or labeling Use the freshest fruit and instead add problems (Tinyurl.com/ PetFoodManufacturer ingredients, organic bits of mercury-free water-packed tuna or Recalls). In response, and non-GMO (no salmon as a special homemade treats have grown in popularity to genetic modification) treat. Add fresh or dried catnip to catch ensure that pets enjoy safe and healthy snacks. where possible; tuna Kitty’s attention.

“Once when fixing

“Most summer or salmon in a pouch dinner, I dropped a fruits work naturally to is safer than BPA- piece of frozen yellow cool the body,” advises squash and the dogs Cathy Alinovi, co-author canned fish. dove for it,” says writer of Dinner PAWsible: A Livia J. Washburn, in Azle, Texas, of Cookbook of Nutritious Homemade her Chihuahuas. “Nicki waits for things Meals for Cats and Dogs, in Pine Vilto hit the floor; Nora showed her game lage, Indiana. “Healthful treats, made face and won the Squash War.” from the best ingredients, are a good “Obesity is the number one nuway to take a break from summer heat.” tritional disease affecting our pets, so

She suggests taking a refreshing summertime activities that avoid overlook at low-calorie fruits and veggies heating are vital for overall health,” says such as stuffed celery used in creative, Veterinarian Jeff Werber, a veterinary tasty ways. After removing strings,

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medical journalist with a Los Angeles practice. “Proper nutrition is critical— not only to the foods we feed, but to the treats we give.”

Twelve years ago, Rick Woodford’s Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, Jackson, was diagnosed with lymphoma. In order to keep him eating, Woodford shared his own food.

Jackson lived an additional four years, in part due to improved nutrition.

“Portion control is important,” he says.

“What’s right for an 80-pound dog is way too much for a 30-pounder.”

Woodford, the author of Feed Your Best Friend Better and Chow, lives near Portland, Oregon.

Frosty Paws is a lower lactose version of ice cream for dogs and discriminating cats. Recipes for homemade versions can be found online. The basics are one ripe, mashed banana, 32 ounces of plain or vanilla yogurt and two tablespoons of honey, all mixed in a blender and frozen in small ice cube trays. Variations may substitute goat’s milk yogurt or add a quarter-cup of strawberries, cranberries or blueberries for antioxidants in lieu of the honey.

Frozen vegetable broth, primed with added bits of cooked chopped spinach, broccoli, carrots or a small cheese cube, is a hit with dogs. Cats like theirs with tidbits of chicken, turkey or a few shreds of cheese.

Using a bone-shaped ice cube tray lets humans know it’s the pet’s treat.

“When I was developing frozen treat recipes, my husband came in from the yard one hot afternoon and went straight to the freezer,” says Paris Permenter about John Bigley, co-authors of The Healthy Hound Cookbook, in Cedar Park, Texas, who live with mixed breeds Irie and Tiki. “I watched him eat two helpings of the dog ice cream and then told him what it was. We often share our food with our dogs. It was nice for them to share their goodies with us!”

The bottom line for the best summertime treats is to go healthy, be creative, use fresh ingredients, don’t overindulge and stay cool.

Connect with freelance writer Sandra Murphy at StLouisFreelanceWriter@ mindspring.com.

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Life According To?

by Seijaku Roshi

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undamental to Zen Spirituality is the question of, “What is Appropriate?” The dictionary defines “appropriate” as “suitable or proper in the circumstances.” We practice or train to cultivate the wisdom to live our lives authentically and appropriately.

In the Zendo (meditation hall), the senior monk rises before dismissing the monks following the evening prayers to recite the “Evening Dharani”: “Permit me to respectfully remind you.

Birth and Death is The Supreme Matter.

Everything is of the nature of impermanence: Gone, gone, forever gone.

Opportunity is too often lost. Do not squander your life.” What is “suitable or proper” in the circumstance of impermanence?

We are born and we will inevitably die. How do I live my life, given that I will die and so will everyone I know but, more importantly, neither I or anyone else knows the hour of his or her passing?

The reality of impermanence whether we like to think about it or not is the “Supreme Matter”, which must be resolved if we ever expect to live life in a way that we fully experience being alive. Forget “mindfulness” apart from resolving the matter of impermanence.

No matter how much we train in mindfulness if we have not resolved the reality of impermanence we are never really fully present to the moment. We will always procrastinate or be distracted because ego has deluded us into

thinking we have time, or they will be there later.

What would your life look like tomorrow if you really knew that you haven’t a clue as to when it will all end?

What would you say or do with a loved one if you truly considered the real possibility that they might not come home tonight? I often tell people that every single person who entered the Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11, assumed without even thinking about it, that they were returning home that evening. Also, their loved one who may have kissed them goodbye assumed the same as well.

What is the appropriate way to live your life given that your life is “of the nature of impermanence”? This is where you begin. Not in the future, that place you hope to arrive one day never knowing for sure you’ll get there; Not in the

past, it’s already “gone, forever gone.”

Right here, you look in your heart and ask yourself the questions you’ve taken for granted, “With whatever time I have to live how do I want to live my life?” “Who do I want to be?” “What do I want the ones I love to know?”

“What do I want them to remember… when I am gone, forever gone?” Then act accordingly. Choose; decide; plan, accordingly—appropriately.

Now you are ready to live your life! Just in case you got distracted again, remember… “Everything, everyone, is of the nature of impermanence.”

Act accordingly!

I Love You. Seijaku Roshi is an American Zen Master, parent, Buddhist priest, author, life coach, keynote speaker and visionary pioneer on the principles of “Authentic Spirituality”. He is the founder of The Zen Society and Abbot of Pine Wind Zen Community/Jizo-an Monastery, in Shamong, NJ. For more information, call 609-268-9151 or visit TheZenSociety.org.

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Signs That You’ve Found Your Calling

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ou may think you’ve identified your calling, questioned it, become disillusioned, left it and then come back to it in a different form. The following clues let you know you’re on the right track.

You realize you’ve been training for this since birth. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, regrets and screwups have all been preparation. Major life disruptions and failures were all just teaching essential lessons so that you can become who you’re called to be.

You sense ease. In the face of obstacles—such as doors of suspected opportunity that are shut tight or relentless struggles impeding a course you thought was right—it can be hard to tell if your commitment is just being tested or you’ve veered off course. Such hurdles can be part of the growth process cultivating your “inner hero” necessary for the journey. Trust the sense of movement towards ease, which likely will include supportive synchronicities.

Your health may improve. Cravings for unhealthy foods will lessen and you’ll feel more energetic. Old aches and pains might disappear; even chronic illness can fade when you’re focused on your life purpose.

You feel strangely peaceful, despite reasons to be anxious. Your soul longs to express what you’re on Earth to express, and when you finally rise into alignment with your calling, your soul does a happy dance. Even if everything else seems to be falling apart and others consider you crazy, you’ll be centered in peace, relieved that you finally know what you’re called to do.

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The universe rolls out the red carpet. When called to do what is needed for the highest good of all beings, the universe bends over backwards to hand you whatever you need.

No request is too small. Unexpected money flows in and other resources appear just as you’re ready to give up.

You’ll know you’re on track, even if it is not quite clear what you’re on track to do.

People find you. Few can fulfill a calling alone. Most of us need a tribe to lift us up as we do brave, scary, world-changing things. When you’re aligned with your life purpose, the right people, including magic-wielding mentors, will find you at the right time, if only you’re courageous enough to be vulnerable about what you’re being called to do.

Dr. Lissa Rankin, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, is the author of Mind Over Medicine, The Fear Cure and The Anatomy of a Calling (TheAnatomyOfACalling.com).

calendar of events Email NASouthJersey@gmail.com for guidelines and to submit entries.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 2 Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home.

Petsmart Deptford, 2000 Clements Bridge Rd, Woodbury. 856-424-2288. Adoptions@awanj. org. awanj.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 3 Interpretive Trail Hike – 1:30-2:30pm. Join an RNC naturalist for an interpretive hike through our varied habitats. Pace is easy and suitable for adults and teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

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

Meditation with Janet – 7:30-8:30pm. Meditation is a powerful mental and nerve tonic. Meditating for a half hour daily enables us to face life with peace and spiritual strength. We will learn and practice with the 14 points of meditation and various techniques to help guide you into establishing a meditation practice. $10. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon.

856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Canoe/Kayak the Batsto River – 9:30am. Enjoy a lovely Pinelands paddle from Quaker Bridge to Batsto Lake. Batsto River, Burlington County.

For more info, George & Leona: 609-259-3734 or Leona@PineyPaddlers.com.

Bike Maintenance Basics: Level 1 – 6:30-8pm.

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

A Course in Spirituality – 7-9pm. What is spirit?

What does it mean to be spiritual Ongoing classes are designed to inform and enlighten participants about living authentic spiritual lives in the world. Suggested donation $10. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609268-9151. PineWind.org.

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

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Refresh Your Run – 6:30-8pm. Whether you are just starting or are getting “back on track,” this class will help you get in the groove and provide training and technique insights to get you back in shape and/or prepare for your upcoming 5-10K or more. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei. com/stores/marlton.html.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 New Jersey Pinelands Commission Monthly Meeting – 9:30am. The Pinelands Commission is the state agency that oversees conservation and development within the Pinelands boundaries. They hold a regular monthly meeting that is open to the public. 15 Springfield Rd, Pemberton. Pinelands Preservation Alliance: 609-8598860. Agenda: State.nj.us/pinelands.

Canoe/Kayak with your Pooch on the Wading River – 10am. Paddle 10 miles from Godfrey Bridge to Chips Folly Campground (takeout fee). Wading River, Burlington County. For more info, George & Leona: 609-259-3734 or Leona@PineyPaddlers.com.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 9 Silent Retreat – 7am-7pm. A full-day meditation providing a way to greatly deepen your practice.

Includes walking meditation, Dharma talk, light breakfast, lunch and dinner. $35/full day, $25/ partial day. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. Registration required: 609268-9151. PineWind.org.

Baby Basics – 9:30am-12:30pm. An introduction for expectant parents, adoptive parents, grandparents, nannies and caregivers to all aspects of infant care. Topics include, but are not limited to: basic infant care including feeding, bathing, diapering, and characteristics of the newborn. With special guests a rep. child passenger safety seat technician and a Virtua pediatrician. $40. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman CC, Voorhees. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Carranza Memorial – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 5 miles, moderate pace. Meandering walk by the Batona campground and High Crossing. Will be back in time to optionally join the Ceremony honoring Emilio Carranza who crashed in the pines returning from a good will flight between Mexico City and New York City

in 1928. Check Meetup for any changes. Meet at Carranza memorial parking lot. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, dbickin@yahoo.com.

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

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

Animal Welfare Association Adoption Event – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. Bring happiness home. Petco Turnersville, 141 Tuckahoe Rd, Ste 130, Sewell.

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

Sibling Class: Make Way for Baby – 1-2:30pm. This class will prepare children between the ages of 3-7 for the arrival of the newborn sibling. Through interactive activities, the children will talk about their role as the big brother or sister, feelings regarding the change and infant care with their doll or stuffed animal and discuss healthy practices. Advance payment required. $30/family. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman CC, Voorhees.

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

Star Watch at Batsto Village – 7-10pm. Sponsored by West Jersey Astronomical Society.

Free. Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest. 609567-4559. WASociety.us.

SUNDAY, JULY 10 Hike Beyond Martha – 8:30am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 5 miles, easy to moderate pace.

Will follow the Pompeston creek in Cinnaminson and Riverton, with a trip to the mouth of the creek if I read the tide tables correctly. Check Meetup for any changes. Meet at the Rush School parking lot in Cinnaminson at the end of Wynwood Dr. Leader, David Bicking: 609-3322109, DBickin@yahoo.com.

Finding Fungi at Rancocas – 10am-2pm. Join the NJ Mycological Association (NJMA) on a walk to discover the variety of fungi found at Rancocas.

Collected specimens will be identified by NJMA members. The afternoon will feature a mushroom cultivation demonstration, and offer those interested the chance to make their own “mushroom log” (additional cost, $6 each). RNC members: $7/person, $15/family (limit 5); nonmembers: $9/person, $21/family (limit 5). Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Yin Yoga Series – Sundays, July 10-24. 5:306:45pm. With April O’Malley. A passive yoga where we sink into postures for extended intervals. These longer held poses ease flexibility to connective tissue, cultivating core flexibility and restores the body and mind. $45/series, $15/ drop-in or use class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

MONDAY, JULY 11 Mommy & Me Yoga Series – Mondays, July 11-Aug 15. 10-11am. 6-wk series with Cameron Logar. Designed for you and your baby ages 6 wks-1 yr. Enjoy this special time connecting and

bonding with your new little one. It’s also a great way to join a community of other new moms.

Classes allow for you to feed and cuddle your baby as needed, (and cat naps). The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800.

To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Kid’s Yoga Camp: Ages 5-10 – July 11-15 & Aug 8-12. 11am-1pm. With Cindy Irvin. In this camp we will breathe in love and breathe out peacefulness through fun, engaging animal breathing exercises. Will connect to ourselves, each other and the environment through song and singing bowl sounds. Also lots of movement, poses, partner poses, music, reading, arts and crafts, snacks and relaxation. $30/drop-in 1 day, $130/full week; $225/pre-register for both weeks. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveIn JoyYoga.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 12 Advanced Back Routine for Massage Therapist – July 12-14. Continuing education course.

Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6444. liws.org.

Baby and Me Yoga: 5-Wk Series – Tuesdays, July 12-Aug 9. 1-2pm. Ages 3 mos-18 mos. It’s a special and fun way to reconnect with your body and baby. This will be a great support system and information exchange too. Majaka Yoga, 377 S Main St, Williamstown. To register: 609-2316706 or MajakaYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 Infant Massage Series – Wednesdays, July 13-27. With Pat Angermaier. A 3-wk series of classes designed to help you master the techniques of infant massage so you can incorporate this joyful and wonderful healing art into your baby’s life. Daily massage can be one of the greatest gifts you five to your child and yourself. $50. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

Majaka Kids’ Yoga Summer Camp – July 1315. 1-4pm. Come join our fun kids’ yoga summer camp. Kids will learn mindful breathing techniques and fun yoga poses through games and art work. Majaka Yoga, 377 S Main St, Williamstown. To register: 609-231-6706 or Majaka Yoga.com.

Open House: Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies – 5-7pm. Meet with current students, staff and administration, tour the facility, get free seated chair massage and have their application fee waived if they fill one out at the open house. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. Register: 888-LOURDES. liws.org.

Gourmet Camp Cooking – 6:30-8pm. We’ll break down some of the components of great meals and translate how to bring them into the outdoors. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/ marlton.html.

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

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

PineWind.org.

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THURSDAY, JULY 14 Cancer Survivors’ Support Group – 6:30-8pm.

This support group is for all cancer patients who have completed active treatment and are learning to live life as cancer survivors. The group offers an opportunity to discover how your life has changed after cancer and embrace your “new normal.” Professionally facilitated by Marian Mitchell, MDiv, CSW. Free. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Conference Center, Voorhees. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Creating a Positive Birth Experience – 6:308:30pm. The birth of your baby is a memorable moment. Let’s make it a positive one. Learn how from Jodi Green, a certified doula with 15 years of experience. She will discuss: Assembling your birth team; Preparing for a positive birth; How to feel empowered throughout the birth process; Making informed decisions during your labor and delivery. $15. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/ Holman CC, Voorhees. Register: 888-8478823 or Virtua.org.

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 & 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/marlton.html.

FRIDAY, JULY 15 Laughter Yoga – 7-8pm. A simple yet uplifting practice of breathing and laughing that releases happy chemicals. Lifts our mood and energizes the body. A fun workout. Offered monthly. $13/ drop-in, $10/senior/student. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287.

YogaForLiving.net.

SATURDAY, JULY 16 Cleanup at Hidden Lake, Gloucester Township – 10am-1pm. Join the South Jersey Land & Water Trust for a cleanup. Help pick up trash along the roadside, then hike back to the “hidden lake.” Bags, grabbers and gloves provided. Wear appropriate shoes and bring water, bug spray and sunscreen. Free. Meet near the intersection of New Rd & Little Mill Rd. RSVP: mhogan@ sjlandwater.org.

The Carpenter Frog Pinelands Hike – 10:30am.

2-4 miles. Atsion Office, Wharton State Forest.

More info: 609-567-4559.

Naturalist-Led Saturday Walk – 10:3011:30am. Join an RNC naturalist for a themed hike around the preserve. Suitable for adults and interested teenagers. Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

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

Adoptions@awanj.org. awanj.org.

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A Special Evening with Seijaku Roshi – 6:309pm. An evening for those families and friends of loved ones suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s. Join us for in-depth instruction in both ancient meditation, contemplative and mindfulness techniques as a way to empower and support. A period of sharing and fellowship follows.

Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151.

PineWind.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Tall Pines Cleanup – 8:30-11:30am. Join the South Jersey Land & Water Trust and the Friends of Tall Pines for a cleanup at Gloucester County’s first state park, the newly-preserved Tall Pines State Preserve. Pick up trash around the parking lot and cart paths throughout the park.

Bags, grabbers and gloves provided. Wear appropriate shoes and bring water, bug spray and sunscreen. Free. 244 Bark Bridge Rd, Sewell.

RSVP: mhogan@sjlandwater.org.

Canoe/Kayak the Oswego River – 9am. We’ll paddle 8 miles from Lake Oswego to Harrisville Lake. Meet at Lake Oswego. For more info, George & Leona: 609-259-3734 or Leona@ PineyPaddlers.com.

Advanced Chakra & Aura Healing – 11am4pm. Learn both the major and minor chakras, the 12 chakra system, how to determine imbalances, heal and balance the chakras using crystals, oils and exercises. Learn all about the aura and how it can be healed and strengthened.

Beyond beginners. $265. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-445-HEAL. Registration required: Genesis SpiritualHealing.com.

Mind, Body & Soul – 12-1:30pm. Part of Virtua’s VIP program for mature adults. Stimulate your mind and enrich your soul, all while enjoying a delicious meal. Features discussions on interesting health and lifestyle topics. Usually meets on the 3rd Tues each month. $6 for Lunch Buffet pay at door. Virtua Camden, 1000 Atlantic Ave, Camden. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

MONDAY, JULY 18 Family & Friends CPR for Infants and Children – 6:30-8:30pm. Program geared towards family members, friends and members of the general community who want to learn how to perform CPR for infants and children, and who do not need a course completion card. $30/person, $50/ couple. Virtua Training Center, 523 Fellowship Rd, Ste 220, Mount Laurel. Register: 888-8478823 or Virtua.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 Advanced Leg Routine for Massage Therapist – July 19-21. Continuing education course.

Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6444. liws.org.

The Benefits of Understanding Spiritual “Free Will” – 7-8:30pm. With Susan Drummond. Are you ready to open your intuition to hear from your guides? Susan will share simple yet very effective ways to open your intuition. Come prepared with a question for your guides you can ask through Susan. $30. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Elevated Camping: Hammocking Basics – 6:308pm. Hammocks are a versatile companion for any outdoor adventure, but sometimes levitation has a learning curve. Join our hammocking experts for some tips and tricks that will have you flying in no time. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/ marlton.html.

Book Club: Eat Dirt – 7pm. Do you know someone with auto-immune disease? Ever wonder why so many Americans suffer from colitis, and Crohn’s and celiac diseases? We’ll explore this and more at our summer book discussion featuring Eat Dirt by Dr. Josh Axe. Book explores how modern improvements to our food supply have damaged our intestinal health and what we can do to improve our health. Free, but must register. Hosted by Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Health Task Force. Inkwood Books, 31 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield. Registration: conta.cc/1YnN7wj Strength after Breast Cancer – 7-8pm. Treatment for my breast cancer is over. Now what?

Virtua in Motion Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Virtua Centers for HealthFitness and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have teamed up to bring exercise to breast cancer survivors. This new program educates survivors about lymphedema and helps them to build strength. Free. Virtua’s Health & Wellness Center Moorestown, 401 Young Ave, VMG Conference Rm. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Free Film and Discussion – 6:30pm. GMO Free NJ presents The Real Dirt on Farmer John, an award-winning film by director Taggart Siegel.

Through the extraordinary life of Farmer John we explore the intimate connection between the culture of the land and the culture of the creative expression of the human being and how they inform and enrich each other. Come and be inspired to deepen your own relationship with the source of the food on your table and quite possibly how it effects the world around you. Refreshments available. Collingswood Library, 771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood. RSVP: 856-425-2221 or email RSVP@GMOFreeNJ. com. GMOFreeNJ.com.

Heartsaver First Aid – 6:30-9:30pm. The Heartsaver First Aid Course teaches how to manage illness and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Course content includes general principles, medical emergencies, and injury emergencies. $55. Virtua Training Center, 523 Fellowship Rd, Ste 220, Mount Laurel. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Channeling Session with Lisa Miliaresis – 7-9pm. Join us for a beautiful evening as Lisa demonstrates her exceptional ability to communicate and share powerful and healing messages from loved ones on the other side. $50. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford.

609-953-7800. To register: TheSanctuaryFor Yoga.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 22 Canoe/Kayak the Mullica River – 8:30am. The aquatic flowering plants of the NJ Pinelands will still be in bloom. This is a 12-mile trip for experienced Pines paddlers; expect downfalls and portages. For more info, George & Leona: 609259-3734 or Leona@PineyPaddlers.com.

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

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Therapeutic Herbal Applications – July 23-31.

An introduction to herbal medicine with a focus on therapeutic uses for the massage practitioner both externally for clients and internally for selfcare. Continuing education course. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. 856-580-6444. liws.org.

Tidal Pompeston Creek Hike – 10am. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 5 miles, easy to moderate pace. Will follow the Pompeston creek in Cinnaminson and Riverton, with a trip to the mouth of the creek. Check Meetup for any changes. Meet at the Rush School parking lot in Cinnaminson at the end of Wynwood Dr. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, DBickin@ yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

Sound Bath under the Stars – 7-9:30pm. Join Devpreet Kaur for a sound extravaganza with 40+ vibrational healing instruments. Clear and balance every chakra, associated organ and endocrine gland during this powerful evening of chakra-specific crystal sound healing and gong bath. $30, $50/couple. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-registration required: 856-546-1006.

LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 24 How to Ride a Bike for Adults: BYOBike – 9am-12pm. Our professional instructors will patiently teach you the basic skills of riding a bike, including how to balance, steer and brake.

Participants must bring their own bike and helmet. $65/member, $85/nonmember. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei. com/stores/marlton.html.

Estell Manor Walk in the Woods – 10am-1pm.

Led by the South Jersey Land & Water Trust.

Walk along the boardwalk path to see native plants, listen to birds, and enjoy this beautiful preserved natural space. Free/SJLWT members, $3/nonmember. 109 Blvd Rte 50, Estell Manor.

RSVP: mhogan@sjlandwater.org.

How to Ride a Bike: Kids Ages 8-11 – 1-3pm.

Our fun, unique and proven instruction methods have helped hundreds of kids experience the joy of riding a bike. $60/member, $80/nonmember.

REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-8101938. rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

Burlington Towne Center-Riverline Town Walk – 2pm. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 3 miles, easy to moderate pace. Explore the streets of this historic town. Check Meetup for any updates.

Meet at the Riverline station. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, DBickin@yahoo.com.

MONDAY, JULY 25 Te e n S e l f - e m P O W E R m e n t P l a y s h o p – 10:30am-12:15pm. A 6-session POWER group for 12-14 year olds. Teens will be given knowledge and tools, engage in fun activities and come to understand they are valuable, loved and powerful. Held on Mon & Thurs, July 25Aug 11. $30/session, $150/series. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609975-8379. TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 26 SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) Basics – 6:30-8pm. Come learn about SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) and get “on board.” Program offers you an overview of SUP and the necessary equipment. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. 856-810-1938. rei.com/stores/ marlton.html.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Lightweight Backpacking Basics – 6:30-8pm.

Do you want to try backpacking but worry about carrying a heavy pack? Join an REI backpacking expert who will provide excellent tips on lightweight backpacking techniques. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856810-1938, rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

Free Holistic Health Webinar – 7-8pm. Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging/Health Through Awareness present Louis Trovato, DDS, a graduate of the American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry, School of Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine. He is the owner and senior doctor at Meetinghouse Dental Care, a biologic dental practice in Hatboro, PA. He is going to shed some light on the burning question, “What is biologic dentistry and why do we need it?” This talk will prepare you to ask the

right questions and demand materials and procedures that are more biocompatible to keep you safe. For more info or to register: 856-596-5834 or tdinj.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 28 Return to Roots Gathering – July 28-31. Over 30 workshops in hoop dance, yoga, meditation, flow arts, conscious living, personal development, healing and massage and much more.

Family friendly and kid-centric fun with two music stages. Indian Acres Tree Farm, 111 Tuckerton Rd, Medford. 2016.ReturnToRoots.com.

Kundalini 101 – 7-9pm. With Livshabad Kaur.

Join us for an evening of kundalini yoga and experience an intimate glimpse of your soul. Bring balance to your mind, body and spirit by consciously combining pranayama, mudra, mantras and kriyas. $22. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Breathing and Relaxation – 7:30-9:30pm. For those who would like to focus on learning natural ways of dealing with labor, this class will cover breathing, relaxation and massage techniques that can be used to help manage the birth experience. Class is for everyone, and is strongly recommended for anyone who wants to attempt labor and delivery without an epidural. It’s recommended that you take this class during your 7th month of pregnancy. $30. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman CC, Voorhees. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 30 Birthing and Babies Blitz! – 9am-4:30pm. This is a combination of our Labor Basics and Baby Basics class, all in one day. It is an active, all day, all-in-one class for expectant parents to prepare for labor &and delivery and aspects of infant care. $120/couple. Virtua Voorhees, 100 Bowman Dr, Garden Level/Holman CC, Voorhees. Register: 888-847-8823 or Virtua.org.

Summer Botany Tour – 10am-12pm. Walk will focus on identification of native flora in the summer months and will draw attention to insect use of various parts of vegetation.

Led by Saddler’s Woods Conservation Association (SWCA) Director of Forest Management Robyn A. Jeney. $2/person. Saddler’s Woods, 250 Macarthur Blvd, Haddon Township. Preregistration appreciated: 856-8697372. SaddlersWoods.org

SUNDAY, JULY 31 Roebling-Riverline Town Walk – 2pm. With the Outdoor Club of SJ. 3 miles, easy to moderate pace. Explore the streets of this historic town.

Check Meetup for any updates. Meet at the Riverline station. Leader, David Bicking: 609-3322109, DBickin@yahoo.com.

Group Clearing and Light Grid Activation – 6-8pm. With Lisa O’Brien. Receive an energetic clearing of our human filters/programs.

As we release these denser energies from the system we can also heal karmic and past life issues, as well as, family lineages. $20/pre-registered; limited space. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-5461006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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Kid’s Yoga Camp: Ages 5-10 – Aug 8-12. 11am1pm. With Cindy Irvin. In this camp we will breathe in love and breathe out peacefulness through fun, engaging animal breathing exercises. Will connect to ourselves, each other and the environment through song and singing bowl sounds. Also lots of movement, poses, partner poses, music, reading, arts and crafts, snacks and relaxation. $30/drop-in 1 day, $130/full week.

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

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

Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine locations in Voorhees, Moorestown & Sewell. 844-896-6367.

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SUNDAY AUGUST 21 Sound Bath under the Stars – 7-9:30pm. Join Devpreet Kaur for a sound extravaganza with 40+ vibrational healing instruments. Clear and balance every chakra, associated organ and endocrine gland during this powerful evening of chakra-specific crystal sound healing and gong bath. $30, $50/couple. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. Pre-registration required: 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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 $135 for unlimited yoga, meditation, postural alignment or dance movement classes.

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) – Tuesdays, Sept 27-Nov 15. With Linda Townshend. Now enrolling for fall sessions. This 8-wk course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness, teaches students how to use mindfulness to relate differently to life’s stresses and our reaction to them. $425 includes materials. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

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

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

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

sunday Sunday Morning Program – July 10 & 24.

9-10:30am. Includes a brief instruction on Zen meditation and Zendo etiquette followed by seated and walking meditation and Dharma talk. Suggested donation $5. Guests encouraged to arrive by 8:45am.

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

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

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

SustainableHaddonHeights.org.

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

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

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

267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@gmail. com. MeditationIn South Jersey.org.

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

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill.

856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

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

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is coached to accept new positive and uplifting thoughts about yourself and your life and filled with thoughts of hope and trust, opening your mind to infinite possibilities. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenter LifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Monthly Meditation/Mini-Workshop – 6:308:30pm. 1st Mon. Explore meditation, energy education/topics and reiki. Please arrive on time so the meditation is not disturbed, and refrain from alcohol the day of the workshop. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SolYogaNJ.com.

Moorestown Walks – 7:30pm. 1st Tues.

With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. Approx 3 miles. Moderate pace. Different routes through Moorestown’s historic streets. A walk on suburban streets and sidewalks to stretch the legs after work on a mid-week night with good company and conversation. Meet across from the Moorestown Library on 2nd St in the Municipal Parking Lot. Leader, David Bicking: 609-3322109, DBickin@yahoo.com. ocsj.org.

wednesday Early Dawn Meditation – 5:30-7am. July 1 then 2nd & 3rd week of the month, Wed-Fri. Start your day off right. Come sit and meditate with us and for the entire time or any part of it. Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Mixed Level Hatha with Daveki – 10:15am.

75-min yoga class. $5 suggested donation. Sam-

ma Vayama Well-Being, 12 Girard Rd S, Glassboro. Register: svwb.org.

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

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

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

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

Shikantaza or “Just Sitting” & Evening Prayers – July 7 & 14. 6:30-8pm. Experience a form of meditation in which one focuses on everything that is experienced: thoughts, sounds and feelings. Donations appreciated. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

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

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

Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-6643236. SolYogaNJ.com.

Meditation for Everyone – 7-8pm. With Buddhist Monk, Gen Kelsang Tenzin. Drop-ins welcome; no experience necessary. $10/class. Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood. 267-702-3817. MeditationInSouthJersey@ gmail.com. MeditationIn SouthJersey.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

609-975-8379.

Friday Nite Fitness Hike – 7pm. Brisk pace, 8-10 miles. Work up a sweat exploring the sand roads and trails of Brendan Byrne State Forest. Be prepared to walk at an average of 3.5 mph, with few breaks.

Meet at the Campground, Glass House and Coopers Rd, Woodland Township. Leaders, Bob Hodges: RLHHLR@aol.com. ocsj.org.

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

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Burlington County Farmers’ Market – Thru Oct 29. 8:30am-1pm. Rain or shine. Locally grown produce, prepared foods, artists, weekly cooking demonstrations, family-friendly entertainment. 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown. Burl CoAgCenter.com.

Saturday Morning Flow with Carly – 9:15am.

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

Refresh and Renew Yoga – 10:15-11:15am.

Start your weekend by clearing out the chaos and stressors of the week. Class will guide you through a flowing series of purifying and restorative postures. All levels. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236.

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

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FOR RENT CHERRY HILL WELLNESS CENTER – Beautiful 900-sq-ft studio with hardwood floors for workshops, yoga and more. Counseling rooms available for individual therapy, body work or massage. Very reasonable monthly, daily and hourly rates available.

Great location off 295, plenty of parking, local restaurants next door. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-4047287. Pictures: YogaForLiving.net.

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

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YOGA, PILATES, DANCE OR RELATED WORKSHOPS – Studio space for rent in Hainesport. Great location on Rte 38. 267-664-3236.

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ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS RENEÉ ROBERTSON, LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST Restoration-You Inc. 720 E Main St, Ste 1-D 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, gentle touch on 32 points on the scalp 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. Energetic Massage and Bodywork for Women.

AWAKENED LIVING ANDREW J. ASSINI, MA 12 Girard Rd S Glassboro, NJ 08028 856-347-SVWB svwb.org ConsciousContact.org

Assini, a licensed mental health professional, university professor, and recovering addict, is the founder of Samma Vayama WellBeing, a center for awakened living, and Conscious Contact, a private counseling and transformation practice. See ad, page 47.

AYURVEDIC HEALING PRACTITIONER

ACUPUNCTURE JANET WATKINS, RYT, CRM FRANCHESCA ISAAC, LAC, DIPL. AC., HHC Acupuncture, Holistic Health Coach 860 Rte 168, Ste 104 Turnersville, NJ 08012 856-401-9550 FranchescaIsaac.com

Franchesca Isaac is a nationally New Jersey-licensed Acupuncturist and a certified holistic health counselor.

Acupuncture is known to help a wide variety of conditions including; migraines, back pain, neck pain, digestive issues, allergies, menstrual symptoms, and menopausal symptoms. Schedule a complimentary consultation to learn how acupuncture can help.

MELISA SKYRM, MAC, DIPL AC, LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST

Ayurvedic Healing Practitioner Registered Yoga Teacher Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-816-4158 Utilizing the principles of Ay u r v e d a , n u t r i t i o n , y o g a , 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. See ad, page 25.

BIONETIC HEALING

Regenerate Health and Wellness 2 Sheppard Rd, Ste 500, Voorhees 609-332-1324 RegenerateHealthAndWellness.com

INSIGHT TO YOUR WELLNESS

Acupuncture, Advanced Allergy Therapeutics (AAT), cupping, detoxification, nutrition, and relaxation techniques for acute and chronic pain, stress, concussions, overuse injuries, digestive and immune conditions, and more. AAT offers a non-invasive and effective approach in treating allergy and sensitivity symptoms. See ad, page 15.

Adriana Lefkowitz is a holistic nutritionist and a Certified Bionetic P r a c t i t i o n e r. S h e u s e s a SpectraVision scan to identify stressors. All your supplements are tested to ensure proper absorption by your body. Using data from the scan she balances your body with homeopathy and low laser light therapy to achieve health and wellness. See ad, page 9.

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CHIROPRACTOR DECOTIIS CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS 30 W Holly Ave Pitman, NJ 08071 856-218-1330 Fddec@WellnessSpeakers.org

Dr. DeCotiis specializes in wellnessbased Chiropractic care: helping the body to function at its personal best while reducing internal and external stresses. We individualize care to optimize performance of body systems by reducing nerve damage, improving spinal alignment, posture, ergonomics, sleep habits, hormone balance and improving overall health through exercise, weight loss, detox and supplementation.

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 D r. B i d w e l l i s d e d i c a t e d t o 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 16.

COUNSELING COLLEEN BRIGID FITZPATRICK, LCSW Instrumental Change Medford, NJ; Haddonfield, NJ 609-313-4341 InstrumentalChangeLLC.com

Mind, body, spirit counseling for all ages. Colleen Brigid Fitzpatrick is a licensed clinical s o c i a l w o r k e r, C e r t i f i e d i n Neurologic Music Therapy with advanced training in many areas.

Her integration of various treatments have helped children, teens and adults achieve a balance in their lives.

See ad, page 6.

ENERGYWORK LISA O’BRIEN, E-RYT, CRM

Experienced Energy Intuitive and Yoga Teacher 856-261-0554 BlissBodyNJ.com Lisa O’Brien is an experienced yoga teacher, Reiki Master and energy intuitive offering private and group sessions. She specializes in clearing blockages and negative programs out of the energy system for healing and advancement on one’s path.

MARILYN EPPOLITE

The Wisdom Within Moorestown office/Skype or phone sessions 856-236-5973 TheWisdomWithin.net Transform your Chaos to Calm!

Calm your worried mind, manage your inner critic, and connect to your Wisdom Within, through d r u g - f r e e e n e rg y t e c h n i q u e s , mindfulness and spiritual counseling. Clarify and accomplish goals, guided by your deepest Wisdom. Schedule your complimentary 21-min Call to Transformation on website.

HEALING MODALITIES

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 9.

HYPNOTHERAPY BRIAN STEMETZKI

901 Rte 168, Ste 103, Turnersville 856-266-4983 ABetterTomorrowCounselingServices.com Brian Stemetzki is a licensed L C S W, N B C C H a n d a l e v e l 2-trained EMDR clinician. He provides a wide variety of treatment methods such as Hypnotherapy, EMDR and EFT that can help you reach your goals quicker and easier.

See ad, page 42.

DR. JAIME FELDMAN, DCH SARAH OUTLAW, CBHC, MH, NRT Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey 1050 N Kings Hwy, Ste 200 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 856-667-6805 NHICSouthJersey.com

Safe, natural solutions for many health problems. Get to the root of your symptoms and heal your body with Nutrition Response Testing™. Sarah Outlaw is a Master Herbalist and Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner offering a non-invasive, advanced form of muscle testing for food sensitivities, chemical and metal toxicity, and immune system issues for all ages. Individualized, targeted nutrition programs designed for every client. See ad, page 24.

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 11.

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INTEGRATIVE/HOLISTIC MEDICINE

MASSAGE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT

NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR MELISSA JOSSELSON, ND

DR. STEVEN HORVITZ

Institute for Medical Wellness 110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown, NJ 856-231-0590 DrHorvitz.com Board-Certified Family Medicine blending traditional family care with a holistic focus and preventive, nutritional and integrative approach. We look for causes and triggers for disease before reaching for the prescription pad. Same and next day appointments are available. See ad, page 22.

PHILIP GETSON, DO

Health Through Awareness 100 Brick Rd, Ste 206, Marlton, NJ 08053 856-596-5834 Health Through Awareness takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Dr. Philip Getson is a boardcertified 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 infrared detox sauna (The POD), Reiki, a smoking cessation program, physician standard supplements and ongoing wellness classes. See ad, page 9.

LAW OF ATTRACTION COACH

DOROTHEA ATKINS, TH.D., RN, LMT Holos Touch LLC 17 White Horse Pike, Ste 6, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 856-546-7500 dr.dottyatkins@gmail.com HolosTouchLLC.com

Experience and learn simple yet effective pain relief methods in individual or group sessions. Dr. Atkins’ advanced muscle release treatment and self-care education has proven published results for the past decade. Other services include certified manual lymph drainage, and relief for various chronic conditions. See ads, pages 17 and 31.

MINDFULNESS TEACHER & LIFE COACH

JEN PERRY, MA, MSED

215-292-5056 JenPerry7@mac.com HeartfulnessConsulting.com Ready to live life from your heart?

Learn mindfulness and heartfulness techniques to skillfully work with fears, stress, blocks and self-defeating behaviors and unlock the power of your heart to live an authentic, joy-filled life. I work with parents, children, teens and adults individually and in classes.

DAVID BARTKY, LOACC Phone Coaching At Its Best 973-444-7301 Info@LifeCoachDavid.com

I am an experienced and certified Law of Attraction Life Coach. Are you ready to start attracting what you want instead of what you don’t want? The first phone session is free.

NATURAL MEDICINE SEAN CHRISTOPHER INSELBERG, ACN, NET, NRT

Nutritional Wellness Center of South Jersey 1 Cinnaminson Ave, Palmyra, NJ 08065 856-499-2160 NutritionalWellnessNJ.com Sean Christopher Inselberg is an Advanced Clinical Nutritionist Practicing Nutrition Response testing and Neuro Emotional Technique. He uses non-invasive testing to uncover the root cause of symptoms and disease. The techniques are clinically proven to help restore the body back to optimal health.

Using an advanced form of applied kinesiology, the testing shows any structural impairments, nutritional deficiencies, hidden infections and emotional stressors that can all become barriers to achieving good health. See ad, page 6.

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Naturopathic Doctor Marlton & Haddonfield, NJ 856-472-9495 MyNaturalDoctor.com

Holistic healthcare for all ages and a variety of health conditions.

Find the cause of your health issues and heal using safe, natural and non-toxic therapies. See ad, page 15.

NUMEROLOGIST TRACI ROSENBERG, MA

Numerologist & Empowerment Coach 609-417-4526 TraciRosenberg@gmail.com SoulTalkWithTraci.com J o i n t h e r e g i o n ’s l e a d i n g 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 JAMIE MOUNT, CHHC, BSED

Oh How Healthy, LLC Family Nutrition and Wellness Coaching 21 Haines Mill Rd Delran NJ 08075 856-630-1249 OhHowHealthy.com I am a school teacher turned family nutrition coach. I’ve seen how food directly affects mood, behavior, energy levels and ability to think in children and adults alike. I believe that it’s imperative to make a shift as a family for real change to happen. I help families reach goals of healthier living easily and without breaking the bank. I do this by providing families with the tools they’ll need as well as hold them accountable.

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DANA REYNOLDS, MA/M.ED. HEALERS UNIVERSE

Andrea Regal, Subtle Energy Therapist 856-904-5566 Andrea@HealersUniverse.com HealersUniverse.com Want to know where you Source from? What role you play in the Earth’s evolution? What are the Soul Purposes underlying the greatest issues and challenges of your life? “Discover the Universe Within” sessions can allow you to truly “Know Thyself” and create the life you dream. Or 75-/90-min Earth/ Galactic Alignment sessions to set you back on course. 30+ years experience in counseling and teaching the energetics of mind, body and soul connection.

REAL ESTATE

SHERI SMITH, CRS GRI ABR SFR, LIFE COACH

Broker Associate, BHHS Fox & Roach 41 S Haddon Ave, Haddonfield NJ 08033 856-616-7006 FrontDoorKey@gmail.com Smith Real Estate Solutions was created with the idea in mind that there is a large stress factor involved in finding one’s home from the fear of the unknown (the process) to not having a source to have simple housing questions a n s w e r e d . Ta k i n g a h o l i s t i c approach, ultimate goals are taken into consideration along with knowledge of the market to help clients understand and achieve their pathway whether buying, selling, renting or simply needing some guidance. See ad, page 26, and article, page 27.

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Mount Meru Holistic Pranic and Shamanic Healing Cherry Hill/Medford area 856-993-1786 MtMeruHolistic.com Healer/clairvoyant with 30 years experience. Qi pranic healing involves a shamanic method of bodywork and channeling Qi (Chi or Ki), which taps into the energetic ancestral consciousness to powerfully address disease, chronic illness and imbalance at all levels. Revitalizes, rejuvenates cells, expels toxins, balances hormones and powers up immunity. Tackles all disorders of the body, mind and environment.

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YOGA FOR LIVING

Lighting Up Your Pathway to Positive Changes Christine Hopkins, MA, BC-DMT 856-265-9815

1926 Greentree Rd 856-404-7287 YogaForLiving.net

Yoga, Mindfulness M e d i t a t i o n , Ayurveda and a variety of classes, workshops and retreats. See ad, page 15.

Shamanism is helpful for getting unstuck on long-term problems and clearing trauma residue. My shamanic methods are personalized to energize your effectiveness in any area of your life. I bring 25 years professional experience in body-mind-spirit wellness to this work. My clients have experienced significant results. See ad, page 47.

ZEN LIFE COACHING SEIJAKU ROSHI

WELLNESS CENTER THE CENTER…LIFE IN BALANCE

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

Awareness Coaching, THE CENTER with Maryann Miller, and Life in Balance 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-ofsorts, have a free consultation to determine the unique approach for your unique journey. See ad, page 8.

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 37.

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