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Our health is often a casualty of stressful schedules, unhealthy habits and toxic chemicals introduced into our environment and other factors. Poor health can sabotage our lives. No one wants to sit at a concert with a headache or meet friends for dinner while nursing a toothache, much less attempt to navigate everyday life while battling some bothersome ailment. Yet too few pay attention to what it takes to stay healthy until some symptom can no longer be ignored.

I run a martial arts and fitness facility and students regularly come to class with minor injuries or soreness for which some seek medical attention.

Recently, a student with a sore knee said his doctor advised that running, jumping and kicking are bad for knees and advised him to cease such activities. Of course we need to avoid stressing joints, but what does a cessation of an active lifestyle mean for the rest of the body? Surely there are variations of activities and options we can consider that will keep both body and spirit happy and healthy.

As this month’s feature article by Lisa Marshall, “The Rise of Functional Medicine” explains, it’s past time for all of us, including physicians, to get back to treating the body as a whole organism. Among other things, it calls for a collaboration of generalists and specialists sharing information and focusing on prevention as well as the most natural and least invasive treatments possible. I know I would be more likely to follow a recommended regimen prescribed by a provider interested in optimizing my overall health as opposed to only making the acute symptom disappear or aching body part feel better.

Good, ongoing, self-care with an eye to the bigger picture is the best medicine I’ve found. The alternative is a perpetual cycle of abusing our bodies with poor food, unhealthy habits, lack of exercise and other questionable choices, and then running to a specialist to try to fix whatever ailment crops up. America is fortunate to have a variety of healthcare practitioners and facilities to help us deal with issues that arise and surprise, but keeping our focus on supporting overall physical and mental health goes a long way to preventing problems before they start. My hope is that this approach will help me enjoy a good quality of life in my elder years; in my view, it beats longevity regardless of health.

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Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. and the snow date is January 31.

Attendees will learn how easy it is to set up a coop, select hens and care for them year round. Legal issues in each town and what can be done about them will also be addressed. Speakers include the Chair of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens Maureen Breen and the Chair of Camden County Chickens Gwenne Baile.

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Speakers Barbara Thomas and Keith Monahan, of GMO Free NJ, will answer questions about the current status of GMOs and how they affect our health, our children, the environment and our future. Attendees will learn which foods to avoid, what to seek out and how to navigate the supermarket.

Thomas and Monahan will also discuss the latest news about GMO labeling and how to help with this issue.

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Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmers will be on hand to discuss their growing season, share cost and delivery options with potential buyers. Participants can learn about local food buying clubs that feature organic options and meet ustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Task Force will host a free master gardeners about growing their own vegetables and winter book discussion of Wenonah Hauter’s Foodopoly making raised beds. from 7 to 9 p.m., January 20, at Inkwood Camden County Chickens will bring a hen to the event Books, in Haddonfield. to discuss backyard chickens and local beekeepers will showFoodopoly takes a hard look at Americase a demonstration hive. ca’s food crisis and takes aim at the culprit behind it: The growing consolidation and corporatization of food production, which Location: 1301 Park Blvd. For more information, visit prevents farmers from raising healthy crops SustainableCherryHill.org. and limits the choices people can make in the grocery store. Attendees will discuss Hauter’s book with other readers.

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ustainable Cherry Hill’s Garden Task Force will present Food for Thought Three from 1 to 3 p.m., January 10, at the Camden County Environmental Center, in Cherry Hill.

This free, familyfriendly forum offers opportunities to learn about growing and buying local, sustainable foods. Visitors are encouraged to bring a canned food donation to this event for the local food pantry.

Forum on the Agricultural Chemical Roundup

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enetically Modified Organisms Free New Jersey (GMO Free NJ) will host Roundup the Usual Suspects, a meeting about Roundup, at 6:30 p.m., January 21, at the Collingswood Library.

Roundup is an agricultural chemical that is applied to genetically engineered foods.

Attendees will learn about the dangers of this chemical. Other topics that will be discussed at this free meeting include organic versus non-GMO foods and what the word “natural” means on a food label.

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ustainable Cherry Hill’s Tri-County Sustainable Alliance will present Water is Life: Connecting the Drops, a free public presentation about the condition of the local waterways, from 1 to 3 p.m., January 30, at Palmyra Cove Nature Park, in Palmyra.

The water from local waterways eventually becomes drinking water. Attendees will learn what is being done to protect this public water and what they can do to make a difference. Presenters include Michael Hogan, of South Jersey Land and Water Trust; Mainshka Mitchell, of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership and the Camden SMART Initiative; and Michael Haberland, of Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

Location: 1335 Rte. 73 S. For more information or to register, visit SustainableCherryHill.org.

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he Horticultural Society of South Jersey will host a Penny Sale at their regular meeting this month from 7 to 9 p.m., January 12, at the Carmen Tilelli Community Center, in Cherry Hill.

Attendees looking to pass on their unwanted holiday gifts to someone that might appreciate them can bring new or gently used items to donate. Gardening items are always welcomed but not mandatory.

Location: 820 Mercer St. For more information, call Gwenne Baile at 856-816-8108 or visit hssj.org.

Permaculture Program in Barrington

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he monthly meeting of the South Jersey Organic Gardeners’ Club will feature Permaculture: Plan Your Garden for a Decade, a presentation by Charles White, at 7:30 p.m., January 28, at the Barrington Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Senior Center.

White will discuss incorporating permaculture into everyday gardening practices. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Location: 109 Shreve Ave. For more information, email SJOrganicGardeners@gmail.com or visit the South Jersey Organic Gardeners’ Facebook page.

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Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive form of nutritional testing that allows practitioners to get to the root of symptoms and provide solutions for long-term, sustainable health through designed clinical nutrition. Two additional Nutrition Response Testing Practitioners, Christine Panichelli and Jennifer Bitting, will complete their Advanced Clinical Training this year.

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he National Center for Homeopathy (NCH) and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission have dedicated of an official state historical marker commemorating Constantine Hering, M.D., the “Father of American Homeopathy.” on the northwest corner of 12th and Arch streets, in Philadelphia.

Hering is a leading figure in the history of medicine in North America.

Through his extensive scientific research and unselfish devotion to the advancement of the art of healing through medical education, he helped to establish Philadelphia as the leading American city for both medical care and medical education.

“For the past 41 years, the NCH has worked to promote public awareness of homeopathic medicine and its history and place within and alongside all medical care and healing arts,” says NCH President Ann Jerome. “We are thrilled to install this marker in Philadelphia, honoring the home and office site of Dr. Hering, who worked to establish the highest quality of medical care for all.”

The nonprofit National Center for Homeopathy was founded in 1974, dedicated to promoting health by advancing the use and practice of homeopathy. NCH supports education in, awareness of and increased access to homeopathy. It has the largest, most diverse membership in the homeopathic community, and is the national go-to resource for those interested in learning about homeopathy. NCH educates consumers, plays an important role in the continuing education of practitioners and is dedicated to making homeopathy more accessible to the public. NCH informs legislators and works to secure homeopathy’s place in the U.S. healthcare system while working to ensure that homeopathy is accurately represented in the media.

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wo common vitamins are making headlines in medical research. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that supplementation with vitamin E may reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

The five-year study followed 561 Alzheimer’s patients and included a placebo and the pharmaceutical drug memantine. Those that took vitamin E had a reduced progression of the disease compared to both a placebo group and the memantine group.

Also, researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of falling for elderly folks. The study had a vitamin D supplement or a placebo delivered through a Meals-on-Wheels program to 68 people. The subjects were given blood tests and their history of falls was measured. Diaries revealed that the individuals taking vitamin D supplements fell less than half the number of times than the placebo group.

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esearch published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found people that feel younger than their years have a lower incidence of earlier mortality. Conducted by scientists from the UK’s University College London, the research analyzed data from 6,489 people and measured their self-perceived age with the question, “How old do you feel you are?”

Then, over more than eight years, the scientists tracked the number of deaths from all causes.

Almost 70 percent of those that averaged a little over 65 reported feeling at least three years younger than their chronological age. Only a quarter said they felt close to their age and about 5 percent said they felt more than a year older.

The research found that deaths among those that felt younger were 14 percent, while more than 18 percent of those who felt their own age and more than 24 percent of people that felt older died during the follow-up period. The research further found that individuals that felt at least three years younger were less likely to die later from heart disease or cancer. These relationships prevailed even when other health and lifestyle factors were eliminated.

Co-author Andrew Steptoe, Ph.D., says, “We expected to find an association between self-perceived age and mortality.

We didn’t expect that the relationship would still be present even when wealth, other socio-demographic indicators, health, depression, mobility and other factors were taken into account.”

Autism Spurs Creative Thinking

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he UK’s University of East Anglia and the University of Stirling conducted a study of individuals with autistic traits among 312 people recruited through social media, including 75 diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder. Each of the subjects completed a series of creativity tests in which they determined uses of mundane objects.

Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the study found that while the autistic people chose fewer uses for each object, their choices were significantly more original and creative. The subjects developed a greater range of “divergent thinking”.

Martin Doherty, Ph.D., co-author of the study, confirms, “People with high autistic traits can have less quantity, but greater quality of creative ideas. They are typically considered to be more rigid in their thinking, so the fact that the ideas they have are more unusual or rare is surprising. This difference may have positive implications for creative problem solving.”

The researchers found that while the average person will utilize simple mental strategies to produce more obvious answers first, autistic people tend to first utilize more demanding strategies during their processing, thus producing the more creative result.

Sunlight Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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esearchers from the University of California (UC) School of Medicine at San Diego have determined that regions with greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation from the sun and reduced cloud cover have significantly lower incidence of pancreatic cancer.

In an analysis of global rates of the disease, the research, published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, demonstrated that areas with more sunshine had only one-sixth of the pancreatic cancer rates of areas with less sunshine.

The farther from the equator, the less is the exposure to UV-B radiation, leading to less body production of vitamin D.

Study author Cedric F. Garland, doctor of public health, a UC professor and member of the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, says, “If you’re living at a high latitude or in a place with a lot of heavy cloud cover, you can’t make vitamin D most of the year, which results in a higher-than-normal risk of getting pancreatic cancer.”

According to World Cancer Research Fund International, 338,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed annually, and it is the seventh most lethal form of cancer.

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Leave Them at the Door: Shoe Soles Harbor Risky Bacteria

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esearch from the University of Houston has determined that a species of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics might be tracking into homes on the soles of shoes. More than a third of randomly tested homes were contaminated with Clostridium difficile bacteria, and 40 percent of doorsteps were also infected with the bacteria.

Depending upon the strain, C. difficile can cause intestinal infections, inflammation and severe diarrhea.

Study author M. Jahangir Alam, Ph.D., comments, “Shoes are contaminated from diverse sources, and we are regularly contaminating our doorsteps by shoes.”

The researchers tested three to five household items within 30 houses in Houston, Texas. They collected 127 environmental samples—from 63 shoe bottoms, 15 bathroom surface samples, 12 house floor dusts and 37 other household surfaces

They found that 41 of them harbored C. difficile and nearly 40 percent of the shoes were positive for the bacteria. They also found that a third of the bathroom surfaces harbored the bacteria, a third of house dust and 19 percent of other surfaces maintained the bacteria.

The cause of many intestinal disorders, this bacteria species has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics and many household cleaning products.

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esearchers from Brigham Young University and Cornell University have determined that simply moving recess to precede lunch significantly increases students’ consumption of fruits and vegetables at lunch.

The researchers tested first- through sixth-graders from seven schools in Utah for 14 school days. In three schools, recess was switched from after to just before lunch. In the other four schools, recess still followed lunch.

Published in the journal Preventative Medicine, research found that when recess was just prior to lunch, students ate 54 percent more fruits and vegetables.

Moving recess also resulted in 45 percent more kids eating at least one serving of fruits and vegetables during school-provided lunches.

The researchers concluded that results show the benefits of holding recess before lunch and suggest that if more schools did this, there would be significant increases in fruit and vegetable consumption, particularly among students that eat school lunch as part of the National School Lunch Program.

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More than 200 scientists signed the statement, which presents the dangers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These chemicals are persistently used as pan coatings, despite more than a decade of research showing associations with liver toxicity, neurological disorders, cancers of different organs and types, and heart conditions.

The paper noted that many manufacturers have discontinued long-chain PFAS production and substituted shorter-chain PFAS. The scientists caution that these shorter-chain PFAS may not effectively reduce PFAS exposure because more has to be used to achieve the same effectiveness, maintaining PFAS in the environment with exposure levels relatively unchanged. It calls for scientists, governments, chemical manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers to participate in halting all PFAS production.

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ipolaser of South Jersey defines its ideal client as the person that works out consistently, eats well, drinks plenty water, but still has those troubled areas of fat or cellulite that will not go away and is apprehensive about going under the knife for liposuction or invasive surgical procedures. The practice’s goal is to provide such clients with a non-invasive option, yet that’s effective in achieving their goals of losing those inches, cellulite reduction and skin tightening.

A revolutionary three-step treatment protocol achieves superior body-contouring results compared to just one technology: Lipolaser Technology, cold laser energy penetrates the subcutaneous fat and painlessly release fat into the lymphatic system; Ultrasonic Cavitation, high-intensity sound waves that reach deeper layers of fat and release additional fat from deeper fat layers; and Venus Legacy, a combination of Radio Frequency (RF), Magnetic Pulse Technology and suction to smooth and tighten the skin.

“The goal of Non-Invasive Body Contouring is to provide a client a non-surgical option to achieve their goals of circumference loss and cellulite reduction. This three-step process far exceeds the use of one technology by itself to reduce good results,” says Bryan Levey, M.D., medical director of Lipolaser of South Jersey.

Also, a Natural Face Lift Program provides clients a non-invasive, non-surgical, injectable, free option to look younger. The Venus Viva is a brand-new technology that uses nano fractional radio frequency and micro-needling for skin resurfacing that is virtually painless. Clients experience reduced fine lines and wrinkles, improvement in facial discoloration and acne scars, and stretch marks on the face and body can be treated with significant fading of these conditions.

Location: 100 West Old Marlton Pike, Marlton, NJ. For more information or to arrange for a complimentary consultation, call 856-596-3000 or visit LipoLaserFat.com.

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epression—ranging from an overflow of negative thoughts, an ongoing low-level disinterest in normal activities, despair, anger and self-harming behavior to feeling completely hopeless—is the most common mental disorder according to the American Psychiatric Association. Over the last decade, research has shown that depression can be quantified as a dysregulation of the limbic system (emotional regulation) in the brain. This discovery makes it easier to diagnose and treat the various types of depression.

Ongoing research has shown that biofeedback and neurofeedback are extremely effective treatment protocols for retraining dysfunctional brain patterns associated with depression.

Neurofeedback training offers the depressed individual the ability to restore healthy brain functions. Under the supervision of a qualified neurofeedback clinician, the brain learns to practice healthier patterns of mood regulation, decreasing the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms. Sessions can range from once a week to several times a week and average 30 minutes each. Biofeedback can help depression sufferers get their lives back. Your brain changes when you are depressed and neurofeedback can help it relearn healthier patterns for the long term.

Source: Integrative Medicine and Biofeedback Clinic, Mount Laurel, with clinicians having a combined 40-plus years of experience effectively treating depression and many other pathologies. For more information, call 856-222-9965, email info@Biofeedbacknj.com or visit Biofeedbacknj.com.

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

Fish Folly

Marine Life Drops by Half since 1970 The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London have jointly determined that industrial-scale overfishing, pollution and climate change have killed half of all marine life over the last 40 years. The Living Blue Planet Report cites that species essential to the global food supply are among the hardest hit, partially due to humans catching them faster than they can reproduce. Large swaths of coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses have also died, further decimating fish populations.

Statistics show that the family of fish that includes tuna and mackerel has declined by 75 percent since 1970. The number of species is also declining; a quarter of all shark and ray species face extinction. Half of all coral has already disappeared, and the rest will vanish by 2050 if temperatures continue to rise at current rates. “Coral reefs occupy less than 1 percent of the ocean surface, but they harbor a third of ocean species,” says French biologist Gilles Boeuf.

The WWF report argues that protected global ocean area should be tripled by 2020 and fish retailers should source from companies that follow certified best practice standards.

Source: Tinyurl.com/WWF2015BluePlanetReport

Drive-Thru Vegan

Amy’s Opens Organic Fast Food Restaurant California now hosts the nation’s first Amy’s Organic Drive-Thru restaurant, in Rohnert Park, with a vegetarian menu sporting veggie burgers, salads and dishes served in both regular and vegan varieties. Ingredients are sustainably grown and GMO-free (no genetically modified ingredients).

The company’s signature frozen pizzas have been popular for years in health food and grocery stores nationwide, and now Amy’s first restaurant is serving them hot, with toppings ranging from spinach and diced tomatoes to a choice of mozzarella cheese or vegan “cheeze”.

While some other fast food restaurants import almost all of their products from factory farming operations and give nothing back to the community, Amy’s Drive-Thru grows produce sustainably on its own roof. Amy’s Kitchen, a family-owned, privately held organic frozen food company, reportedly pays workers a living wage with health benefits.

On the inaugural restaurant’s popularity, Manager Paul Schiefer remarks, “It’s given us a lot of hope that this is a concept that works.”

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Eastern Practices Penetrate U.S. Corporate Culture Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini has introduced free yoga and meditation classes for employees of the health insurance giant, and more than 13,000 are participating. On average, they experienced a 28 percent reduction in their stress levels, 20 percent improvement in sleep quality, 19 percent reduction in pain and 62 minutes per week of extra productivity.

“We have this groundswell inside the company of people wanting to take the classes,” says Bertolini. “It’s been pretty magical.” He sells the same classes to businesses that contract with Aetna.

Google now offers emotional intelligence courses for employees and General Mills has a meditation room in every building on its Minneapolis corporate campus. Even conservative Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs are teaching meditation on the job.

Some programs, from yoga sessions for factory workers to guided meditations for executives, are intended to improve overall well-being; others to increase focus and productivity. Most aim to make employees more present-minded, less prone to make rash decisions and generally nicer people to work with.

More than 21 million individuals now practice yoga nationwide, double the number from a decade ago, and nearly as many meditate, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Source: MindfulYogaHealth.com

Doctor’s Orders

Puppy Cuddles

Students De-Stress by Petting Dogs At least three universities in England have offered puppy rooms to stressed students.

More than 600 students signed up last year in Bristol alone.

Gordon Trevett, from the University’s Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, says, “Every year I see students fretting about their exams, and I thought this would be a great way to ease the stress and take their minds off it. People with dogs have lower blood pressure in stressful situations than those without a dog, and we know that playing with a dog can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax.”

Jo Woods, from the Bristol Students Union, says, “It’s important to do fun and different things to de-stress during exams, and cuddling a puppy is a perfect way to release some endorphins.”

Source: BBC

Sci-Fi Solution

Beaming Solar Power to Earth from Space A great deal of solar power falls on our planet, but a lot more misses us and goes off into space. Scientists at JAXA, Japan’s space administration, have made a major breakthrough in accurate wireless power transmission on Earth that bodes well for solar space technology. The team beamed 1.8 kilowatts of power, enough to power an electric tea kettle, more than 50 meters to a small receiver without any wires whatsoever.

The researchers were able to accomplish this task by first converting the electrical energy to microwaves, and then beaming them to a remote receiver before converting them back into electrons. The program’s goal is to harness a constant supply of solar energy directly from space using orbital solar farms, and then beam that energy for use on Earth. Solar power generation in space has many advantages over current technology, including the constant availability of energy regardless of the weather or time of day.

Source: Global.jaxa.jp

GMO Labeling Endorsed

by Physicians Even as the federal government pursues H.R. 1599, aka the “Deny Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) act, mainstream medicine is urging the government to abandon its resistance to GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling. They are bolstered by a recent announcement by the World Health Organization that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer) is probably carcinogenic in humans. The genetic engineering ends up making crops resistant to the herbicide so more must be applied.

According to contributing doctors from Harvard, Mt. Sinai Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, “GM crops are now the agricultural products most heavily treated with herbicides, and two of these herbicides may pose risks of cancer.”

A recent notice in the same journal, “GMOs, Herbicides and Public Health,” reports: “The application of biotechnology to agriculture has been rapid and aggressive. The vast majority of the soy and [feed] corn grown in the United States are now genetically engineered. Foods produced from GM crops have become ubiquitous.”

Sixty-four countries, including Russia and China, have already adopted transparency in labeling laws, but U.S. Big Food and Big Ag lobbyists have stonewalled efforts domestically.

For more information and petitions, visit OrganicConsumers.org.

Unique Character

Sesame Street Addresses Autism After working with organizations such as Autism Speaks and the Autism Self Advocacy Network, Sesame Street has been aiming to help reduce the stigma associated with autism spectrum disorder. A new autistic character, Julia, already has her own digital storybook, We’re Amazing, 1,2,3 as part of the campaign See Amazing in All Children.

According to Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president of U.S. social impact at Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street producers are waiting to hear back from the autism community before introducing Julia to the TV show.

For more information, visit Autism.SesameStreet.org/storybook-we-are-amazing and Tinyurl.com/MeetJuliaVideo.

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California Mandates Shots for Childcare Workers After passing the state House and Senate, California Senate Bill 792 was approved by Governor Jerry Brown on October 11. The unprecedented law mandates vaccines for adult childcare workers and volunteers, including all individuals working in private and public school early childhood education programs, with no religious exemptions permitted.

SB 792 reads, “Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis [whooping cough] and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year.” The same regulations also apply to family home day care workers and volunteers. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in a loss of licensing for the facility/center.

For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/californiasb792. Let California lawmakers hear what the people want via Legislature.ca.gov.

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Mills. With functional medicine, “In a very short time, they had me feeling nearly 100 percent.”

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The Rise of Functional Medicine New Paradigm Gets to the Root Cause of Disease

by Lisa Marshall

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y the end of 2014, Trina Mills, of Parker, Arizona, had given up on conventional medicine. She’d been diagnosed with a thyroid disorder 17 years earlier and taken medication ever since without feeling her symptoms of fatigue, muscle aches and stomach problems ever fully subside. She’d visited endocrinologists, gastroenterologists and a half-dozen other specialists, each of which offered a different diagnosis and prescribed a different drug.

At one point, she had her gallbladder removed. At another, her doctor suspected she had bleeding in her brain and sent her for a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan. Some thought she was a hypochondriac; others said she was depressed. “I would tell them, ‘I’m just depressed that you can’t figure out why I’m so sick,’” she says.

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Weighing a skeletal 82 pounds, the 54-year-old mother of three finally wrote out a living will and braced for the inevitable. Then she heard of a new Center for Functional Medicine opening at the prestigious, century-old Cleveland Clinic. As the first clinic of its kind to open at an academic medical center, it promised to look at the underlying causes of disease, while focusing on the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms.

Intrigued, Mills caught a flight to Ohio and soon was offering up 30 tubes of blood, stool and saliva samples, as well as an exhaustive life history. One year later, thanks to a series of personalized diet and lifestyle changes, she’s 10 pounds heavier and feels better than she has in decades. “I spent a lot of years and money in the traditional medical system and got nothing,” says

In the 25 years since nutritional biochemist Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., of Gig Harbor, Washington, coined the term, this science-based, whole-body approach to addressing chronic disease has gained widespread traction. More than 100,000 physicians—60 percent of them medical doctors—have trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine he founded in Washington and New Mexico, and numerous medical schools have added its tenets to their curricula. More naturopaths and chiropractors are also distinguishing themselves with a functional medicine emphasis.

“It is not alternative medicine at all,” stresses Bland, whose latest book, The Disease Delusion, details how functional medicine can curb chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, and heart disease, which constitute 78 percent of U.S. health care costs. “It’s the basis of 21st-century health care,” he says.

For most of the 20th century, conventional medicine centered on a singular objective: Arrive at a diagnosis and treat it with drugs or surgery. Then, the alternative medicine movement proffered a toolbox of more natural therapies, including acupuncture, herbs and massage to address these same diagnoses. The 1990s brought integrative medicine, a best-of-both-worlds approach.

“While all of the above have merit, they lack the necessary guidance to help practitioners determine which tools work best for which patient,” says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine. “Alternative therapies and conventional treatments are tools. We need a new map that can teach us how to skillfully use those tools,” maintains Hyman. “That map is functional medicine.”

Because one chronic disease such as diabetes can have dozens of underlying causes, or one culprit such as a genetic predisposition or exposure to toxins can lead to multiple chronic conditions, functional medicine focuses on systems, rather than organs, and origins, rather than diseases. “It’s about listening to the patient’s story in a different way, where the objective is not simply about arriving

at a diagnosis,” explains Bland.

Ferreting Out Key Clues

Key to discovering the underlying origins of a health issue are a host of new gene, blood and gut health tests. “They allow us to look under the patient’s ‘metabolic hood’ at the genetic and biochemical factors influencing health,” says Naturopathic Doctor Kara Fitzgerald, who heads up a functional medicine clinic in Newtown, Connecticut.

For instance, certain genes influence how a person burns and stores fat.

Depending on which variant a patient has, based on a genetic test, they might be guided toward a higher- or lower-fat diet. Those genetically prone to difficulty in metabolizing the amino acid homocysteine (an excess of which can raise the risk of heart disease) might be advised to take folic acid supplements.

If a patient displays intractable gut problems, rather than simply look for blood or pathogens in the stool, Fitzgerald also looks at the DNA of their gut microbiome, mapping out which strains of good bacteria are present or absent and prescribing prebiotics, probiotics or whole foods to promote a healthful balance.

For another patient with thinning hair and aching joints, she might use specialized blood tests to look for micronutrient deficiencies, signs of allergies or certain autoantibodies—proteins produced by the immune system that mistakenly attack one’s own tissues—

that might herald a brewing autoimmune disorder. “Research shows that predictive autoantibodies can show up in the blood 10 or even 20 years before an autoimmune disease such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis makes itself known,” says Fitzgerald, pointing to a seminal review published in 2007 in Scientific American: “If a patient with mild, early-stage symptoms is proactive with diet and lifestyle changes, they may be able to fend it off.”

High-tech tests aside, Bland stresses that what’s most important is “a tool that has been largely lost in medicine today: Knowing how to listen to the patient.”

In a typical exam, Fitzgerald thoroughly inspects often neglected body parts, including the tongue and fingernails, which can hold important clues to underlying health. She asks about past emotional trauma which might trigger chronic disease, and inquires about what environmental toxins and harmful chemicals both the patient and their birth parents may have been exposed to. One example might be a patient exposed to cigarette smoking in utero having a bias toward an allergic disease.

If their parents grew up in a period of famine, they might have inherited a genetic disposition for rapid weight gain.

“She spent two-and-a-half hours with me,” in her initial consultation, recalls 52-year-old Lauren Zambrelli, of Long Island, New York, who credits

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WellnessFX (WellnessFX.com): Visit an affiliated diagnostic lab to submit blood samples with results posted within a week on a secure website. Different packages targeting weight loss, sports performance, heart health or women’s health issues look at different biomarkers in the blood, such as levels of certain micronutrients, hormones or signs of inflammation. Clients can request an online consultation with a doctor or dietitian to interpret the results.

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Ordered via a licensed practitioner, online or through a smartphone app, clients receive a kit, send in a sample and get results within three weeks. The Pathway Fit tests snapshot 75 genetic markers related to metabolism and sports performance.

Others look for genes that influence nutrient absorption, heart health or hormonal function.

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Who Pays

Functional medicine doctors don’t shy away from prescription drugs when necessary, but they do lean decidedly toward the lower-tech modalities, using dietary supplements, allergen-free diets, exercise, mind-body practices and toxin avoidance as their primary tools. “We basically take out the bad stuff from the body and put in the good stuff,” says Hyman.

Maintaining good health is priceless, but without conventional insurance coverage, it can be expensive. While Mills’ doctor visits were covered by insurance (which is rare), she spends roughly $1,000 a month on supplements to address her diagnosed leaky gut syndrome, nutrient deficiencies and mercury poisoning. Zambrelli has paid thousands out of her own pocket, too.

Some people worry that, like most conventional physicians, some functional medicine practitioners place too much emphasis on expensive tests and too little on the most crucial and affordable remedy—self-care. “Functional medicine as a concept is an important step forward,” says integrative medicine pioneer Dr. James Gordon, founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.

“However, some practitioners do a lot of tests and prescribe a lot of supplements and work on cleaning out the gut, but neglect the psychological, spiritual and social issues. That concerns me.”

Bland and Hyman concede that some practitioners over-test, but say that will fade over time as they learn to better discriminate which ones are useful for

Learn More Online Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Tinyurl.com/Center4 FunctionalMedicine Dr. Kara Fitzgerald’s blog DrKaraFitzgerald.com/blog Functional Forum FunctionalForum.com Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog DrHyman.com/blog Institute for Functional Medicine FunctionalMedicine.org specific patients. Several efforts also are underway to get more functional medicine providers and the acupuncturists, massage therapists and nutritionists they work with covered under the Affordable Care Act, which expressly emphasizes a need for more preventive medicine.

Viewing the big picture, Bland believes that functional medicine is just what the country needs to save on exploding healthcare costs. Rather than spending dollars on extraordinary measures to save heart attack victims or diabetics in emergencies, we can prevent such dire situations by identifying underlying problems sooner and halting their progression.

In the meantime, some patients are finding priceless relief. “Am I poorer right now? Yes,” says Mills. “Am I healthier? Way. It’s been so worth it.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO, who specializes in health care. Connect at LisaAnn Marshall.com.

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Teach Your Children Well Parenting as a Spiritual Path

by Seijaku Roshi

I am confident when I say that the two most powerful actions one can commit in the Universe are Love and Shame. ~ Seijaku Roshi

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n a recent “Daily Meditation”, Richard Rhor, OFM, points to Joseph Chilton Pearce’s book, The Biology of Transcendence, “where he points to both culture and cultural entrapment… as blockages to potential growth toward transcendence.” He explains that, “Each stage of brain development provides a biological window to connect with higher levels. But if the child or teenager is threatened or shamed, these possibilities for higher connection die off and the connection to the more primitive, reflexive, reptilian brain—which is hardwired for defense and survival—are strengthened. People stop developing or they even regress.”

The dictionary defines “parenting” as, “to bring forth” as in nurturing the ground for authenticity and true self-expression. Our culture’s approach to childbearing is usually to try and shape and form the child into the parents own image or, someone else’s image or expectation including, their notion of God, good, religious, spiritual, patriotic, righteousness, and all the rest. This approach usually focuses on “shaming, threatening, and punishing” as a means toward bringing the child to

compliance. This approach has nothing to do with “parenting” and I believe has caused more suffering in the world than anything else. Rohr concludes that, “The great spiritual teachers throughout history intended to awaken us to the illusion of culture and the reality of our transcendent nature.”

Buddhism teaches that each of us are born into the world possessing an “inherent nature” or what Zen refers to as one’s “True Nature”. We are spiritually and biologically hardwired for loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom, as well as for “defense and survival”. Like the acorns which cover the grounds here at Pine Wind, when you look at one what you are really looking at is an “oak tree”. Everything that acorn requires to “grow and tran-

scend” is already in there, except for one thing—a “conducive environment” which the forest will provide according to its “true nature”. Something must thwart this natural mystery toward what the Buddha called—“pure potential”.

I believe like every generation the hope of the worlds future lies in our children, and “parenting” is the most important spiritual path there is. Like the teacher, he or she possesses enormous power toward whether or not in the future our planet will be populated by adults who have been nurtured toward being a force for healing and peace, or more suffering and wars.

What is required of us now in this very place in time is a real cultural and social redefinition of the meaning of life, especially for parents and their natural and true purpose for child bearing; and just like it takes an ecosystem to sustain the forest and its individual members, it takes a village to parent a child.

So parents (and I speak as a single parent of a beautiful 6-year-old daughter), here’s a New Year’s resolution that will make a real difference—“I vow to teach my children well!”

I love you… let your children know you love them!

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It’s Easy to Be Green At Home and On the Road

by Avery Mack

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iving green means living well, using what you create with minimal waste,” says Mike Bond, an ecologist and bestselling activist author in Winthrop, Maine.

Here, he and other savvy sources share tips to go ever greener in ways that are painless and affordable.

Start Small 4 Choose the best bulb for the job.

Light bulbs can confuse even informed shoppers. Incandescent bulbs last more than 750 hours, but aren’t energy-efficient. Fluorescent bulbs use 75 percent less energy than incandescent and last 10 to 15 times longer. A 20-watt compact fluorescent light (CFL) uses 550 fewer kilowatt-hours than a 75-watt incandescent bulb. For additional information, check Tinyurl.com/Energy InfoLightBulbs. For a free app showing the best buy, visit LightBulbFinder.net.

4 Use appliance thermometers. Widely available, this useful tool will confirm a correct operating temperature of 37 to 40 degrees in the refrigerator and zero degrees in the freezer. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a warmer fridge allows bacteria to grow, while 10 degrees cooler than the ideal 24

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range increases energy use 25 percent.

Chiller units work harder if the room temperature exceeds 70 degrees, so keep appliances out of direct sunlight and away from the stove.

4 Find the right seeds and plants. Then get quick advice on how many to buy and how and when to plant using the SmartGardener.com step-by-step app. It encompasses more than 3,000 organic, GMO-free, edible varieties.

4 No dishpan hands. A full load of dishes in a water-efficient dishwasher uses four gallons of water versus 24 gallons for handwashing them, according to Seametrics, which manufactures flow meters.

4 Test the toilet. If a few drops of food coloring added to the toilet tank colors water in the bowl, replace the flap. It’s an easy and inexpensive DIY task. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that one in 10 homes leaks a cumulative 90 gallons a day.

4 Fix the faucet. One drip per second equals 3,000 gallons a year wasted, Seametrics calculates.

4 Reset the hot water heater to 120 degrees. This safe and efficient setting also reduces corrosion and mineral buildup.

own power,” says Bond, who has used solar for years. “It works on an elegant cycle—create energy, use energy.”

Leased solar panels reduce the cost of equipment, which has dropped dramatically in recent years.

4 Discover soap nuts and wool dryer balls. Dried soapberry fruit shells contain saponin, which works like most detergents and soaps. Toss five or six whole shells (one-half ounce) in a wash bag with the laundry. They’re good for five to eight reuses. All-natural sheep’s wool dryer balls shorten drying time, soften and fluff fabric, reduce static and help keep pet hair off of clothes.

4 Change the car’s air filter. Maintain a clean filter according to manufacturer’s guidelines and visual inspection, about every 30,000 to 45,000 miles.

4 Use an oil-change service. In Connecticut alone, do-it-yourselfers change 9.5 million gallons of motor oil a year, and 85 percent of it ends up in sewers, soil and trash as a major groundwater pollutant. Earth Talk reports that one quart can create a two-acre oil slick; a gallon can contaminate a million gallons of fresh water. While the more costly chemicals in synthetic oil create the same amount of pollution as traditional oil, it doesn’t need to be changed as often.

4 Carpool. The Green Living Ideas media network condones Uber, Lyft and Sidecar apps for making ridesharing ultra-accessible.

Go Greener 4 Replace old appliances with energy-efficient models. Check out a unit’s Energy Star rating. Consider a tankless heater for hot water on demand, rather than 24/7 heating.

4 Choose eco-tires. Low rolling resistance improves gas mileage and reduces emissions. Keep tires properly inflated and periodically rotated for longer wear. Watch for future innovations in sustainable materials currently in research and development.

4 Ban idling. Don’t idle an electronic fuel-injected engine for more than 30 seconds when parked in cold weather; it warms up faster by being driven, explains the U.S. Department of Energy.

Fuel injection engines took over in the 1980s and early 90s. Only older carburetors need a couple of minutes’ warm-up. The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory further advises, “Idling for more than 10 sec-

4 Get a hybrid car. In combination with solar power, a hybrid vehicle can reduce or eliminate daily energy costs.

“An electric car is perfect when commutes are not long,” Bond discloses.

“If charged in the day, it can serve as the battery for a solar home at night, when no power is being created.”

onds uses more fuel and emits more CO2 than engine restarting.”

4 Ask for pet- and eco-friendly antifreeze. Choose less toxic red-orange propylene glycol antifreeze instead of green ethylene glycol antifreeze, which is poisonous to pets and people. Dispose of both types properly, as they are toxic to wildlife and fish via groundwater, as well.

4 Green-clean car windows. Choose a brand like EvergreeN Windshield Washer Fluid, which is plant-derived, eco-friendly, non-toxic and biodegradable. Traditional blue fluid is methanol, combined methyl alcohol and wood alcohol, and extremely poisonous, especially to children and pets.

Go Big 4 Switch to a heat pump. “A heat pump works the reverse of a refrigerator; it takes cold air from the outside and turns it into warm air inside, and uses no oil or gas,” explains Bond.

4 Go solar. It’s the eco-alternative to conventional electricity generation.

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Bruce Lipton on the Epigenetics Revolution Our Beliefs Reprogram Our Genetic Destiny

by Linda Sechrist

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ruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of The Biology of Belief and The Honeymoon Effect, is a stem cell biologist and internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. He is a visiting fellow lecturer on immunology at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic and participated in the Foundation for Conscious Evolution’s seventh Worldwide Meeting on Human Values, in Mexico. His research explains the interplay between individual consciousness and body biology.

Why do you start with epigenetics as a foundation for health?

Many people, programmed with the concept of genetic determinism, believe that genes in the fertilized egg at conception determine character and fate. Unable to pick our DNA genes, we are powerless to control our life, so that the only option is seeking help from someone in the biomedical community to fix our genes.

I introduced a new vision about the understanding of genes a half-century ago that is now the new science of epigenetics. Epi- means “above”. Here, we can realize control by regulating the environment in which we live and our perception of it, making us the master of our own genetics rather than a victim of heredity.

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it promises radical change capable of revolutionizing civilization. Its dynamics are equivalent to the leap from Newtonian physics to quantum physics, which led to everything from computers and cell phones to Martian rovers. We are freed to abandon the belief that genes cause cancer, for instance. In changing our lifestyle, beliefs and perceptions, we also change our genetic expression.

Remember, this works because how we individually interpret our world is translated by the brain into chemical information that adjusts the behavior and genetics of cells to complement our perception. We could live in the healthiest environment, but if our mind perceives it as threatening and non-supportive, our biology will become less healthy and can generate disease. The cells’ response is based on the brain’s information, which actually is only an interpretation.

Personal perceptions and the way we live, including our spiritual nature, adjust genes to manifest either a functional state of health or one of dysfunction.

Where is the “self” that makes people different?

No two people are the same biologically. If I inject my cells into another human, their immune system will recognize it as “not-self” and begin to eliminate them. On the surface of virtually all our cells are thousands of protein receptors that function like miniature antennae. They read and respond to environmental signals similar to the larger receptors on the skin’s surface, such as the eyes, ears and nose.

Each human also possesses a unique set of “identity” receptors, a subset of which are called “self-receptors” by the biomedical community, found on nearly all of our cells, with the primary exception of red blood cells. Self-receptors are unrelated to the cell’s function contributing to muscle, bone, brain or heart. Conventional medicine studies the physical aspect of self-receptors as being the source of “self” but overlook the environmental signals they receive. In other words, individual identity is linked to the signals received by the antennae.

When I reached this point in my research, I realized that we can’t die, because our real identity is represented by the invisible environment-derived “broadcast”, which might legitimately be referred to as spirit. My personal identity signal is received by each of my 50 trillion cells endowed with the unique set of “Bruce” self-receptors.

While my physical body is like a TV, the “spiritual broadcast” representing the Bruce Show is an eternal, energetic element of the environment.

What is entrainment and why is it important today?

A group of heart cells in a Petri dish will each beat to its own vibrational frequency. After a couple of days, they start beating in synchrony, because the stronger heart cells control the tempo.

The other cells organize their behavior to entrain with the more powerful one.

This happens in women’s college dormitories when residents start the school year with different menstrual cycles, but later experience entrainment, with their cycles beginning and ending about the same time. They link to a pulse and a beat, just like the heart cells.

Humans become entrained to a higher force that’s an invisible broadcast of energy in harmony or in discordance. As more of us hold the intention for living a life of love and peace, the broadcast of that harmonic energy amplifies and those not yet there will eventually entrain to the stronger signal.

This is the shift we need to make for conscious evolution to occur.

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

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The U.S. Library of Medicine database lists more than 23,000 studies on acupuncture.

Good Reasons to Try Acupuncture Thousands of Studies Show Healing Results

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he ancient Chinese art of acupuncture is gaining popularity in modern Western medicine for many reasons. “There’s lots of research to support the effectiveness of acupuncture for a wide variety of conditions,”

says Thomas Burgoon, a medical doctor who practices internal medicine in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and is president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, an association of doctors of medicine and osteopathic

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medicine that use acupuncture in conjunction with conventional treatments.

Acupuncture treatments typically involve the nearly painless insertion of very thin needles to stimulate the body’s natural repair and regulation mechanisms based on the fundamental Chinese medicine principle that the inside of the body can often be treated from the outside. Burgoon explains that acupuncture works by stimulating and releasing the body’s natural pain relievers, including endorphins, producing the feel-good brain chemical serotonin and relieving inflammation, as well as bringing many other body processes into normal function.

Brevard, North Carolina, licensed master acupuncturist Paul Buchman, adds, “Acupuncture differs from conventional Western medicine in many ways, primarily in that when it treats a disease on the physical level, it also has far-reaching effects on our mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.”

Chronic back pain: Chronic low back pain affects 80 percent of us at some time and is the second-most common cause of disability in American adults, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A recent study of Australian patients arriving in Melbourne hospital emergency rooms complaining of low back pain found that those treated with acupuncture experienced as much pain relief in an hour as those given drugs.

“When I treat a person for low back pain, I always take pulses in several parts of the body, and then take into account many factors, including age, gender and life situation,” says Buchman. “The underlying causes of the pain may be different in a 20-something student with a stressful academic load than a 50-something woman that’s a recent empty nester redefining her future,” he explains.

When researchFind a local physician becoming chronic ers at China’s Central in adulthood.” trained in medical South University Digestive reviewed 13 studies problems: Acupuncacupuncture at on acupuncture and ture has been found low back pain, they MedicalAcupuncture.org/ to be effective for concluded that FindAnAcupuncturist treating colic in comprehensive babies, irritable treatment plans that bowel syndrome, involve acupuncture are urgently morning sickness and postoperative needed. nausea caused by anesthesia and

Headache: Acupuncture has chemotherapy treatments, verified in long been used to relieve the pain research from Australia’s University of migraines and tension headaches. of Sydney on patients after surgery Australian research published in for metastatic liver cancer. Several Evidence-Based Complementary and other studies, including one from Alternative Medicine found that 16 the Milwau-kee’s Medical College of acupuncture sessions cut in half the Wisconsin, show that acupuncture number of days that patients experirebalances the nervous system and enced migraines, significantly reducrestores proper digestive function, ing pain. while relieving pain.

“Acupuncture is a must-try

The World Health Organization therapy for anyone with migraines or review of research notes how acuchronic or tension-type headaches,” puncture relieved gastrointestinal says Burgoon. He notes that Aetna (GI) spasms better than atropine Insurance Company policy considers injections, and also recommends acupuncture among accepted, mediacupuncture for relief of nausea. cally necessary treatments for mi“Acupuncture helps calm down an graines, chronic low back pain, knee overactive GI tract and stimulates an osteoarthritis, postoperative dental underactive one,” explains Burgoon. pain and nausea associated with sur Acupuncture is a non-pharmaceugery, pregnancy and chemotherapy. tical remedy for many health prob Asthma and allergies: More than lems, Burgoon says. “I fell in love with 25 million Americans have asthma, acupuncture when I discovered I could including 6.8 million children. Danuse it to treat some problems that ish research published in the journal nothing else helped. I almost never Alternative Therapies in Health and prescribe any medications. Instead, I Medicine showed that 10 acupunchelp people get off pharmaceuticals.” ture sessions given over a threemonth period reduced asthma sympKathleen Barnes is author of many natutoms and use of inhaled steroids, but ral health books, including The Calcium only when acupuncture was ongoing. Lie 2: What Your Doctor Still Doesn’t Benefits diminished when treatments Know, with Dr. Robert Thompson. were discontinued. German research- Connect at KathleenBarnes.com. ers at Berlin’s Charité University Medical Center found similar effects for seasonal allergies by comparing it with the effects of antihistamines and sham acupuncture.

“Patterns of bad health get more ingrained in our body systems as we get older,” says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist specializing in treating children in New York City and professor at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. “If we can catch an illness in a child’s first seven or eight years, we may be able to prevent it from

No Needles Needed for Kids

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cupuncture can be helpful for children, especially in treating asthma, allergies and childhood digestive disorders, including colic, says Melanie Katin, a licensed acupuncturist who specializes in treating children in New York City.

“Acupuncture for children rarely involves the use of needles. Since their qi (life force) flows very close to the surface of their skin, it doesn’t require a lot of movement to get things flowing in the right direction,” she explains.

Acupuncture for kids typically involves light, fast brushing of the skin to encourage a healing circulation of energy. Katin teaches parents to continue treatments at home.

She explains that it’s still technically acupuncture, not acupressure, which would involve prolonged stimulation of the body’s energy meridian sites. Sometimes she includes the use of small instruments for tapping or brushing the skin and tuning forks to stimulate the meridian points. She remarks, “The kids love it.”

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Healing with Biopuncture Homeopathic injections stimulate healing process

by Polina Karmazin

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iopuncture is a therapy whereby natural, homeopathic products are injected into the body to stimulate and support the body’s natural healing process.

You may not have heard of it yet, but I have used this innovative medical treatment to help my patients for the past ten years and counting—ever since biopuncture was first introduced to this country.

I was fortunate enough to be at the very first U.S. lecture delivered

by Jan Kersschot, M.D., the Belgian doctor who developed this modality and coined the term “biopuncture.”

I was immediately impressed by his techniques and findings, and began training with him to become certified.

Complementary and alternative medical treatments like biopuncture are becoming increasingly popular among doctors and patients alike.

Why? Common injuries and ailments (i.e. back pain, arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome) can be hard to resolve with conventional medicine, but sufferers often find real relief after a series of biopuncture treatments.

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What is biopuncture?

Biopuncture involves the injection of natural substances such as plants and minerals in very low concentrations or micro-doses. These homeopathic substances are all FDA-regulated and the needles used are very small and thin so there’s minimal discomfort.

Although some people will experience immediate relief after one treatment, usually a series of treatments (once a week for three to five weeks) will be required and sometimes more for people who are dealing with severe, chronic or complex health issues.

How does it work?

These injections stimulate the body’s natural healing process.

Let’s say you develop elbow pain, and you’re eager to get back on the tennis court. Your elbow hurts because tissue is inflamed.

The same inflammation that causes the pain is also how your body heals itself after injury.

Conventional medicine may recommend taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID),

which stops the pain because it stops the inflammation. Instead, biopuncture works to speed up the healing process that begins with inflammation. It reduces pain by encouraging rather than interfering with the body’s natural processes.

What’s more, biopuncture is extremely safe, with almost no side effects. Some may experience minor bruising or irritation at the injection site. The same cannot be said for NSAIDs, which sometimes cause problems in the stomach, kidney and heart with long-term use.

What does it treat?

Biopuncture can treat pain and discomfort in your:

4 Neck 4 Back 4 Knees 4 Elbows Really, any kind of sprain, strain or arthritic condition responds well to this treatment.

Biopuncture can even shorten the duration and intensity of the common cold, if administered early on in the course of the illness. It can also be used to treat some medical conditions such as asthma.

Although biopuncture is not currently covered by health insurance, it’s also not a particularly expensive treatment option. You might be surprised by how affordable it is as compared to the conventional treatments you’ve used in the past--and how quickly you’re back to enjoying life with fewer aches and pains.

Polina Karmazin, MD, is the Medical Director of the Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine in Voorhees.

She is board certified in integrative medicine and acupuncture. She has more than 30 years of clinical experience in family medicine where she has utilized proven complementary therapies to treat a wide range of conditions without the side effects of conventional medications. She specializes in the management of acute and chronic pain using biopuncture.

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SUPER SOUPS New Twists on Old Favorites Heal, Nourish and Soothe

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inter season soups on chilly days can warm us, both body and soul. Whatever our food preferences or time constraints, some new twists on traditional favorites will satisfy everyone’s taste buds—with an accent on healthy pleasure. Here’s where to start.

Reinventing the past. From her Colorado mountain home, Jenny McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen, celebrates the wisdom of traditional foodways, making nutrient-dense, healing soup broth from bones, water, vegetables and seasonings. McGruther’s twist is to make it in a six-quart slow cooker.

Once her family has dined on organic roast or rotisserie chicken, she simmers the bones with purified water, a bay leaf or two, a few whole peppercorns and a few chopped organic vegetables like onion, carrot and celery

on the low setting for 24 hours. Then she ladles the broth through a coffee strainer into another container, refreshes the slow cooker with more water and simmers the bones and seasonings for another 24 hours. Eventually, the broth will have less flavor and color, and that’s when McGruther starts all over again.

“I call this perpetual soup,” she says.

She blogs at NourishedKitchen.com.

Slowing it down. With homemade broth on hand, it’s easy to make the Italian winter staple of Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup. Cookbook authors and slow cooker experts Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, from Lee’s Summit, Missouri, love to make this when they’re working on a cookbook deadline. They simply use what they have in the refrigerator, freezer or pantry.

“With a soup like this you can always substitute one vegetable for

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

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another, adjusting the recipe to what you enjoy and have on hand,” advises Moore. The pair blogs at PluggedInto Cooking.com.

Speeding it up. Sometimes, we need a single serving of homemade soup fast. Award-winning recipe developer and cookbook author Camilla Saulsbury, of Nacogdoches, Texas, whips up a Pumpkin Sage Soup that can simmer in a saucepan within minutes, ready to be enjoyed in a mug.

Saulsbury uses organic canned pumpkin, full of vitamins, which can vary in sweetness. “If needed,” she suggests, “add a drizzle of maple syrup to enhance the flavor of the soup.”

Making “bisque” in a high-speed blender. Karen Adler is an avid grower of organic tomatoes in her Kansas City garden. When the seasonal harvest comes to an end, Adler grills or oven roasts the tomatoes, along with organic peppers and onions, and then freezes them, ready to make Roasted Tomato Bisque any time of the year.

“My secret to a light bisque without using cream is to blend all the roasted vegetables together with a high-speed blender to give it body. A swirl of extra-virgin olive oil at the end finishes ensuring the satisfying flavor,” she says.

Going cold. Douglas McNish, head chef at Toronto’s raw and vegan restaurant Raw Aura, serves a popular Lemon, Cucumber and Dill Soup, which is easy to make in a food processor. “This soup is amazing this time of year, when most of our diets may be lacking in healthy fats and trace minerals,” says McNish.

Warming up. Two cookbook authors teamed up across many miles to write 300 Sensational Soups. Meredith Deeds lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Carla Snyder resides in Cleveland, Ohio. They’ve mutually discovered the naturally warming properties of curry powder in Curried Coconut Chickpea Soup.

Snyder observes, “A good soup nourishes the heart, as well as the stomach, spreading a feeling of satisfaction and contentment.”

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFood AndLifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

SOUP’S ON! Tasty Recipes for Winter Meals

Roasted Tomato Bisque Yields: 8 servings

with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish if desired with additional minced basil.

Adapted from PluggedIntoCooking.com,

by Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss

Pumpkin Sage Soup Yields: 1 serving

Tuscan Vegetable Bean Soup Yields: 6 servings 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 cup frozen, cut green beans 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 can (14.5 oz, BPA-free) diced tomatoes, with liquid 4 cups bone broth or 1 carton (32 oz) vegetable broth 2 tsp Italian seasoning 1 /8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional Salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli 1 can (15 oz, BPA-free) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 2 Tbsp minced fresh basil, plus additional for garnish Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

4 large beefsteak tomatoes, sliced 2 red bell peppers, seeded and sliced 1 large red onion, peeled and sliced 2 Tbsp plus ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp hot pepper sauce Bone broth or vegetable broth, if necessary Add fine dry or gluten-free bread crumbs and sliced green onion for garnish

¾ cup ready-to-use chicken or vegetable broth 2 /3 cup pumpkin purée (not pie filling) ¼ tsp dried rubbed sage 3 Tbsp half-and-half, whole milk or coconut creamer Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 425° F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Arrange the tomatoes, bell peppers and onion on the baking sheets and drizzle with the two tablespoons of olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes or until soft and browned at the edges.

In a saucepan, bring the broth, pumpkin and sage to a simmer over medium-high heat. In the mug, stir broth, pumpkin and sage until blended. Stir in cream and heat for 1 minute more.

Season it to taste with salt and pepper before pouring into a mug. Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds.

Transfer to a Vitamix or similar blender.

Add the remaining half-cup olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and hot pepper sauce and blend until smooth. Add a little bone broth or vegetable broth if the soup is too thick. Serve each bowl with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs and thinly sliced green onion.

Adapted from 250 Best Meals in a Mug,

by Camilla V. Saulsbury

Adapted from The Gardener and the Grill, by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onions, carrot and celery and cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Stir in the green beans and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Stir in tomatoes, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Heat, covered, until boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer and cook 15 to 20 minutes.

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o matter where you look these days, it seems we’re all overstressed, over-scheduled and over-stimulated, barely taking a moment to look up from our mobile devices to make eye contact with one another, let alone make an attempt at real connection. True personal connection is being replaced with electronic, social media “connection”, leaving many to feel depleted and disconnected. Additionally, our jam-packed schedules often lead us to taking life too seriously and not allowing time for play, thus robbing ourselves of precious feelings of joy.

Our quality of life depends on our quality of personal connection and a commitment to playfulness. I discovered this truth when I discovered Laughter Wellness, over three years ago. I had been in a car accident a few years prior and my body and spirit were still slowly healing. I was also feeling tremendous anxiety and depression due to a recent divorce. For several years, I was a walking ball of stress and it was taking its toll on my health and overall happiness.

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classes I decided to become a certified instructor myself.

Laughter Wellness, also known as Laughter Yoga, is a whole body, well-being workout. It’s a simple form of exercise that uses playful activities to promote laughter and social connection, deep breathing exercises and light movement. It’s also a mindfulness practice that helps build resilience to life so we can learn to respond not just react to situations. Participants don’t need to be flexible or funny; they can even participate from a chair.

Laughter is infectious. When shared, it binds people together, cultivating happiness and belonging. Laughter also has many health benefits. Research including recently in The New York Times and by the Mayo Clinic shows it strengthens immune system, boosts energy, decreases pain, relieves anxiety and depression, improves respiratory and cardiovascular function, and improves physical and mental health. Additionally, laughter involves deep diaphragmatic breathing, which is proven to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, creating a calm state of being and

decreasing the effects of stress, as cited at LaughterOnLineUniversity.com. This deep breathing also acts as a pump for the lymphatic system, helping to protect the body from illness and disease.

The lighthearted interaction that occurs during a laughter session is simply wonderful. Participants engage in simple activities that create a safe space for openness and play. Often, the activities are enhanced with music, props or dance moves to heighten the fun.

Eye contact is also encouraged to keep everyone in the present moment and to bolster personal connection. The class starts out with a room full of strangers, and by the end, a community of joyful laughers is created. Feedback is extremely positive. Here’s what some have said: “I feel energized and relaxed all at the same time.” “I was skeptical at first, but after only one class, I’m a believer!”

Additionally, uplifting and powerful affirmations are frequently interspersed throughout the class as a reminder that we are more amazing, supported and loveable than we tend to remember on a daily basis. These affirmations, along with the laughter, help shift our state of mind, encouraging a positive and optimistic view of life.

All the benefits of laughter and deep breathing are wonderful at any time; however, they’re particularly important around the holidays. The hustle and bustle of shopping, traveling and family gatherings can create additional stress on individuals and families.

While it’s often a joyous time for most, the holidays are emotionally very difficult for many, leading to increased feelings of loneliness, depression, anxiety and isolation.

Join us for a laughter class and experience the uplifting, energizing and healthy benefits for yourself; it’s family friendly! Laughter Wellness classes are held on the third Friday of every month at Yoga for Living, in Cherry Hill. Also, save the date for a two-hour Laughter Wellness Playshop on January 10. See details in the calendar section.

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et parents have many criteria to consider when choosing a healthcare provider for their prized pet, and among the most vital is trying to find a doctor that uses holistic therapies, because the advantages are many.

Wellness care is more than vaccines. While many conventional vets consider giving vaccines and flea medications to all of their patients to be their best form of wellness care, holistic vets know these aren’t always necessary and can potentially be harmful. Instead, true wellness care involves careful consideration of proper diet, blood titer testing instead of vaccines, natural parasite control when appropriate and a heavy dose of diagnostic testing (blood, urine, fecal) to monitor organ function, check for parasites, screen for disorders of the urogenital system, liver and pancreas and early screening for cancer and other inflammatory conditions. There’s also a full physical check for common diseases like dental and heart disease and tumors.

Individualized prescriptions for a proper diet and supplements to maintain health are big reasons many owners prefer a holistic vet.

Natural treatments include disease prevention. Many pets treated via a more natural approach have an easier experience with occasional illness than

those that don’t enjoy this specialized care. Natural therapies can quickly restore an ill pet to his homeostatic balance without the side effects often associated with multiple drug doses.

A team approach is expected. A holistic practice is a team effort, and the family doctor will suggest options for care, helping an owner decide on the best therapies for each pet.

A fuller range of options is available. While holistic vets prefer a more

natural approach, they know that if necessary, conventional therapies can sometimes be an appropriate complement if they follow holistic principles, which means infrequent use of low-dose medications and only when absolutely needed. In general, most conditions can be treated successfully without drug therapy, extending the health and life of the patient and reducing medical costs.

Gentler anesthesia means quicker recovery. A naturally balanced and gentler approach means less drugging if anesthesia becomes necessary, close monitoring of an anesthetized pet, a smooth and quick recovery for prompt discharge from the hospital and natural forms of follow-up treatment to control post-operative pain and inflammation.

New hope rises for the hopeless.

Many pets are brought to holistic doctors after conventional care has failed to help them. Some have been turned away by practitioners of conventional medicine because their cases are diagnosed as “hopeless”. Holistic vets and pet parents alike experience considerable satisfaction in helping to give a joyful pet a whole new lease on life.

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lastic is everywhere. Look around you right now and count the number of things that you know contain plastic. Convenient and cheap, yes. But there are some major pitfalls to living in a plastic world. Plastics can harbor some nasty ingredients, such as phthalates and BPA. And in addition to polluting your body, all that plastic is polluting the planet.

The aim of our 28-Day Plastic Purge is not to completely banish plastic, but to help you ID the most toxic and unnecessary sources like vinyl and single-use plastics, respectively.

For instance, Susan Freinkel, author of Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, points out that we got along fine before mixed salad greens started turning up in plastic bags and boxes about 10 years ago. “The point is really using plastic thoughtfully. If you try to totally

eradicate it, you’ll make yourself crazy because it’s in every facet of our lives, some of it beneficially,” she says. “You want to use it wisely.”

The best way to do that is to avoid single-use plastics as much as possible—things like plastic grocery bags, takeout containers and single-serving plastic bottles.

We’ve broken it down into an easy-to-manage, 28-day process in our graphic and tips below. Be sure to join us on Facebook, too, to share the things you’ve put in place so you can live a more plastic-free life.

Week 1: Focus on Food Storage

Day 1: Recycle worn, scratched or mismatched and unused food and drink storage containers—worn plastics are more likely to leach chemicals into your food.

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Day 2: Use less plastic cling wrap. Try some fun new products, such as reusable wrap made of beeswax. Reusable glass containers with lids and unbleached waxed paper are also great greener alternatives for storing food.

Beware of aluminum foil, though.

While you can use and recycle it, it should not come in direct contact with hot foods. A soft metal, aluminum can leach into the food and cross the blood-brain barrier and it has been linked to neurotoxicity, hormone disruption and Alzheimer’s disease.

Day 3: Choose your plastic-free water bottle. Look for one made of foodgrade steel (18/8, 18/10, aka 304 grade) and avoid ones with plastic liners. Glass bottles with silicone sleeves are also great options. (Here are some of our favorite plastic-free water bottles options.)

Day 4: Purchase the proper water filter if your water contains contaminants. Then promise to ditch bottled water for good.

Day 5: Be done with baggies. Turn to beeswax wraps or even compostable, unbleached paper sandwich and snack bags to kick your plastic sandwich bag habit.

Day 6: Vow to use safer, reusable food-storage containers. For a complete list, check out these plastic-free storage solutions.

Day 7: Educate yourself (and your friends and family) on the importance of avoiding “BPA-free” plastics. Many contain chemicals that are in the same class as toxic BPA and could actually be worse for you.

Week 2: Rethink Your Garbage

Day 8: Get in the right mind frame.

A mindfulness practice will help root you in the moment and ease your urge to buy so much plastic “stuff.”

The less plastic stuff you buy, the less you’ll have to throw out later.

Day 9: Take your own reusable containers for takeout. That way, you’ll never have to feel guilty about all of that #6 plastic (Styrofoam) again.

Day 10: Reuse any grocery or shopping bags you already have on hand.

They make great liners for smaller wastebaskets (and dog poop picker-uppers)

Day 11: Empty smaller wastebaskets into a larger trash can so that you don’t have to throw away the bag used to line the smaller basket.

Day 12: Become a human trash compactor: Break down bulky cartons by pressing or stomping on them so you can fit more into each trash bag. That way, you use fewer plastic trash bags over time. You could even invest in a trash compactor.

Day 13: Start making a conscious effort when making a purchase to look for products with the least amount of packaging.

Day 14: Keep yard and garden waste and compostable food waste out of your trash cans so you use drastically fewer big plastic garbage bags over the span of a year. Compost that waste instead.

Week 3: Clean Up Your Hygeine

Day 15: Swear off microbeads. Check the labels of exfoliating products like face scrubs and your current toothpaste and make sure they don’t list ingredients like polyethylene and polypropylene.

Day 16: Make your own skin-care products. Forget microbeads. For very little money, you can whip up your own homemade nontoxic cleansers and exfoliators.

Day 17: Phase out phthalates. These plasticizing chemicals are used to make scents, beauty products and personal care products stick to you longer. They’re also toxic. Avoid anything that lists “fragrance” or “parfum” on the label.

Day 18: Look for more sustainable toothbrushes that allow you to replace only the head. That way, you won’t have to throw away the entire plastic toothbrush when the head is worn out.

Day 19: There are so many plastic bottles in the bathroom. To help cut back, learn how to make your own homemade hair products.

Day 20: Invest in a safer, reusable shower curtain. Replace vinyl ones with organic cotton or even hemp versions.

Bonus: Hemp is naturally antimicrobial, so it won’t get mildew-y like other fabric shower curtains.

Day 21: Not into making your own soap? That’s okay. To avoid plastic, choose nontoxic bar soaps instead of bottled liquid soaps and body washes.

Dr. Bronner’s bar soaps even come in biodegradable paper!

Week 4: Conquer the Kitchen

Day 22: BYOB—Bring your own (grocery) bags. Any tote bag you already own will work. If you need to buy some new ones, look for bags that are cotton or hemp. Better yet, make one yourself. And don’t just stop at grocery bags. Produce bags can be easily made of old T-shirts, cheesecloth or any leftover fabric remnants.

Just remember to throw them in the wash between shopping trips to keep your food clean.

Day 23: Avoid soda bottles by making your own carbonated drinks. There are plenty of carbonators available (some even come with glass carafes so you don’t just limit your plastic, but really eliminate it). Add your favorite flavors and juices into the carbonated water and … voilà. Return your used carbon dioxide cartridges to a participating store that sells them.

Day 24: Make your own, rather than buy, “packaged” foods like yogurt. So many foods come in plastic containers that seem unavoidable. The solution: DIY. Here’s a recipe for yogurt to get you started.

Day 25: Only use wooden or metal utensils to cook your food. Just as you don’t want to microwave plastic, holding a plastic spatula against a hot frying pan will leach plastic chemicals into your food.

Day 26: Get your java jolt from a French press. Coffee machines have a lot of plastic parts, such as the water reservoir and the filter cup. Most French presses, by contrast, have glass carafes and metal filters. We like this one from Rodale’s.

Day 27: Great job making those reusable grocery bags at the beginning of the week. But the real test: Have you been using them? Be honest.

Make this pledge today: The next time you’re at the store and forget your bags, you will resist the temptation to use plastic ones. Doing the “walk of shame” to your car with armloads of food might be tough, but you’ll never make that mistake again, says Beth Terry, author of Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too. Day 28: Treat yourself for completing the plastic purge! Go out for ice

cream and order a cone. You’ll get an extra treat and avoid the Styrofoam cup and plastic spoon.

For more information, visit EcoWatch.com.

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Treating Autism

NATURALLY Plus Strategies for Prevention

by Meredith Montgomery

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n The Autism Revolution, Pediatric Technology and Massachusetts General Neurologist and Neuroscientist Hospital Medical Imaging facility.

Martha Herbert approaches autism

“While autism is often thought of as a whole-body condition that can as a genetic disorder, it’s the result of improve, rather than be a static, lifelong a gene-environment interaction where genetic brain disorder. genes are corrupted,” explains Psychi “It’s the way the brain is shifted atrist Robert Hendren, who is currently into acting when faced partnering in developing with a combination of Experts agree that a the Center for Autism stressors—some, but Spectrum Disorder and natural foundation Neurodevelopmental not all of which are genetic—at a vulnerable for health begins with Disorders at the Univerpoint in development,” sity of California, San breastfeeding infants Francisco. says Herbert. Non-genetic challenges can According to to support natural come from the immune the U.S. Centers for immunity, and then Disease Control and system, nutrition, the environment and ensuring children’s Prevention, autism is stress. “Addressing the fastest-growing diets are rich in them can make a developmental disability, profound difference in nutrients at all ages. now affecting one in 68 children and one in 42 the condition; maybe boys. Autism Speaks (AutismSpeaks.org) even turning it around.” defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Herbert directs the Treatment Reas a group of complex brain development search and Neuroscience Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (TRAN- disorders characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal SCEND) program at a joint Harvard communication and repetitive behaviors.

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Many experts agree that in some cases, autism can be prevented. “Prevention needs to start early—preconception is ideal,” says Dr. Kenneth A. Bock, of Bock Integrative Medicine, in New York, and author of Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies.

Emphasizing omega-3 essential fatty acids, folic acid and probiotics during pregnancy can be beneficial, and it’s important to avoid iron deficiency, which has been tied to higher rates of autism, Hendren counsels.

Results from a recent University of California, Davis study published in Environmental Health Perspectives reveals increased rates of autism among children of women that live close to pesticide-treated fields during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters. Hendren says, “Living near heavily sprayed fields can be very detrimental. Living close to freeways or downwind of coal-fired power plants is also associated with autism.”

If heavy metal toxicity in blood is confirmed, chelation therapy is often used to remove metals, although Hendren advises against using it for the general treatment of ASD. “Chelators pull out mercury, along with other metals, a process that can be harmful. Instead, think about diet and nutritional supplements that can help detoxify the body more safely,” he explains.

Bock says, “It’s not enough to detoxify, we have to remove and prevent exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins.”

Herbert suggests avoiding toxic household products, electromagnetic exposure from devices such as cell phones and baby monitors, which can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cell health problems, as well as antibiotic overuse, which can disrupt the gut microbiome, increasing vulnerability to exposure to other harmful chemicals.

Herbert notes some parents observe that their child became autistic after a vaccination but there are also autistic children that are vaccine-free; still others become so after facing other stresses such as illness or trauma.

“We need to focus on the underlying vulnerabilities and keep children strong and resilient so they can handle life’s

Relax your attachment to expectations and realize that your child sees, hears and feels the world differently than you.

Broaden your perspective and make every choice a healthy choice. ~Martha Herbert challenges to their health and immune systems,” she says.

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Currently, the only treatment that has been proven to consistently improve the core symptoms of ASD is behavioral therapy designed to foster language, socialization and academic skills. While effective, this approach is time- and staff-intensive.

With the rise and prevalence of autism in the past decade, more parents are turning to complementary and alternative treatments (CAM). Hendren reports that the best researched and safest CAM therapies for treating autism include melatonin to improve sleep, omega-3 fatty acids to ease hyperactivity and possibly improve socialization, multivitamins to supplement a limited diet or poor appetite and methyl B12

injections to protect against oxidative stress. Massage therapy has also proven effective in increasing connectivity with others and reducing over-arousal, while reducing ASD symptoms.

Research remains in its infancy, but other CAMs deemed acceptable for a professionally monitored trial include B6 and magnesium supplements to correct metabolic aberration, folic acid for improvements in core symptoms, probiotics to ease gastrointestinal distress and iron supplementation for a deficiency.

Although clear benefits have yet to be backed by scientific evidence, many parents of children with ASD report that behavior improves with a diet free of the proteins gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye) and casein (found in dairy). Other parent-endorsed diets include anti-yeast, anti-hyperglycemia, specific carbohydrate, low-oxalate and specific food reaction regimens.

A review article in the journal Autism Research and Treatment notes that acupuncture, exercise, and music- and animal-assisted therapy have all been reported as helping to reduce a variety of ASD functional and behavioral symptoms.

From sound-dampening headphones that offset loud noises to structuring the environment to anticipate transitions, removing stressors can help reduce the debilitating characteristics of ASD. “This improves abilities to learn and interact with others, but we also don’t want to shelter them from having a chance to

Creating Calm Islands

by Carolyn Dalgliesh

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ensory kids, like those living with autism spectrum, sensory processing, anxiety or attention deficit disorders, are often highly affected by the design of their physical environments. Here are some tips for removing daily stressors for a more supportive home environment.

Identify the common sensory challenges for the child so the family can create spaces that support them.

Kids may struggle with regulating their emotions, initiating tasks, maintaining focus, rigid rules, lack of flexibility or being consistently overwhelmed.

Less is more because these kids

are often more sensitive to environmental stimuli. Tone down the color scheme of their bedroom and playroom, and maintain uncluttered spaces. Clearly defined and labeled areas in certain rooms can help them know what to expect and how to use each space appropriately.

Define areas and tasks with visual aids to foster more focused, calm and flexible interactions. Consider creating a designated dressing area with hooks that hold the next day’s clothes and a laundry hamper. This provides a visual routine to follow and structural aids to help complete the task successfully.

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learn the rules of social interaction in real-world situations,” advises Hendren.

Because autism is a heterogeneous disorder with numerous subtypes, the best individualized combination of treatments can be challenging to identify and can often change throughout one’s life. Bock reminds families that even with a successful treatment plan, “A parent’s love is the final element that brings these recovering children out of darkness into light.”

Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

Create a space to escape and regulate when they return home anxious, overwhelmed or ready to explode; a zone to help them feel calm and connected again. Dark and quiet spots are best, like the corner of a closet, bottom bunk, under a desk or even a cardboard box “cabin”. Add a flashlight, favorite books, beanbags, heavy or weighted blankets, handheld sensory toys and something that taps into the child’s current fascination.

Carolyn Dalgliesh is the founder of Systems for Sensory Kids & Simple Organizing Strategies in North Kingstown, RI, and author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized. Connect at CarolynDalgliesh.com.

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Cupping: A Reverse Massage A Solution for Pain, Colds and More

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will match the output of the faucet. If a kink develops in the hose, less water will come out the other side; it causes a buildup of pressure on the side of the hose before the kink and too little flow on the other end of the hose. In an individual, the area above the kink will be too full and will be painful; many times, the pain will be sharp. The area below the kink will be deficient in the amount of energy needed to flow and to feed those areas, causing weakness, fatigue, numbness and a dull ache or pain. The goal is to keep the blood and qi, or energy, flowing to all areas of the body. In Chinese medicine, this is done with many different techniques: acupuncture, Gua sha, Tui Na (Chinese medical massage), herbs, topical liniments and oils, or with cupping.

Cupping is a technique that is used in Chinese medicine but has also been used by many other cultures as well. Clients from India, Poland, Italy and Central America have had parents or grandparents that use or had used cupping. It has been recorded at least 3,500 years ago in Egyptian hieroglyphics. It’s used not only for muscular pain, but also to increase range of motion; to help with colds, coughs and asthma; to reduce cellulite; to help heal scars; and to detoxify the body.

For clients that are in extreme pain, such

as after a car accident, when even slight touch causes jumping, flinching or aggravation of pain, a form of cupping can help to calm the nervous system down and, thereby, also reduce anxiety.

Cupping is performed with glass cups that are thick like milk glass, bamboo cups, ceramic cups, metal bowls (India), and newer versions use silicone cups or plastic cups.

The goal is to draw blood from the deeper levels of tissue to bring to the surface. It’s like a reverse massage that gives similar benefits as a deep tissue massage but without as much pain.

Where there is tight tissue, blood flow is not circulating optimally, so the idea is to move the blood, break up scar tissue and to help the areas heal and relax. This is done either with a suction mechanism on one of the cups or by creating a vacuum in the cup with a flame. The flame is held in the cup to create heat in the cup and a vacuum, the flame is then withdrawn and the cup is placed on the skin. The vacuum will draw some of the tissue into the cup and will increase blood flow into the area.

The cup can be left stationary or oil can be applied to perform Running/Gliding Cupping that feels like a massage.

This is great for back muscles, whereas stationary cupping is wonderful to release IT Bands or to help with post-car accident pain. The intensity of the vacuum can be adjusted by the practitioner if the cups feel too tight. The areas where cupping has been performed will become pink, red or purple. The darkness reflects the intensity of the condition and can last for up to 10 days.

The results from cupping occur very quickly, and many feel an immediate decrease in their pain and an increase in their range of motion. Cupping has been used by many for generations with great success for a variety of conditions. If one is very tight, has decreased range of motion, has a cough and cold, suffers from back pain or frozen shoulder, or is an athlete that’d like to increase performance levels, cupping could be a wonderful solution.

To schedule a cupping session contact Melisa Skyrm, MAc.LA. at Regenerate Health and Wellness, 2 Sheppard Rd., Ste. 500, Voorhees, 609-332-1324, or visit RegenerateHealthandWellness.com.

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Key Signs We’re Approaching a Defining Moment

by Dennis Merritt Jones

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ur authentic self is constantly trying to get our attention so it may be more fully expressed.

When we set our intention to genuinely evolve, we naturally begin to pay attention and see how redefining moments appear as needed. They are drawn to us sequentially to support us in the process of staying the course on our pilgrimage, each one a perfectly aligned portal in space and time, opening and closing, creating whatever experience is required to guide us to heightened awareness of our authentic self.

While the possible circumstances that preclude such a moment are limitless, there are key signals to watch for.

When they pop up, it helps immensely to stay engaged in the moment, rather than zipping past them on to another distraction. Rather, consider ways in which this might prove to be a pivotal point forward in our life journey. n Moments that challenge our ego and moments that our ego challenges us n Unexpected events n Times of significant loss n First-time experiences n Discontentment n Disappointment n Experiencing someone or something that instantly inspires us to grow n Birth of a loved one n Death of a loved one

Personal growth and evolution can be motivated by either inspiration

or desperation. Both may prompt us to ask big questions of ourselves and the universe that cause us to dig deep. The deeper we dig, the closer we come to merging with our truest self.

We know the answers to such questions are correct because they will lead to actions that honor life—like harming no one, including ourself— and affirm the presence of a prevailing power for good that lies within; a power that guides, protects and sustains us. Satisfying answers seek only the highest and best of us and bless all.

They connect our mind, heart and soul, moving us forward on the path of wholeness as a fulfilled and joyfully self-expressed person.

When we are impelled to ask an important question of our self and the universe, don’t rush the process and are willing to embrace the answer we receive, it pushes a reset button as to what defines us. It brings us an enhanced sense of authentic wholeness.

The lesson is that when redefining moments appear, we must be open and prepared to go where we had no plans of going—because that’s where our bliss awaits us.

Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D., is the author of Your (Re)Defining Moments, the source of this essay. He has contributed to the human potential movement and field of spirituality as a minister, teacher, coach and lecturer for 30 years. Learn more at DennisMerrittJones.com.

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Connecting “within” through free and inspired body movement is the power of conscious dance.

5Rhythms

The Power of Conscious Dance Creative Movement Connects Body, Mind and Spirit

by Gail Condrick

In St. Petersburg, Florida, 22 women have gathered to seek the bliss promised by 5Rhythms, one of the original conscious dance forms, founded by the late Gabrielle Roth. “Find your flow. Feel your connection to the Earth through your feet and release your head,” guides facilitator Amber Ryan, of New York City, who travels the world for dance sessions. “Use your body as a gateway into the now.” For two hours, dancers move freely and individually, swaying, sensing and interacting in an experience called “the wave”, intended to move energy through the body, release emotions and heal the psyche.

It’s based on Roth’s premise that, “Each of us is a moving center, a space of divine mystery. Though we spend most of our time on the surface in daily ordinary existence, most of us hunger to connect to this space within, to break through to bliss, to be swept into something bigger.”

A growing tribe of movers and shakers are discovering and unleashing JourneyDance their power in conscious dance, a combination of moving meditation, Toni Bergins, from the Massachusetts soul-stirring music, self-expression and sweat.

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ost are familiar with the performance or competitive dance world of learned steps. Conscious dance is a non-competitive, body-based way of raising consciousness. There’s no wrong way to move and your shape and measurements don’t matter,” says Mark Metz, of Berkley, California, founder and executive director of the Dance First Association (DFA) and publisher of the Conscious Dancer Magazine and UpShift Guide.

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ing global music and minimal structure facilitated by leaders.

With 1,000 DFA studio locations, many are finding the power of conscious dance suits their search for movement with purpose beyond improved fitness as it’s practiced in drug- and alcohol-free club-style events and ecstatic dance experiences, as well as dance fitness programs. “It’s about honoring body intelligence and paying attention to the body and mind-body connection,” says Metz.

“The modalities mentioned most often are 5Rhythms, Soul Motion, Open Floor, JourneyDance, and the Nia Technique,” says Metz. A brief look at three of them shows how each has its own style.

the Kripalu Center and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. After years of studying and teaching movement, drama, creative visualization and gestalt techniques, she combined them in creating JourneyDance. More than 400 trained facilitators now offer it in 60- or 90-minute classes worldwide based on the philosophy, “Move into a new story!” Every class includes visualization, creative movement, affirmations and evocative music, all working together to release emotions and connect with spirit.

“You learn to love your body, expand your emotional intelligence, clear your mind and connect with your inner source,” explains Bergins. “You express yourself, infuse life with creativity and

connect with a dancing community.”

Participants engage in a ritual journey of physical transformation, cleansing the body through breath, sweat and expression. In this safe space, “Dancers discover their power and personal heart medicine, their true essence,” says Bergins.

Nia Technique For those that prefer more structure, the Nia Technique is the original barefoot mind-body-spirit fitness practice, activating sensation and awareness in a workout adaptable for everybody. More than 2,600 instructors in 51 countries offer 60-minute classes where enthusiasts move the way the body is built to move, reaping cardiovascular fitness and therapeutic benefits while having joyful fun.

Dancers, guided by instructor’s moves, feel the rhythm of the music and ground themselves in spirit, equipping themselves to take the self-healing experience into everyday life.

“Nia has always blended form and freedom,” says Debbie Rosas,

of Portland, Oregon, co-founder and creator of the technique. “We are now introducing new FreeDance classes to bring what we have learned through Nia to embody consciousness in new ways, conditioning the whole body and nervous system. It’s an invitation to move in free, unbound, unstructured ways to offset the tendency we have to move less as we age.”

Dancers move to music designed to animate each chakra through an eight-stage process via a Nia DJ. They’re guided to listen to body feedback through sensation, release emotions and relish being in the present moment.

“Regardless of how you act, dress or think, the way you feel inside reveals the most accurate truth of oneself and this is reflected in dance,” says Rosas.

“Moving without interference allows your unconscious creative self to shine.

You can connect to the sacred artist within; the one that holds a palette with endless colors, shapes and possibilities.” She sees life as ultimately a free-style dance into the self that

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supports a philosophy of “Love your body, love your life”.

“Dance is in everyone’s family tree, a universal message,” says Metz.

“In conscious dance, you disconnect from gadgets and reconnect with yourself and others around you. People need that.”

Gail Condrick is a Nia faculty member, retreat leader and archetypal soul coach in Sarasota, FL. Connect at GaelaVisions.com.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 America’s State Parks First Day Hikes – 10am.

With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. 6-7 miles, moderate pace. Start the new year with a hike in our beautiful Pine Barrens, in a pretty section of the Wharton SF. Bring lunch and beverage. Meet in the field next to the Atsion office off Rte 206, 713 Rte 206, Vincentown. Leaders, Christine Denneler: 609-351-2789, cdenneler157@yahoo. com; Pat Burton: 856-767-8064, CamperPat@ hotmail.com. ocsj.org.

Yoga for the New Year – 10-11:30am. With Janet Watkins. Get a fresh start to the new year with a deep de-toxifying yoga practice and inspirational lessons from the deity of auspicious beginnings, Ganesha. All-levels class includes deep twists for purification and pranayama for mental clarity. $15 or class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

First Day Hike – 2-3pm. Join a County Park Ranger for a hike in the Rancocas State Park and enjoy an invigorating afternoon outdoors.

Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. 609-261-2495, RancocasNature Center.org.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Moorestown Library to Strawbridge Lake Hike – 10am. With Outdoor Club of South Jersey.

5 miles, easy to moderate pace. Start at the Moorestown Library and head to Strawbridge Lake and Waterwork woods. Meet in the municipal lot on Second St across from the Moorestown Library. Leader, David Bicking: 609-332-2109, dbickin@yahoo.com. ocsj.org.

PetCo Adoption Day in Turnersville – 123pm. Come visit our adoptable pets. Find your new fluffy family member and support our shelter. Turnersville PetCo, 141 Tuckahoe Rd, Sewell. More info, Animal Adoption Center: AACNJ.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Kundalini Yoga & Meditation: Rebirth & Release – 10:30am-12:30pm. With Devpreet. Begin the New Year light and clear. During this “Release and Re-birthing” you release memories that prevent you from moving forward. Observe from a safe space of “the witness” to break the shackles of trauma, fear and self-sabotage to live from your Highest Self. $20/pre-register, $25/at door if space available. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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Reiki Levels 1 & 2 Certification Class – 11am6pm. Both levels in a 1-day class. Students will be attuned to both levels, learn history and principles of Reiki, chakra and aura scanning, self- healing and healing others, distant healing,

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and give their first Reiki session. $225. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-456-3888. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

Interpretive Trail Hike – 1-2pm. Join an RNC naturalist for an interpretive hike through our varied habitats. Pace is easy and suitable for adults and teenagers. Free/member, $4/person, $10/family. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

MONDAY, JANUARY 4 A New Year, A Healthier You – 6:45-8pm. Join Sarah Outlaw, Master Herbalist & Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, to learn healthy habits for the New Year. Free to attend & free health screenings. Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey, 1050 Kings Hwy N, Ste 200, Cherry Hill. RSVP: Info@nhicsouthjersey.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Drinks – 6-8pm.

Networking focused on creating a sustainable South Jersey community. The Farm & Fisherman Tavern + Market, 1422 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill. 609-238-3449. SustainableCherryHill.org.

Ski/Snowboard Waxing Basics – 6:30-8pm. Taking care of your skis/board will help you have a great time on the slopes. Our expert technician will go into an in-depth examination of how and why waxes work. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei.com/ stores/marlton.html.

Heal Your Life Movie & SuperFood Treats – 6:308:30pm. Begin the new year with this life-altering movie based on Louise Hay’s bestselling book while enjoying delicious and healthy treats provide by SuperFoods Café & Market. Suggested: $5. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeIn Balance@gmail.com.

Zen Studies Circle: Spirit – 7-9pm. Ongoing class designed to inform and enlighten participants in how to live authentic, spiritually grounded lives.

Includes meditation, liturgy and Dharma teaching. Suggested donation $10. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609268-9151. PineWind.org.

New Year Weight Loss Challenge – Wednesday, Jan 6-Mar 23. 7:15-8:15pm. 12-wk program.

Male and females welcome to join. Winners win cash. Our groups have lost a total of over 8,400 lbs in the past 5 years. $39/12 wks. GNP Nutrition, 106 Bridgeboro St, Riverside. Pre-register, Gaveth: 609-923-1203.

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savethedate Yoga Anatomy Weekend – Jan 9 & 10. With Shelly Schneider, E-RYT500. Learn principles of anatomy and physiology and how they relate to yoga practice. Through discussion, lecture and posture clinics, learn how specific organ systems work to support yogic practices including pranayama, asana and meditation, interrelationship of energy, chakras and bandhas, proper alignment and technique and prevention of injury. CEUs for yoga teachers. $175. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Another Way to Apple Pie – 9am. With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. 10-12 miles of woodland walking along sand roads and trails at a steady moderate pace. Will return on the Batona, but will find another way to the tower. Dress properly for the weather and bring a lunch. Meet at Carranza Memorial in the parking area behind the monument. Carranza Rd, Tabernacle. Leaders: Jay & Faye: 609-283-0252, WalkingInMud@ aol.com. ocsj.org.

AWA Adoption Event- Petco Turnersville – 12-4pm. Come meet some of our adorable, adoptable pets. You might just fall in love. All dogs must leave with leash, collar and tag. All cats must leave with collar, tag and carrier.

These items available for purchase at event. 141 Tuckahoe Rd, Ste 130, Sewell. 856-424-2288.

Adoptions@awanj.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Sunday Morning Program – Jan 10 & 24. 9:3011:30am. Join us for coffee/tea and a brief instruction on Zen meditation and Zendo etiquette followed by meditation (seated and walking) and Dharma talk. Suggested donation $5. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong.

609-268-9151. PineWind.org.

Eckankar HU Song and Worship Service – 10am12pm. Come learn about, experience and share the spiritual insights and upliftment gained by singing HU, a love song to God. It will be followed by the Worship Service that includes a reading, singing HU, followed by a discussion on this month’s topic: How to Build Trust in Divine Spirit. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and faiths. Free. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 609-261-0019.

Hunters of the Sky – 12-1pm. Join Woodford Cedar Run and learn about hawks and owls in this dramatic presentation where guests participate while learning about the animals’ amazing adaptations and why we need to protect and conserve their habitats. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei.com/ stores/marlton.html.

Food for Thought 3 – 1-3pm. Meet CSA farms and the farmers and learn about their growing season, share cost and delivery options. Get to know local food buying clubs featuring organic options. Learn about growing own veggies and making raised beds, and much more. Free; bring a canned food donation. Camden County Environmental Center, 1301 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill.

Register: SustainableCherryHill.org.

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savethedate Laughter Wellness PlayShop – 2-4pm. Your health is a laughing matter. This uplifting, energizing, and fun playshop reduces stress and creates smiles from the inside out. Simple movements, laughter, deep breathing exercises and mindfulness we’ll activate serotonin (happy chemicals) while tapping into your inner joy and create connection with others. Family friendly.

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

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savethedate Marketing Seminar: Bios and Profiles – 6:30-9pm. With Miriam Stavola. Refresh your marketing material and present yourself in the best light and angle. $25. Acu-Health Holistic Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown.

To register: 609-230-1079. Details: Creative BusinessPractices.com.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Owls of NJ – 10:30am-12pm. A new series for the adult interested in learning about the natural world and the history of the region. $7/RNC member, $9/nonmembers. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-registration required: 609-261-2495, Rancocas NatureCenter.org.

Essential Oils 101 – 6:45-8pm. Join Sarah Outlaw, Master Herbalist & Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, to learn the top uses of essential oils to enhance your health.

Free to attend & free health screenings. Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey, 1050 Kings Hwy N, Ste 200, Cherry Hill. RSVP: Info@nhicsouthjersey.com.

Horticultural Society of South Jersey Meeting – 7-9pm. Presenting a Chinese Auction. Bring new or gently used items to donate. What a great way to pass on any unwanted holiday gifts that someone else may treasure. Gardening items always wanted but not mandatory. Carmen Tilelli Community Center, 820 Mercer St, Cherry Hill. Info, Gwenne Baile: 856-816-8108. HSSJ.org.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Getting to Know your GoPro: GoPro Basics – 6:30-8pm. Looking to get a GoPro, or you have one and would like some insight into best practices? Join our GoPro experts for this class. Free.

REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

Pause the Pounds – 6:30-8pm. Are you looking for ways to beat the stubborn belly fat that crept up with menopause? Virtua’s registered dietitians want to share the 5 keys that can help you pause the pounds. Get a plan to look and feel your best. Attendees receive a 1-wk guest pass to any Virtua Center for HealthFitness and a complimentary chair massage. $20/person, payment not accepted at door. Virtua Health & Wellness Center Moorestown, 401 Young Ave, 1st Fl, Moorestown. Pre-registration required: 888-VIRTUA-3 (888-847-8823).

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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.

Healthy Eating in a Junk Food World – 7:30pm.

Label to Table: Navigating the Landscape. West Jersey Sierra Club meets to learn about genetically engineered foods (GMOs), their accompanying agricultural chemicals and healthy food awareness. Speakers: Barbara Thomas and Keith Monahan of GMO Free NJ. Haddonfield Friends Meetinghouse. RSVP: 856-425-2221 or RSVP@ gmofreenj.com. GMOfreeNJ.com.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Eden Energy Medicine Study Group – 7-8:30pm.

Learn Donna Eden’s Daily Routine and other techniques to keep your energies balanced and healthy. Based on Eden’s Energy Medicine book, led by Elsie Kerns and Paula Anderson, EEM Advanced Practitioners. No prior experience needed. $15. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info, Paula: 856-222-9444 or Acu-HealthCenter.com.

Pain Free Workshop – 7:30-9pm. Learn to eliminate chronic or recurrent pain, restore lost functions, look and feel younger and live a life free from physical limitations. With Deb Freeman. $20. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Register: 609-953-7800 or The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Naturalist-Led Saturday Walk – 10:3011:30am. Join an RNC naturalist for a themed hike around the preserve. Suitable for adults and interested teenagers. $3/RNC members; $5/ nonmembers. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Barnegat State Park Field Trip – 11am-2:30pm.

The northern tip of Long Beach Island, Barnegat State Park, is a great location to view the assortment of winter birds along the Jersey shore. Also includes a stopover at Forsythe NWR. $12/RNC members; $18/nonmembers. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Sankalpa Retreat Day: Honoring the Heart’s Desire – 12-5pm. In Sanskrit the word Sankalpa means “intention born from the heart.” Welcome your heart’s wisdom to reveal and affirm your intentions through meditation, movement, self-inquiry and sound. $65. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Intuitive Development Class – 1-5pm. Students will learn to develop intuitive abilities and how to give professional intuitive readings through photo reading, psychometry and reading for fellow students. Includes meditation to meet spirit guides and more. $125. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-456-3888. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

An Evening with Seijaku Roshi: The Power of Compassion and Forgiveness – 7-9pm. “We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that com-

passion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival,” Roshi Joan Halifax. $15/individuals, $20/spouses, partners.

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

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Hike Atsion Extended – 10am. With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. 8-9 miles, moderate pace.

Nice views of the Lake and Goshen pond where we will have lunch. Hike on sand roads and trails. Bring lunch and beverage. Meet in field next to the Atsion office off Rte 206. Leader Chris Denneler: 609-351-2789, cdenneler157@ yahoo.com. ocsj.org.

Connect with Nature: Scales & Tails – 1-3:30pm.

Program includes a hands-on interaction with Rancocas’ resident reptiles including our young Eastern Box Turtles. Also learn about reptile biology and adaptations, and get a behind-thescenes look at how RNC cares for its animals.

Members: $7/person, $15/family (limit 5); Nonmembers: $9/person, $21/family (limit 5).

Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-registration required: 609-2612495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Candlelight Restorative Yoga – 6-7:30pm. With Nicole DeSantos & Linda Sheehan. Let go, look in and center yourself. Go deep with gentle supported poses using bolsters, blankets and pillows. Restorative yoga creates profound shifts in the nervous system, allowing a physiological shift to deep restfulness and well-being. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18 Digestive Health – 6:45-8pm. Join Christy Panichelli, Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, to learn all about gut health and nutrition. Free to attend & free health screenings.

Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey, 1050 Kings Hwy N, Ste 200, Cherry Hill.

RSVP: Info@nhicsouthjersey.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 Spiritual Discussion Class – 3-4pm. Learn techniques to open your awareness of your spiritual life beyond the physical. Join us in this month’s topic: Meeting Spiritual Masters in your Quest for Truth. Free. Moorestown Community House, 16 E Main St, Moorestown. For more info: 609261-0019.

Lightweight Backpacking Basics – 6:30-8pm. An REI backpacking expert will provide excellent tips on lightweight backpacking techniques. Included are shelters, backpacks, food choices and fuel efficiency. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei.com/ stores/marlton.html.

Exploring Healthy Weight Loss for a Healthy New Year – 7pm. Join Donna M. Wood, CN, Nutritionist and owner of Health Haven, as she educates you through the maze of plans and products to find the best weight loss solution for you. Topics: cleanses, juicing and detox programs; Food Plans: raw foods, paleo, gluten free, vegan. Hosted by Women’s Wellness Connection of SJ. Sponsored by DeCotiis Chiropractic Wellness. LourdesCare, 1 Brace Rd, Cherry Hill. RSVP, Judy: 609-221-2285 or Tammy@ Wellness4Living.com.

Foodopoly: Winter Book Discussion – 7-9pm.

Foodopoly takes aim at the real culprit behind America’s food crisis: the evergrowing consolidation and corporatization of food production, which prevents farmers from raising healthy crops and limits the choices that people can make in the grocery store. Free. Inkwood Books, 31 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield. Registration required: SustainableCherryHill.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Roundup the Usual Suspects – 6:30pm. How bad is a little Roundup weed killer in our cereal, anyway? Which is better, organic or non-GMO? What does it mean when I see “natural” on a food label? GMO Free NJ explores these questions and many more in a special meeting about Roundup, the agricultural chemical that is applied to genetically engineered foods. Free.

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

GMOfreeNJ.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 A Day with Seijaku Roshi: What’s Your Story? – 9am-5pm. This intensive workshop offers the rare opportunity of seeing how your mind operates moment to moment, and how it keeps you simply surviving but not thriving. Through Q&A, dialogue and journaling, gain insight into how to change that “old” story called, “my life.” $75/nonmembers, $55/members; includes lunch. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. Registration required: 609268-9151. PineWind.org.

Pendulum Class – 10am-12pm. $35. East Meets West Acupuncture and Energy Healing Center, Twin Ponds, 1002 Birchfield Dr, Mt. Laurel.

More info, Geoffrey White, EEM-AP: 856-2224600 or Geoffreysenergy@gmail.com.

Reiki Level 3 Master/Teacher Certification Class – 11am-6pm. Pre-requisite: Reiki Level 2. Students will 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. $350. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-456-3888. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Walk to Mt Misery – 9am. With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. About 10-12 miles of trails, fire cuts, roads and sand roads out and around to Mt. Misery and back. A steady moderate pace is planned. Meet at the Park Office parking lot at Brendan Byrne State Forest. Leader, Jay Schoss: 609-283-0252, WalkingInMud@ aol.com. ocsj.org.

Sunday Morning Program – 9:30-11:30am.

See Jan 10 listing. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151.

PineWind.org.

Inner Relationship Focusing Class: Level One – Sundays, Jan 24 & 31. 9:30am-5:30pm. A gentle body centered listening process; a skill anyone can learn. Focusing helps us get unstuck from habitual patterns that we understand but seem unable to change. With Annie Fisher, LCSW. $195. The Starting Point, 215 Highland Ave, Westmont. 856-448-1856.

The Basics of Raising Backyard Chickens in the Suburbs and City – 1-3:30pm. Snow date, Jan 31. Presented by Camden County Chickens.

Learn how easy it is to set up a coop, select hens and care for them year-round as well as the legal issues in your town and what you can do about them. Speakers: Maureen Breen, Chair of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens and Gwenne Baile, Chair of Camden County Chickens. $10/household. Camden County Parks Department Environmental Center, 1301 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration advised: 856-858-6644, Gbaile@verizon.net.

Crystal Chakra Clearing & Cosmic Sound Massage – 1:30-3:30pm. With Devpreet Kaur. A transformative afternoon with singing bowls specifically tuned to each chakra’s frequency as they clear the chakras and associated organs. $25/advance, $30/at door. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

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

MONDAY, JANUARY 25 Get the Facts about Acupuncture – 5:30-6:30pm.

Is acupuncture the solution for your chronic pain or medical condition? Get answers to your questions and meet licensed and nationally board-certified acupuncturist Cathleen Wright from the Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine. Receive a discount on your 1st treatment by attending this info session. Free. Virtua Health and Wellness Center Washington Twp, 239 Hurffville-CrossKeys Rd, 3rd Fl, Sewell.

Register: 888-VIRTUA-3 (888-847-8823) or Virtua.org.

Protect Yourself from Household Toxins – 6:458pm. Join Sarah Outlaw, Master Herbalist & Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, to learn why having a toxin-free home is so important. Free to attend & free health screenings.

Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey, 1050 Kings Hwy N, Ste 200, Cherry Hill.

RSVP: Info@nhicsouthjersey.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 Find Your Park – 6:30-8pm. Join REI as we help you find your park and discover the best spots to recreate locally along with the firsthand knowledge you will need to enjoy your time on the trails. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856-810-1938, rei. com/stores/marlton.html.

Free Holistic Health Webinar – 7-8pm. Wed. Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging/Health through Awareness presents a webinar on detoxification. We live in an ever increasing toxic environment. Get an in-depth look at how we are being exposed to toxins and learn gentle ways to lessen the toxic load for better health and vitality. For more info or to register: 856-596-5834 or tdinj.com.

Dai Segaki for the Children We Mourn – 7-8:30pm. Includes silent reflection and Dai Segaki chanting. You are invited to put your personal prayer requests for a deceased or aborted child in writing and place them on the altar.

Suggested donation $5. Pine Wind Zen Center, 863 McKendimen Rd, Shamong. 609-268-9151.

PineWind.org.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 Speaking of Nature – 7-8pm. Topic: The Health Benefits of Connecting with Nature. $2/RNC members; $5/nonmembers. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495, RancocasNatureCenter.org.

South Jersey Organic Gardeners’ Club Meeting – 7:30pm. Permaculture: Plan Your Garden for a Decade by Charles White. Ideas will be discussed as to how we can all incorporate permaculture into our lives. Free. Barrington VFW (Senior Center), 109 Shreve Ave, Barrington. For more info: SJOrganicGardeners@ gmail.com or visit Facebook page.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 The Thru-Hikers Secret – 6:30-8pm. Explore the physical, psychological and logistical secrets that can help you earn the coveted moniker of “Thru-hiker” with REI Specialist and 2-time AT Thru-hiker, Mark “Postcard” Hughes. Free. REI Marlton, 501 Rte 73 S, Marlton. Register: 856810-1938, rei.com/stores/marlton.html.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Lands End Hike – 10am. With Outdoor Club of South Jersey. 8 miles, easy pace. Stop for lunch on pleasant place on the Mullica River. Bring lunch. From Atsion Lake go S on Rte 206, 2 miles, turn left onto a wide dirt road at the break in the steel guard rail. Then go 2 miles on the dirt road to Boot Hill, White deer club trailer for parking. ocsj.org.

Dream Workshop I – 1-3pm. With Shelley Szajner. Do you struggle with interpreting the meaning of your nightly dreams? Discover what your subconscious has to say in this informative, fun workshop, designed to teach the basic skills of dream work. Individual dreams will be interpreted. $25. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

Water is Life – 1-3pm. Learn about the condition of your local waterways and drinking water. What efforts are being done to protect our water resources. What can you do at home to conserve water and make a difference. Enjoy presentations by 3 local experts, Michael Hogan, Meishka Mitchell, and Michael Haberland.

Free, but space limited. Palmyra Cove Nature Park, 1335 Rte 73 S, Palmyra. To register: SustainableCherryHill.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 Complete Crystal Healing Class – 11am-6pm.

Become a Certified Crystal Healer in this 1-day, accelerated learning class. Learn basic and advanced crystal healing layouts, techniques, and perform a full crystal healing session on a fellow classmate. $250. Genesis Spiritual Healing & Metaphysical Center, 1632 Rte 38, Lumberton. 609-456-3888. Registration required: GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training – Feb 3-June 5. Learn the tools to teach yoga in a creative way, understating and putting in practice the importance of the alignment in each class. A comprehensive overview of asanas, pranayama, philosophy and anatomy. Approved by Yoga Alliance.

Yoga Path Studio, 217 Chester Ave, Moorestown.

866-669-9642. YogaPathStudio.com.

MONDAY, MARCH 7

Integrative Medicine Information Session – 6-7pm. Discovery holistic treatments for chronic pain and health conditions during this info session with Polina Karmazin, MD, from the Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine. Learn about proven therapies such as acupuncture, biopuncture and homeopathy and how they encourage the body’s natural healing without the harmful side effects of many conventional medications. Save up to $100 off your 1st visit when you attend this session. Free.

Barry Brown Health Education Center, 106 Carnie Blvd, Voorhees. Register: 888-VIRTUA-3 (888847-8823) or Virtua.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

Get the Facts about Acupuncture – 7-8pm. Is acupuncture the solution for your chronic pain or medical condition? Get answers to your questions and meet licensed and nationally board-certified acupuncturist Cathleen Wright from the Virtua Center for Integrative Medicine. Receive a discount on your 1st treatment by attending this info session. Free. Virtua Health & Wellness Center Moorestown, 401 Young Ave, 1st Fl, Moorestown. Register: 888-VIRTUA-3 (888847-8823) or Virtua.org.

retreats FRIDAY, JANUARY 1

New Year’s Day Retreat – 11am-4pm. Get clear and focused for a wonderful new year. Starting with a guided contemplation to manifest your true heart desires,11am-12:30pm; delicious vegetarian lunch, nourishment for the body and soul, 12:30-1:30pm; ending with a Release and Renew ceremony with crystal bowls, 2-4pm. Come for one part or the whole day. $25/workshop; $59/day retreat with lunch. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: 856-404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

Cape May Awakening Retreat – Jan 22-24. Immerse yourself in light as we share a weekend of yoga, meditation, channeling and awakening at Congress Hall in Cape May. Throughout this retreat, you will be introduced to tools that can be used to tap into your intuition and bring more balance into your life. $275. To register: TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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sunday Meditation – 10:30am. 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. Meditation InSouthJersey@gmail.com. Meditation InSouthJersey.org.

monday Yoga Flow All Levels – 10-11am, Mon, Wed, Fri. 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. 267-664-3236.

SolYogaNJ.com.

Nia – 5:30-6:30pm. A cardio dance group fitness class that incorporates empowerment with martial arts, joy of movement through dance arts and healing arts with yoga stretches. $13/drop-in, $10/senior, student. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856404-7287. YogaForLiving.net.

Group Hypnosis & Discussion – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Mon. While in a relaxed state, your subconscious is coached to accept new positive and uplifting thoughts about yourself and your life and filled with thoughts of hope and trust, opening your mind to infinite possibilities. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379. TheCenterLifeIn Balance@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.

Marketing Strategies for Private Practice Owners and Freelance Professionals – 6:309pm. 2nd Mon. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. $25. Info & to register, Miriam: 609-230-1079. Creative BusinessPractices.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.orgg.

tuesday 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: 609-332-2109, dbickin@yahoo.com. ocsj.org.

wednesday 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.

Creative Writing – 2-3:30pm. Course designed to be a true creative writing class. If you have ever wanted to write, now is the opportunity to try doing it within an accepting circle of writers. Class ongoing and will become a way for you to finally find your voice and to tell your story. Eilandarts Center, 21 S Centre St, Merchantville. Ni@Eilandarts.com. Eiland arts.com.

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

Bollywood Dance for Kids and Adults – 6:307:30pm, kids; 7:30-8:30pm, adults. Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. Malathi: 856-8168290. 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.

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.

856-845-2611. WoodburyLibrary.org.

Yoga Nidra – 7:15-8:15pm. Yoga nidra puts you into a deep state of relaxation and has the ability to alter your unconscious programming. A powerful method of reshaping your personality and changing the course of your life for the better. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

thursday Yoga Basics for Beginners – 6-7pm. Learn and experience the integrative benefits of yoga for the mind, body, and “sol.” Sol Yoga, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport. 267-664-3236.

SolYogaNJ.com.

Kundalini Yoga – 6-7:30pm. With Livshabad Kaur. Awaken your spirit and discover your true potential. Kundalini is a powerful spiritual energy that lies with us all. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-9537800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Mindfulness Meditation Class (MBSR) – 7-8pm. With Lori Volpe. Research shows that mindfulness meditation practice can restore emotional balance, reduce stress, and greatly improve health. With practice one can discover new relaxed ways of responding to life’s challenges. $13/drop-in, $10/senior, student.

Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. 856-404-7287. For additional Mindfulness Classes: YogaForLiving.net.

friday Chair Yoga – 11am-12:15pm. With Lori Wallach. Modifies yoga poses so that they can be done while seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people who cannot stand or lack the mobility to move easily from standing to seated to supine positions. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800. The SanctuaryForYoga.com.

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

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to NASouthJersey@gmail. com. Deadline is the 10th of the month.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

SolYogaNJ.com.

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

In a universe

made out of energy, everything is entangled; everything is one. ~Bruce Lipton

YOGA/PILATES/DANCE STUDIO – Ever dreamed of having your own studio for yoga, Pilates, dance or a related activity? – Existing yoga business in Hainesport is looking for the right person to take over and grow the current base of clientele. It is the perfect opportunity for someone with a good sense of marketing and is passionate about growing their own business. There is no initial investment, just a very minimal monthly rental for a beautiful space that is turnkey, has existing students, and is primed for the right person to make it flourish. Serious inquiries please; 267-664-3236.

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. 856-404-7287. Pictures: YogaForLiving.net.

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Yoga Guide AUDUBON

Live in Joy Yoga 118 W. Merchant St. 856-546-1006 LiveInJoyYoga.com We offer Ayurvedic, Hatha, Kundalini & Vinyasa Yoga group & private classes, Reiki, Thai Massage, Inspirational workshops, Ayurvedic Skincare & much Joy!

CHERRY HILL

Yoga for Living 1926 Greentree Rd. 856-404-7287 YogaForLiving.net Yoga, Mindfulness Meditation, Ayurveda, and a variety of classes, workshops and retreats.

Samma Vayama Well-Being (SVWB) 12 Girard St. 856-863-3549 SVWB.org SVWB offers weekly yoga and meditation classes. Please visit website for more information.

South Jersey

Sol Yoga 1351 Rte. 38W 267-664-3236 SolYogaNJ.com All Levels Vinyasa Flow, Gentle and Restorative, Meditation, Workshops.

LAUREL SPRINGS

Still Point Yoga Center 1 Kelly Drivers Lane 856-227-0999 or 856-627-7048 StillPointYogaCenter.com Yoga Classes - All Levels & Styles, Prenatal, Kids, Self-Inquiry Meditation, Massage, Workshops, Trainings - 200-hr Yoga Teacher, Kid’s Yoga, 110-hr Reflexology.

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The Sanctuary for Yoga 43 S. Main St. Medford, NJ 08055 609-953-7800 TheSanctuaryForYoga.com tbheiser1@verizon.net A true sanctuary where students find peace, love, and balance. Offering tools to draw upon inner wisdom, strength and stress reduction through regular practice, workshops and Reiki.

MOORESTOWN

Temenos Center 720 E. Main St., Ste. 1A 856-722-9043 TemenosCenter.com Yoga Therapy, Individual and Group, Krishnamacharya Lineage, Mindfulness classes; Psychotherapy, Yoga for anxiety, depression and PTSD, Mindful eating, Stress reduction.

MULLICA HILL

Blissful Yoga 43 S. Main St. 609-505-0323 BlissfulYogaMullicaHill.com Surrender and Endure - Our ‘Inner’ Asanas.

Yoga isn’t just about the body. Let Blissful Yoga lead you in.

WILLIAMSTOWN

Majaka Yoga 377 S. Main St. 609-231-6706 MajakaYoga.com All levels yoga, Kids yoga, Meditation, Reiki, workshops.

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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.

ALLERGIES ALLERGY & HEALTH SOLUTIONS CENTER CARYLANN BAUTZ, CNC, CMT

“Naet” 24-Hr Allergy Elimination Therapy Crystal Light Bed Healing 609-654-4858 FeelLikeUs.net 30 years in business. NAET allergy elimination technique.

Results in 24 hours, no needles.

Natural solution for allergies and sensitivities, detox and weight loss.

Balance the system naturally. Lose weight, feel and look younger.

Special packages available.

JANET WATKINS, RYT, CRM

Acupuncture, Holistic Health Coach 860 Rte 168, Ste 104 Turnersville, NJ 08012 856-401-9550

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

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 14.

INSIGHT TO YOUR WELLNESS 18 Serenity Ct Southampton, NJ 08088 856-834-2344

Adriana Lefkowitz is a holistic nutritionist and a Certified Bionetic Practitioner. She uses 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 45.

CHIROPRACTOR

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

AYURVEDIC HEALING PRACTITIONER

ACUPUNCTURE FRANCHESCA ISAAC, LAC, DIPL. AC., HHC

BIONETIC HEALING

Ayurvedic Healing Practitioner Registered Yoga Teacher Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness 118 W Merchant St Audubon, NJ 08106 856-816-4158 Utilizing the principles of Ayurveda, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and herbs for natural healing and self-care to support your body in returning to its natural healthy function. Reiki session, ayurvedic cooking classes, restorative yoga and private yoga sessions. See ad, page 29.

D r. D e C o t i i s s p e c i a l i z e s i n wellness-based 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

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE & BIOFEEDBACK CLINIC

The Strawbridge Professional Center 212 W Rte 38, Ste 100 Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-273-1551 DrSylviaBidwell@verizon.net Bidwell-Chiropractic.com

We specialize in a wide variety of conditions, some of which include: ADD/ADHD, POTS, fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, headaches, insomnia and other sleep disorders, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, OCD, ODD, stress management, depression, constipation, chronic pain, and so much more. See ad, page 19.

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, a c t i v a t o r, a r t h r o s t i m , S O T b l o c k i n g , craniosacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching. See ad, page 4.

BIOFEEDBACK

813 E Gate Dr, Ste B Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 856-222-9965 IMBC@PointsOfPower.org BiofeedbackNJ.com

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COLON HYDROTHERAPY

ALLERGY & HEALTH SOLUTIONS CENTER CARYLANN BAUTZ, CNC, CMT

“Naet” 24-Hr Allergy Elimination Therapy Colon Hydrotherapy, Crystal Light Bed Healing 609-654-4858 FeelLikeUs.net 30 years in business. The only closed system in the area. Safe and sanitary.

Professionally trained therapists perform procedure.

MARILYN EPPOLITE

The Wisdom Within 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 drug-free energy techniques, mindfulness and spiritual counseling. Clarify and accomplish goals, guided by your deepest Wisdom.

Schedule your complimentary 21-min Call to Transformation on website.

FENG SHUI & ENERGY WORK

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 55.

KARIN HIRSCH

CONSULTING

MIRIAM STAVOLA

609-230-1079 Marketing Consultant to Private Practice Owners & Freelance Professionals CreativeBusinessPractices.com Combining her extensive training, teaching and practice in metaphysics with years of business administration, Miriam applies spiritual principles to management and marketing.

Focusing on professional growth through personal development, she guides clients to uniquely tailor their services for optimum exposure and expansion.

Lotus Living Space Feng Shui, Physical Radiesthesia, Energy Therapy, Shamanic Healing 201-993-6588 Info@LotusLivingSpace.com LotusLivingSpace.com A healthy body, mind and spirit need a balanced and positive environment.

Karin is a certified Feng Shui Master and Professional Dowser for Geopathic Stress, Electromagnetic Frequencies, Energy Intrusions and Product Sensitivities. She also offers IET ® , Shamanic Healing and Psychopomp work to heal mind and spirit.

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 34.

HEALING MODALITIES DR. JAIME FELDMAN, DCH SARAH OUTLAW, CBHC, MH, NRT

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.

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 4.

Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless. ~Thomas A. Edison 52

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Chairman, Medical & Dental Division, International Hypnosis Federation 214 W Main St, Ste L4, Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-231-0432 • DrJaimeF@aol.com PartsTherapy.com Dr. Jaime Feldman, one of the pioneers in an advanced technique called “Advanced Parts Therapy,” has been able to unlock the subconscious and remove unwanted behaviors: stop smoking (guaranteed), weight loss, stress, depression, pain and anger management, and more. Outstanding success in curing phobias and deep-seated trauma, and treating the immune system to put cancer into complete remission. See ad, page 10.

When deeds speak, words are nothing. ~Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

ROBERT EGBY, CH, DHP

Hypnosis Healing & Beyond 13 Wynwood Dr, Pemberton, NJ 08068 609-351-5878 Robert-Egby.com Hypnoanalysis and Sound Healing can be of great help with stress and anxiety relief, memories, limitations, blocks, fears and obsessions. We rebuild positive values including self-confidence, self-worth, living now and imaging goals. Help provided with mindfulness and self-hypnosis training, higher self and spirit communication. Appointments: days, evenings, weekends.

INTEGRATIVE/HOLISTIC MEDICINE

DR. STEVEN HORVITZ

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

JEN PERRY, MA, MSED

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.

MASSAGE THERAPY ENERGY PRACTITIONER BARB HIBSMAN, LMT, CRM, MEMBER AMTA

Barb has over 17 years’ experience in Integrative Massage, Raindrop Therapy, Reflexology, Reiki, IET, Maternity Massage, Chakra Balancing and Removing Energy Blockages. She is a certified Usui & Tibetan Reiki Master offering private and group classes. Distant energy healing offered.

MEDIUM 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 55.

Whatever you are, be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln

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.

NATURAL MEDICINE

Institute for Medical Wellness Body work, Energy Healing, Space Clearing 110 Marter Ave, Ste 408, Moorestown, NJ Moorestown & Mercerville 856-231-0590 609-240-3699 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 11.

MINDFULNESS TEACHER & LIFE COACH

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 8.

ALAINE PORTNER, E-RYT

Medium, Spiritual Educator, Author Rte 70 & Hartford Rd, Medford, NJ 609-654-9400 Alaine@YogaCenterOfMedford.com YogaCenterOfMedford.com AlainePortner.com

NUMEROLOGIST TRACI ROSENBERG, MA

A gifted medium, yoga teacher, spiritual guide and guardian of the Yoga Center of Medford. The Center has enriched the lives of the community for over a generation.

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

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

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

Traci will help you realize your full potential.

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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.

PSYCHOENERGETIC COUNSELING

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 answered. Taking a holistic 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 40.

DANA REYNOLDS, MA/M.ED.

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

Mount Meru Holistic Pranic and Shamanic Healing Cherry Hill/Medford area 856-993-1786 MtMeruHolistic.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.

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.

TRANSFORMATION FACILITATION

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609-975-8379 TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com TheCenterLifeInBalance.com

Awareness Coaching, 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 55.

THE CENTER

YOGA YOGA FOR LIVING 1926 Greentree Rd 856-404-7287 YogaForLiving.net

Yo g a , M i n d f u l n e s s Meditation, Ayurveda and a variety of classes, workshops and retreats.

See ad, page 10.

ZEN LIFE COACHING SEIJAKU ROSHI

Pine Winds Zen Center Cherry Hill & Shamong locations 609-268-9151 Seijaku@Jizo-An.org A unique opportunity to work with an American Zen Master. One-onone private sessions with one of today’s most popular pioneers and expert in the field of human potential and Mindfulness Meditation Stress Reduction Training (Zen Training).

Adults, couples, families, executives, professionals, caretakers and clergy. Stress management, relationships, grief, loss, mindfulness in the workplace. See ad, page 23.

ANDREW J. ASSINI, MA, LCADC Conscious Contact 12 Girard Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028 856-863-3549 ConsciousContact.org

Assini, a university professor and licensed addictions counselor, blends ancient wisdom traditions with modern evidence-based psychotherapy to provide a holistic and spiritually-grounded healing experience. Conscious Contact offers addiction/ substance abuse counseling, temporal counseling and transformational intensives. See ad, page 8.

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Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor. ~Marge Kennedy

WELLNESS CENTER

What you do today can improve all of your tomorrows. ~Ralph Marston

Services and Classes Focused on Balancing Mind, Body and Spirit

A community of holistic practitioners offering:

SuperFoods Café & Market Organic, nutrient dense food, smoothies & snacks in a fun, educational environment

Divine Elements Boutique Angel Cards, Books, Crystals, Incense, Jewelry & more

acupuncture, angel card readings, coaching, BioMat, energy work, hypnosis, intuitive readings, massage, numerology, nutritional counseling, past life exploration, Reiki, sound healing & more

Group workshops & events • Cooking Demonstrations • Meditation • Psychic & Healing Fair & more

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WELLNESS SERVICES FOR NATURAL BALANCE Thermographic Diagnostic Imaging & Health Through Awareness

Thermography is a physiologic breast health risk assessment tool utilizing medical infra-red imaging technology without damaging compression and radiation This allows for the earliest possible indication of abnormalities which allows for the earliest possible intervention Philip Getson, D.O. Liesha Getson, B.C.T.T.

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Bring in this ad at the time of your thermogram and receive a $25.00 discount!

This discount cannot be combined with any other offer Main testing location in Marlton with satellite offices throughout NJ and PA.

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