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HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY PLANET

National Turn Off Your Phone Day?

A Michelle Vacanti, Publisher

s I looked over the articles for Earth Day month, something stood out in our Healthy Kid’s section. Among the many great suggestions, “Engage in Real-Life Tweets” urges us to get the kids out in nature and listen to real birds. It reminded me that the digital age can have extremely negative effects on our kids. I read a report recently about the rise in stress and anxiety among millennials.

Surprisingly, among the top ten self-reported triggers were the following:

n Losing their smart phone n Slow Wi-Fi n Forgetting their chargers (Good thing they didn’t live through the Great Depression or WWII…)

Social media is particularly harmful to underdeveloped brains and emotional intelligence in children. It has been increasingly linked to depression and bullying in adolescence because much of the content they are exposing themselves to can be reduced to a popularity contest. And it is an addiction, of sorts, for many of them. Anyone (young or old) who has ever felt emotionally hostage to the number of “likes” they get can relate. It really messes with your head. Imagine what this effect can have on children who are not equipped to handle that kind of pressure; especially adolescent girls, who are much more susceptible to assaults on their self-esteem.

Wouldn’t it be a better environment for children if the cultural standard were to drastically limit the use of digital media and simply let them be kids?

Perhaps this Earth Day is a good opportunity to have the kids relinquish the phones just for a day, in order to learn and appreciate what nature has to offer instead.

It’s good advice for all of us actually…

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32 THE ART OF HEALING Creative Therapy Aids Recovery

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Spring into Bliss at the Annual Holistic Yoga Retreat in Cape May

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xplore mind, body and spirit at Yoga Cape May’s annual Holistic Yoga Retreat on May 3 through 5 at Holly Shores Camping Resort, “the glamping destination”. The retreat package includes a two-night stay in a deluxe rental with nutritious vegetarian meals.

This retreat can help participants deepen their experience with yoga and meditation and connect deep within themselves to discover their true selves and find their paths to wholeness. Retreat-goers can experience guidance in various styles of yoga and meditation practices for all levels. There will also be a drum circle, so attendees should bring their drums or otherpercussion instruments.

Cost: $299 all inclusive. Space is limited; a $100 deposit is required to reserve a space.

Location: 491 Rte. 9 S., Cape May. For reservations, call Holly Shores at 609-886-1234.

For more information, call Karen Manette Bosna, of Yoga Cape May, at 609-827-8886 or visit YogaCapeMay.com.

New Concept Boutique Mystic Ginger Now Open

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ystic Ginger, located at 102 South Black Horse Pike in Blackwood, features an organic hair studio with an herbal apothecary created by an in-house certified community herbalist. It is also home to dozens of local artists’ wares, including jewelry, pottery and holistic beauty products. All of the apothecary products are handmade utilizing traditional folk herbalism methods; contain botanicals that are organic, homegrown and wild harvested; and are handcrafted with sustainable ingredients and eco-friendly packaging.

As a Davines concept salon, Mystic Ginger’s primary focus is to provide hair services utilizing a product line that is plant based and 98 percent biodegradable to encourage people to take care of themselves as well as the environment. Mystic Ginger is also a partner of Green Circle Salons, which repurposes and recovers up to 95 percent of the resources that were once considered waste.

Owner Kellie D’Ascenzo says, “We don’t just work on the external image of our clientele. We support them and help them navigate through the ebb and flow of being human. Through enhancing the beauty of the exterior, we illuminate the natural internal light inside. Success to us is to be able to hold space for people in a way that the beauty industry hasn’t seen yet.” In summarizing, sustainable beauty is the essence of Mystic Ginger—as well as the awareness of the inseparable unity between exterior and interior beauty.

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Celebrate World Tai Chi & Qigong Day

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he William G. Rohrer Center for HeathFitness is hosting a free event at its Voorhees-based center at 12:30 p.m. on April 27 in honor of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. Expert tai chi and qigong practitioner Sifu Morris Siegel will lead participants through group activities in addition to demonstrations suitable for all levels. The ancient fitness traditions of tai chi and qigong reduce stress, improve balance, boost energy as well as treat medical conditions.

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Orange Cryo Introduces CryoToning for Fat Reduction

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ryoToning, now offered at Orange Cryo Wellness, of Voorhees, represents a new approach in the treatment of cellulite, fat removal, skin tightening, anti-aging and muscle relaxing using a machine dubbed Cryo T-Shock.

The noninvasive procedure can last anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes, depending on the body part being treated. The proceBefore dure reduces inflammation, tightens skin and increases collagen production and fat destruction by submerging clients in cold temperatures.

“We lose 1 to 2 percent of collagen levels per year. The procedure will inject the fat cell and cause them to die. Over the next few weeks, your body will flush them out. This is why exercise and drinking plenty of water is important. With a healthy lifestyle, our clients are seeing great results,” notes Orange Cryo owner Cherie Mikell. “We recommend this procedure if you are within 15 to 20 pounds of your goal weight.”

After Known for hyper-stimulating the tissue and skin, the process greatly speeds up cellular activities and has proven high efficacy in aesthetics. Additional benefits include wrinkle reduction, body contouring, cellulite reduction and muscle relaxing. Many clients use CryoToning all over their body, including for their face, chin, neck, arms, back, abdomen, love handles, buttocks, thighs, hips, knees and calves.

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Healthy Burger Joint in Marlton

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ast month marked the one-year anniversary of Shake Shack, in Marlton. Shake Shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in Manhattan to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s first art installation. The cart was quite a success, with Shack fans lined up daily.

Today, this modern-day “roadside” burger stand serves up the most delicious burgers, hot dogs, frozen custard, shakes and more, and has opened multiple locations across the nation and abroad.

But this is no ordinary burger joint; Shake Shack offers locals a healthy and responsible way to satisfy their fast-food cravings. Sourcing incredible ingredients from like-minded ranchers, farmers, bakers and food purveyors is what sets them apart. The burgers are made with 100 percent, all-natural Angus beef—vegetarian fed, humanely raised and source verified. The chicken is 100 percent all-natural and cage-free, and the hot dogs are 100 percent, all-natural Vienna beef. More, the fries are crinkle-cut Yukon potatoes, with zero artificial ingredients. And the frozen custard recipes use only real sugar—no corn syrup—and milk from dairy farmers that pledge not to use artificial growth hormones.

Location: 321 Rte. 70 W. For more information, call 856-334-3679 or visit ShakeShack.com.

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Medford Pharmacy Carries Olivia Beauty and Personal Care Products

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mong the many offerings for the holistic consumer, including essential oils and high-quality cannabidiol (CBD) products, Medford Pharmacy offers a full line of Olivia beauty and personal care products. This company utilizes a standardized process of harvesting organic olive tree extracts through green methods, capturing all of the benefits of this special tree. “We want to provide the highest-quality products and service,” says Medford Pharmacy owner Rich Kress.

Olive oil products can protect skin against premature aging by blocking free radicals while simultaneously nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing. Ingredients such as biophenols and triterpenic acids naturally hydrate, revitalize, tone and smooth skin, while the polyunsaturated fatty acids act to naturally protect skin from ultraviolet rays. What’s more is that there are never any animal ingredients, parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, artificial colors, mineral oils or gluten in Olivia products.

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irtua Center for HealthFitness– Moorestown is offering a free Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease demo class from 2 to 3 p.m. on April 24 with Parkinson’s disease yoga instructor Debbie Flamini, who has 15 years of yoga experience and was diagnosed with the disease in 2010. Participants will learn how to reduce stiffness and rigidity, improve breathing and calm their minds.

This class will Debbie Flamini prepare participants for Flamini’s four-week Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease series, which begins May 1 and runs through May 22.

Cost: Demo, free; series, $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Location: 401 Young Ave. For more information, visit the member services desk or call 856-291-8800.

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One Positive Mind Brings Yoga and More to Southampton

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ne Positive Mind: Yoga & Wellness Center opened its doors in the heart of historic Vincentown in January at 5 Mill Street in Southampton.

Owner and young entrepreneur Sophia DiTanna calls this place her “dream come true." With the help of family and friends, she bought and renovated this historic home with the intention of growing One Positive Mind. First, DiTanna started seeing hypnocounseling clients at her home office, but she always Sophia DiTanna had a bigger vision. This year, the space was renovated to include a yoga studio—yet another building block in the community she wants to create.

DiTanna believes there are many paths to wellness and spiritual growth and honors them all at the center. There are daily offerings of yoga, hypnocounseling, reiki and meditation to promote peace and well-being. “Our unique offerings give you an opportunity to explore your deeper self and inspire you to develop your own personal journey to inner peace,” she notes.

With a degree in Eastern philosophies and religion, one of DiTanna’s goals is to bring people authentic yoga. “Yoga is so much more than what you see on a mat. It’s a way of living a happier, peaceful life,” she says.

For more information, visit OnePositiveMind.com. See ad on page 13.

Cancer Care Community Acupuncture Clinic at Regenerate Health and Wellness

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o help the growing number of people diagnosed with cancer, Melisa Skyrm, LAc, of Regenerate Health and Wellness, who has 17 years of acupuncture experience, is now offering community-style acupuncture for cancer patients from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays. It is performed in comfortable recliners in a group setting. This helps keep the cost down to help those whose income is dramatically affected by their diagnosis.

Acupuncture helps cancer patients manage the wide variety of symptoms from treatment, can boost the immune system and can help create relaxation. The clinic is separated from the general population to protect the patients that are vulnerable due to a weakened immune system.

Cost: Sliding scale. Location: 2 Split Rock Dr., Ste. 12, Cherry Hill.

For more information, call 609-332-1324.

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Upcoming Ayurveda Training

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ive in Joy Yoga & Wellness is offering a 100-hour ayurveda self-healing course on the following dates: June 7, 8, 9, 20 and 27; July 12, 13, 14, 18 and 25; August 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 22 and 29; and September 13, 14 and 15.

In this course, participants will learn the basics of ayurveda, what their body type is, how to spot and remedy imbalances, how to use yogic practices, as well as skin care and diet to live their most vibrant life. Ayurveda’s goal is to naturally bring each body to its highest vitality and health, concentrating on generating the right relationship of body with mind and spirit, serving the student throughout his or her life.

Cost: $1,200. Location: 118 W. Merchant St., Audubon. For more information, visit LiveInJoyYoga.com. See ad on page 11.

First Annual Holistic Chamber of Commerce Wellness Fair

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he Holistic Chamber of Commerce’s (HCC) first annual Wellness Fair, sponsored in part by its members, including Natural Awakenings South Jersey, takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 6 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill. It will be a day of self-love, knowledge and healing. Attendees will be able to explore holistic and natural products, services and solutions with HCC’s referenced-reviewed professionals, practitioners, business members and 30+ Unique Vendors! other talented small business representatives Healthy Food!

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There will be 30-plus unique vendors, healthy food, a free Chinese auction raffle, free samples and educational workshops. Offerings will include yoga, energy work (reiki, Healing Touch, etc.), chiropractic practices, aromatherapy, sound therapy, life coaches, intuitive spiritual guides, holistic retail (crystals, lifestyle products, etc.), health coaches, guided meditations, mini-sessions, nutritional counseling, massage and bodywork and more.

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Cost: Free admission. Location: 401 N. Kings Hwy., Cherry Hill.

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Learn Professional Energy Medicine

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eoffrey White, EEM-AP, is teaching Eden Energy Medicine (EEM) again in Cherry Hill at the Ohana Wellness Center. Classes are being offered from April 11 to 14 and in June, September and November, and class size is limited. Students will learn energy testing and energy medicine protocols a la Donna Eden in the Foundations Program.

“This is the real thing— serious, profound, powerful, professional and very healing. Students will learn to ‘see’ through energy testing what Donna can see with her eyes. They will Geoffrey White learn protocols to test and balance energies in themselves and others,” says White, owner of East Meets West Acupuncture and Energy Healing Center, who has been practicing EEM since 2006. “Anyone who wants to learn energy medicine, energy testing and how to balance energies in the body will benefit from this training.

Joyfulness arises out of energetic balance.

Those who have aspirations to be healers can make this a central part of their practice.”

Energy medicine is a complementary and alternative medicine that does not interfere with any other medical protocol.

EEM is unique because Eden has identified nine basic energy systems that are synergistically integrated and students will learn how to balance those systems.

Location: 1892 Greentree Rd. For more information, contact White at 609-468-1286 or GeoffreysEnergy@gmail.com. Also visit EastMeetsWestClinic.com. For more information about Eden, visit InnerSource.net and see her videos on YouTube. See ad on page 26.

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The heavy use of household cleaning disinfectants may contribute to changes in infant gut bacteria and weight gain, reports a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

University of Alberta researchers collected fecal samples and studied the gut health of 757 babies between the ages of 3 and 4 months; then restudied the children at 1 and 3 years old. They found that children in households that used disinfectants at least once a week had higher body mass index (BMI) scores and elevated levels of Lachnospiraceae, gut microbes linked in other studies to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. Babies in households that used vinegar or other eco-friendly cleaners had lower BMI scores and much lower levels of a family of bacteria that includes E. coli.

Gut Susceptible to Food Additives By mixing food additives with human gut microbes in petri dishes, scientists at the Czech Republic’s Institute of Microbiology found that gut microbes with anti-inflammatory properties were highly susceptible to being harmed by additives, while microbes with pro-inflammatory properties were mostly resistant. “We speculate that permanent exposure of human gut microbiota to even low levels of additives may modify the composition and function of gut microbiota, and thus influence the host’s immune system,” wrote the authors.

The Effects of Being Overly Acidic According to Susan Lark, M.D., author of The Chemistry of Success, when a person’s cells, tissues and interstitial fluids are overly acidic, one is more likely to tire easily and become fatigued; find it more difficult to think clearly; develop a pessimistic outlook; retain toxins and heavy metals; experience stiffness, joint pain, arthritis, frequent colds, flu, allergies, respiratory ailments, chronic fatigue, chemical sensitivities and fibromyalgia; and develop high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders, cancer, heart disease, diabetes and inflammation.

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Curcumin Boosts Fertility in Men Sperm counts have plunged by half in the last 40 years among American and European men, according to a recent review of scientific studies.

In a new double-blind study of 56 infertile men, researchers at Iran’s Qazvin University of Medical Sciences found that curcumin, an active ingredient in turmeric, can boost sperm counts. Each day for 10 weeks, half of the men took 80 milligrams of curcumin nanomicelle, in which curcumin is better absorbed; the other 28 were given a placebo. The researchers found that the curcumin significantly boosted sperm count and motility.

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Non-smokers that live in areas that have banned smoking in public spaces such as restaurants, bars and workplaces have lower systolic blood pressure. In a Northwestern University study reported by the American Heart Association, blood pressure readings of 5,115 adults ages 18 to 30 in Birmingham, Chicago, Minneapolis and Oakland were taken over a 30-year period and correlated with changes in local laws that banned public smoking. A meaningful decrease in systolic blood pressure readings was found in non-smokers when no-smoking laws were enacted, indicating a reduction in heart disease risk.

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Therefore, it’s easy to see why thermography can benefit everyone, with full body scans’ ability to reveal lung and heart disease, neck and back pain, and all sorts of abnormalities. Its non-invasive, non-radiating nature also allows for safe, repeated images, which can be compared over time.

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Thermography uses an infrared camera to detect heat patterns produced at or near the surface of the skin, at the cellular level, before a mass forms. Instead of bombarding the body with radiation, it uses the infrared heat produced by the body to pinpoint areas of inflammation and possible dysfunction.

While both systems produce detailed images, they are two different tests, and clearly, only one provides early detection— thermography. Mammography cannot detect what it cannot see, and so its best use is when a mass, such as a tumor, is already present.

Healthy Body Thermography’s equipment represents the latest advances in medical thermography. This powerful technology produces ultra-sensitive, digital infrared thermal images that are greatly improved from past iterations in the evolution of thermography.

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In the landmark breast thermography study led by Michel Gautherie, Ph.d., extensive clinical trials showed that breast thermography significantly increased long-term survival rates of its recipients by as much as 61 percent.

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I am a personal trainer and fitness specialist at Virtua Center for HealthFitness, How long have you in Moorestown. I conduct been in practice and fitness assessments for members and then use the Allison Nugen and Tom Begley what areas of information collected to prescribe an inspecialty interest you? dividualized exercise program. I also work I have been a personal trainer for two and a one-on-one with clients to help them reach half years and over that time I have worked fitness and life goals we have set together. with many different populations, and with all of that experience I have found that I What are the primary benefits most enjoy working with female adolescent to your patients? athletes and the older adult populations.

Younger female athletes have a great deal I help people to live their best life by helpof potential and it is fun getting to watch ing them to feel better whether it be in them grow in their sport. With the older sport or while performing everyday tasks. adult I am not changing their performance, I not only teach proper and safe technique, but I am changing their everyday life which but try to show my clients new ways of exercising. With this I have helped my clients means the most to me. to sleep better, move better and overall just feel better.

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unique, and how has your practice evolved?

Being an athlete my whole life I have always been surrounded by the fitness world, but working at Virtua I have a new appreciation for exercise. I have seen how regular exercise can help prolong someone’s life and help them to feel better every day. My training style has become very functional and geared towards tasks that my clients do every day, but I try to spin the exercises to present them in a new way. By keeping sessions fun and engaging I have helped my clients to learn to enjoy exercise and see changes within themselves.

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When clients come back and tell me about how a task that was previously challenging now doesn’t take a second thought. Being able to impact someone’s life positively in a day to day manner is what keeps me motivated and excited to come to work.

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When working with a client I look at them as a whole person, not just at the single issue they come in for. I look at everyone as an individual and because of that no two sessions I have in a week are alike. I value the relationships I have with my clients and truly look forward to seeing them each time they come in which helps me to always shave a big smile on my face.

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elping individuals to change It is the nature of the mind to be subdibehavior patterns through a convided into an indeterminate number of scious and unconscious emotional sub-personalities or “parts”. The intention investment is the specialty of Dr. Jaime of each “part” is positive or protective for Feldman, director of Accredited Hypnosis the individual. There are no “bad parts” Counseling and co-director of The Instiand the goal of “Advanced Parts Therapy” tute of Hypnotherapy, in is not to eliminate any Moorestown. “parts”, but instead to

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“I speak to the subhappen more quickly conscious mind, the home when an individual’s conof ‘wounded from childscious and subconscious hood’ personality facets, personalities are aligned which are the source of and working together. the behavioral challenge,” “In hypnotherapy, I advises Feldman. communicate with the This approach to subconscious, the source hypnotherapy is based on of behavior patterns,” says Dr. Jaime Feldman Gestalt therapy, an expeFeldman, a 20-plus-year riential form of psychoveteran of hypnotherapy, and creator of a therapy developed in the 1950s. “Although cutting-edge technique called “Advanced my background in psychology is helpful in Parts Therapy”. The technique is based understanding the subconscious mind, I deupon the premise that we are each multicided that I didn’t want to go in that direcfaceted individuals, with sub-personalities tion professionally because it takes too long that play out, positively or negatively, when to help people with talk therapy,” explains we are called upon to perform different Feldman, who adds that with hypnotherapy, roles and tasks. his clients realize major significant improve Our subconscious is protective, and ment in two to five sessions. through this mechanism it sets up spe “While the client is in a safe, hypnotic cific “parts” to deal with trauma or other state, we get the emotional buy-in from special needs the individual may require. the subconscious by going back to the root

cause of any trauma that caused the inner conflict,” notes Feldman, who has found that no matter what the inappropriate behavior, it is always caused by some kind of trauma.

Feldman explains that an individual can live with the after-effects of trauma for a long time and one day, without warning, they are emotionally overloaded beyond capacity. Thereafter, any inconsequential event can result in the mind refusing to tolerate any more. The result can be inappropriately directed anger, eating disorders, insomnia, obsessive/compulsive disorders, anxiety, depression or other health problems.

In communication with the subconscious, Feldman asks the client to envision and emotionally experience an event in their life and pick out a word that can later trigger these positive emotions by attaching them to that “Great” event.

“Thereafter, when I use the word during the session, they are reinforcing the positive emotion tied to the new behavior,” states Feldman, who points out that individuals are more apt to develop new behaviors if the root cause or trauma has been neutralized. “They now have new positive behaviors, instead of the old negative one,” he explains.

According to Feldman, while problems like depression and anxiety can be corrected with this technique, more physically challenging problems also respond well. “I treated a 26-year-old woman, who on a good day had eight to 15 seizures even after invasive medical procedures and a lot of medication,” says Feldman. “After using hypnotherapy for a month, she had no more seizures.” He also advises that individuals who want to quit smoking or lose weight find hypnotherapy to be extremely effective.

Feldman also travels to teach and certify medical hypnotherapists in Canada and California. He also teaches a three-week Medical Hypnotherapy Certification course in Japan once a year.

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He shares that he will be teaching how will teach the Foundations Program, comto “see” energy through energy-testing in prising the first four EEM classes, on four a similar way to how Eden “sees” it with weekends starting April 11-14 and her actual eyes. He is confident in June, September and November, that it will change the lives of those at the Ohana Wellness Center, in that come to experience it. He Cherry Hill. In inviting practicing also affirms that those following and aspiring healing arts practitiothe training will be able to open ners to enroll, he attests, “This is the up their own EEM practice by the real thing—serious, profound, pow- Geoffrey White end of this year. Then, if interested, erful, professional and very healing. one can take additional training: Learn to energy-test and correct energetic a second year to become a Certified Eden anomalies in yourself and in others. Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner, a third year is gifted with the capacity to see energy in to become a Clinical Practitioner and a very fine detail. She can see the energy in fourth year to learn Regression and Grid to your body; in your organs. She can see the become an Advanced Practitioner.

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“EEM augments any other modality,” White professes. “It is significantly different from reiki, acupuncture, pranic healing and other energy work modalities because it addresses the nine energy systems—that Donna has identified—and the synergistic integration of all those systems. It can be considered Complimentary Alternative Medicine or Integrative Medicine and it doesn’t interfere with any other medical protocols.”

He adds that energy anomalies are often the cause of symptoms that may be difficult to understand through allopathic medicine. But that from an energetic perspective, these symptoms make much more sense. He declares that energy-testing is an invaluable tool. “You will learn to follow energy,” he expresses. “You will learn to become sensitive to energy in general and you will start to recognize symptoms of energetic imbalances in yourself and in others. And you can take this as far as you want. You can work on your friends and family or you can become a professional healer and help countless of other people to find and maintain their energetic balance.”

White emphasizes that although the approach to this training is highly professional, the experience itself is inherently joyful. He remarks that Eden herself has said that if people do not end up feeling joyful, something is wrong. And White agrees. “When your energies are balanced, you can enjoy being fully yourself!”

White encourages visiting Eden’s website, InnerSource.net, and to watch her videos on YouTube to get a better feel for the work. He can answer any questions people might have and invites those interested to experience the basics through an Energy Medicine session with him. White has a significant amount of passion, training and experience under his belt. “EEM is central to my practice,” he says. “In fact, it is central to my life. If you are ready for professional Energy Medicine training, I hope you will join us this year.”

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Be an Educated Hemp CBD Consumer

n Hemp CBD products come in different forms, e.g. oils, creams, balms, gummies.

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But this is unlike nearly any other popular new product because it’s historic, controversial, political and seems to touch all of us in some way—be it family or friends.

Bill Reneau from EarthShack Gifts & Herbiary says customers come in every week looking to purchase a hemp CBD product and are often confused and are unaware of the differences between hemp and marijuana. Bill Reneau Reneau takes the time to educate his customers and share some common pitfalls when choosing a hemp CBD product. He recommends that they should always do their research before they make an investment and trust a product. He explains that they should not sacrifice their health by simply choosing the cheapest and most convenient products. He further explains that many of the products that are being sold have misleading packaging that are designed to grab your attention and often leave out critical information for you to make an educated decision. Reneau says since hemp CBD products are sold in various forms, the more you know what to look for, you can make a better decision when making a purchase.

Here are some key areas to consider when purchasing a hemp CBD product:

n Look for hemp extract dosage or milligrams per serving as some products offer different levels of strengths. n Look for supplemental facts on packages and read their ingredients. n Hemp CBD extract will not get you high. n Hemp is not marijuana. n Hemp seed oil is not the same as hemp extract. n Not all hemp extracts have THC. (Visit EarthShack.org for more info on THC.) Marijuana has more than 0.3 percent THC (the only phytocannabinoid that gets you “high”). n Hemp CBD extract has less than 0.3 percent THC and is not psychoactive, will not get you high. n Hemp CBD extract comes with and without THC; if it contains THC, it is considered (full spectrum) and is most used.

(Visit EarthShack.org for more info on full spectrum.) n If taking a full-spectrum hemp CBD extract internally, it could show up on a drug test. n Hemp CBD products are also available for pets.

Lastly, when using a hemp CBD extract product for the first time, Reneau says that most of his customers are saying that they feel a difference within 20 minutes of taking or applying the product.

Some customers however need a longer time period to start seeing the benefits.

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It’s turned out to be one of the best investments we’ve ever made—financially and environmentally.

vantages are lower upfront cost and access to the grid when needed.

Connecting to the grid makes sense for all alternative power sources, because wind and solar are intermittent, and don’t always provide power. Also, most states offer net metering, which requires the local utility to pay for the electricity a homeowner puts back into the grid.

Power Switch Taking a Home Off the Grid

by Jim Motavalli

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esse Stafford and Alyssa Craft quit their jobs in 2015, bought five acres of remote land far away from utilities and began building their 36-foot-by-36-foot timber frame home from scratch. Next up was a septic system, then a clean water source and, of course, alternative energy.

Their rooftop solar panels are backed up by a reliable Honda generator.

They had some setbacks, which is to be expected. Now they’re blogging about it. “We didn’t want corporate jobs, we didn’t want to live in the city, commute to work or have a mortgage payment,” they write in their online homestead journey at PureLivingForLife.com.

Off-the-grid living has become downright fashionable, especially for the eco-conscious. But leaving the rat race isn’t easy, and it’s not for everyone. Yet, anyone that wants to become more energy-independent can succeed without moving to an isolated cabin; and there’s never been a better time, because prices keep coming down and technology keeps improving. Choosing the best option depends on several factors, including the specific residence, climatic zone, town and neighborhood.

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Preliminary Considerations Power source: Choose from among

solar ($12,000 to $50,000, depending on the system’s size), wind ($6,000 to $22,000, including installation) or geothermal ($20,000 to $25,000).

Ample resources: Find out if there’s

steady wind, plentiful sun, a place to install geothermal pipes and whether the home is properly oriented for solar without obstruction by trees or tall buildings.

Electricity needed: Get a quick average

by adding up the wattage of all appliances, and then add 50 percent. The American average is 10,000 kilowatt-hours annually, although frugal folks can make do with less.

The local utility company can also estimate energy needs based on past usage.

Realize that alternative energy doesn’t need to be an all-or-nothing proposition.

For instance, a solar system doesn’t have to power the whole house. A smaller and cheaper array with battery backup can be connected to essential services like the water heater, refrigerator and electric stove, with the grid handling heavier loads. Ad-

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Solar: Plunging Costs Solar panels for electricity, usually made of silicon, consist of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into direct current (DC). Their cost has come down dramatically in recent years. In January, the average solar panel cost $3.14 a watt, a bottom line of roughly $18,000 with a six-kilowatt system big enough for most homes. The price fell 6.5 percent from January 2018, reports EnergySage.com, a solar vendor pricing source. A federal tax credit covers 30 percent of the cost, so the out-of-pocket cost for a system would be approximately $13,000 if installed before year’s end, when the full residential tax credit is available. Partial tax credits will be available until they are phased out in 2022.

Ron Blumenfeld, a retired doctor in Fairfield, Connecticut, serves on his town’s sustainability task force and “went live” with his rooftop installation six years ago.

“It’s turned out to be one of the best investments we’ve ever made—financially and environmentally,” he says.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working toward residential solar to generate power at just five cents per kilowatthour by 2030, which means it will be far cheaper than grid electricity. Consumers can either buy a system outright or—as a popular alternative—lease the system with no upfront costs. Leasing companies like SolarCity (now part of Tesla) pioneered this approach, in which consumers agree to buy electricity from the system installed on their roof. …continued on page 30

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EARTH DAY SPOTLIGHTS SPECIES Protection Is the Focus of 2019 Campaign

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n April 22, eco-conscious citizens will come together again in communities across the country to celebrate Earth Day and work for the planet’s healthy, sustainable future. This year, the Earth Day Network (EDN) is asking people to join its Protect Our Species campaign to raise awareness of the crucial roles that plants and animals play in the ecosystem and the current threats faced by many of them.

The nonprofit cites that the world is facing the greatest rate of extinction in 60 million years because of human activity, including climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, trafficking and poaching, unsustainable agriculture, pollution and pesticides. But the good news, EDN says, is that the rate of extinctions can be slowed, and many of our declining, threatened and endangered species can still recover if we work together now. This will necessitate a united global movement of consumers, voters, educators, faith leaders and scientists that demands immediate action.

EDN is asking people to advocate for government policies that protect species and their habitats, and to continue to build on the worldwide efforts that embrace the value of nature.

It is also asking people to undertake such individual actions as adopting a plant-based diet and stopping pesticide and herbicide use. More information, including teach-in toolkits and facts on threatened species, from whales to insects, can be found at EarthDay.org.

Help South Jersey celebrate and promote progress in species sustainability efforts by participating in these local Earth Day 2019 events.

Cape May County Zoo’s Earth Day Fair

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 20 Location: 707 U.S. 9 N., Cape May Court House, NJ. For more information, call 609-456-5271 or visit CmcZoo.com.

Green Festival

9 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 28 Location: 601 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ. For more information, visit Collingswood.com.

ACUA Earth Day Festival

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roperties with moving water have a fourth sustainable power source available to them: hydroelectric.

If opting to harness the energy in a nearby flowing stream or river, 10-kilowatt microhydropower systems can power even large homes. They combine piping from the water source to a turbine, pump or waterwheel with an alternator or generator, regulator and wiring.

According to Home Power magazine, a fully installed hydro system for the average use of a modern household might cost $20,000 to $100,000.

Residential wind power is in its infancy in the U.S.

Whether to add the extra expense of battery backup is important. A pair of Tesla Powerwalls will cost about $14,000 installed and store enough electricity to power a home for seven days. It’s suitable for people looking to go off the grid because the sun doesn’t always shine, and power generated on sunny days can be stored and used when it’s overcast.

Off-the-grid solar is not just for those living in sun-rich states. Installers can look at a property—often remotely, through applications like Google Earth—and determine if solar is appropriate. Sometimes a few trees will have to be sacrificed, but the benefits are manifold, and not just because there will be power during grid blackouts.

Wind: If the Resource is Right Wind power accounted for the largest share of renewable energy growth in 2017, reports the International Energy Agency, but it’s in its infancy for homeowners, partly due to an average cost of $48,000 to $65,000 per installed project. Residential turbines have been installed in all 50 states,

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but many parts of the U.S. have marginal resources. Check the Department of Energy wind resource guide for local data at WindExchange.Energy.Gov.

The best-case scenario is strong winds plus few neighbors close to a large property (and lenient zoning laws). Wind may work for the 19.3 percent of the population that lives in rural areas and the 21 million American homes built on properties of an acre or more.

However, it isn’t for everyone. James Weston, of Greene, Maine, installed his turbine 10 years ago, and considers his rooftop solar panels a better investment. “By the time you put up your 100-foot tower to get the tower above the tree line and optimize the wind resource, the return isn’t there,” he says, noting that his savings from the turbine amount to a few hundred dollars a year.

Bergey WindPower, maker of the 10-kilowatt BWC Excel 10 turbine ($31,770), recommends that a property have at least a 10 mph average wind speed, coupled with high electricity prices of 10 cents per kilowatt-hour or more. Also consider the neighbors: The system’s turbine is typically installed on an 80-to-100-foot tower, and so-called “viewshed” objections have taken down many projects (including

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Cape Wind, in Massachusetts).

With annual maintenance, the DOE reports that small wind turbines should last about 20 years, the same basic lifespan as solar panels. The federal production tax credit for wind is available this year, but won’t be available afterwards. Some states offer incentives. A useful small wind guidebook can be found at WindExchange.

Energy.gov/small-wind-guidebook.

Geothermal: Available Anywhere

Some common misconceptions about home geothermal are that consumers need to live in one of the planet’s “hot spots” (think Iceland, California or Utah). But the truth is the Earth’s temperature just below the surface almost anywhere is a constant 45 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and the Northeast and Midwest have the highest geothermal adoption rates.

Geothermal doesn’t necessarily require a large piece of property. Local geology will be a factor in siting and sizing the system.

Geothermal systems use underground pipes filled with refrigerant that absorbs warmth from the ground through a heat exchanger. In summer, that same underground temperature can be tapped to cool

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a home, combining heating and air conditioning in one system.

While it necessitates a relatively high upfront cost, low operating costs mean the systems can pay for themselves in less than 10 years. Most include a ground-source heat pump with a 50-year warranty. For a 2,500-square-foot home, an average offthe-electrical-grid system will cost $20,000 to $25,000 to install. Bill Martin, in Quincy, California, runs an efficient three-ton geothermal system installed in 2014. “It’s been a very good experience,” he says. “I’m ecstatically happy.”

The same 30 percent federal tax credit that applies to solar also applies to geothermal for systems installed by 2020. States also provide incentives. A detailed guide on availability is available at Tinyurl.com/ GeothermalHeatPumpListing.

Special Considerations

Buildings, especially older structures, are usually sieves in terms of energy loss, so before investing in a system, check to see if the local utility provides free energy audits.

Even if it’s not free, it’s worth finding out if the home needs new windows or strategically applied insulation.

There are scammers in every field, and alternative energy is no exception. Ask providers for references to previous customers and check for online cautions from the Better Business Bureau, Yelp and others.

Alternative energy in any form can save money and precious resources. Explore the options thoroughly and choose wisely before pulling the plug.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Mead

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THE ART OF HEALING Creative Therapy Aids Recovery

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or decades, creative expression has been a valuable tool in healing, and expressive arts therapy—the integrated application of two or more art forms—is now considered a life-changing modality for veterans and anyone else struggling with anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Also called creative arts therapy, this form of psychotherapy helps patients to process and express what is often beyond verbal language using music, art, dance, theater and writing as its primary modes of communication. “Individuals need no previous arts experience in order to benefit from working with a certified creative arts therapist,” explains Azizi Marshall, founder and CEO of the Center for Creative Arts Therapy, in Downers Grove, Illinois.

The National Intrepid Center of Excellence—an outpatient clinic specializing in traumatic brain injuries at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland—ranks creative arts therapy among the top five most effective approaches in helping veterans.

A study of combat veterans and creative arts therapy conducted at Concordia University, in Montreal, reported considerable progress, especially in areas of expressing emotions resulting from trauma and gaining understanding of symptoms such as depression, thoughts of suicide and insomnia.

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Psychotherapist Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D., has authored several books, including The Art Therapy Sourcebook, and uses expressive arts therapy in her Louisville practice. “I’ve worked with soldiers for the past 10 years, and find that much of their healing comes about through telling their stories on stage or participating as an actor within a play or improvisation.” Malchiodi also incorporates mindfulness practices, visual arts, music and some simple forms of yoga in her sessions.

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Expressive arts therapy is also making a positive impact on those suffering from panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addictions, eating and attention disorders, dementia and chronic physical illness.

“Creative arts therapy can be used across life challenges; for example, dance or movement therapy has supported women with breast cancer and eating disorders,” says Marshall, who has also witnessed the power of drama therapy to help reduce feelings of fear in clients diagnosed with anxiety and PTSD.

A 2015 study at Butler University, in Indianapolis published in the Journal of Speech Pathology & Therapy shows the significant effects of theater arts on individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

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The multitasking neurotransmitter dopamine is one of the brain’s natural antidepressants and plays a key role in feeling pleasure and reinforcing habits. It reaches its highest levels during the initial stages of love, observing something of beauty or creating art.

A recent Drexel University study published in The Arts in Psychotherapy shows the neurological effects of drawing, coloring and simple doodling. Increased circulation in the area of the brain correlating to pleasure and reward was evident, and this dopamine-dominant response is responsible for decreasing symptoms of anxiety and increasing feelings of joy and accomplishment.

Psychotherapist Doreen Meister, in Oakland, California, encourages her clients to focus on the process of creating, rather than the result. “Expressive therapies are an extension of the self-discovery continuum.

I often hear, ‘I draw like a 2-year-old.’ To this I say, ‘Great! Draw like a 2-year-old!’ I believe that somewhere, many of us are told that creative expression must be a certain way. Creativity is a natural state, a human quality that we are born with, and the product of creation is not as important as the process.”

Creativity from a clinical perspective allows for new emotional vantage points, distance from situations and viewing experiences through a different lens. “Bringing in creativity offers a wider palette of tools or access points, and gives us another way to understand ourselves,” says Meister. “Creativity as a life force is accessible to all of us.”

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“Creative arts therapy can be successful in supporting children with autism, especially ways to practice social skills,” says Marshall. “The drama therapist uses role play, improv and games in order to facilitate interpersonal communication.”

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POTLUCK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

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mericans are eating alone more than ever, with adults going solo for nearly half of all meals, according to consumer research consultants at the Hartman Group. Yet, fellowship-minded foodies are bucking the trend by finding new and unique ways to bring strangers, colleagues and friends together for healthy, home-cooked meals.

Meal sharing not only builds community and camaraderie; it can also save time and money and minimize food waste.

Eating with others can also encourage mindful consumption, a boon to physical and mental health. A number of emerging ideas and platforms from around the block to across the globe are helping singles and families young and old connect over food.

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doesn’t like dinner parties or potlucks?” says Jared Gold, co-founder of MealTribes, in Washington, D.C.

Within two years, MealTribes has grown to more than 200 members that can host or join potlucks via a private Facebook group open to area residents in their 20s and 30s. To encourage participants to be fully present, the group encourages guests to leave their phones in their bags.

Instead of strict food do’s and don’ts, MealTribes encourages attendees to bring a contribution that makes them proud. However, guests are discouraged from bringing alcohol in lieu of a food dish to avoid it becoming the focus of the table.

“Lasting friendships and business opportunities have come from our potlucks,” says Gold. “Even skeptics have come away from events feeling like they got the best-case scenario; nice people, homey environment, with good food and conversation.”

Jay Savsani, co-founder of Meal Sharing, in Chicago, got the idea for the

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“Airbnb of meals” after seeking out a home-cooked dinner while backpacking in Cambodia. He was invited to a farm feast in the countryside, connecting with local hosts over great conversation and delicious food. “I returned home wanting to find a way to use technology to recreate that serendipitous moment,” says Savsani.

Today, the platform uses technology to connect curious diners with affordable, home-cooked meals in 150 countries. “The concept is open; we encourage hosts to make whatever they believe in,” says Savsani. “That can be a top chef serving nine-course meals or a simple spaghetti someone offers for a few bucks or even free.”

Savsani says the meal becomes secondary to the deeper social interactions that can manifest through these gatherings. “We even got an inquiry from a local fire department interested in hosting meals to get to know people in the community better.”

Organically Grown Gatherings Lilia Fuquen, who directs the Food and Community project in Virginia, participates in several gatherings intended to nurture community through food. Fuquen’s project aims to bring people across the state together to document, celebrate and share traditional, contemporary and emerging foodways, initiating a deeper conversation about and the connections between food, place, culture and community.

Last fall, the project convened more than 200 people around a feast celebrating indigenous foods, people and foodways in Virginia. The meal was prepared from locally farmed and foraged ingredients representative of the diverse native culinary traditions of the region, including greens,

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On a more grassroots level, an intergenerational family potluck dinner “helps create community and a sense of family among people who often live far from blood relatives,” says Fuquen, who lives on a small farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia.

The workplace can also be a great place to break bread together, says Fuquen.

Her office enjoys hosting the Souper Club, where co-workers each bring a key element like salad fixings, a loaf of bread or a pot of soup to enjoy together—away from their desks.

Rebecca Shaloff, a fundraising consultant in Washington, D.C., has participated in work lunch swaps, which she says promote camaraderie, new food discoveries and healthy eating. She also takes part in a closely knit monthly supper club of four young families in her neighborhood.

“We all value each other’s friendship and company, but there’s something about coming together for dinner that makes us feel more like family than friends,” Shaloff says.

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Longer or overnight treks with a backpack of supplies offer healthy challenges and opportunities for total immersion in nature. Bringing the kids on a hike offers family fitness time and a healthy way to unplug from technology and sneak in a fun learning experience about local flora and fauna.

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any of us Walking and hiking Individuals in the study equate fitness that walked six hours a balance the body with going week lowered their risk through natural move- of dying from cancer to the gym, but a good ment, oxygenation hike in a natural environand cardiovascular and ment can foster unique respiratory disease. It of the cells and the benefits for both body also shows that just two use of our muscles and psyche. hours of walking per as they were designed

Hiking or walking week could significantly to be used. outdoors not only proimprove health. motes heart health, help“Walking and hik~Dami Roelse ing to balance both blood ing balance the body sugar and blood presthrough natural movesure, it increases hip bone density to help ment, oxygenation of the cells and the use reduce fractures, according to research on of our muscles as they were designed to be postmenopausal women from the ongoing used,” says Dami Roelse, of Ashland, OrNurses’ Health Study. Navigating uneven egon, author of Walking Gone Wild: How terrain also necessitates lateral movement, to Lose Your Age on the Trail. “Walking is which can strengthen core muscles and in our genes; DNA molecules need to be improve balance more significantly than stimulated regularly to express themselves, working out on a treadmill or cycling. and walking does just that. It also improves mood and cognition.”

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The beauty of hiking is that it offers Any kind of walking can be a great boon a tailored experience according to ability to health. Recent research by the Ameriand personal interests. Day hikes, whether can Cancer Society involving 140,000 in the countryside or in urban botanical older adults correlates a lower mortality gardens or parks, are uplifting and ideal for rate with even short intervals of walking. any fitness level.

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Exercise stimulates feel-good neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, but getting a workout in a natural setting fortifies the whole nervous system. A 2015 study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science led by Stanford University researchers shows that walking in nature for 90 minutes decreases activity in the subgenual prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain most affected by depression.

In contrast, individuals that walked in an urban environment did not reap the same results. Another 2015 study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology shows that nature walks improve memory and decrease anxiety in teens.

The Japanese philosophy of shinrinyoku, or “forest bathing”, woven into Japanese Shinto and Buddhist traditions, has become an important part of science-based health care in Japan. A significant 2009 study by Japanese researchers published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine shows that just 20 minutes of walking in the woods decreases stress hormones. Forest bathing has also been shown to speed postoperative healing, improve concentration in children with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder and fortify immunity with an increased number of NK, or natural killer cells.

Naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley, in Washington, D.C., knows about Mother Nature’s therapeutic gifts firsthand.

“I participated in some of the health research both in the field and the lab during a forest bathing trip to Japan,” says the author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect with Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life. “My vital signs were checked before and after shinrin-yoku walks, and in the lab my brainwaves were measured while viewing urban and forest scenes. My blood pressure was lower after every walk,

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Hitting the trails can also help us see life from another perspective. “Forests are living, breathing organisms. Mountains transcend my humanness,” muses Roelse. “It’s both a humbling and uplifting experience.”

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NATIVE INTELLIGENCE Planting an Eco-Friendly Yard

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aintaining a grassy yard or ornamental shrubs can be time consuming and less than ecofriendly. That’s why conservation-minded gardeners are turning to lush, native landscaping as an aesthetically pleasing alternative to spartan, water-free xeriscaping.

Native plants not only save water, they enhance local ecosystems by providing food and shelter for birds, bees, butterflies and wildlife. “Indigenous plants build healthy soil and retain and replenish ground water,” says Michael Fleischacker, chair of landscape architecture and environmental sciences at Delaware Valley University, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Accustomed to the climate and nutrients in their habitat, they don’t need the extra fertilizer required by exotic transplants. Natives are also better equipped to fend off harmful insects, reducing the need for pesticides.

“When pests did show up, I used insecticidal soap and neem oil. Both are great ecofriendly remedies,” says Kimberly Button, an Orlando-based freelance journalist and author of The Everything Guide to a Healthy Home: All You Need to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Hidden Household Dangers.

A genuine indigenous plant in the U.S. predates European settlement. These natives grew in the wildlands of the regions where they evolved and adapted over hundreds or thousands of years.

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However, what’s wild isn’t necessarily native. These days, the woods and forests are rife with alien species that escaped from non-native gardens or were planted to perform some specific purpose that went awry.

Kudzu, for instance, was imported from Asia and installed along roadways to prevent soil erosion. The perennial vine, which can grow up to a foot per day, has become the plague of the South, rooting out native plants and toppling trees under the sheer weight of its smothering foliage.

In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a report summarizing numerous studies that concluded that non-native plants disrupt the food web and present a growing problem for “organisms that depend on native plants for food, shelter and places to rear their young.”

Natives vs. Nativars

While the harm caused by many invasive plants that evolved in a foreign habitat is well-documented and profound, the ecological impact of plant variations derived from native species—known as cultivars or nativars—is sometimes more subtle.

Cultivars have been developed to highlight specific traits, like larger blooms or longer bloom times. They may be bred for a stronger scent, or have the scent bred out of them in pursuit of another trait, making them less enticing to pollinators and wildlife.

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One drawback to cultivars is what those “improved” traits can affect. “The native serviceberry (Amelanchier) has small, bright red berries birds love to eat,” Fleischacker says. “Because they add color to a winter yard or are used for wreaths and décor, cultivars were bred to produce larger berries. Birds choke on the bigger berry, unable to swallow them.”

A current, multi-year research project at the Mt. Cuba Center’s native botanical gardens in Hockessin, Delaware, is seeking to determine whether certain cultivars are as attractive to insects as their native counterparts.

What’s certain, say the experts: A gardener can’t go wrong with indigenous plants. “Native varieties have longer growing seasons, a decades-long lifespan and tight plant groupings to prevent weed growth,” Fleischacker says. Despite the perception by some that natives are boring, they can be showier than their cultivar cousins and also thrive in their region’s unique conditions.

“I keep my yard as natural as possible to co-exist with my neighbor, the Hiawatha National Forest, and its small animals and birds,” says Monica Cady, co-founder of the Herbal Lodge and a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa tribe in Hessel, Michigan.

Going Native

Transitioning to native landscaping isn’t as daunting as it might seem. Small changes can make a difference, and local plant nurseries can assist. Some may have a staff horticulturalist to help distinguish the natives from the nativars and to steer gardeners clear of invasive, water-guzzling, nutrient-needy non-natives that will spread quickly and overwhelm the landscape.

Going native isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition, says Fleischacker. “Consult a local nursery or landscaper about adding natives to the mix. There are plants that love shade or sun, dry areas or damp.”

When planning, look past what’s trendy.

“The ecosystem is set up to protect and promote beneficial insects and pollinators,” says Button. What was old can be new again.

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All kids like creating special places, going on adventures, befriending animals, following maps and paths, and so on. ~David Sobel

Engage in real-life tweets. Show them how to listen carefully for bird songs and count how many different ones they hear. See if they can imitate the tweets or find words that describe them. Check out a bird-song beginner’s guide at Audubon. org/news/a-beginners-guide-common-birdsounds-and-what-they-mean.

Create mud art. “Make a batch of mud and use it to create sculptures, paint a masterpiece or just use it to jump in and get messy with,” suggests MaryEllen Mateleska, director of education and conservation at the Mystic Aquarium, in Connecticut.

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LOVING NATURE Outdoor Adventures for Kids

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etting kids off the couch and into the great outdoors can be a challenge when they tend to be better acquainted with the popular Angry Birds video game characters than with the real warbling ones. Unfortunately, studies show that digital devices, parental work overload and media-stoked fears of the outside world are currently making our kids nature-deprived.

Yet, they have an instinctive love of the outdoors, experts agree. “When given free access to nature, children’s play follows the same patterns all around the world,” says prominent environmental educator David Sobel, author of Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors. “All kids like creating special places, going on adventures, befriending animals, following maps and paths, and so on.”

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be obese. Kids also are more “responsive and connected” when they are talking outdoors with adults than talking indoors, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.

Here are some simple ideas to get started:

Build fairy houses. In a park, forest or backyard, ask the child to find a quiet spot, like the base of a tree or under a bush, and build a tiny house using only their imagination and natural materials such as sticks, bark, grass, pebbles, feathers and pinecones. “The fun is ageless and connects you to nature in magical and memorable ways,” says Tracy Kane of Maine, whose website, FairyHouses.com, offers ideas and books.

Befriend a bug. Help them look for

bugs and crawling things in the dirt and on leaves, then ask them to draw them. Back home or at the library, kids can search in guidebooks or online to learn the critters’ names and traits.

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use hibiscus or hollyhock flowers and toothpicks to make dolls with flowing skirts. Or they can collect leaves of different shapes and sizes and glue them together to create leafy creatures. “You can take it an extra step by inventing a story and creating a one-of-a-kind storybook,” says Mateleska.

Grow a garden. Using a kid-sized plot

of land—it can even be a big pot of dirt— give them a trowel, a watering can and easy-to-grow seeds such as radishes and carrots. Not only will they get exercise, a Texas A&M University study shows gardening makes kids more likely to choose veggies for snacks.

Invent a cozy hideaway. Under the

limbs of a big tree, old blankets and pillows can be used by a child to build a “secret” hiding place, stocked with lemonade, apples and fun books.

Incorporate digital delights. Rather than competing with digital devices, integrate them into the nature experience.

“A phone app like iNaturalist lets kids take a picture and will identify the creature or plant for them,” says science teacher Jemma Smith, of The Education Hotel, a UK-based tutoring service. “Or have them take three artistic pictures of nature.”

Try geocaching. This game for older

kids requires them to use their phones as a GPS to find tiny treasure boxes that have already been hidden all over the countryside. “Most boxes have small trinkets to

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ssential oils are Northampton, Massachusetts, office. “I put a drop of a peace and derived from plantcalming blend or lavender on based sources, the carpet or a pillow,” she leading people to equate says. “It relaxes the animal natural with safe; but and dissipates the smells of that’s not always the previous clients. I don’t case. Knowing how and use diffusers. The odor when to use oils is vital, can be too strong for according to Gary Richtheir sensitive noses. There’s ter, DVM, an integrative also a danger it could spill veterinarian and mediand be licked up.” cal director of Holistic Certified Professional Dog Veterinary Care, in Oakland, Trainer - Knowledge Assessed California. A veterinarian Kim Paciotti, owner of Traintrained in the use of essential ing Canines, LLC, based oils understands the One thing I’d say is, learn in Statesville, North properties of each oil, Carolina, finds the along with its proper di- all you can before using scent of green apples lution and application, oils around pets. relieves anxiety and a subject not generally ~ Gary Richter, integrative soothes upset tummies taught in traditional veterinarian and founder of for dogs and puppies veterinary schools; hoUltimate Pet Nutrition that suffer from motion listic medicine requires sickness. “Cotton balls additional training. placed inside a small container clipped to

With proper use under professional the outside of their crates deliver the smell,” guidance, essential oils can be part of a she says. “They don’t have direct contact, larger treatment plan, says Richter. Cats but still reap the benefits, allowing the dogs are generally more sensitive to oils because to self-medicate by sniffing when they feel they don’t metabolize medicine as effithe need.” ciently as dogs, he notes. “As one professor

Kimberley Wallace, founder of kW used to tell our veterinary class, ‘Cats are not small dogs, so they can’t be treated as if Sustainable Brands, in San Diego, burns organic, sweet basil-scented candles for they are’—always good to remember.” their antiviral, antibacterial properties. Her pugs love the smell. “Our rescue pug has Soothing Effects mast cell tumors which compromise her Just as chamomile tea relaxes humans, anximmune system. I do my due diligence to ious dogs find its scent calming. Some vets spray the exam room with lavender between buy all-natural products whenever I can.” appointments to calm anxious clients.

Sally Morgan, a physical therapist Proceed With Caution and advanced certified practitioner of the Pure essential oils are far too strong to use gentle animal bodywork therapy known undiluted, Richter says. Age, physical condias Tellington TTouch, sees clients in her tion and species are so varied that guessing 42

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which oil and how to use it can be dangerous to the pet. “Skin irritation like a hot spot or rash is a relatively minor problem that could benefit from the right essential oil. An open wound requires a veterinary visit,” he says. “Some oils aren’t recommended unless under veterinary guidance. Reactions can range from mere annoyance to toxicity.”

Wintergreen, melaleuca, pennyroyal, tea tree and pine oils cause the most reported problems for dogs, according to PetPoisonHelpline.com. Peppermint, cloves, cinnamon and oregano oil also can be quite strong and require educated use, says Richter. An uneven gait, vomiting, diarrhea, drooling and weakness can be symptoms of toxicity, requiring immediate veterinary care to prevent damage to the central nervous system or organ failure.

In its fragrance and taste, plants have defense mechanisms to ward off destructive insects or to attract bees and butterflies.

Those same properties can help people and animals. The plant’s natural compounds can ward off fungi, bacteria, parasites or inflammation. However, just reading a label isn’t enough to know which oils will work best for these problems.

“The Animal Desk Reference II: Essential Oils for Animals, Second Edition, by Melissa Shelton, is a reader-friendly guide,” says Richter. “I touch on the subject in my book The Ultimate Pet Health Guide: Breakthrough Nutrition and Integrative Care for Dogs and Cats, but for deeper study, I recommend Shelton’s book.”

“One thing I’d say is, learn all you can before using oils around pets,” Richter says.

“There’s not a one-size-fits-all formula for dilution for safe use. There are too many variables with oils and animals.” Be more than a well-meaning pet lover—also be well-educated.

Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLouisFreelanceWriter@mindspring.com.

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Crystal Bowl Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Join Beth and Michael for a crystal bowl healing meditation, coupled with reiki and finishing up with an Angel card reading. $20. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oak Shade Rd, Ste B, Shamong. Register: Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

Building Your Backcountry First Aid Kit – 7-8pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert all the first-aid supplies you’ll need for your next outdoor adventure. Free. LL Bean at Sagemore, 500 S Rte 73, Marlton. Register: 856-810-5560 or LLBean.com/Marlton.

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Move to Reduce Pain – 5:30-6:30pm. Movement can be great therapy for those in pain but some exercises exacerbate pain symptoms. Experience gentle, effective positions and exercises designed specifically to reduce pain through reactivating the body. With Postural Alignment Specialist Deb Freeman. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration suggested: 856-404-7287 or Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net.

An Evening with Mitch the Modern Medium – 6pm. Mitch the Modern Medium will share messages from Spirit and loved ones who have crossed over.

Limited seats available. $50/person. Mystic Ginger, 102 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood. RSVP: 856563-6634 or MysticGingerApothecary@gmail.com.

Yoga Health Series – Tuesdays thru May 7. 6pm.

Spring clean your mind and body with our 8-wk yoga health series. Move through standing twists to detoxify and cleanse, as well as yin and restorative postures to ground, center and connect as this new season unfolds. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees.

856-325-5300. VirtuaFitness.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 The Truth About Osteoporosis – 7pm. Join doctors Jennifer Liss & Jennifer Phillips as they share their expertise about osteoporosis. Learn the treatable cause of osteoporosis, the myths behind accurate diagnosis/testing and the dangers of osteo medications. Finally you will see what health habits you can change for a better outcome. Hosted by Women’s Wellness Connection of SJ. Sponsored

by DeCotiis Chiropractic Wellness. LourdesCare, 1 Brace Rd, Cherry Hill. Register, Judy: 609-221-2285 or Tammy@Wellness4Living.com.

An Evening of Healing – 7-8:30pm. With Pam Kofsky & Peggy Garron. Experience the profoundly relaxing healing energy of sound and reiki. Both ancient forms of healing work to remove blockages, clear and balance energetic pathways, promote wellbeing on the cellular level and raise one’s vibration to an optimal frequency of light and love. $30. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

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Homeowners Series: Rain Gauge Make and Take/ Butterfly Gardening – 7-8:30pm. Rutgers Master Gardeners. Learning how a butterfly garden can be as simple as learning what plants attract butterflies. Make a rain gauge to ensure; get a perennial plant to begin your gardening experience. $25. Camden County Environmental Center, 1301 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration required: MasterGardenersCamdenCounty.org/events.

Back to the Mat and Big Beginnings – 6:307:45pm. Registered Yoga Teacher Melody will help you to gently and safely move through asanas (yoga poses) that increase flexibility, strength and stamina in both your body and mind while building confidence and harmony within your being. $15/ drop-in or class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

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Cacao Ceremony + Reiki Sound Healing – 7-9pm.

For the love of chocolate. Experience the heart opening powers of cacao while being guided into a deep meditation with crystal singing bowls. During the Sound Healing Meditation receive a mini-reiki session. One Positive Mind, 5 Mill St, Southampton.

609-744-5353. OnePositiveMind.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Early Bird, Bird Walk – 8-10am. Walk through Scotland Run Park and identify the various birds in the area. Jill Taylor, who was a Gloucester County Naturalist for over 30 yrs, will lead the walk. Scotland Run Park, 980 E Academy St, Clayton. RSVP, Michael Hogan: 609-476-2086 or HoganPhoto@verizon.net. SJLandWater.org.

markyourcalendar Awakening Your Intuition with Crystals and Stones Sat, April 6, 9am-4:30pm With optional pre-class trip Friday to NJ Stone and Gem Show in Edison, NJ.

Acu-Health Center 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown.

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Call Ahead savethedate “Your Journey To Wellness” First Annual Wellness Fair Sat, April 6, 10am-4pm With the Holistic Chamber of Commerce Cherry Hill-Moorestown.

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Shop, sample and delight your senses.

Practitioners offer mini-sessions. Try an intuitive reading. Find crystals, jewelry, essential oils, spa products, gifts and beautiful artwork. Free workshops, too. $6/admission at door, or save $1 by purchasing online.

Collingswood Community Center 30 W Collings Ave, Collingswood 410-212-6338.

IlluminateFestivals.com/thegardenstate Yoga for Athletes – 2-5pm. Will focus on avoiding injury, strengthening and stretching specific muscle groups specific to a sport, helping with sustaining attention during athletic performance. $45. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. To register: 856-580-6444 or liws.org.

Beef & Beer Fundraising Event – 3-6pm. Join AWA’s fosters for all-you-can-eat roast beef, baked ziti and salad, and all-you-can-drink Miller Lite and Yuengling drafts. $30. Harper’s Pub, 1 Gibbsboro Rd, Clementon. More info: awanj.org.

Backyard Herbalism – 6pm. A beginner’s workshop on identifying local medicinal plants that can be found in your backyard and their uses. Includes handouts, hands-on make-and-take healing balm, and samplings of Mystic Ginger Apothecary herbal remedies. $40/person. Mystic Ginger, 102 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood. RSVP: 856-563-6634 or MysticGingerApothecary@gmail.com.

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Ladies Night Out: Tribal Belly Dance – 6:308:30pm. With Megan Marchese. Learn basic movements based on the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance. Fundamental movements and concepts covered, and how to lead and follow within a group. No experience or belly baring necessary.

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

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Blueberry Music Jam – 11am-2pm. Stop into the historic village of Whitesbog to listen to the tunes of local musicians; the open music jam is acoustic.

Free. Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd, #34, Browns Mills. 609-893-4646.

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Sunday, April 7, 1-2:30pm SJ Seed Circle Library will have seeds for early season varieties like green leafy vegetables.

Be sure to stop by to get your seeds for garden produce that can be planted now.

Someone will be on hand to answer your gardening questions.

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856-425-2221 GMOFreeNJ.com Interpretive Trail Hike – 1:30-2:30pm. Join an RNC naturalist for an interpretive hike through our varied habitats. Pace is easy and suitable for adults and teenagers. Free; donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Preregister: 609-261-2495 or RancocasNatureCenter.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Back Pain Class – 5:30-6:30pm. Whatever your diagnosis, if you have back pain this class is for you. Will focus on the cause, treatment and prevention of chronic and recurrent back pain. Experience exercises designed to mitigate back pain.

With Postural Alignment Specialist Deb Freeman. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration suggested: 856-404-7287 or Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net.

Herbs: Growing Them, Using Them, and Filling Your Yard with Them – 7pm. Presented by Gloria Stevens, Proprietor of Springville Herbary in Mt. Laurel. Horticultural Society of South Jersey monthly meeting. She will be bringing actual plants, not pictures. Focus will be mostly on culinary herbs and teas. Free. Carman Tilelli Hall, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill. 856-287-5959. HSSJ.org.

Philosophy of Yoga – 7-8:30pm. Michael will host a round table discussion of the Yoga Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita and how they apply to our personal journeys in modern times. $10. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oak Shade Rd, Ste B, Shamong. Register: Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Pinelands Commission Meeting – 9:30am-12pm.

The Pinelands Commission is the state agency that oversees conservation and development within the Pinelands boundaries. They hold a regular monthly meeting that is open to the public. 15 Springfield Rd, Pemberton. Pinelands Preservation Alliance: 609-859-8860. Agenda: State.NJ.US/Pinelands.

Anti-Oxidant, Alkaline Water Demonstration – 9pm. Attend this live-streaming event with Nutritionist Shan Stratton, Nutritional Consultant to professional athletes from the NFL, the NBA, and the MLB who will share his passion for Kangen Water and achieving true health through his alkaline living principles. Register, Pat: 201-913-0397.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Career Day For Entrepreneurs Webinar – 11am, 3 & 9pm. Anyone searching for a new beginning, new purpose; make immediate part-time or full-time income in the health and wellness industry, attend this webinar. Learn how to get started as the owner of your own global business. For more info: 201-913-0397. Kangen-Hydration.com.

Ales for Tails – 6-9pm. With Burlington County Animal Alliance of New Jersey. Local restaurants offering samples of their finest wares to event goers. Also be able to peruse a wide variety of items from a carefully curated silent auction.

Advance: $35/person, two for $50/2 people; $40/ at door. Double Nickel Brewery, 1585 NJ-73, Pennsauken. AlesForTails.net.

South Jersey Land & Water Trust’s Annual Dinner – 6-9pm. Mingle with fellow nature-lovers in the SJLWT community. Silent auction where you can bid on original paintings, sculptures, photography, jewelry and more, all created by local New Jersey artists. $40/ticket. Auletto’s Banquet Hall, 1849 Cooper St, Deptford Township. SJLandWater.org.

Spring Cleaning your Finances: A Wellness Check Up – 7-9pm. Workshop designed as an examination of your financial health. No personal information needed. Participants will take what they’ve learned and apply it to their situation. Instructor: Odette Miller. $15/person, $24/couple. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson. JustBreatheCenter.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11 Rain Barrel Workshop – 6:30-8:30pm. We’ll provide you with a prepped and pre-drilled barrel, give a lesson on the what and why on rain barrels, then assist you with finishing the barrel so you can take it and use it at home. $25. Oldman’s Creek Preserve, 21 Main St, Auburn. RSVP, Ashley Aversa: Ashley@SJLandWater.org.

Wildlife Tracking 101 – 7-8pm. From identifying tracks and track patterns, to looking for chews and rubs, our experts will share tips and techniques to help uncover who’s responsible. Free. LL Bean at Sagemore, 500 S Rte 73, Marlton. Register: 856-810-5560 or LLBean.com/Marlton.

Spiritual Smoke: Burnables and Incense Making – 7-9pm. Explore the art of spiritual smoke. We use sage to clear, palo santo to bless, but is there more to it? We will talk about the history of ritual smoke making, explore the use of resins, leaves and other roots for burning, alternatives to sage and end the class with hand blending our own incense creations.

Instructor: Ashley Oppon. $45. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson. JustBreatheCenter.org.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 13 OCP Workday: Garlic Mustard Removal – 10am12pm. Help remove garlic mustard. Volunteer to help get this pesky plant out of our preserve so we can give our precious native species room to grow.

Oldmans Creek Preserve, 21 Main St, AuburnPointers Rd, Swedesboro. RSVP, Philip Arsenault: PMArsenault@gmail.com. SJLandWater.org.

Shamanic Journeying – 10am-2pm. Shamanic journeying is a spiritual practice where one expands their state of consciousness, goes into a meditative state, and is able to communicate with power animals and spirit guides and many other spiritual beings. Instructor: Ashley Oppon. $100.

Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson.

JustBreatheCenter.org.

Win Hof Fundamentals Workshop – 10am-2pm.

Put yourself in the expert hands of a certified WH Instructor and former Navy SEAL, Errol Doebler, to learn the 3 pillars of the Wim Hof Method: Breathing Technique, Cold Exposure & Commitment. Find out how you can utilize oxygen and cold exposure to optimize body and mind, and learn about the underlying physiology. One Positive Mind, 5 Mill St, Southampton. 609-744-5353. OnePositiveMind.com.

The 6 Root Causes of Thyroid Disease – 10:1511:45am. With Glenn Gruby, LAc. Learn strategies to improve thyroid function and leave feeling empowered by knowing how to lose weight, have more energy, and feel great again. Free. Cherry Hill Library, 1100 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill. Register: FHAInstitute.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Earth Day Event Earth Day Cleanup at Forked River Mountain – 8:30am-1pm. Bags and gloves supplied. Hot dogs, refreshments and entertainment after the cleanup. Volunteers with 4-wheel drive vehicles especially needed. All individuals and groups are asked to pre-register. Take an hr hike on the 2-mile-long trail through the Pine Barrens wilderness after the cleanup. Lacey Township Municipal Bldg, 818 W Lacey Rd, Forked River. To preregister: 609-971-4635. FRMC.org.

Healthy Happy Hips – 9am-1pm. In this workshop, explore the dynamics of this region, the dangers that may occur from overuse and how to avoid injury and regain stability. $60. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. To register: 856-580-6444 or liws.org.

Eckankar Sound of Soul Event – 11am-12pm.

Join us and experience the Sound of Soul. Discover your inner guidance, healing for body, mind and spirit, and a higher form of creativity by chanting the sacred sound of HU. You’re invited to chant HU, contemplate for a few minutes, and then enjoy spiritual conversation with others of like heart. Free. Acu-Health Center, 100 W Camden Ave, Moorestown. More info: 800-870-9139 or Spirituality@Eckankar-NJ.org.

savethedate YinNidra Sunday, April 14, 1-3pm 2nd Sun. A combination of healing practices to best serve our minds and bodies to their ultimate states. The first half of this workshop allows for the release and the second half allows for the restoration of your overall being.

Instructor: Dona Fasano. $20/member, $30/nonmembers.

Virtua Center for Health Fitness, 401 Young Ave, Moorestown.

856-291-8800 VirtuaFitness.org “Spit it Out” The Power of Words – 1-4pm.

Change the toxic vocabulary of the inner voice to a joyful renaming of the best of yourself. Women of Spirit Workshops: inspiration, creativity, community. $47; bring a friend free. Woodbury. Register: Monica@SpiritMatterStudio.com.

Wellness Popup at Mystic Ginger – 1-4pm. Join us for an afternoon of wellness, soul coaching, nutritional guidance, herbal remedies and a guided meditation. Free to attend. Mystic Ginger, 102 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood. More info: 856-563-6634 or MysticGingerApothecary@gmail.com.

Restorative Yoga – 6:30-8pm. With Linda Sheehan.

Using blankets, bolsters, pillows, blocks, straps and other “props” to support the body, restorative yoga works to bring profound shifts to the central nervous system, promoting deep restfulness, physical healing and greater well-being. $20. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006.

LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Walk in the Wild: Frog and Toad Exploration – 7pm. New Jersey is home to 17 species of frogs and toads, each of which can be identified by its characteristic calls. Since they are identified by their vocalization, the walk will convene when they begin calling. Free. Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust, Willoughby House, 340 Pine Ave, Deptford. To register: 856-217-9138. OldPineFarm.org.

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The Infant Connection Tuesdays, Apr 16-May 7 10-11:15am Hands-on infant massage instruction for parent(s) of new babies. $375 includes all instructional materials.

Restore Therapy Services, LLC Sail Lake Professional Complex 650 S White Horse Pike, Unit D Lakeside, Hammonton.

609-561-1088 NJRestoretx.com

Knee Pain Class – 5:30-6:30pm. If you have knee pain the problem is likely not your knee(s). Join Postural Alignment Specialist Deb Freeman to learn why. It is possible to eliminate knee pain for good without drugs or surgery. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration suggested: 856-404-7287 or Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net.

Full Moon Candle Making + Intention Workshop – 6pm. Join us with Daysi of Houss Freya Candles for a night of intention setting and candle making. 10% off all Houss Freya products during the event. $35/person. Mystic Ginger, 102 S Black Horse Pike, Blackwood. RSVP: 856-563-6634 or MysticGingerApothecary@gmail.com.

Anti-Oxidant, Alkaline Water Demonstration – 9pm. Attend this live-streaming event with Nutritionist Shan Stratton, Nutritional Consultant to professional athletes from the NFL, the NBA, and the MLB who will share his passion for Kangen Water and achieving true health through his alkaline living principles. Register, Pat: 201-913-0397.

Friday Night Flow – 6:30-7:45pm. Lori Bobbin leads a series of gentle asana (yoga poses), guided meditation, and breath work designed to help ground and maintain balance through this season of transition. Designed for all shapes and sizes. $15 or class card. Live in Joy Yoga & Wellness, 118 W Merchant St, Audubon. 856-546-1006. LiveInJoyYoga.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Career Day For Entrepreneurs Webinar – 11am, 3 & 9pm. Anyone searching for a new beginning, new purpose; make immediate part-time or full-time income in the health and wellness industry, attend this webinar. Learn how to get started as the owner of your own global business. For more info: 201-913-0397. Kangen-Hydration.com.

Full Moon Circle – 7-9pm. A ceremony with guided movement to tune into the energy of the full moon, your body, guides, angels and divine helpers.

Consciously release anything that doesn’t serve you and create more room for the gifts the Universe has for you. Instructor: Christine Juckett. $20. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson.

JustBreatheCenter.org.

Intuitive Eating Support Group – 7:30-9pm. This monthly 90-min session will feature a 45-min lecture on an intuitive eating related topic, followed by 45min of group discussion and sharing. Our main focus is on body positivity and self-acceptance. One Positive Mind, 5 Mill St, Southampton. 609-744-5353.

OnePositiveMind.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Tick Identification and Prevention – 7-8pm. Learn how to prevent your exposure to ticks and how to safely remove them when you are on an outdoor adventure.

Exploring Your Intuition – 7-8:30pm. Beth will be building on the lessons learned from the first class and taking another step to help you raise your vibration and explore you psychic gifts.

Part of a series but each class is a stand-alone. $20/class. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oak Shade Rd, Ste B, Shamong. Register: Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

“Bathe in Healing Waters” – 7-9pm. In this season of reawakening, allow the power and movement of the water element to cleanse that which is damming the flow in your life. With the Undines and numerous Aquatic Deities through Sacred practices and ceremony renew and rebirth your inner wellspring of life. $30/advance, $40/day of. Cherry Hill. Register, Andrea Regal: 856-904-5566. HealersUniverse.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Spiritual Wisdom Discussion Class – 11am-12pm.

Learn techniques to open your awareness of your spiritual life beyond the physical. Join us in this month’s topic: The Spiritual Law of Creativity. Free.

Mt. Laurel Community Center, 100 Mount Laurel Rd, Mount Laurel. More info: 800-870-9139 or Spirituality@Eckankar-NJ.org.

Full Moon Women’s Circle – 7:30-9pm. A wonderful evening of sacred sisterhood, meditation, and fun. We will be celebrating the full moon and releasing what is no longer serving us. About bringing women together so we can learn, share stories, and connect with one another. Each month different.

Bring a journal. One Positive Mind, 5 Mill St, Southampton. 609-744-5353. OnePositiveMind.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Earth Day Event Cape May County Zoo’s Earth Day Fair – 8:30am-3pm. 707 U.S. 9 N, Cape May Court House. 609-456-5271. CmcZoo.com.

Cooper River Camden Greenway Cleanup – 10am-12pm. Help clear the area of debris so the natural habitats there can flourish. RSVP, Michael Hogan: 609-476-2086 or HoganPhoto@verizon.net.

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Farnham Park Cleanup – 10am-1pm. Meet in the parking lot the of The Pub Restaurant, 7600 Kaighn Ave, Merchantville. RSVP, Michael Hogan: 609-476-2086 or HoganPhoto@verizon.net.

SJLandWater.org.

Naturalist-Led Walk – 10:30am-12pm. Join an RNC naturalist for a themed hike around the preserve. Suitable for adults and interested teenagers.

Free, but donations encouraged. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495. RancocasNatureCenter.org.

Moonlight Walk – 7pm. Come explore the village and the bogs by moon light. An experienced guide will share insights about Whitesbog and the nature that surrounds us with a different topic each month. Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd, #34, Browns Mills. 609-893-4646.

Whitesbog.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Egg Hunt & Craft – 1-2pm. Open to ages 1-10.

Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd, #34, Browns Mills. 609-893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 22 Earth Day Event LL Bean Earth Day Clean-Up at Rancocas Nature Center – 10am-12pm. Help with some maintenance tasks such as litter collection or gardening. 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Register: 856-810-5560 or LLBean.com/Marlton.

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Reiki Share – 7-8:30pm. Join Spiritual Healing Through Guidance for a free reiki share where others attuned to the healing energy of reiki come together and share their gifts for the benefit of a group healing session. Free. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oak Shade Rd, Ste B, Shamong. Register: Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Free 'Experience Aikido' Youth Program (ages 8 to 12) –10-11am. Spend an hour during Spring Break to discover the practice and principles of this unique Japanese Martial Art that teaches self-defense without aggression. Register: 856-435-2667.

Dojo@AikidoAgatsuDojos.com.

Earth Day Event

Hamilton Township’s Green Fair – 10am3pm. 1824 Dr Dennis Forman Dr, Mays Landing. Facebook: Sustainable Township of Hamilton Green Team.

Scoliosis Class – 5:30-6:30pm. If waiting, bracing, or surgery do not seem like great options to address your scoliosis this class is definitely for you. Postural Alignment Specialist Deb Freeman will show you how addressing your shoulder and hip misalignments with exercises will allow you to enjoy diminishing scoliotic curvature and pain. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration suggested: 856-404-7287 or Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net.

Parent Training Workshop – 7-8:30pm. With Dr. Erin Sappio & J. Frable. Learn how to address key factors to help your struggling student become a flourishing student. Know what to say in various situations to help your child move forward on a positive path. Topics: self-control, mindfulness, optimism, resiliency. $30. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford. 609-975-8379.

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

Anti-Oxidant, Alkaline Water Demonstration – 9pm. Attend this live-streaming event with Nutritionist Shan Stratton, Nutritional Consultant to professional athletes from the NFL, the NBA, and the MLB who will share his passion for Kangen Water and achieving true health through his alkaline living principles. Register, Pat: 201-913-0397.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 Career Day For Entrepreneurs Webinar – 11am, 3 & 9pm. Anyone searching for a new beginning, new purpose; make immediate part-time or full-time income in the health and wellness industry, attend this webinar. Learn how to get started as the owner of your own global business. For more info: 201-913-0397. Kangen-Hydration.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Summer Outdoor Survival – 7-8pm. Learn the basics of wilderness fire building, identifying and creating shelter, signaling for help and other techniques to help you survive. Free. LL Bean at Sagemore, 500 S Rte 73, Marlton. Register: 856-810-5560 or LLBean.com/Marlton.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Gallery Reading – 7-9pm. Join Beth for a gallery reading where she will attempt to connect to your loved ones and pass along messages from the other side. Be sure to sign up soon as space is limited. $40. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oak Shade Rd, Ste B, Shamong. Register: Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

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Group Clearing and Light Grid Activation – 7-9pm. With Lisa O’Brien. Receive an energetic clearing of our human filters/programs. As we release these denser energies from the system we can also heal karmic and past life issues, as well as, family lineages. $25/pre-registered; limited space.

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

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

savethedate World Tai Chi & Qigong Day Saturday, April 27 Enter the Cosmic Rhythm with easy, gentle movements that help improve health and well-being.

Free morning practice, but your registration holds your spot as space is limited.

Columbus, NJ. Must register for details: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com Superhero Run – 8-11am. Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd, #34, Browns Mills.

609-893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

Stream School 2019 – Apr 27-28. 9am-4:30pm. In this 2-day classroom and field workshop brought to you by The Watershed Institute and co-sponsored by the SJWLT, learn how to assess stream health by collecting, counting, and identifying organisms living in the water. $15. Halpern Hall for Science and Education, Camden County College Blackwood Campus, 200 College Dr, Blackwood. Register by Apr 26, 12pm: Tinyurl.com/y4fcuvt8.

Dog-Friendly Hike at Smithville Park – 1011:30am. Will hike approximately 3.5 miles on a mixture of dirt trails and floating bridges. Free.

Smithville Park, Meade Lane Parking, Meade Ln, Eastampton. Register: 856-810-5560 or LLBean.com/Marlton.

Berlin Park Cleanup – 10am-12pm. Help cleanup the park to help protect precious natural habitats.

Berlin Park, 27 S Park Dr, Berlin. RSVP, Michael Hogan: 609-476-2086 or HoganPhoto@verizon.net.

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savethedate Green Garden Fair Sat, April 27, 10am-2pm Presented by Rutgers Master Gardeners, Camden County and Office of Sustainability.

Featured Speaker is Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens.

Watch Eventbrite for free reservation availability. Enjoy cooking demonstrations and tastings, shop annual and perennial plants grown

by Master Gardeners, have fun with free kids’ garden projects and tour the Educational Garden.

Camden County Environmental Center 1301 Park Blvd, Cherry Hill.

MasterGardenersCamdenCounty.org.

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Earth Day Event PPA’s Earth Day Native Plant Sale – 11am2pm. Trees, shrubs and wildflowers native to the Pinelands will be for sale. PPA Headquarters at Bishop Farmstead, 17 Pemberton Rd, Southampton. More info: PinelandsAlliance.org.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day – 12:30pm. Sifu Morris Siegel will lead participants through group activities in addition to demonstrations suitable for all levels. Free. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees.

856-325-5300. VirtuaFitness.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28 The Breath of Life – 9am-1pm. Learn how the principles of breath are connected to key concepts in ayurvedic philosophy and how these connections are strengthened by knowledge of the respiratory system. $60. Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies, 1600 Haddon Ave, Camden. To register: 856-580-6444 or LIWS.org.

Earth Day Event Green Festival – 9am-2pm. 601 Haddon Ave, Collingswood. Collingswood.com.

Earth Day Event Earth Day Festival – 10am-4pm. 6700 Delilah Rd, Egg Harbor Twp. ACUA.com.

Kirtan with Yvette Om – 1-3pm. Join singer/ songwriter Yvette Om for an evening of kirtan as she shares her original music transporting listeners to a sweet space of rejuvenation. One moment resting in a vibration of pure sound, while the next chanting and dancing in celebration of the circles of life. Center for Conscious Living, Moorestown Community Center. More info: 856-546-1006 or LiveInJoyYoga.com.

Arbor Day Habitat Improvement – 1-4pm.

To celebrate Arbor Day 2019, Rancocas Nature Center staff and naturalists will be planting pine tree seedlings in the Pine Plantation on the Blue Trail. Volunteer an hour or two, as your help is needed. Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas Rd, Westampton. Pre-register: 609-261-2495 or RancocasNatureCenter.org.

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3rd Annual You Are Beautiful Campaign Monday, April 29, 5-8:30pm Raising funds to provide complimentary wigs to women with cancer. Join us for a wonderful evening filled with great entertainment, raffle baskets, food and drinks. $50 donation.

Rizzieri’s Moorestown Salon and Spa 400 NRte 38, Ste 1440, Moorestown.

RSVP: 856-355-0830 or Foundation.Virtua.org/Rizzieri.

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SUNDAY, MAY 5

Sciatica Class – 5:30-6:30pm. Pelvic musculature imbalances often lead to sciatica. Join Postural Alignment Specialist Deb Freeman and experience exercises helpful for addressing sciatic pain as well as other types of pain created by a misaligned pelvis. $15. Yoga for Living, 1926 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill. Pre-registration suggested: 856-404-7287 or Rhonda@YogaForLiving.net.

Signs of Life – 9am-4pm. Using universal symbols tap intuitive knowledge for personal growth.

“Intuition, Illumination, Intention.” A full-day creative workshop to simplify, clarify and set goals. Great for teams or partners. Bring a friend free. $197; Early bird special $147. Register: Monica@SpiritMatterStudio.com.

plan ahead THURSDAY, MAY 2 Create Your Own Black Gold: Composting Class – 6:30-8pm. With Melisa Skyrm. Will discuss how to compost food waste in your backyard. Various options/ideas with pros and cons of each. Regenerate Health and Wellness, 2 Split Rock Dr, Ste 12, Cherry Hill. Register: 609-332-1324.

FRIDAY, MAY 3 Bhakti Bliss Retreat – May 3-5. With Yvette Om. Retreat highlights include: Cultivate Bhakti, devotional practices and offerings of chanting and music.

The art of creative play: voice, harmonium, dance and percussion, explore mantras for expansion, support and wellness, delicious healthy meals, nature walks, yoga and more. Temenos Retreat Center, 1564 Telegraph Rd, West Chester, PA. More info: 856-546-1006 or LiveInJoyYoga.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 4 Earth Day Event

savethedate Plant Swap Sun day, May 5, 1-2:30pm Calling all plant lovers. Bring your extra veggie/flower seedlings, perennial divisions, bulbs, shrubs, healthy house plants, or just come empty handed, and leave with new (to you) plant varieties. Place your plants in containers, label them as well as possible and make sure they are non-invasive, as well as pest and disease free.

The SJ Seed Circle Library will be on hand with seeds that can be started now.

Free.

Collingswood Library 771 Haddon Ave, Collingswood 856-425-2221 GMOFreeNJ.com/events.

Happy Easter!

10th Sustainable South Jersey Earth Festival & Family Fun Bike Ride – 10am2pm. Theme: “Reduce Plastic: Fantastic!”

90+ business, school, community and non-profit group displays. Recycling-Upcycling Depot: plastic shopping bags, shoes, gently used books. Free tree seedling giveaway, while supplies last. Two stages of entertainment. Healthy food for purchase. Sustainable strategies for work, home, play. Gardening tips. Free admission. Cherry Hill’s historic Croft Farm, 100 Bortons Mill Rd, Cherry Hill.

SustainableSouthJersey.org/earth-festival.

GLUTEN-FREE BAKERY POPPY’S BAKERY 1234 Main Street 847-555-5555 PoppysBakery.com

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Tired of not ever finding delicious baked goods that are gluten-free? Try Us! Poppy’s Bakery has an amazing assortment of breads, cakes, cookies and so much more! Also available for party catering and your Wedding needs.

retreats FRIDAY, MAY 3

“Spring into Bliss” Annual Holistic Yoga Retreat May 3-5 Deepen your experience with yoga and meditation. This retreat can help you connect deep within yourself to discover your true self and allow you to find your own path to wholeness. All levels. $299 all inclusive

Holly Shores Camping Resort 491 Rte 9 S, Cape May. To reserve: 609-886-1234 Info: 609-827-8886 or YogaCapeMay.com.

training FRIDAY, JUNE 7

100-Hour Ayurveda Self-Healing Course June-Sept The healing science of ayurveda is totally based upon the knowledge of oneself and their environment. Learn the basics of ayurveda, what your body type is, how to spot and remedy imbalances, how to use yogic practices, skin care and diet to live your most vibrant life. $1,200.

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

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By Appointment – Struggling with a chronic condition or feel there is nowhere else to turn?

Let’s work together to balance energies and create a customized strategy for you. Appointments at Toms River Center and New Eygpt, or your home (central NJ+). See testimonials on our website and ask about our other days of service.

For more info & registration: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

sunday Movement to Meditation Yoga – 4-5:15pm.

Join Michael for a gentle yoga session with an emphasis on visualization and meditation. If you are looking to deepen your meditation practice or if you are just beginning, this class is for you. $15/drop-in; plans available. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oakshade Rd, Shamong.

Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

monday Reiki & Energy Balancing Sessions – 4:30pm. Just for you. To re-lax, re-balance and re-energize in a comfortable environment. Hainesport. For appt: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Chicks Who Lift – 5:45pm. Also Sat, 11:30am.

This small group class will teach proper form, safety and technique, so you can get the most out of each exercise. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300.

VirtuaFitness.org.

Beginning Belly Dance Yoga – 6-7pm. Balance your life with belly dance workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism, and build tone immediately.

Learn basic movements and exercises for building muscle. $20/class. Priestess Works Studio, 5 N Broadway, Pitman. Text to register: 856-379-8510.

PriestessWorks.com.

Sanctuary Big Kids Yoga – 6-7pm. Joyce will integrate traditional yoga poses, flowing sequences, breathing exercises, as well as deep relaxation and meditation. Students will leave with a more nuanced understanding of the physical and philosophical aspects of yoga. $10/class. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. 609-953-7800.

TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

Mind-Body-Breath – 6-7:15pm. With Matt Liberti.

Assimilate the essential yogic elements of asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork) and dhyana (meditation). When practiced together, these spheres tap into the sacred power of yoga and all its teachings. Regular class rates apply. The Sanctuary for Yoga, 43 S Main St, Medford. Pre-registration advised: 609-953-7800. TheSanctuaryForYoga.com.

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T’ai Chi Chih for Beginners and Seniors – 6:30-7:30pm. Begins Apr 8. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge? Street Center, 100 Broad St, Hainesport. Register, Hainesport Municipal Bldg: 609-267-7114. More info: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Qigong – 1:30-2:30pm. An ancient Chinese health system of healing and energy medicine. It is the art and science of using breathing techniques, gentle mindful movement, and meditation to cleanse, strengthen, and circulate qi. Instructor: Juhi Singhal. $15. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson. JustBreatheCenter.org.

God: An Open Forum – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Mon. Are you aware of God? How would you define your relationship? What role, if any, does He play? Have your thoughts and feelings shifted during the years?

An open discussion about what might be a critical awareness as we navigate our journey. $15. The Center, Life in Balance, 45 S Main St, Medford.

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

Reiki & Energy Balancing Sessions – 2:305pm. Just for you. To re-lax, re-balance and re-energize in a comfortable environment. Hainesport & New Egypt. For appt: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

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

TheCenterLifeInBalance@gmail.com.

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

Yoga Nidra – 7:30-8:30pm. 3rd Mon. Experience a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, where the body is completely relaxed, and the practitioner becomes systematically and increasingly aware of the inner world by following a set of verbal instructions, remaining in a state of light withdrawal from the senses and connection to the body for deep relaxation. Instructor: Stacey Reeves. $10. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson. JustBreatheCenter.org.

tuesday Booty Boot Camp – 8am. Also Wed, 6:30pm. A mix traditional calisthenics and body weight exercises with intervals and training exercises designed to strengthen and tone the legs and “booty.” All levels. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300.

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Daytime Aikido Class in Collingswood – 9:3010:30am. Come join us for this newly formed community program Learn Self-Defense without aggression in this unique Japanese Martial Art. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 839 Haddon Ave. Register: 856-435-2667. Dojo@AikidoAgatsuDojos.com.

T’ai Chi Chih for Beginners & Advanced – 9:30am. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge?

Affordable, continual classes. Country Lakes Clubhouse, 69 Tensaw Dr, Browns Mills. For more info & registration: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Buti Yoga – 12-1pm. Balance your life with buti yoga workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism, and build tone immediately. Buti yoga combines intensive cardio workouts with slow flowing postures to help build strength in a fun way. $20/class.

Priestess Works Studio, 5 N Broadway, Pitman. Text to register: 856-379-8510. PriestessWorks.com.

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Tranquil Tuesdays – 6-7pm. Take a break from the stress of the week and join us for a tranquil hour of meditation and mindfulness practices with nurturing aromas of pure essential oils. Free. Infuse, 107 S Rte 73, Marlton. 856-452-5511. InfusedHere.com.

Knee Self-Massage Class for Pain Relief – 6-7:30pm. 2nd & 4th Tues. Also 11am-12:30pm, 1st Thurs. Proven simple self-massage technique teaches you how to eliminate knee pain immediately. Massage applied to your thigh (quadriceps) muscle, while in a seated position. Wear comfortable clothes with easy access to your thigh. No jeans please or bring shorts. Easy to learn, immediate benefits. $15/drop-in. Holos Touch LLC, 17 White Horse Pike, Ste 6, Haddon Heights. Registration: 856-428-5486, Dr.DottyAtkins@gmail.com.

Down to Earth 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 at Vacanti Jiu Jitsu, 1351 Rte 38W, Hainesport.

267-664-3236. SolYogaNJ.com.

Holistic Chamber of Commerce Cherry Hill-Moorestown – 6:30-8pm. 3rd Tues.

Regular chapter meetings. $5/members, $10/ nonmembers. Details about meetings, including current meeting location & topic: HolisticChamberOfCommerce.com/Moorestown.

Cancer Survivors Support Group – 7-8:30pm. 4th Tues. This support group focuses on cancer patients who have completed active treatment and are learning to live life as cancer survivors or for patients who wonder what life would be like after treatment. Free. Virtua Memorial Hospital, 175 Madison Ave, Mount Holly. 888-847-8823. Virtua.org.

wednesday Natural Health: Fresh Organic Produce Delivery – Wed & Fri. Delivery times vary. Laurel Hill Plaza, corner of Blackwood-Clementon Rd & Laurel Rd, Lindenwold. For more info: 856-784-1021.

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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.

Buti Yoga – 12-1pm. Balance your life with buti yoga workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism, and build tone immediately. Buti yoga combines intensive cardio workouts with slow flowing postures to help build strength in a fun way. $20/class.

Priestess Works Studio, 5 N Broadway, Pitman. Text to register: 856-379-8510. PriestessWorks.com.

T’ai Chi Chih for Beginners, Seniors & Intermediate – 1-2pm. Begins Apr 10. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge? Hainesport Municipal Bldg, Hainesport. Register, Hainesport Municipal Bldg: 609-267-7114. More info: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Reiki & Energy Balancing Sessions – 2:305pm. Just for you. To re-lax, re-balance and re-energize in a comfortable environment. Hainesport & New Egypt. For appt: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Melt Your Muffin Top – 5:45pm. Also Fri, 10am.

This class is designed to help strengthen and tone your core muscles. Incorporating a variety of equipment to strengthen your abs, improve your balance and achieve better posture. All levels. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300. VirtuaFitness.org.

Booty Boot Camp – 6:30pm. See Tues listing.

William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300.

VirtuaFitness.org.

thursday Knee Self-Massage Class for Pain Relief – 11am12:30pm. 1st Thurs. Also 6-7:30pm, 2nd & 4th Tues. See Tues listing. Holos Touch LLC, 17 White Horse Pike, Ste 6, Haddon Heights. Registration: 856-428-5486, Dr.DottyAtkins@gmail.com.

Pre-Natal Yoga – 5:45-6:45pm. Pre-natal yoga embraces the different stages of the pregnancy and birth. Each stage of the pregnancy will change with movement, stretch, breath, mindfulness and meditation. William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees.

856-325-5300. VirtuaFitness.org.

T’ai Chi Chih for Beginners – 6:30pm. Need better balance, concerned about high blood pressure, quality sleep a challenge? 1970 Hwy 33, Hamilton. More info: 609-752-1048 or Siobhan@NextStepStrategiesLLC.com.

Cancer Survivors Support Group – 6:30-8pm. 2nd Thurs. This support group focuses on cancer patients who have completed active treatment and are learning to live life as cancer survivors or for patients who wonder what life would be like after treatment. Free.

William G. Rohrer Center for HealthFitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 888-847-8823. Virtua.org.

Wild Soul Movement – 7-8:30pm. Last Thurs. A women’s feminine movement practice that incorporates yoga poses, meditation, mantras, discussion, oracle cards, crystals and kinship. Instructor: Christine Juckett. $20. Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson. JustBreatheCenter.org.

Awakening with the Angels – 7-9pm. 3rd Thurs.

Each month explore with the Angels as Rita takes you through meditations, invocations and attunements with various beings of a high vibration. $25.

Just Breathe, 2800 Rte 130, Ste 100, Cinnaminson.

JustBreatheCenter.org.

friday Melt Your Muffin Top – 10am. See Wed listing.

William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300.

VirtuaFitness.org.

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

609-975-8379.

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

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

Shaman-Based Cosmic Sounds Class – 7pm.

For pranic power, well-being and family healing.

Sei Jun Kan Korean Karate Studio, Cooper Corner Plaza, 201 Kresson Gibbsboro Rd, Voorhees.

More info, Dana Reynolds: 856-993-1786 or MtMeruHolistic.com.

Essential Oils 101 – 7-8pm. Learn the basics of essential oils. Attendees receive 10% off all customized purchases. Excludes merchandise. Free.

Infuse, 107 S Rte 73, Marlton. 856-452-5511.

InfusedHere.com.

saturday Beginner’s Flow Yoga – 9:30-10:45am. Spiritual Healing Through Guidance, 459 Oakshade Rd, Shamong. Bethob67.wixsite.com/spiritual-healing.

Whitesbog Volunteer Work Day – 10am-3pm. 1st Sat. Come out and join our volunteers in outdoor or indoor projects in the village. You can choose from helping to clear trails and garden paths or helping to organize our office cottage supplies for events.

Whitesbog Preservation Trust, 120 W Whites Bogs Rd, #34, Browns Mills. 609-893-4646. Whitesbog.org.

Beginning Belly Dance Yoga – 10:30-11:30am. Balance your life with belly dance workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism, and build tone immediately. Learn basic movements and exercises for building muscle. $20/class. Priestess Works Studio, 5 N Broadway, Pitman. Text to register: 856-379-8510.

PriestessWorks.com.

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

Chicks Who Lift – 11:30am. See Mon listing.

William G. Rohrer Center for Health Fitness, 2309 Evesham Rd, Voorhees. 856-325-5300.

VirtuaFitness.org.

Intermediate Belly Dance Yoga – 12-1pm. Balance your life with belly dance workouts that burn fat fast, raise metabolism, and build tone immediately. Enjoy this energetic class where Shoshana drills Indian tribal fusion movements, floor patterns, isolations and group dynamics. $20/class. Priestess Works Studio, 5 N Broadway, Pitman. Text to register: 856-379-8510. PriestessWorks.com.

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JOIN LEADING HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AT WELL-ESTABLISHED HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER – In Moorestown, NJ. Lovely furnished room available full-time. We’re in our 15th year of supporting a wide clientele seeking natural health services. More info, Paula: 856-222-9444 or Info@Acu-HealthCenter.com.

OFFICE SPACE – Integrative Physician looking to share office space in Voorhees. 856-669-9118.

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

WANTED BASKET DONATIONS FOR RAFFLE NEEDED – Fundraiser event to provide wigs for women with cancer is seeking basket donations. Monday, April 29. Foundations.

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DR. CAMILLE SEMPLE-DALY, DO Replenish Center 215 Sunset Rd, Ste 204 Willingboro, NJ 08046 856-380-1330 Info@ReplenishHormones.com ReplenishHormones.com

Don’t wait any longer to restore your hormone balance. Symptoms due to menopause, andropause, PMS, thyroid dysfunction, adrenal fatigue, etc., should not negatively impact your quality of life. Regain your vitality and zest naturally with individualized Bio-Identical Hormone Restoration Therapy (BHRT). Dr. Camille Semple-Daly is board certified in OB/GYN and Aesthetic Medicine. She has practiced Functional and Integrative Medicine for over a decade and has helped thousands of men and women restore balance with BHRT. See ad on page 9.

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Institute for Complementary & Alternative Medicine 24 Nautilus Dr, Ste 3, Manahawkin 609-978-9002 504 Hamburg Tpk, Ste 202, Wayne 973-790-6363 639 Stokes Rd, Se 202, Medford 609-654-5900 ICAMBartissMD.com Dr. Bartiss is among a small group of physicians that pioneered the early “integrated” health care system. As a conventionally and holistically trained physician, he offers the best of both schools of medicine. Dr. Bartiss’ “HEART” Program (Hormone, Endocrine, Adrenal Rejuvenation Therapy) addresses hormone imbalance and focuses on restoring his patients to optimal levels.

The simple explanation of this program is that when the endocrine system is balanced, a person is less likely to become ill, over-weight and emotionally imbalanced. ICAM patients report an improved quality of life, both emotionally and physically. See ad on page 19.

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

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

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The Strawbridge Professional Center 212 W Rte 38, Ste 100 Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-273-1551 DrSylviaBidwell@verizon.net Bidwell-Chiropractic.com Dr. Bidwell is dedicated to providing patients the best possible spinal healthcare including chiropractic adjustment, massage, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, hot and cold therapy, cervical and lumbar traction, and stretching and strengthening exercise instruction.

Her adjustments techniques consist of diversified, activator, arthrostim, SOT blocking, craniosacral work, active release technique, and PNF stretching. See ad on page 25.

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Liesha Getson is a Board-Certified Thermographic Technician, 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.

GOWITHYOURGUTTESTING.COM Owner, Donna Gabler Serving the Delaware Valley 609-202-8188

This blood test will tell you exactly which foods are causing inflammation in your body. After proper removal, symptoms resolve on their own. Free consultation to determine appropriate test panel, mobile phlebotomist comes to you. Results emailed within 8 days indicating which foods you are severely, moderately or mildly sensitive to. Included is a free 30min consult with an ALCAT dietitian to coach you through reactive-food removal. Visit website for pricing. See ad on page 19.

HEALING MODALITIES SARAH OUTLAW, CBHC, MH, NRT

Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey 1050 N Kings Hwy, Ste 200 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 856-667-6805 • NHICSouthJersey.com Safe, natural solutions for many health problems. Get to the root of your symptoms and heal your body with Nutrition Response Testing. Sarah Outlaw is a Master Herbalist and Advanced Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner offering a non-invasive, advanced form of muscle testing for food sensitivities, chemical and metal toxicity, and immune system issues for all ages. Individualized, targeted nutrition programs designed for every client. See ad on page 319.

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HEARTMATH COACH AND TRAINER EMBODYING WELLNESS

Julia Gandy 505 S Lenora Rd, Ste 124, Moorestown 609-634-2396 EmbodyingWellnessCoach.com A full spectrum of wellness services are combined to help you live your best, most powerful life without being pulled by life’s daily challenges.

Modalities employed are massage therapy, reiki, aromatherapy, innerpeace building skills and HeartMath Coaching and Training. After finding out what pulls you out of your center, you’ll have tools to be the calm in the center of the storm.

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Experienced Energy Intuitive and Yoga Teacher 856-261-0554• L-I-G-H-T.org 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.

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We rebuild positive values including self-confidence, self worth, living now and imaging goals. Help provided with mindfulness and selfhypnosis training, higher self and spirit communication. Appointments: days, evenings, weekends.

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Affordable relaxation offered at Rizzieri’s Alumni Spa. Staffed by recent Rizzieri graduates, the Alumni Spa is the perfect place to make an appointment with a Licensed Massage Therapist at an attractive price point. Spa experiences are offered in 50-min or 80-min sessions and are customized based on personal needs and preferences. Services include: Swedish massage, reflexology, hot stone, maternity massage, deep tissue, and stress relief wraps. Open on Wed and Fri, 4:30-9pm; Sun, 9am-4pm with prices starting at $45. Call for an appt. See ad on page 15.

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Dr. Newport is a discerning artist, highly experienced master cosmetic injector and renowned dermatology speaker with 10+ years of extensive medical training. Her continuous dedication for skincare, surgery, dentistry, and cosmetic procedures are enhanced by combining the use of the latest technology and her unique homeopathic style. As an artist, she is genuinely passionate about bringing out the unique beauty in each one of her patients. Look no further for your organic skincare specialist, offering the purest treatments achievable with our personalized natural products.

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